Several hundred people formed a picket outside the gates of Bisalloy Steel in Wollongong to protest its links with the Israeli military. Melanie Barnes reports.
Australia
The National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Sydney has voted to support an institutional academic boycott of Israeli universities and to cut ties with weapons industries. Pip Hinman reports.
NSW Labor has amended the Local Government Act to give the minister more power over whether forcibly-merged councils can demerge, breaking one of its pre-election promises. Pip Hinman reports.
Palestinian scientist and activist Mazin Qumsiyeh joins the latest Green Left Show.
Palestine solidarity encampments at several universities issued this statement on May 9.
Jim McIlroy and Coral Wynter review Asylum, a hard-hitting play about the intersection of the refugee crisis and the severe problems facing families in a period of social tension, which just finised its season at the Hellenic Theatre in Sydney's inner west.
Several hundred climate activists rallied outside Kirribilli House, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s residence, as part of environment groups’ 12-day Rise Up campaign. Coral Wynter reports.
Protesters gathered as part of an international day of action against the surge in military spending to demand Labor cut its military budget and cancel the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines. Jim McIlroy reports.
A 12-week community picket outside Heat Treatment Australia has led to a partial victory: the company has denied it helps supply parts for Israel’s genocide. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Federal budgets are about choosing where public money should be spent. Instead, governments cynically use them to manipulate public fears and expectations, argues Peter Boyle.
Palestine solidarity featured at May Day rallies, while student encampments spread across the country and some cities marked the 30th consecutive week of protesting for a lasting ceasefire for Gaza. Reports below from across Australia.
A scare campaign about domestic terrorism is mounting. Paul Gregoire asks if Australia is following the United States in selectively targeting Muslim communities.
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