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.
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Hundreds marched from Flemington to North Melbourne to oppose Victorian Labor’s plans to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
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The Rising Tide national tour arrived outside Labor MP Peter Khalil’s office in Coburg and dumped a truck load of bull shit in protest at its climate ‘policy’. Darren Saffin reports.
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The federal Disability Discrimination Act states that public transport in all states and territories must be fully accessible by the end of 2022. But Darren Saffin reports that the Victorian government is ignoring this.
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Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton believes that state and federal Labor government attacks on pro-Palestine protesters is a “sure sign” they have lost hearts and minds over Israel’s war on Gaza. Darren Saffin reports.
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Socialist Alliance Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton wants Labor to abandon the move from proportional representation to single-member wards. Darren Saffin reports.