Labor failed to pass its anti-CFMEU bill after the Coalition withdrew its support, arguing it was not strong enough. Sue Bull reports.
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Queer Liberation Boorloo called a protest to pressure the Western Australian government to support community-led amendments to its gender recognition reforms. Petrina Harley reports.
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Labor councillors used their majority of one to vote down a modest motion calling on council to investigate its procurement policy to ensure it was not investing in weapons’ industries profiting from Israel’s war on Gaza. Rachel Evans reports.
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Suzanne James talks to WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John about the Albanese government’s betrayal of the disability community by ignoring the bulk of the royal commission’s recommendations while defunding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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In Latin America, trade unions, students and Indigenous groups are standing in solidarity with Palestinians and drawing attention to Israel’s nefarious role in the region, reports Ben Radford.
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Derek Wall reviews Tad DeLay’s new book, Future of Denial: The ideologies of climate change, a Freudian Marxist take on the climate crisis that touches on how the far right is accelerating fossil fuel emissions and attacking minorities.
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Labor has launched its push to become a renewable energy “superpower”. But, as Peter Boyle argues, any imagining of a green future needs to break imperial and colonialist power relations with the Global South.
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About 200 refugees marched from the Department of Home Affairs in the Docklands area to the Australian Labor Party headquarters to demand an end to their uncertainty. Chris Slee reports.
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Socialist Alliance launched its “liveable city” campaign for the City of Sydney Council. That and housing justice are the ticket’s campaign priorities. Jim McIlroy reports.
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From Earth’s history to global heating, water crises and socialist strategy — Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents eight new books for radical readers.
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The 44th week of consecutive protests against Israel’s genocide came one day after Israel bombed a school, killing more than 100 people. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Mat Ward's latest album, Take the Rad Pill, fuses future bass, drum and bass, punk, electronic dance music and politics for a different sound, writes Susan Price.