Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is under increasing pressure from trade unions and civil society to break ties with Israel, reports Federico Fuentes.
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Police, state close ranks over Kumanjayi White’s death in custody
Very little is known about the circumstances of young Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White’s, death in custody because the police and state have closed ranks. Paul Gregoire reports on the push-back against this criminal pattern.
Exiled by the algorithm: Battling for humanity in the age of AI
I lost my Facebook account because I dared to do something apparently unthinkable: I spoke up as a Jewish person who cares about children in Gaza, writes Michael Cohen.
Labor’s approval of Woodside gas expansion to 2070 is ‘criminal’
One of assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino's constituents, Paul Tyndale-Biscoe, sent the following letter to his MP urging Labor not to agree to Woodside's gas expansion.
Stop Jarrah native forest mining expansion
More than 2000 people rallied in Boorloo/Perth to protest mining in Jarrah native forests by Alcoa and South32, reports Alex Salmon.
Jews for Palestine WA: ‘We demand action, not words, to stop Israel’
Pro-Palestine protesters continue to demand that Labor stop playing games and sanction Israel. Janet Parker, from Jews For Palestine WA, gave this speech to a protest outside the United States Consulate.
Colombia: Workers strike in support of Petro’s labour reforms
Workers across Colombia struck on May 28–29, in support of President Gustavo Petro’s proposed labour reforms and to protest attempts by the right-wing opposition to obstruct them in the Congress, reports Ben Radford.
Stop the destruction of public housing
Housing activists gathered outside Homes Victoria to protest Victorian Labor’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
Healthscope collapse shows up failure of privatised health
NSW Coalition and Labor governments, which have allowed health care to become a profit-seeking industry, must rethink the public-private partnership model, argues Jim McIlroy.
Climate protesters say ‘No’ to new gas
Climate protesters gathered outside the electorate office of Gabriel Ng, the newly elected Labor MP for Menzies, to protest Labor’s support for Woodside’s gas extension in Western Australia. Mary Merkenich reports.
Palestine activists plan to boost solidarity against Israel’s genocide
The successful Activism for Palestine conference to discuss building solidarity was an impressive effort by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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.