The Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace organised a poignant act of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon at Sydney Town Hall. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
News
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Despite receiving majority support for Merri-bek Socialist Alliance Councillor Sue Bolton’s motion to keep the Palestinian flag flying, council determined the motion was lost. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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For 21 years, Gail Hickey has been marching for justice for her son TJ, who died after being impaled on a fence while being pursued by two NSW Police vehicles. Zebedee Parkes reports.
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Labor says it is delivering record funding in health, education and housing to First Nations communities, but First Nations advisor Pat Turner AM and Senator Lidia Thorpe dispute this. Kerry Smith reports.
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Members of the Busselton LGBTIQ community, families and allies marched to Western Australian Liberal leader Libby Mettam’s office to demand that she listen to trans youth and their families. Report from Busselton Pride Alliance.
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Several hundred members of the Electrical Trades Union rallied for decent pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Socialist Alliance preselected Rachel Evans to contest the seat of Sydney and a state-wide meeting on February 8 preselected Peter Boyle and Andrew Chuter for the NSW Senate. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The strong turnout for a pro-Palestine rally in Katoomba reflects growing concern over US President Trump’s expressed desire to recolonise Gaza. Jenna Condie reports.
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Join rallies across the country to support women’s rights.
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The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party is moving fast, in a Trumpian direction, to ride roughshod over the environment and peoples’ livelihoods. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The results of the byelections in the Victorian electorates of Werribee and Prahran suggest disillusion with the major parties is growing. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Meta notified Pilbara for Palestine that the page “impersonates a business”, before permanently removing it. Chris Jenkins reports.
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Palestinians and their supporters angrily denounced United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza under the guise of “resettlement”.
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Thousands joined a national day of protest to protect trans youth, following the Queensland government’s decision to ban gender-affirming healthcare for under 18-year-olds. Isaac Nellist reports.
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The Tamil Refugee Council marked 77 years of genocide with a protest outside the Sri Lankan Consulate on Tamil Oppression Day. Zebedee Parkes reports.
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Rank-and-file construction members of the Construction Forestry, Maritime and Employees Union have been campaigning to keep the manufacturing division within the union’s amalgamated structure. Sue Bull reports.
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Find your closest rally for the National Day of Action to protect trans youth on February 8.
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Members of the Community and Public Sector Union Victoria gathered for the launch of A Voice for Members, a new ticket contesting the Victoria branch elections later this year. Brandon M reports.
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Hundreds of groups joined the Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda, but Victoria Police withdrew over a uniform ban. Alex Milne reports.
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Local residents and housing activists gathered outside boarding houses on Selwyn Street, Paddington, to protest the eviction of 32 older men. Andrew Chuter reports.
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Protests continued in Australia as Israel bombarded the Occupied West Bank despite the ceasefire in Gaza.
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A snap protest outside Long Bay Correctional Facility demanded an end to brutality in custody after a First Nations inmate was bashed. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Hundreds rallied against the right-wing politics of Donald Trump, warning politicians here not to use his play book. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Analysis
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Granting unconditional income to all through a universally accessible income guarantee could lift millions out of poverty and be a step towards radical change, argues Brandon M.
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The major parties have moved to entrench a system of unfairly distributed electoral funding and corporate donations to pay for their manipulative misinformation campaigns. Peter Boyle reports.
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PM Anthony Albanese’s mealy-mouthed dodging of Trump’s declaration that the US would “own” and “level” Gaza was his way of signalling that Australia will tag along, albeit with a little bit of hand-wringing, argues Sam Wainwright.
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Fifty years after Dying with Dignity NSW formed, Suzanne James spoke with Penny Hackett, its president, on the anniversary of voluntary assisted dying in NSW.
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature economic policy for the federal election is a tax break for small businesses to claim a free lunch (or two). Josh Adams reports.
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Janet Parker argues we should be prepared for outrageous suggestions from Donald Trump, as his administration shores up its relationship with Israel — its bulwark in the Middle East.
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Socialist Alliance senate candidate Jonathan Strauss tells the һƷ̽ Show about his thoughts about the coming election.
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United States President Donald Trump’s “Gaza-Riviera” plan must be condemned by all supporters of Palestine, argues the Socialist Alliance.
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John Butcher, a long-time campaigner for environmental and social justice, passed away on Invasion Day. Jim McIlroy reports.
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NSW transport minister Jo Haylen has been forced to step down for using her government driver for personal outings. Her record on public and active transport also deserves to be scrutinised, argues Andrew Chuter.
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As the prime minister’s popularity and Labor’s primary vote plummet, serious questions are being raised about the government’s real motivation for seeking to delay and water down long-awaited gambling ad ban laws. Suzanne James reports.
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If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the state premiers and the media are serious about tackling antisemitism, Jews for Palestine WA calls on them to do three simple things.
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It’s a scary thought, but Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton could be elected the next prime minister on a minority of votes. Blair Vidakovich reports.
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NSW authorities are considering whether a caravan packed with explosives found abandoned in Dural, which politicians have implied is linked to a spate of antisemitic attacks, might be an elaborate set-up. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Human Rights Watch has drawn attention to Australia’s reversals of the rights of children in its criminal justice system. Paul Gregoire reports.
World
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United States President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, sparking global concerns about the future of climate action, reports Rhea Dev.
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The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the most urgent humanitarian challenges of our time and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh has become the epicentre of the world’s largest refugee settlement, housing more than a million forcibly displaced people, writes Noor Sadeque.
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Workers at the Nexperia semiconductor factory in Cabuyao, the Philippines, are in a protracted struggle for better wages and against union busting. Clive Tillman reports.
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Ten years on from the heroic and world-significant battle for Kobanî in northern Syria, the international community must act to stop the ongoing attacks against Rojava, writes Peter Boyle.
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Despite winning a majority in Sri Lanka’s parliament, the National Peoples Power government is struggling to gain momentum on the deep structural reforms required to guarantee people’s economic wellbeing, protect the environment and fend off attempts by the far right to capitalise on discontent, writes Janaka Biyanwila.
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When United States President Donald Trump announced that the US would take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”, he was signalling to Israel that it has the US’s backing to intensify its genocide and destruction of Gaza, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.
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Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step, writes Devriş Çimen.
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This year’s Waitangi Day celebrations in Aotearoa/New Zealand were held during a period of strained race relations between Māori and the Crown, reports Zara Lomas.
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Shamikh Badra, a member of the international committee of the Palestinian People’s Party and founder of the Gaza Nippers program, spoke with Peter Boyle about resisting US President Donald Trump’s plan to clear Palestinians from their own land.
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From preparing to send Latinx migrants to Guantanamo Bay, to labelling Latin American cartels “terrorist organisations”, United States President Donald Trump is criminalising the region in order to subjugate it, writes Tamara Pearson.
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Nearly two million people took to the streets across Argentina against racism, fascism and for LGBTIQ rights, while activists held solidarity actions outside Argentine embassies across Europe and Latin America, reports Ben Radford.
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The Singaporean government is launching criminal investigations targeting activists from the Transformative Justice Collective, an anti-death penalty and social justice group, for posts made on social media. Isaac Nellist reports.
Culture
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Hundred heads of state and gurus of the digital industries, such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman, are gathering in Paris to promote the benefits of Artificial Intelligence, prompting Éric Sadin to organise a counter summit. He explains why.
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Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks takes us into the streets, dwellings, refugee camps, communities and lives of Palestinians who have suffered under Israeli occupation and gives voice to the global solidarity movement against Israel's genocide. Jepke Goudsmit reviews.