About 250 people gathered at Forrest Place to again protest Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and ongoing genocide in Gaza. Cas Smith reports.
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Supporters of free speech protested outside the Western Australian parliament as Labor’s bill to dramatically limit the right to protest was tabled. Janet Parker reports.
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About 300 anti-racist protesters, many still in their work uniforms, demonstrated outside Pauline Hanson’s fundraising event. Cameron Mitchell reports.
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More than 100 activists protested outside the Perth Convention Centre where the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference and Exhibition was promoting militarism. Cas Smith reports.
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Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) working for Brownes Dairy launched an 84-hour strike for fair wages and job security. Maz Misiewicz reports.
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Recent reports suggest that the Western Australian Labor government is planning on pushing ahead with its net-zero plan but without emission reductions targets. Maz Misiewicz reports.
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Noongar man and unionist Clint Uink told the May Day rally on Whadjuk Noongar Country that truth-telling and political education can challenge and replace the system that harms workers.
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In her submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Janet Parker writes that while antisemitism does exist, the only discrimination, harassment and abuse she has experienced has come from supporters of Zionism in the Jewish community.
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Thirty-five years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the situation remains dire across Australia, with one prison in Western Australia reporting the deaths of two women in as many months. Blair Vidakovich and Cas Smith report.
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The call for a tax on gas corporations’ exports is growing louder by the day. Despite 80% of gas production being sent offshore, the government receives almost no return. Cas Smith reports.
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A 200-strong crowd braved the rain to protest outside Woodside’s annual general meeting at the Crown Casino, Perth, to demand it stop destroying the environment. Petrina Harley reports.
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The Rosemouth Hotel bar was overflowing with people supporting the launch of the Members First ticket for the United Workers Union election. Riley Breen and Nova Sobieralski report.