An all-expenses-paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government office bearers raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon report.
Analysis
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright talks to Alex Bainbridge about the extraordinary momentum behind the August 24 national day of action for Gaza, and why the Australian government needs to sanction Israel.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has urged a national move towards a four-day workweek, in a proposal put to the federal Labor government’s Economic Reform Roundtable. Jim McIlroy reports.
Tasmanian unions’ bargaining power has dramatically weakened since the 1970s, writes Solomon Doyle, because of the changing nature of traditionally union-strong industries and the impact of anti-worker laws.
Judith Treanor, on behalf of Jews Against the Occupation ’48, asked at the Palestine Action Group’s rally: how it is possible that 22 months into a livestreamed genocide, the world is still debating whether it is even happening?
Algal blooms are produced by a combination of temperature, sunlight and nutrients allowing aquatic microorganisms to multiply at exceptional rates. But, as Renfrey Clarke reports, the current catastrophe is unprecedented.
The looming Combat Antisemitism Movement summit on the Gold Coast is backed by an assortment of human rights advocates, astroturfers, property developers and Zionist agitators, as Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon explain.
Labor will set a new 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to take to the United Nations climate summit in November. Peter Boyle argues that as the world’s third-largest fossil fuel exporter, it needs to be much higher than what is being touted.
Nearly two years into the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the leadership of some unions are only just beginning to show solidarity. While welcome, these gestures fall far short of what is needed now. Clint Duncan reports.
Western foreign ministers who intend to recognise a Palestinian state need to be honest, argues Khaled Ghannam. How can they say Hamas must be prevented from participating in any future government in a future Palestinian state, and also insist on free and fair elections?
The International Court of Justice ruled that states may be accountable for the wrongful production and consumption of fossil fuels, opening up opportunities for climate justice activists. However, Alex Bainbridge argues it is no substitute for building a more powerful movement.
Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more “productive” in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.
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