The gas leak at Viva refinery, the result of machinery failures, is no surprise for locals, who say the company is not spending on safety and maintenance. Sue Bull reports.
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The NSW Supreme Court ruled that Labor’s rushed-through laws, which gave NSW Police unprecedented authority to unilaterally block authorised assemblies, are unconstitutional. Pip Hinman reports.
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Australia loses $31 billion each year to gambling and children continue to be stalked in ever-inventive ways by sports betting vultures. But, as Suzanne James writes, Labor has squibbed on bringing in real reforms.
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Join May Day rallies for workers’ rights, peace over May 1–4.
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Two people. The same scanning system. Here’s why you should care about what’s happening in Gaza, writes Jude Alexander.
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A forum hosted by the Palestinian Community of Western Australia and All for Gaza/All for Palestine heard of the persecution experienced by Palestinian people in Israeli jails and their unwavering strength in the face of this. Cas Smith reports.
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Liberal opposition leader Angus Taylor’s new immigration policy, built around what he calls “Australian values”, is nothing of the sort. Shamikh Badra argues it directly targets Palestinians.
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Hundreds joined a protest against the federal Labor government-supported transition from coal to becoming a weapons industry hub in the Hunter region. Peter Boyle reports.
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Jamil Stone attended the launch of multidisciplinary writer Fiona McGregor’s latest book, The Trap, which is set on 1942 and based on historical events.
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It is investors, not migrants, that are driving the housing affordability crisis in their never-ending pursuit of profits, reports Isaac Nellist.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss protests against Israel's bombardment of Lebanon and the ongoing United States-Israel war on Iran.
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Machinist Rob Volker, who has joined the Global Sumud Flotilla to sail to Gaza, told Ivana Daskalovic that he feels privileged to be able to join it as “human rights are everyone’s rights”.