Australia’s blatantly strings-attached aid to Papua New Guinea aims to further its own security interests, namely access to PNG’s bases and a military ally obliged to side with Australia in any confrontation with China. Allen Jennings reports.
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The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands, once again offered cautious words and postponed action on West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.
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Bayside City Council voted to adopt a discredited definition of antisemitism, which silences criticism of Israel. It was moved by a councillor who attended a controversial Zionist conference bankrolled by the United States. Lanie Stockman reports.
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Residents protested outside the City of Sydney council meeting to call on Labor councillor Zann Maxwell to repay public funds for his pro-Israel junket. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Latin American solidarity activists called a snap protest against the United States military deployment in the Caribbean and demanded federal Labor publicly oppose the threat to Venezuela’s sovereignty. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Australian workers, through their compulsory superannuation contributions, could be linked to war crimes, apartheid or genocide. Ron Guy argues workers need to find out to ensure they are not being made complicit in a genocide.
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The International and Peaceful Network Australia has published an open letter calling on defence minister Richard Marles to stop sending weapons and parts to Israel. Paul Gregoire asked Kellie Tranter about Australian complicity in the Gaza genocide.
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While Gaza City residents are either being hounded out of their homes by Israeli helicopters or being shot and killed while trying to access food and aid, Labor recognised Palestine but did not move to sanction Israel for its genocide.
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Tesla mechanics have been on strike since October 2023, after the company refused to sign a collective agreement with the union — behaviour prompted by CEO Elon Musk’s anti-unionism, reports Clive Tillman.
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John Martinkus was an intrepid journalist with a commitment to justice. His reports on Indonesia’s military and their militias planning to destroy East Timor were important for the movement supporting East Timor's liberation. Jude Conway reports on John's work.
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United States forces launched strikes on two small vessels in the Caribbean, claiming they were transporting drugs. US officials have warned more strikes could come, including possibly on foreign soil. In the second of our two-part series, Green Left’s Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes about the US threat in the Caribbean and how the solidarity movement should respond.
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The Global Sumud Flotilla movement is significant because it represents collective action by ordinary people against Israel’s brutalisation of Palestinian people under occupation, writes Caroline Smith.