Unions NSW organised a “Unions for Peace” rally at Town Hall Square on Gadigal Country/Sydney, the first such action it has organised since Israel ramped up its genocide in Gaza in October 2023. Jim McIlroy reports.
-
-
About 300 people attended a vigil organised by the Sydney Druze community in solidarity with the people of Sweida/Suwayda, Syria, at Martin Place on Gadigal Country/Sydney. Peter Boyle reports.
-
Despite the NSW Public Service Association incumbents trying to weaponise the Members Coalition’s (MC) support for justice for Palestine, several MC members won spots in the recent delegate elections. Steve O'Brien reports.
-
The Israeli military continued attacks on Gaza City, as protesters in Australia gear up for a major national rally. Pip Hinman and Alex Bainbridge report.
-
A well-attended meeting at the Victorian Trades Hall endorsed the call for unions to join the National Day of Action on August 24. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
-
Several hundred people attended climate organisation Rising Tide’s Action Camp at the Addison Road Community Centre. Jim McIlroy reports.
-
Pas Forgione reports that, after nearly three and a half years in office, South Australian Labor has barely made a dent in the state’s acute housing shortage.
-
Western Australian Labor’s proposed amendment to the Criminal Code, dubbed the “post and boast bill”, could easily be used against grassroots groups seeking to force Labor to act on various reforms. Maz Misiewicz reports.
-
The Defend Dissent Coalition organised a protest against Labor’s “Social Cohesion Pledge”, which would further restrict the right to protest. Jake Maison reports.
-
Pro-Palestine groups and individuals have responded to Labor’s announcement about recognising Palestine as a state with demands that it take concrete measures to stop Israel’s genocide. Alex Bainbridge reports.
-
Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand sanctions on Israel, an end to the two-way arms trade and to Israel’s starvation genocide in Gaza.
-
More than 50,000 Queensland teachers went on strike to demand better pay and more classroom resources. Alex Bainbridge reports.