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Issue 1437
News
Blak Caucus organised a protest outside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese鈥檚 electorate office in Marrickville to demand sanctions be placed on the Country Liberal Party government of the Northern Territory over its racism. Zebedee Parkes reports.
A national day of action for Palestine has been called by rank-and-file National Tertiary Education Union members in the NSW division. Markela Panegyres reports.
The Anthony Albanese government is rushing through new laws to make it easier to deport people by stripping them of their legal rights to challenge unfair decisions on their asylum claims. Pip Hinman reports.
Far-right-organised 鈥淢arch for Australia鈥 rallies were met by counter-protests across the country. Alex Bainbridge,听Jordan AK听补苍诲听Solomon Doyle听report.
The overwhelming majority of submissions to the Northern Territory inquiry into voluntary assisted dying support the territory having a law governing听end-of-life care options. Suzanne James reports.
As Israel pursues its genocidal plans to displace or kill people who are determined to stay in Gaza City, protests for justice in Palestine continued in several cities on the weekend. Pip Hinman and Jacob Andrewartha reports.
More than 100 staff working at the Art Gallery of NSW and their supporters protested NSW Labor鈥檚 plan to cut 51 jobs from the gallery workforce. Jim McIlroy reports.
Protesters gathered outside the electorate office of Queensland health minister Tim Nicholls鈥 office to demand the听Liberal National Party reinstate gender-affirming care. Elias Boyle reports.
Byron Shire Council adopted an Ethical Procurement Policy, mandating council to boycott all companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements. Nick Fredman reports.
Anti-genocide activists left their message on SEC Plating, which manufactures parts for F-35 stealth bombers used by Israel to kill Palestinians in Gaza. Ben Radford reports.
A听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.
A contingent from the Korean community joined the nationwide march for Palestine, reports听Peter Boyle.
Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, an environmental scientist from Bethlehem University, was a keynote speaker at a forum on the Palestine ecocide. Jim McIlroy reports.
More than 200,000 people took the streets across the country in a national day of protest to demand Labor sanction Israel and stop the two-way arms trade.
Justice for Palestine has moved its planned protest to Queens Park, Magan-djin/Brisbane, in response to an anti-democratic move by Queensland police.听Alex Bainbridge听reports.
The Communication Workers Union led a rally of independent contractors outside Service Stream鈥檚 office in Naarm/Melbourne, protesting the company鈥檚 proposed 20鈥30% rate cuts for subcontractors. Kalindi Salvo Sampson听reports.
Unions NSW organised a 鈥淯nions for Peace鈥 rally at Town Hall Square on Gadigal Country/Sydney, the first such action it has organised since Israel ramped up its听genocide in Gaza in October 2023. Jim McIlroy reports.
About 300 people attended a vigil organised by the Sydney Druze community in solidarity with the people of Sweida/Suwayda, Syria, at Martin Place on Gadigal Country/Sydney. Peter Boyle reports.
Despite the NSW Public Service Association incumbents trying to weaponise the Members Coalition鈥檚 (MC) support for justice for Palestine, several MC members won spots in the recent delegate elections. Steve O'Brien reports.
The Israeli military continued attacks on Gaza City, as protesters in Australia gear up for a major national rally.听Pip Hinman听补苍诲听Alex Bainbridge听report.
A well-attended meeting at the Victorian Trades Hall endorsed the call for unions to join the National Day of Action on August 24. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Several hundred people attended climate organisation Rising Tide鈥檚 Action Camp at the Addison Road Community Centre. Jim McIlroy reports.
Analysis
Sue Bolton argues that the counter protests to the racist anti-migrant March for Australia protests were necessary and need to continue, but progressives also need to take aim at bipartisan policies that normalise racism.听
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control 鈥渁ntisemitic鈥, writes Wendy Bacon.
The importance of听一品探花听as one of the most longstanding people-powered alternative media projects was underlined by the many statements of support it received during its 鈥淧owering Rebellion鈥 livestream broadcast. Peter Boyle reports.
Does the massive outpouring of support for the Palestinian people, demonstrated by the Sydney Harbour Bridge march and the National March for Palestine, mark a turning point, asks Sam Wainwright.
Israel鈥檚 real estate, property development, defence and finance industries are all represented at next month鈥檚听antisemitism summit on the Gold Coast.听Yaakov Aharon and Wendy Bacon report.
As developers hoover up public housing and the rental market boils dry, housing insecurity has become the new normal. But is the latest cheap home loan, high density model proposed by the YIMBY movement really the answer? Suzanne James investigates.
Tasmanians saw through the major parties鈥 spin and neither achieved a majority. Solomon Doyle argues it is clear people want systemic solutions to the worsening housing, healthcare and ecological destruction crises.
Binoy Kampmark writes that even the conservative think tank听Strategic Analysis Australia is questioning the AUKUS deal. Meanwhile, Australia is being asked by the United States to do more for its 鈥渄efence鈥.
Nadia Refaei, co-president of Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, told the recent national day of protest for Palestine that Labor鈥檚 decision to recognise Palestine is an听an empty gesture, offering the appearance of progress without changing material conditions.
An all-expenses-paid pro-Israel summit marketed to local government office bearers raises concerns about ethics and politics in their local communities.听Wendy Bacon听补苍诲听Yaakov Aharon听report.
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor听Sam Wainwright听talks to Alex Bainbridge about the extraordinary momentum behind the August 24 national day of action for Gaza, and why the Australian government needs to sanction Israel.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has听urged a national move towards a four-day workweek, in a proposal put to the federal Labor government鈥檚 Economic Reform Roundtable.听Jim McIlroy听reports.
Tasmanian unions鈥 bargaining power has dramatically weakened since the 1970s, writes Solomon Doyle, because of the changing nature of traditionally union-strong industries and the impact of anti-worker laws.
Judith Treanor, on behalf of Jews Against the Occupation 鈥48, asked at the Palestine Action Group鈥檚 rally: how it is possible that 22 months into a livestreamed genocide, the world is still debating whether it is even happening?
Algal blooms are produced by a combination of temperature, sunlight and nutrients allowing aquatic microorganisms to multiply at exceptional rates. But, as听Renfrey Clarke reports,听the current catastrophe is unprecedented.
The looming Combat Antisemitism Movement summit on the Gold Coast is backed by an assortment of human rights advocates, astroturfers, property developers and Zionist agitators, as Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon explain.听
World
一品探花鈥檚 Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes, a regular GL writer on Venezuela and long-time solidarity activist, about the significance of US President Donald Trump鈥檚 deployment of warships throughout the Caribbean听鈥斕齛nd why it must be opposed.
Responding to the mass protests in Indonesia and the state鈥檚 heavy-handed repression, more than 250 local and international organisations and individuals have signed on to the following demands on the Indonesian government, reports Susan Price.
Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the growing discontent that led to听mass protests across Indonesia.
The Global Sumud Flotilla 鈥 the largest maritime mission to Gaza since Israel鈥檚 illegal siege began 18 years ago 鈥 officially set sail from Barcelona, Catalonia, reports Susan Price.
Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, killing one person and injuring several others, reports Susan Price.
A disintegrated left establishment, worsening economic crisis and resurgent right wing marked the first round of Bolivia鈥檚 elections, which spelt the end of the Movement Towards Socialism鈥檚 20 years in power, reports听Ben Radford.
Rojava revolutionary leading figure听Salih Muslim听told听一品探花鈥檚听Peter Boyle that听Ahmed al-Sharaa鈥檚 Syrian Transitional Government, under pressure from Turkey, was retreating from a previously agreed process to unify the country.
It has been six months since imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah 脰calan鈥檚 call听for the disarmament and dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers鈥 Party, giving rise to hopes of a new 鈥減eace process鈥, writes Sarah Glynn. But are the Kurds听any closer to seeing a peaceful future in Turkey and beyond?
The Rohingya听have endured repeated waves of violence, but the听August 25, 2017, campaign by the military junta in Myanmar remains the most devastating, writes Noor Sadaque from Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
More than 4000 people attended the radical left France Insoumise summer school in the South of France, reports John Mullen.
For most of the news media, the United States and Israel鈥檚 war on Iran has fallen off the agenda, but the story is far from over, and has many prequels, writes Sarah Glynn.
As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan鈥檚 civil war, now in its third year, reports听Malaz Emad.
Salvador De Le贸n is a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers鈥 Committee in Venezuela. In the second of our two-part interview, 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes speaks to De Le贸n about the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions.听
In the second part of our interview, 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes听speaks to听author William Jefferies听about the growing confrontation between the United States and China.
Dalia Abu Ramadan asks:听Where can we escape, when every corner is pervaded by death?
More than 4.5 million militia members across Venezuela are being activated in response to the United States鈥 deployment of three Navy guided-missile destroyers and 4000 military personnel to the Caribbean, reports听Devin B Martinez.
Salvador De Le贸n听鈥 a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers鈥 Committee in Venezuela听鈥 spoke to听一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes听about the Nicol谩s Maduro government鈥檚 economic policies.
William Jefferies is Senior Lecturer at SOAS University of London and author of the recently published War and the World Economy: Trade, Tech and Military Conflicts in a De-globalising World. 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Jefferies about imperialism today and why the period of globalisation is coming to an end.
There is widespread opposition in Aotearoa New Zealand to the opening of a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation office in the country鈥檚 capital, P艒neke/Wellington, reports Zara Lomas.
United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 troop deployment sets a dangerous precedent and is another step toward authoritarianism, writes听Malik Miah.
Left-wing activists held a solidarity rally in Kyiv with the residents of Gaza suffering from famine, highlighting how Ukrainians also experienced an artificial famine under imperialist oppressors.听Andreu Movtxan reports.
About 100 people gathered in central Qu茅bec City, Canada, to hold vigil for the journalists murdered by Israel in Gaza and protest the Canadian government鈥檚 complicity in Israel鈥檚 genocide, reports Ben Radford.
Almost one year ago,听Helen O'Sullivan was at a peaceful protest in Beita in the occupied West Bank with 26-year-old human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, when an Israeli sniper shot and killed Aysenur.
Indigenous Wamp铆s leader听Galois Flores Pizango spoke to 一品探花鈥檚 Ben Radford about the struggle to defend territory and advance a vision of sustainable Indigenous development.
Culture
Voices for the Valley is a powerful documentary about the 鈥渟mall, but mighty鈥, community of Wollar, on the edge of Mudgee, in New South Wales, which has spent more than 20 years resisting the relentless damage of coal mining, reports Jim McIlroy.
Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important books on slavery, capitalist diseases, climate action, scientists resisting, economic planning and techno-fossils.
Mat Ward looks back at August's political news and the best new music that related to it.
Markela Panegyres听speaks to artist Elaheh Mahdavi about her and her brother Arman鈥檚 recent exhibition,听The Seasick, in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide, which explores the plight of Iranian refugees who arrived in Australia by boat, and those they left behind.