Jim McIlroy

The Australia-United States military alliance and the complexities of building an anti-war movement were discussed at the Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition conference. Jim McIlroy reports.

 

“Gaza in context: The duty of solidarity in the West,” was discussed at the University of Sydney. Jim McIlroy reports.

Protesters called on Labor not to continue to publicly fund Origin Energy, the owner of Eraring power station. Jim McIlroy reports.

Federal public service workers in Services Australia, incorporating Centrelink, went on strike for 24 hours in support of their claim for an improved pay offer. Jim McIlroy reports.

Palestine webinar Barghouti Loewenstein

Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, Omar Barghouti was joined by author and journalist Antony Loewenstein for a webinar, hosted by Jews Against the Occupation and the Tzedek Collective. Jim McIlroy and Laurie MacSween report.

Housing activists criticised the first Labor budget for failing to act on housing shortages affecting hundreds of thousands of people across New South Wales. Jim McIlroy reports.

João Pedro de Paula from the Brazilian Socialism and Liberty Party and a leader of the National Union of Students in Brazil and Ben Radford from Green Left gave useful insights into the diverse struggles underway in Latin America. Jim McIlroy reports.

The 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup against Salvador Allende reminded many of the need to continue to defend democratic rights and support the struggle for democracy and socialism. Jim McIlroy reports.

The Transport Workers Union wants Qantas chair and the whole board sacked for its anti-worker decisions, after the High Court unanimously upheld two Federal Court rulings. Jim McIlroy reports.

Protesters took a stand against Japan's dumping of Fukushima’s nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean and called on Australia to do more. Jim McIlroy reports.

Supporters of democracy in Iran marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of Kurdish-Iranian woman Jina Mahsa Amini at a “Say Her Name: Woman, Life, Freedom” rally and march. Jim McIlroy reports.

Anti-war protesters marked the second anniversary of the secretive AUKUS pact, calling for it to be stopped. Jim McIlroy reports.