Australia’s role in the global arms trade and its connection to the AUKUS pact is coming under increasing scrutiny, particularly over the past near three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Cas Smith reports.
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United States sanctions ensure that most of the foreign currency Venezuela generates from oil sales remains under US control, drastically limiting the funds available for reconstruction following the recent earthquakes, writes Venezuela's Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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In the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes,reconstruction must not follow free-market logic nor become a source of profits for financial elites, argues Venezuela’s Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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NSW Premier Chris Minns’ entrance to the NSW Labor conference was met with cheers as well as those wanting to show their opposition to Labor’s position on Palestine and its anti-free speech laws. Brennan Dick reports.
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Activists gathered at the Ibero-American Plaza on July 4 to contrast the beginning of the US struggle for independence from Britain with the US’ unceasing oppression of Latin America. Jim McIlroy reports.
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In a sweeping victory, candidates endorsed by Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani were preselected as the Democratic Party's congressional candidates for November’s midterm elections, report Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.
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Sarah Baarini joined Green Left Radio to discus the political situation in Lebanon.
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Justice for Palestine Magan-djin organised a Palestinian flag drop on the Goodwill Bridge to mark 1000 days of Israel’s genocide. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.
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The healthcare watchdog has adopted the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, prompting a backlash from healthcare workers and organisations, which fear being targeted for lawful advocacy. Justin Beevers reports.
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On this episode of On The Streets we discuss a Cuba solidarity film screening, nationwide protests against Swisse and upcoming protests outside the NSW Labor conference.
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As dozens of activists faced court for defying Queensland’s anti-free speech law banning Palestine freedom slogans, others were arrested for defying it. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Mohammed Hamad, a clinical nutritionist working at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, told Jude Alexander about the ongoing difficulties Palestinians have to deal with as the war and blockade continue.