National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Technology took protected industrial action to pressure management over a new enterprise agreement. Kerry Smith reports.
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There are four vacant Mardi Gras board positions to be filled, as well as nine resolutions, including for Mardi Gras to disinvite NSW Police from marching in a formal parade float. Troy Thrace explains why Pride in Protest is campaigning to reclaim Mardi Gras’ protest history.
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Despite warnings from legal experts and community organisations, Labor voted to grant police and MPs new powers to stop Centrelink payments for people accused of a serious offence but have yet to appear before a court. Pip Hinman reports.
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There is evidence that Australia is complicit in another genocide — in Sudan. Peter Boyle reports.
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Labor environment and water minister Murray Watt is trying to rush through changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to make it easier to approve fossil fuel projects. Pip Hinman reports.
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Major anti-government protests took place in the Philippines on September 21 — adding to the youth-led anti-government protests across the region. To get a sense of this movement, Green Left spoke to Sonny Melencio, chairperson of the Party of the Labouring Masses (PLM).
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The Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defence minister Israel Katz and others. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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A lively Trans Day of Resistance march took off down King Street after a rally at Newtown Pride Square. Peter Boyle reports.
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Ecuadorians resoundingly rejected far-right President Daniel Noboa’s plans to undermine the country’s sovereignty and change the constitution in favour of his neoliberal project, reports Ben Radford.
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Protesters are keeping up the pressure on federal Labor to increase funding to Cohealth clinics in the inner north. Elizabeth Bantas reports.
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Members of the Sudanese community and their supporters rallied at Parliament House to call for an end to the genocide in Sudan. Markela Panegyres reports.
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State Labor governments are rushing to restrict democratic rights and boost police powers to quash dissent and distract from failures, argues Isaac Nellist.