The successful Activism for Palestine conference to discuss building solidarity was an impressive effort by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Resistance grows to Labor’s home demolitions
As new research shows that social housing wait lists are rapidly growing, Victorian and New South Wales Labor are pushing ahead with demolitions despite community resistance. Rachel Evans reports.
Disrupt Burrup Hub says protests against gas will continue
Tensions ran high outside court where three Disrupt Burrup Hub campaigners were to be sentenced for attempting to disrupt a Woodside annual general meeting on May 8 with a stink bomb. Kerry Smith reports.
Calls grow for an independent inquiry into Kumanjayi White’s death
Calls are growing for an independent investigation into the death of 24-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi White, who died while being restrained by police, reports Isaac Nellist.
Russia’s war and the national question in Ukraine
Green Left’s Victor Osprey speaks to left-wing Ukrainian Andriy Movchan about Ukraine’s long and complex relationship with Russia, and how this history can help us better understand the nature of the current war. This is part one of a two-part interview.
Protests oppose Labor’s approval of Woodside gas extension
Protesters rallied outside Labor MP Peter Khalil’s office in Naarm/Melbourne in response to Labor’s decision to approve Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension. Jordan AK reports.
Camouflage: Israel-US Gaza’s ‘humanitarian foundation’
Israel’s decision to ignore international tenets of humanitarian aid via the shoddy US-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation company, Safe Reach Solutions has been shown up to be nasty, inadequate and selective, writes Binoy Kampmark.
‘Sanctions now!’: Protests demand Australia take action to stop Gaza genocide
As Israel continues its genocide on starving Palestinians in Gaza, thousands of people took to the streets demanding the newly-elected Labor government stop sitting on its hands and sanction Israel. Pip Hinman reports.
United States: Trump aims to crush the pro-Palestinian movement, but we can defeat him
In the United States, an investigation by the New York Times has revealed that far-right think tank, the Heritage Foundation developed a blueprint, named Project Esther, in October 2023 to destroy the burgeoning pro-Palestine and anti-war movement, by claiming “all...
Vale Jose Mujica (1935–2025): Uruguayan guerrilla and former president
Jim McIlroy pays tribute to José (Pepe) Mujica, the leftist guerrilla fighter and later president of Uruguay, who died of cancer on May 13, at the age of 89.
Resolving the Kashmir crisis requires peace, justice and self-determination
In the second part of our interview, Isaac Nellist speaks with Pakistani socialist Ammar Ali Jan about the current ceasefire deal between Pakistan and India, self-determination for Kashmir and steps towards peace in the region.
Trump’s move to fast-track deep-sea mining poses serious ecological, climate risks
Transnational companies, finding an ally in United States President Donald Trump and his extractivist agenda, are pushing to mine the seafloor for valuable minerals, despite widespread concerns about the potential ecological and climate impacts, reports Ben Radford.