Wollongong Friends of Palestine set up a 300-strong community picket at Bisalloy Steel and two shifts have been successfully blocked. Kerry Smith reports.
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Coral Wynter reviews Chris Gilbert’s 2023 book, Commune or Nothing: Venezuela’s communal movement and its socialist project, one of the best available accounts of Venezuela’s communal movement.
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy, directed by radical journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin and ex-GI Mike Prysner, reveals a hidden truth behind the climate crisis, writes Jim McIlroy.
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Jepke Goudsmit writes that Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion should have been an investigation into the root causes and persistence of every type of racism in this country, saying exceptionalising antisemitism is a form of racism in itself.
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More than two months after Denmark's March 24 snap election, the Social Democrats, the Socialist People’s Party, the Moderates and the Social Liberals have formed a minority government, reports Duroyan Fertl.
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One Nation’s right-wing populism is built around a big lie, writes Peter Boyle, because it defends the very capitalist system that has created the widespread pain and insecurity it seeks to channel into racist scapegoating.
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Anny Mokotow spoke publicly for the first time at the Palestine rally on Gadigal Country/Sydney about the Global Sumud Flotilla and how those supporting Palestine need to maintain hope.
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Dick Nichols reports on the Seventh International Ecosocialist Gathering, which took place in Brussels.
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Cold War Kid: Resisting the Vietnam War is a lively and compelling account of a young man's journey from Sydney suburban larrikin to activist in the historic struggle against conscription and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Jim McIlroy reviews.
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Supporters of Palestine rallied in several cities on the day marking Al-Naksa (the setback). Speakers called for Australia to cut ties with Israel and stop the two-way weapons trade.
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Hundreds participated in a Kath & Kim-styled fun run to highlight the absurdity of Queensland’s so-called hate speech laws and raise money for a High Court challenge to them. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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More than 100 activists protested outside the Perth Convention Centre where the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference and Exhibition was promoting militarism. Cas Smith reports.