Monash University management has raised the price of parking, arguing it will encourage staff and students to travel more “sustainably”. Brenna Dempsey argues it will affect those less well off, who have to drive.
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The Victorian government would have known that a weapons expo would be a focus for pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters. It went ahead anyway because, as Jacob Andrewartha argues, it is committed to militarism.
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Socialist Alliance Merri-bek Councillor Sue Bolton, the guest on the latest Green Left Show, talks about how local government can support human rights such as taking a stand against Israel's genocide in Palestine.
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Police used excessive force against anti-war protesters at Disrupt Land Forces. Video by Alex Bainbridge.
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Photos from the three days of protests against the 2024 Land Forces arms exhibition in Naarm/Melbourne.
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Excessive police violence against some anti-war activists protesting a Labor government-sponsored weapons expo at the Melbourne Convention Centre has been condemned by legal and human rights organisations. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will host a weapons bazaar that ought to be called “The Merchants of Death”. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Protesters took to the streets of Coburg to protest Labor's complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestine. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.
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Hundreds of refugees and their supporters marched through the streets of Melbourne demanding permanent visas. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.
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A new group — Defend the Unions – Defend the CFMEU — has been formed to force the new anti-CFMEU law to be repealed and to reinstate the sacked CFMEU officials. Mary Merkenich reports.
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Mano, a Tamil refugee from Sri Lanka who had lived in Australia for 12 years, committed suicide on August 27 after being denied permanent residency. Chris Slee reports.
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Australian Education Union TAFE members joined a state-wide strike on August 21, the first time in 12 years the teachers have taken strike action. Allen Jennings reports.