Youth & students

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The trial of three activists from the Singaporean activist group, Letters for Palestine, entered its sixth and final day, on July 8, reports Alex Salmon.

crowds of protesters in a square in Belgrade

Since November 1, students and community members in Serbia have been blockading, protesting and building the largest anti-corruption movement Europe has seen in recent history. Sofija Filipovic returned there just in time to participate in one of the latest actions.

Making profit the purpose of the childcare industry means that it will always be dangerous, argues former childcare worker Adam Bremner.

Students and staff at the University of Tasmania are outraged at the university administration’s decision to cut critical courses and staff, reports Solomon Doyle.

Isaac Nellist speaks to Victorian teacher unionist Adam Bremner on the Green Left Show about the campaign for better pay and more resources for schools.

Isaac Nellist speaks to Democratic Socialist of America member Winnie Marion about Zohran Mamdani's important win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. 

Victorian teachers protested the Jacinta Allan government’s decision to delay at least $2.4 billion in promised funding for public schools. Isaac Nellist spoke to Adam Bremner, Victorian public school teacher, Australian Education Union (AEU) member and Socialist Alliance member, about the impact of this funding cut on teachers and students.

Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung defeated the ruling right-wing People Power Party in South Korea’s presidential elections. However, the DP’s failure to win an absolute majority leaves the new government in a troublesome position, writes Youngsu Won.

people holding signs

Peter Boyle speaks to Indonesian socialist Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana about the disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era’s notorious “dual function” policy for the military.

a group of people at a community assembly in Colombia

Workers across Colombia went on strike to defend President Gustavo Petro’s proposed labour reforms against right-wing opposition obstruction in Congress, reports Ben Radford.

Donald Trump and photo of Mahmoud Khalil and pro-Palestine protest

The Heritage Foundation developed a blueprint to destroy the burgeoning pro-Palestine and anti-war movement, by claiming “all critics of Israel” are agents of Hamas. Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah report.

The federal election results show that young people are looking for alternatives to the two major parties and the capitalist system, argues Isaac Nellist.