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.
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Hundreds of people joined emergency protests to protest Israel’s illegal arrest of 12 activists from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The actions followed regular weekend protests on June 8 — 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.
The Australian Education Union Victoria told its members in the first week of June it was ready to fight Jacinta Allan’s Labor government for the full funding that it promised public schools. Adam Bremner reports.
More than 2000 people rallied in Boorloo/Perth to protest mining in Jarrah native forests by Alcoa and South32, reports Alex Salmon.
Housing activists gathered outside Homes Victoria to protest Victorian Labor’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
Climate protesters gathered outside the electorate office of Gabriel Ng, the newly elected Labor MP for Menzies, to protest Labor’s support for Woodside’s gas extension in Western Australia. Mary Merkenich reports.
NSW Coalition and Labor governments, which have allowed healthcare to become a profit-seeking industry, must rethink the public-private partnership model, argues Jim McIlroy.
The successful Activism for Palestine conference to discuss building solidarity was an impressive effort by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Tensions ran high outside Boorloo District Court, where three Disrupt Burrup Hub campaigners were to be sentenced for attempting to disrupt a Woodside annual general meeting with a stink bomb. Kerry Smith reports.
While new research shows that social housing wait lists are rapidly growing, Victorian and New South Wales Labor are pushing ahead with demolitions despite community resistance. Rachel Evans reports.
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