Australia

Gunai Mara elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe explained to Paul Gregoire the reason for lighting the fire and establishing Camp Sovereignty on Boonwurrung Country in Melbourne’s Kings Domain in 2006 and again on January 26 is the “Blak GST”.

Meanjin/Brisbane calls for an immediate ceasefire at March 3 protest.

Thousands marched for Palestine across the country as Israel massacred more than 100 starving Palestinians trying to get flour from an aid truck southwest of Gaza City.

Dying With Dignity Victoria is pushing for changes to Victoria’s ground breaking voluntary assisted dying legislation. Suzanne James reports.

David McBride speaking to supporters in Ngunnawal/Canberra, November 12

Lawyer and free speech defender Eddie Lloyd told Green Left that the case of McBride is a travesty of justice”. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Nasser Mashni told the protest for Palestine it was wrong to see Israelis and Palestinians are equally responsible for the continuing bloodshed in Gaza. Stephen W Enciso reports.

The Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network is campaigning for a ceasefire in Gaza and recently marched in the Tas Pride Parade to promote queer solidarity with Palestine. Janet Hawkes reports.

UQ students protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza

In the largest protest for Palestine in a decade, students rallied at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus in solidarity with Palestine. Sam Morris reports.

Leila Khaled and Nelson Mandela 2006

Palestine liberation fighter Leila Khaled has described Israel’s occupation of Palestine as the “peak of terrorism”. This is why Zionist organisations want to stop her from speaking, writes Peter Boyle.

Engineering students at the University of Queensland are encouraged to apply for internships and work for weapons' manufacturing company Boeing. Aisling Geraghty reports.

More than 200 social and community workers took unprotected strike action in support of Palestine. Elizabeth Bantas reports.

two workers at a protest

A coordinated string of political strikes brought Finland to a standstill from February 12‒16, when more than 130,000 workers took rolling strike action in response to an array of neoliberal reforms proposed by conservative prime minister Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition government, reports Clive Tillman.

Greens mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan hopes to expand the party’s representation on the Brisbane City Council and told Alex Bainbridge it has policies that point to transformational change.