The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal undermines nuclear non-proliferation, warned anti-war activist Nick Deane at the Sydney Hiroshima Day rally on August 6, reports Peter Boyle.
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‘Sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons!’ Greens Senator tells Hiroshima Day rally
NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge called on the Australian government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the Sydney Hiroshima Day rally. Peter Boyle reports.
David Shoebridge: ‘UN inspection should spur action on detainee abuse’
A United Nations' committee investigating torture in places of detention will be conducting its first visit to Australia in October. Paul Gregoire spoke to David Shoebridge about what it was likely to encounter.
Help fund a newspaper ad against AUKUS
The Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition is coordinating a nationwide media statement against AUKUS, and would like your help writes Bevan Ramsden.
Photos: Hiroshima Day protests call on Albanese government to scrap AUKUS, nuclear subs
The 77th anniversary of the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan was marked by gatherings calling on Labor to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, to scrap AUKUS and to bring Julian Assange home.
Sydney climate march: 43% cut to emissions by 2030 is not enough!
Climate activists marched through Sydney on August 7 to send a message to the Anthony Albanese Labor government that its recently legislated 43% cut to emissions by 2030 target is not enough to avert catastrophic climate change.
Hiroshima Day rally in Sydney calls on Albanese govt to scrap AUKUS and sign treaty against nuclear arms
A rally in Sydney on August 6 to mark 77 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on the Anthony Albanese Labor government to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines deal and to sign the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It was...
United States: Kansas voters defeat anti-abortion amendment
In an August 2 referendum, voters in Kansas resoundingly rejected a proposed amendment to remove the right to abortion from the state's constitution, reports Jake Johnson.
Greens challenge Labor to do better on climate
The Australian Greens, with their biggest biggest ever parliamentary caucus, are laying out plans for progressive change. Alex Bainbridge and Pip Hinman report.
Max Chandler-Mather: ‘Let’s build a movement to transform politics’
The new Greens MP for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather delivered this inaugural speech to federal parliament on August 1.
US approves $5 billion in Gulf arms deals
Just weeks after visiting the Middle East, United States President Joe Biden’s administration approved more than US$5 billion in missile sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports Brett Wilkins.
Don’t buy the bosses’ inflation lies: workers need real wage rises now
Despite the Treasurer saying in his July 28 economic statement that workers’ wages are not to blame for inflation, the government is not coming up with solutions to address wage stagnation, argues Jacob Andrewartha.