While this federal election is heavily focused on cost-of-living pressures, Mark Gillespie argues that candidates cannot ignore the fact that Australia also faces urgent international relations’ challenges.
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Peter Henning argues that while the it is wrong for “representative democracy” to be replaced by snake-oil pork-barrelling, the deliberate censorship of Australia’s contribution to genocide is the most disgraceful aspect of this federal election campaign.
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Andrew Chuter, NSW Senate candidate for Socialist Alliance, argues that we must stand firmly and unapologetically with the Palestinian people.
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The Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace is calling on people to make their vote count in the fight for justice and peace in the Middle East. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
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Peter Boyle argues that Labor and Coalition governments have exploited the ANZAC sacrifice myth to justify and promote Australian participation of, and complicity in, subsequent imperial wars.
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Australian-made weapons parts have ended up with the Israeli Defense Force, which is more reason for the Thorpe-Payman Genocide Red-Lines Bills to be supported by the next parliament. Paul Gregoire reports.
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When Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained by the Turkish state, the country was rocked by its largest protests in a decade, which, despite a violent crackdown, have only grown more creative and resilient, writes Ela Buruk.
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Israeli savagery and disdain for international law display the depths of inhumanity. When challenged to show courage by supporting life for Palestinians, Labor remains silent. Stuart Rees and Shamikh Badra argue that it must recognise Palestine.
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Channelling her own outrage at Israel’s depravity in Gaza, poet and playwright Jepke Goudsmit adapted Billie Holiday’s famous protest song for our time.
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Two University of Sydney academics accused of antisemitism have successfully had the first phase of their case terminated by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Kerry Smith reports.
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Labor made a lot of promises to support Palestine, but it has failed on many fronts, not least in its unwavering support for Israel’s war. Khaled Ghannam argues that those who care about justice must vote for Palestine.
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After 500 years of almost incessant violence across the globe, Western countries are now rushing to increase military spending — Aotearoa New Zealand being the latest, writes Eugene Doyle.