The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society and the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network called a snap rally to demand Australia pressure the United States stop threatening and blockading Cuba, Venezuela and Latin America. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Despite a reduction in youth crime, NSW Labor wants to extend its youth bail crack down, targeting 14- to 17 year olds, which the Aboriginal Legal Centre says is discriminatory. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Lucy Millett argues that it has become clear that federal Labor’s net-zero deadlines mean nothing, despite its promises to act on the climate emergency. She is urging organisations to support the pre-COP31 rally.
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A public meeting at Balmain Town Hall discussed NSW Labor’s Bays West precinct development plan and voted to demand that any housing at the site be public, reports Isaac Nellist.
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Shamikh Badra remembers Peter Manning’s long career in media, politics and academia, but they may not know so much about his steadfast support for Palestinian rights.
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An anti-war action at Newtown Station called on the federal government to remove pro-Palestine groups from the terrorism list. Rachel Evans reports.
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Ishita Chakrabarty calls for solidarity to challenge racism and bigotry, speaking at a Unite Against Racism rally in Glebe.
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A community speak-out and banner drop against racism drew a wide range of endorsements and many toots in support in the inner city suburb of Glebe. Arlo Valmai reports.
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Students at the University of Sydney have overwhelmingly voted for an academic boycott of Israel in a referendum held alongside elections for the Student Representative Council. Isaac Nellist and Chiara Reeves report.
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A snap action called to protest NSW Police raids on gay bars in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, drew 100 people to Taylor Square. Kerry Smith reports.
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Australia has previously blindly followed the United States into the war on terror and, as Cathy Eatock writes, now the Anthony Albanese government has, astoundingly, followed Scott Morrison into AUKUS, without a public discussion.
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Speakers at the Palestine Action Group-called protest demanded that the Anthony Albanese government sanction Israel and end the two-way arms trade. Brian Mahony reports.