Three thousand nurses and midwives rallied outside the Western Australian parliament as part of a state-wide strike for better wages and conditions. Chris Jenkins reports.
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Asia-Pacific leftists condemn attacks on the Kurds
The Socialist Party of Malaysia, Socialist Alliance (Australia), Working Peoples' Party (Indonesia), Confederation of Indonesian People’s Movement (KPRI), Indonesia, Party of the Labouring Masses (Philippines), Socialist Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Haqooq Khalq...
HDP: ‘Turkey has a history of blood-soaked electioneering’
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey has called for immediate action against Turkey’s cross-border attacks on North East Syria and Northern Iraq to prevent another humanitarian catastrophe, reports Susan Price.
Tiwi Islanders continue to fight Santos for rights over their Sea Country
Santos is “fighting tooth and nail” to argue it should not have to consult Traditional Owners of the Sea Country it wants to drill in. Pip Hinman reports.
Australian Greens condemn Turkish bombing of Rojava
Australian Greens foreign affairs spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has condemned Turkey’s latest aggression against Kurds in north and east Syria and in northern Iraq. Peter Boyle reports.
NSW nurses and midwives take fourth strike to demand safe ratios
“We are heros, but we are treated as zeros,” a NSW Nurses and Midwives Association nurse said at their fourth strike this year. Kerry Smith reports.
A true believer in the power of music
Fremantle singer/songwriter Dave Johnson has produced an album full of big themes, heart and musicality, writes Bill Lawrie.
Australia must condemn Turkey, Iran dictatorships’ war against Kurds, says Socialist Alliance
The Socialist Alliance (Australia) released the following statement in response to Turkey's genocidal attacks on North East Syria and Northern Iraq and attacks on Kurdish populations inside Iran.
WA govt asks IRC to stop nurses federation consulting members on new EBA
The WA government has taken the Australian Nursing Federation to the Industrial Relations Commission in a bid to stop the union from voting on its latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer. Chris Jenkins reports.
No more freeways, save the trees
About 60 people took part in a funeral for trees, forests and animals lost due to destruction caused by the North East Link project. Mary Merkenich reports.
Eulogy for the trees
Gregory Moore, former Senior Lecturer in Plant Science and Arboriculture, gave the following eulogy for the trees at a protest against the Victorian government's North East Link Project.
Video: Emergency protest against Turkish bombing raids on Rojava and northern Iraq
Peter Boyle reports that Sydney's Kurdish community and their supporters held a snap protest against Turkish air attacks against towns and villages in north-east Syria and northern Iraq/South Kurdistan.