A resident-driven petition calling on Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne to not attend a Zionist-supported summit, which purports to be against antisemitism, has attracted close to 800 signatures within a few days of being online. Peter Boyle reports.
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For most of the news media, the United States and Israel’s war on Iran has fallen off the agenda, but the story is far from over, and has many prequels, writes Sarah Glynn.
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As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, reports Malaz Emad.
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Markela Panegyres speaks to artist Elaheh Mahdavi about her and her brother Arman’s recent exhibition, The Seasick, in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide, which explores the plight of Iranian refugees who arrived in Australia by boat, and those they left behind.
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Salvador De León is a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee in Venezuela. In the second of our two-part interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks to De León about the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions.
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In the second part of our interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks to author William Jefferies about the growing confrontation between the United States and China.
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Israel’s real estate, property development, defence and finance industries are all represented at next month’s antisemitism summit on the Gold Coast. Yaakov Aharon and Wendy Bacon report.
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A contingent from the Korean community joined the nationwide march for Palestine, reports Peter Boyle.
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Binoy Kampmark writes that even the conservative think tank Strategic Analysis Australia is questioning the AUKUS deal. Meanwhile, Australia is being asked by the United States to do more for its “defence”.
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Nadia Refaei, co-president of Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, told the recent national day of protest for Palestine that Labor’s decision to recognise Palestine is an an empty gesture, offering the appearance of progress without changing material conditions.
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An all-expenses-paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government office bearers raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon report.
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Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, an environmental scientist from Bethlehem University, was a keynote speaker at a forum on the Palestine ecocide. Jim McIlroy reports.