A vigil for Isla Bell, who was murdered in 2024, was held at the State Library of Victoria. Darren Saffin reports.
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In Turbulence: Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era, Clinton Fernandes looks at the implications for Australia as United States President Donald Trump and his government upend the so-called “international rules-based order”. Darren Saffin reviews.
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Much-loved Australian hip hop group The Herd set off on a national tour to celebrate 20 years of their era-defining third record, The Sun Never Sets. Darren Saffin caught them in Naarm/Melbourne.
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Friends of John Fawkner College organised an event to discuss how to build community support and call for more resources for their local public schools. Darren Saffin reports.
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Merri-bek City Council held its annual Day of Mourning Ceremony at Coburg Town Hall on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. Darren Saffin reports.
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Rising Tide, the People’s Blockade of the world’s largest coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle, is now one of the most iconic climate uprisings in the world. Darren Saffin writes this one will be the biggest yet.
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The Capitol Theatre was packed with people wanting to prevent Victorian Labor from demolishing 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
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Labor is hailing its social media ban for children under 16 years old as the answer to anxiety among young people, but it’s not that simple, argues Darren Saffin.
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The Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops Now campaign marked two years of the Victorian government’s doublespeak about accessible tram stops along Sydney Road. It was an anniversary none wanted. Darren Saffin reports.
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Housing activists gathered outside Homes Victoria to protest Victorian Labor’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
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Two independent reports refute Victorian Labor’s position that knocking and down and rebuilding 44 public housing towers is the best option to achieve a mix of private, social and affordable housing. Darren Saffin reports.
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Protests continued in Australia as Israel bombarded the Occupied West Bank despite the ceasefire in Gaza.