Green Left

While recognising Palestinian statehood is important, Western governments must not to use it as a bargaining chip. Jacob Andrewartha argues they must immediately impose sanctions on Israel and send humanitarian aid.

In less than a week, more than 500,000 people have joined in the formation of a new left party after it was announced by former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Jonathan Strauss reports.

Members of the Druze community, in particular those of Syrian and Lebanese background, organised a “Stand with Sweida” rally on the steps of the Victorian Parliament. Zane Alcorn reports.

Solidarity was shown to former SBS journalist Mary Kostakidis who the Zionist Federation of Australia is trying to silence from speaking out about Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Clint Duncan reports.  

A snap protest opposed Labor’s bail “reform” laws and called on it to implement an alternative series of reforms which include the removal of the presumption against bail and for remand to be a last resort. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Green Left is urging you to join the protests over August 1–3 to end Israel's barbaric starvation genocide of Palestinians.

Pro-Palestine activists demonstrated outside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to demand the Freedom Flotilla activists on board the Handala were released. Suelin McCauley reports.  

Organisers are pleased to announce that Ecosocialism 2025 — with the theme “Ecosocialism not Barbarism” — will for the first time feature in-person speakers from the United States and Latin America. Fred Fuentes reports.

Activists protested outside Liberal Senator Jonno Duniam’s office for supporting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They also criticised Labor’s complicity in this war crime. Solomon Doyle reports.

Nilüfer Koç, the foreign affairs spokesperson of the Kurdistan National Congress, among others addressed a one-day conference on the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and its consequences for the Kurdish people. Peter Boyle reports.

The trial of three activists from the Singaporean activist group, Letters for Palestine, entered its sixth and final day, on July 8, reports Alex Salmon.

Mat Ward looks back at July's political news and the best new music that related to it.