Labor has secured a second term, with a landslide victory, but unless unions, social and community movements organise for real change, it will continue to bend to the will of the billionaire class, argue Jacob Andrewartha and Isaac Nellist.
Anti-racism
Thousands of trade unionists went on strike and marched to New South Wales parliament on May Day, International Workers’ Day, to remind Labor of its need to provide safe working conditions and better pay. Isaac Nellist reports.
Protesters took to the streets in many cities in pre-election protests for Palestine, demanding Australia cut political and military ties with Israel. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
Andrew Chuter, NSW Senate candidate for Socialist Alliance, argues that we must stand firmly and unapologetically with the Palestinian people.
Four hundred people protested the police murder of young Somali man Abdifatah Ahmed, calling for more funds for mental health and an independent investigation into the shooting. Coral Wynter reports.
Israeli savagery and disdain for international law display the depths of inhumanity. When challenged to show courage by supporting life for Palestinians, Labor remains silent. Stuart Rees and Shamikh Badra argue that it must recognise Palestine.
Palm Sunday protests across the country opposed Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and highlighted how war creates refugees. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
Israel’s impunity in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza triggered more pro-Palestine protests across Australia. Pip Hinman, Isaac Nellist and Jordan AK report.
Yorta Yorta, Yirendali and Kalkadoon woman Miss Kaninna performed an electric set to a sold-out crowd at The Vanguard in Newtown, reports Isaac Nellist.
The Islamophobia Register found a disturbing doubling of in-person and online incidents of Islamophobia over 2023–24, compared with the previous year. Janet Parker spoke to report author Naser Alziyadat.
The attacks on immigrants, international students and permanent residents in the United States are a grim reminder of the long history of deportations and border control as a strategy to punish political radicals, writes Malik Miah.
Laurie Zio, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Member for Fannie Bay, has been caught out misleading parliament about support for mandatory sentencing. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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