Isaac Nellist, from Socialist Alliance NSW, said Premier Chris Minns’ efforts to criminalise protests will not stop people from exercising their conscience, including protesting a war criminal from Israel. Kerry Smith reports.
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An agreement was made under pressure between Rojava’s Syrian Democratic Forces and the United States-backed Syrian Transitional Government (STG) for a permanent ceasefire and integration of Rojava into the STG. Peter Boyle reports.
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Oxfam’s latest global inequality report shows how growing global inequality is a direct threat to our democratic rights, writes Jacob Andrewartha.
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Josh Adams argues that in a time of growing transphobia, all progressives need to stand up to those spouting hatred and prejudice, including the Mardi Gras Board.
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Sarah Glynn outlines the sequence of events that have reduced the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to the main centres of Kurdish habitation and forced Kurds into an uncertain process of integration with the Syrian Transitional Government.
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Janet Parker from Jews for Palestine WA told the Boorloo Palestine rally that the state’s renewed effort to shut down solidarity needs to be challenged.
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Australian capitalism is a greenhouse ogre, enriching itself by poisoning the atmosphere. As Renfrey Clarke points out, the hyper-warmed atmosphere is blowing back over Australia regardless.
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At a time when political views are often pieced together by social media content, cultural meeting points are valuable spaces that must be protected from censorship, writes Mariota S.
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Legal experts addressed a well-attended discussion on the new state and federal anti-free speech laws and how to push back. Richard Boult reports.
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Kurdish communities around the country have responded to the genocidal war against Rojava with multiple protests in several cities. Peter Boyle reports.
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Socialist Alliance opposes Labor’s Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill. Jonathan Strauss argues that those who want the right to oppose genocide, or to defend democratic rights more generally, should reject these laws.
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Three activists partially won a case in the Federal Court against Victoria Police’s extraordinary powers over designated areas in the CBD. Chloe DS reports.