National protests on August 1 condemned Labor plans to cut $38 billion from the National Disability Insurance Scheme and reduce all participants’ funding. Renfrey Clarke reports.
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The 74th Melbourne International Film Festival will feature more than 300 films, shorts, immersive experiences and special events. Film buffs Jake Maison and Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud have put together their selection of festival films that are sure to be of interest to Green Left readers.
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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.
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Free Palestine Melbourne hosted a forum on “Resisting Repression: Defending Palestine Solidarity”, which drew anti-war activists to the State Library Theatrette. Jake Maison reports.
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Anti-racist activists took to the streets to protest federal Labor’s new draconian anti-immigration laws, which allow Australia to deport asylum seekers to Nauru. Jake Maison reports.
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The Defend Dissent Coalition organised a protest against Labor’s “Social Cohesion Pledge”, which would further restrict the right to protest. Jake Maison reports.