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Palestine solidarity and civil rights campaigners rallied outside the NSW Supreme Court to support the Palestine Action Group’s Supreme Court challenge to NSW Labor’s anti-protest laws. Isaac Nellist reports.

Hundreds of mental health workers took stop-work action to demand better wages and conditions. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Israel’s new attacks on Iran has not distracted it from its continued blitzkrieg on Gaza, as protests against the genocide continue around the world. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report. 

NSW Labor’s controversial amendments to severely limit workers’ right to access compensation for psychological injuries suffered at work has been sent to a second parliamentary inquiry. Jim McIlroy reports.

Pro-Palestine protesters rallied outside the office of Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk to demand it stop transporting weapons parts to Israel. Jordan AK reports.

United States President Donald Trump’s decision to order a snap review of AUKUS has spurred opposition to AUKUS here, including from less likely quarters. Kerry Smith reports.

A Voice for Members, a rank and file ticket contesting the Community and Public Sector Union elections, is the first in 32 years to challenge the incumbent union leadership and has activists running for every position. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Cold weather did not deter pro-Palestine activists undertaking a 48-hour hunger strike at Sydney Town Hall Square, over June 9-11. Still more participated from home, reports Jane Salmon

Hundreds turned out to a snap rally at the Prime Minister’s electorate office to protest Israel’s illegal boarding of the Madleen and its taking 12 Gaza Flotilla activists hostage. Jepke Goudsmit reports.

Hands off the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Naarm/Melbourne, June 9

Hundreds of people joined emergency protests against Israel’s illegal arrest of 12 activists from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. They followed regular weekend protests on the 610th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Pip Hinman, Jacob Andrewartha and Alex Bainbridge report.

Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, told a refugee rights forum that a sanctuary network, involving churches and unions, is being built. Chris Slee reports.

Thousands joined vigils and rallies across the country demanding justice for Kumanjayi White, the 24-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man who was killed by police in May. Isaac Nellist reports.