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Calls mount on Labor to support a ceasefire

鈥淧eter Khalil you can鈥檛 hide; you鈥檙e supporting genocide,鈥 was the main chant from residents as a stream of horns and cheers from motorists erupted outside his Coburg office. Jordan AK reports.

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Victoria鈥檚 housing plan: A win for developers, a loss for public housing

The Victorian state Labor government's Housing Statement allows for residential developments valued at more than $50 million to be fast-tracked, proposes the demolition of all public housing towers for public-private development and sells off public land to developers, report Jacob Andrewartha and Jordan AK.

Gunditjmara ocean defenders call for whales to be protected

Gunditjmara ocean defenders organised against proposed聽gas exploration and seismic blasting of more than聽55,000 square kilometers of the Otway Basin. Jordan AK reports.

Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication

A snap action drew more than 30 people to Gowrie Station聽to push for the duplication of the Upfield Line which becomes a single track north of Fawkner. Jordan AK reports.

NTEU at RMIT votes to continue industrial action

A stop-work meeting by more than 250 National Tertiary Education Union members at RMIT decided to continue industrial action. Jordan AK reports.

Save Manipur protest calls for an end to ethnic violence

Activists joined members of the Indian Diaspora outside聽Victorian Parliament聽to show聽solidarity with the indigenous Kuki-Zo minority, who are being targeted by Hindu extremist organisations in Manipur. Jordan AK reports.

Koala puppetry at Naarm/Melbourne Rally for the Forests, August 12

Photos: Rallies call for end to logging in native forests

The Rally for Forests in Naarm/Melbourne used puppetry to get its message across. Jordan AK reports.

Non-market solutions are needed to solve the housing crisis, forum told

A public forum on the housing crisis was told that while non-market solutions are ignored by governments the housing crisis will intensify. Jordan AK听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.

AUKUS is a 鈥榗hoice鈥 and it鈥檚 the wrong one, Hiroshima rally told

The Hiroshima Day rally,聽organised by the No AUKUS Coalition Victoria, heard a聽variety of speakers condemn the AUKUS nuclear聽deal. Jordan AK reports.

Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date

Margaret Kelly, the last resident at the Barak Beacon public housing estate, told a vigil outside聽Victorian Parliament that an聽order had been given for her eviction. Jordan AK 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Public housing residents call action to save Barak Beacon Estate

Public housing residents, political parties and community groups met at Middle Park Library and Community Centre to plan vigils at the Barak Beacon site in Port Melbourne.聽Alex Bainbridge 补苍诲听Jordan AK report.

The fight to save Barak Beacon public housing continues

Public housing residents and activists gathered on the steps of Victorian Parliament to demand Barak Beacon Estate in Port Melbourne is saved. Jordan AK reports.