Kerry Smith

Anti-nuclear activists protested outside a fundraiser at the Double Bay bowls club, hosted by Nationals MPs Keith Pitt and David Gillespie, advocates of the Coalition’s nuclear power plan. Kerry Smith reports.

About 100 people joined a rally outside the United States Consulate to protest the country’s role in generating war and devastation across the globe. Kerry Smith reports.

This link provides a compilation of videos from the Ecosocialism 2024: Climate Action Not War conference, hosted by Green Left and co-sponsored by Socialist Alliance and LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal.

The Aboriginal Legal Service has described NSW Labor’s new knife laws as “another setback to Closing the Gap”. Kerry Smith reports.

The Australian National University has expelled a student for their pro-Palestine comments on ABC Radio. Kerry Smith reports.

Public sector workers are receiving pushback from an open letter calling on federal Labor to disclose and cease all military exports to Israel. Kerry Smith reports.

Protesters occupy Graham Perrett's office

Pro-Palestine protesters occupied Labor MP Graham Perrett's office as part of a national day of action. Kerry Smith reports.

The month-long Australian National University Gaza Solidarity Encampment decided to relocate to another part of the campus after management sent in security guards and threatened students with arrest. Kerry Smith reports.

Assala Sayara speaking on May 19

Gather for Gaza rallied for a ceasefire and an end to Israel's occupation of Palestine. Kerry Smith reports.

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has added its support to Freedom Flotilla initiative, saying it is both “a form of protest and as a humanitarian relief campaign”. Kerry Smith reports.

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Global military spending has surged, according to the latest Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) research released on April 22, reports Kerry Smith.

die in at Penny Wongs office

Protesters staged a ‘die-in’ outside foreign minister Penny Wong’s office in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide. Kerry Smith reports.