A community gathering outside a well-preserved apartment block in Marrickville heard from tenants and housing campaigners, who stressed the need for the block to remain accessible for low-income people. Isaac Nellist reports.
-
-
Justice for Palestine Magan-djin organised a weekend of action to protest draconian new laws which target the Palestine solidarity movement. Alex Bainbridge reports.
-
A huge vote against the Labor and Liberal candidates in the by-election for Newcastle lord mayor largely went to independent Gavin Morris. Steve O’Brien reports.
-
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day was marked at protests and rallies across Australia over April 17-19, reports Kerry Smith.
-
Sarah Williams said that the national “No More” rallies were designed to “amplify survivors’ voices and push for policy changes”. Portia May reports.
-
Hannah Jamal writes that every Palestinian and Lebanese person in the diaspora knows the feeling of seeing yourself and your family mirrored in every martyr, every injured and displaced person.
-
The gas leak at Viva refinery, the result of machinery failures, is no surprise for locals, who say the company is not spending enough on safety and maintenance. Sue Bull reports.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Join May Day rallies for workers’ rights, peace over May 1–4.
-
Two people. The same scanning system. Here’s why you should care about what’s happening in Gaza, writes Jude Alexander.
-
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 prisons and their unwavering strength in the face of this. Cas Smith reports.