About 300 people rallied outside Parliament House to demand Labor repeals the controversial anti-protest law changes. Paul Petit reports.
Australia
On the 76th anniversary of the Nakba (“Catastrophe” in Arabic) on May 15, larger-than-usual pro-Palestine protests were organised in many cities across Australia.
Muhammad Khaled Abu Mahmoud, a former President of the General Union of Palestinian Engineers, Australia branch, and a survivor of the Nakba, gave this speech to the Nakba protest.
This video was made with voices from the Naarm/Melbourne free Gaza rally, on May 12, Mother's Day.
Former Geelong Trades Hall secretary and Socialist Alliance member, Tim Gooden, calls on the Australian Council of Trade Unions and secretary Sally McManus to take stronger action against Israel's genocide
Labor’s 2024 budget, that supposedly addresses the cost-of-living crisis, leaves the poorest $220 a week under the poverty line. Peter Boyle reports on a Labor budget with no heart, guts or vision.
Pro-Palestinian solidarity activists in Australia have long been spreading information about the tragedy of the Palestinian people and the legitimacy of their revolution to Australian society, writes Khaled Ghannam. One example is the Arabic language publication Sawt Falastine (Voice of Palestine), first published in 1974.
The ACTU needs to take a much stronger stand if its going to force Labor to pressure Israel to abide by international law and defend Palestinians in Gaza from genocide, argues Tim Gooden.
The Brereton inquiry found Australian soldiers had killed or directed the killing of Afghan civilians, but none have been tried or sentenced. Meanwhile war crimes whistleblower David McBride has been given sent to jail. Pip Hinman reports.
Retail and Fast Food Workers’ Union secretary Josh Cullinan spoke to Green Left’s Isaac Nellist about the Senate inquiry into supermarket prices.
Labor's decision to expand gas in a climate emergency reveals how much it has been captured by fossil fuel corporations. Pip Hinman reports.
NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge told a “Kill The Bill” protest at Sydney Town Hall that Labor’s Deportation and Entry Ban bill would give the immigration minister “god-like powers”. Peter Boyle reports.
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