Israel’s genocide in Gaza is now approaching the three-year mark, with no sign of slowing down. Yet, federal Labor continues to side with the United States and Israel, refusing to support Palestinian self-determination. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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The Prime Minister delivered a sort of homily to the United Nations, saying Australia “understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action”. But his actions belie his words, argues Pip Hinman.
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Anti-war and solidarity groups are protesting across the country on the International Day of Peace to demand an end to the war alliance with the United States and for AUKUS to be scrapped. Kerry Smith reports.
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Former Greens leader Bob Brown said Australia is “culpable” for the devastation in Nepal because it was not acting seriously on the dangers of carbon emissions changing the climate. Alex Bainbridge 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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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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Even in this wealthy country, where welfare remains at poverty-level, we face the prospect of mass unemployment as artificial intelligence and other new technologies replace jobs. Peter Boyle argues that as capitalism takes us deeper into crisis, we need to build solidarity to resist the toxic billionaire class.
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Sam Wainwright argues we urgently need to step up the fight within the union movement to stop AUKUS and the associated drive to militarism. If there is a war we need to fight right now, it is the one to destroy their attempt to claim social license for these death machines.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fated by the prime minister, who wants to grow Australia’s export of uranium, despite India not being a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims he wants Labor’s national conference to “showcase” the party as inclusive, open and democratic. But he is just as committed to avoid discussing AUKUS and Palestine, despite sharp internal divisions on both. Markela Panegyres reports.
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Australia loses $31 billion each year to gambling and children continue to be stalked in ever-inventive ways by sports betting vultures. But, as Suzanne James writes, Labor has squibbed on bringing in real reforms.
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Most people were hoping for big petrol tax cuts or cost-of-living adjustments from the PM’s rare address to the nation. He claims to support a ceasefire but he didn't even criticise Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal attacks on Iran and Lebanon. Sue Bolton outlines what Labor should do.