Thousands of high school and university students joined protests across the country opposing the racism and bigotry of Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Join students across the country protesting One Nation’s racism and anti-worker agenda.
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Pauline Hanson comments regarding domestic violence are part of her base building strategy. Lisbeth Latham argues that it is not around indifference to violence against women, but around active opposition to the specific measures — funding, services, legal reform — that would address it.
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More than 150 people turned out to support a community-initiated anti-racism rally in Broadmeadows, where community speakers were invited to speak out how to defeat One Nation. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Pauline Hanson’s podcast interview with far-right British figure Tommy Robinson has cleared up any ambiguity about the meaning of One Nation’s call for a “monocultural” Australia, argues Peter Boyle.
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The Human Rights Law Centre’s forum, Understanding the Rise of the Far Right in Australia, drew activists and advocates to the Wheeler Centre. Mariota S reports.
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Attempts by conservative forces to whittle back abortion rights in NSW, South Australia and Queensland have all been defeated for now. Kamala Emanuel looks at what’s behind these efforts and what is at stake.
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As the rising cost of living and housing pressures continue to bite, the Hume for Humanity group has called a protest to challenge the populist non-solutions being proposed by One Nation. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
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Anti-racist activists, including a union secretary, discussed countering the rising support for One Nation at a public meeting hosted by Socialist Alliance. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The rise of One Nation comes off the back of four decades of neoliberalism delivering declining wages, less union strength and a worsening housing crisis. Zane Alcorn argues that a robust campaign for public housing could help take the wind out of its sails.
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As right-wing editors sniff around for the opportunity to decisively shift politics to the right — to benefit the billionaires — working people’s only defence is to organise collective struggles for our rights, argues Sam Wainwright.
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The following open letter about trans rights was initiated by Community Action for Rainbow Rights and Pride in Protest.