On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss the counter-protests against the far-right “March for Australia” protests, NTEU members going on strike and protests against IDF soldiers in the Sydney Marathon.
News
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About 20 peace activists gathered outside Geelong Magistrates Court to support Jaimie Jeffrey, who was charged with criminal damage and trespass after protesting a weapons manufacturer. Jackie Kriz reports.
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Several hundred Sydney Ferries workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia, went on strike for better pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
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National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney went on strike as part of their industrial bargaining campaign for better working conditions and a 20% pay rise. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Around the country today, people took action to oppose the opening of Beetaloo and to highlight the disaster that ongoing fossil fuel extraction will be. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.
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Ecosocialism 2026 organisers are calling on immigration minister Tony Burke to grant a visa to Malaysian activist Kirisna Veni Singham so she can attend the conference, reports Peter Boyle.
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Protests were held to counter the far-right “March for Australia” protests held across the country on August 30. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day was commemorated with a rally in Lakemba, NSW, reports Peter Boyle.
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A diverse range of community groups came together for a “Save Our Legacy” rally, reports Alex Bainbridge.
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With less than 24-hours’ notice, more than 100 mostly young people organised a vibrant protest to show Pauline Hanson and One Nation that they are not welcome in Toronto, NSW. Niko Leka reports.
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Hundreds of National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Melbourne went on strike to demand paid sick leave for casuals and safer workloads for academic staff. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s eight-year investigation into the United Firefighters Union (UFU) and its secretary has found no corruption. However, as Chris Slee reports, there are calls to remove the long-standing UFU secretary.
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Tenants, neighbours and supporters gathered outside an apartment block in Marrickville to protest a proposed redevelopment that would reduce the amount of affordable rentals on the site. Kerry Smith reports.
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The City of Moreton Bay Council will permit unhoused people, who register with council, to camp in Wyllie Park under a new 12-month trial. Justin Beevers reports.
Analysis
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Sam Wainwright explores some of the lessons for progressives from One Nation’s victory in the Secret Harbour by-election.
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With the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu spreading across Australia and devastating wildlife, federal, state and territory governments need to be better prepared to manage this environmental and conservation crisis. Euan Ritchie argues that it is not too late.
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A federal inquiry has heard accounts of widespread abuse, harassment and structural discrimination against First Nations people. Ben Radford reports.
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Anthony Albanese once said that John Howard’s push to give the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation the power to arrest, detain and coerce people was a “draconian measure”. Now, as Peter Boyle writes, Labor has given ASIO new powers to do just that.
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Karen Fletcher, executive officer at Flat Out, joined Green Left Radio to discuss the Victorian government’s proposed bill attacking prisoners’ human rights.
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Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong’s hand-wringing over the death of Zomi Frankcom is gobsmacking in its selective outrage about Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Pip Hinman and Sam Wainwright argue it is calculated to take the focus away from its steady alliance with the apartheid state.
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Justice Desmond Fagan’s decision in State of New South Wales v Farhat wrecks the architecture designed by Jillian Segal, adopted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and enforced across Australia, writes Andrew Brown.
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Loukas Kakogioannis, from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, joined Green Left Radio to talk about the recent attempt by the Victorian Labor government to deregister the union.
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The Israel Defense Forces has said it will not open a criminal investigation or take additional measures against those involved in killing seven aid workers in Gaza in 2024. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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The crisis of affordable and secure housing is widely seen as the number one problem facing Australians and the generational pessimism is hard to miss. Jim McIlroy reports on the Australian Council of Trade Union’s welcome push for public housing.
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Zionist barrister Natasha Hausdorff will be a keynote speaker at the Jewish National Fund’s tour across Australia in September. Rosie Foster reports on her views, which whitewash Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Australia and Türkiye will, unconventionally, share the “presidency” of the world’s biggest climate summit, COP31. While they present themselves as climate leaders, both are seeking to expand dangerous fossil fuel production. Önder Algedik reports.
World
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The scale of the disaster in Nepal, which spread across borders, demonstrates the stark reality of the existential climate emergency, writes Partido Lakas ng Masa.
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Legal experts and activists warn that Britain’s proscription of direct action group Palestine Action inspired and enabled the United States’ decision to sanction the organisation, reports Ana Vračar.
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Over the past half-century, the oceans have stored almost 90% of the excess energy trapped in Earth’s system by greenhouse gases and other factors. According to the latest State of the Climate report, ocean heat continues to rise and reached record highs last year.
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The shocking scenes of catastrophic glacial floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet should be an international climate wakeup call, says Indra Raj Bhattarai. Bhattarai, who spoke to Green Left's Peter Boyle from Kathmandu, is a social justice and human rights advocate, conservation educator and researcher.
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Under capitalism, the drive for never-ending profit is creating an uninhabitable planet, argues Layla Cee.
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Argentinian President Javier Milei’s far-right government’s proposal to allow foreign interests to own up to 25% of the country’s land was defeated in the Senate, in the wake of mass protests, reports Ben Radford.
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The dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria is a chance to reflect on the significance of the multiethnic, democratic confederalist project in Rojava and the future of Kurdish rights in Syria, writes Sarah Glynn.
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Ella Teevan, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, joined the latest episode of the Green Left Show to discuss how DSA can build on its successes, and challenging US imperialism and President Donald Trump’s far-right agenda.
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In the second part of our interview, Ella Teevan, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, talks with Green Left’s Isaac Nellist about the importance of challenging President Donald Trump’s war drive, imperialist interventions and far-right agenda, and whether ecosocialist ideas are gaining traction in the United States.
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Green Left’s Isaac Nellist was joined by Ella Teevan, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) National Political Committee, to discuss the upcoming midterm elections, Zohran Mamdani’s record as mayor of New York City and how DSA can strengthen the fight against Donald Trump’s far-right agenda.
Culture
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A year after it was viciously attacked, Camp Sovereignty in Naarm/Melbourne was filled with light, love and music, as it hosted Rock Against Racism, celebrating community and resilience, reports Candice Alisha.
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A screening of The Young Marx at the Muloobinba/Newcastle Resistance Centre drew a crowd of local campaigners and socialist activists. Lola Heuston reports.
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Mat Ward looks back at August's political news and the best new music that related to it.
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Ala’a Al Qaisi joined Green Left Radio to discuss her new play, The Return.
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Suzanne James caught up with Melbourne singer-songwriter Les Thomas, who is back in Australia after a highly successful British tour that took his music from London clubs and Oxford’s Blackwell’s bookshop to the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset.