The national March for Forests drew 15,000 people to the streets to demand an end to native forest logging and forest mining. Kerry Smith reports.
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ABC staff are on strike for 24 hours in a bid to secure sustainable jobs, fair pay and improved working conditions, including from job losses from AI. Kerry Smith reports.
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Free Palestine Melbourne hosted a forum on “Resisting Repression: Defending Palestine Solidarity”, which drew anti-war activists to the State Library Theatrette. Jake Maison reports.
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Lutruwita Socialist Alliance and Grassroots Action Network Tasmania organised a direct-action protest against the Iran war outside the Anglesea Barracks during an Australian Defence Force open day. Solomon Doyle reports.
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At least 32,000 Victorian public school teachers walked off the job in the first statewide strike in more than a decade. Adam Bremner reports.
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The international campaign to free Moroccan feminist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar from prison was highlighted at the International Women’s Day rally. Ron Guy reports.
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Members of the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Newcastle went on strike to demand improved job security and pay. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Chants of “Cuba si! Yankee no!” and “Unblock Cuba!” rang out across Sydney Town Hall Square on an international day of action called to oppose the United States’ imperialist threats. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Join anti-war protests across the country on Palm Sunday, March 29.
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The Magan-djin/Brisbane branch of the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society organised an action to show solidarity with the Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba.
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Four migrant sex workers have been killed in Australia in recent years, which reflects a deeper system of stigma, racism and state neglect. Kerry Smith reports.
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Polling shows most people — 61% — oppose Labor’s support for war on Iran, with only 13% in favour and just 29% endorsing the United States-Israeli strikes. Kerry Smith reports.