About 250 people gathered at Forrest Place to again protest Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and ongoing genocide in Gaza. Cas Smith reports.
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Hatam Yekta, a 36-year-old Kurdish refugee from Iran, is on the brink of death in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Dr Hawzhin Azeez, a Kurdish human rights defender, told Peter Boyle.
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Sarah Game, a former One Nation now Family First MP, has been pushing to restrict abortion rights in South Australia since last year but she recently failed again. Markela Panegyres reports.
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Supporters of free speech protested outside the Western Australian parliament as Labor’s bill to dramatically limit the right to protest was tabled. Janet Parker reports.
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Victorian teachers and education support staff voted against Labor’s enterprise agreement offer, rejecting the Australian Education Union’s advice to accept it. Chloe DS reports.
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Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union construction and maintenance members, employed by United Group Limited, are taking protected strike action to secure a new agreement without any loss of conditions. Tim Gooden reports.
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NSW Police have stormed the public housing protest camp at Waterloo Estate, forcibly removing residents and dozens of community members and arresting one. Pip Hinman reports.
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More guest speakers for Ecosocialism 2026 have been confirmed, including a First Nations leader, a Greens MP and activists from the United States, Malaysia, Brazil, Western Sahara and Australia. Fred Fuentes reports.
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Seven people were arrested at Justice for Palestine’s latest rally defying anti-democratic Queensland laws, which ban Palestine freedom slogans. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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As part of its joke climate resilience plan, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is accelerating fracking for gas in the Beetaloo Basin. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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Socialist Alliance launched its Victorian election campaign for four lower house seats across the region. SA’s campaign slogan is “Fighting for People, NOT the Billionaires”. Tim Gooden reports.
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Public sentiment against a fundraiser, organised by Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, meant the venue cancelled at the last minute, but the protest went ahead. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.