NSW Police sergeant Benedict Bryant who was sentenced after being found guilty of dangerous driving which led to the death of Dunghutti teenager Jai Wright has said he will appeal. Kerry Smith reports.
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Supporters of Palestine rallied in several cities on the day marking Al-Naksa (the set-back). Speakers called for Australia to cut ties with Israel and stop the weapons trade.
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Hundreds participated in a Kath & Kim-styled fun run to highlight the absurdity of Queensland’s so-called hate speech laws and raise money for a High Court challenge to them. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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More than 100 activists protested outside the Perth Convention Centre where the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference and Exhibition was promoting militarism. Cas Smith reports.
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Civil rights activists outside the Downing Centre Court called for the charges against those who demonstrated against Israeli President Isaac Herzog be withdrawn. Jim McIlroy reports.
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About 100 people gathered at short notice, near NSW Parliament, to protest a far-right, anti-choice gathering. Coral Wynter reports.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss the workers’ campaigns fighting for better pay, workloads and conditions, and upcoming events for Naksa Day.
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Unions and community groups have criticised the federal Labor government for not implementing the kind of radical reforms to the national employment services system recommended by previous inquiries. Jim McIlroy reports.
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While Australia’s minister for war Richard Marles came back from the annual “Shangri-La dialogue” selling AUKUS like never before, a people’s inquiry into AUKUS has been launched. Pip Hinman reports.
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Anti-abortion MPs are coordinating their attacks on hard-won reproductive healthcare rights in three states. Pip Hinman reports.
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More than 300 people rallied against Victorian Labor’s decision to demolish 44 public housing estates and demanded that the Jacinta Allan government put in more public housing. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Housing activists and those advocating for the homeless say that councils should rethink deploying private security officers because the evidence shows they are inflaming the already difficult situation. Jake Maison reports.