Machinist Rob Volker, who has joined the Global Sumud Flotilla to sail to Gaza, told Ivana Daskalovic that he feels privileged to be able to join it as “human rights are everyone’s rights”.
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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.
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Ali Keshtkar joined Green Left Radio to discuss the impacts of the illegal United States-Israel war on Iran.
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Sarah Williams from What Were you Wearing Australia joined Green Left Radio to discuss the upcoming nationwide rallies against domestic and family violence.
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The Fair Work Commission’s landmark decision to abolish some junior rates is a positive step, but Isaac Nellist argues that the deck is still stacked against young people.
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Corporate CEOs are paid, on average, 55 times what they pay their workers, yet give themselves double-digit pay rises. Peter Boyle argues the ACTU should be demanding a 10% rise in the minimum wage.
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Ben Roberts-Smith must be prosecuted for war crimes, but as Guy Gillor argues, let us not pretend as if the main crimes perpetrated in the Afghanistan war were based on the decisions of this or that individual soldier.
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Pip Hinman argues that Labor, One Nation, the Liberals and Nationals are all war parties, having supported the United States and Israeli wars of aggression in the Middle East.
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Seven Jewish groups, including Jews for Palestine WA, sent the following letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and foreign minister Penny Wong demanding that Australia cut ties with Israel following the Knesset’s new death penalty law.
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After just four weeks of the illegal war on Iran and Lebanon, working people are struggling to afford the higher petrol/diesel and other essential consumer goods, making this war already very unpopular. Mary Merkenich argues we have to find the ways to organise to force Labor to oppose it.
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Successive Australian governments’ misplaced priority on military “security” against a fictitious threat has left us without adequate fuel, food and transportation security, argues Bevan Ramsden.
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Wendy Thompson argues that LGBTIQ people need appropriate, accessible and competent services instead of police deployed for protests, mental health calls and hate crimes.