Largest nationwide protests for Palestine so far demand sanctions now

Last Sunday's protests for Palestine mobilised the largest nationwide crowds to date—and broadened the movement’s reach into the unions and sections of the Labor Party.

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Recognition a cover for Albanese’s failure to act on genocide

Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state is a cover for his ongoing refusal to impose sanctions on Israel.

Artists’ protests win Khaled Sabsabi’s reinstatement

In a major about-face, Creative Australia has reinstated artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as representatives of Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale.

ANU fights back against savage cuts to jobs and courses

On Wednesday 30 July, more than 100 ANU students marched against the university’s proposed Renew ANU cuts.

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Unions

Administration tightens grip but it’s not too late to defend the CFMEU

The two-day strike in Queensland following the High Court decision upholding Administration was fantastic. But with no similar response anywhere else in the country the Administration has moved quickly to tighten its grip on the union.

Grill’d strike sees young workers fight low pay and bullying bosses

Striking mental health workers put Victorian Labor on notice

Climate action

South Australian toxic algae another climate disaster

A toxic algal bloom twice the size of the ACT is causing apocalyptic scenes in South Australia. Since March, the algal bloom is estimated to have killed almost 14,000 marine animals from more than 400 species.

Labor’s gas expansion: Climate vandalism that tramples on Aboriginal rights

Climate emergency means we need to get off the gas

Palestine

Bridge march shows tide has turned against Israel and Albanese

The march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge show the scale of support for action on Gaza. There is growing pressure on Anthony Albanese.

Albanese still arming Israel while Gaza starves

Albanese’s antisemitism envoy wants to silence opposition to genocide

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Racism and Indigenous rights

Kumanjayi Walker inquest exposes systemic racism in NT police

NT Coroner Elizabeth Armitage’s report lays bare the “entrenched, systemic and structural racism” at the heart of the NT Police including “normalised” usage of racist, violent language that paints Aboriginal people as subhuman.

Albanese fails to act as deaths in custody and imprisonment surge

Vale Ray Peckham: Aboriginal communist who changed history

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Australia

Why Big Tech drives energy-hungry data centre boom

The virtual world of the internet depends on massive data centres in the real world. In 2024 Australia was one of the top five data centre hubs in the world.

Labor panders to big business with productivity push

Trump review another reason to dump AUKUS

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Sexism and LGBTIQ

Where does transphobia come from?

Casey Forsyth looks at why the right is so obsessed with gender and how transphobia is part of maintaining the sexist and oppressive gender roles in the family.