The Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association rescinded an invitation to an Israeli听social worker听and member of the Israeli Defense Forces听after a public campaign.听Josie Vendramini reports.
Issue 1401
News
91自拍论坛听箩辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟 Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
Hundreds joined a Save Greater Sydney Coalition rally听calling for real solutions to the housing crisis,听not NSW Labor鈥檚 pro-developer rezoning and development scheme. Pip Hinman reports.
Pro-Palestine groups say Heat Treatment Australia, which makes essential parts听for听F-35 fighter jets for the Israeli military,听must shut down听operations.听Janet Hawkes reports.
It is rank hypocrisy to deny Palestinian freedom fighter Leila Khaled a visa or a platform to speak, while Labor is going visas to former Israeli army people wanted for war crimes. Peter Boyle reports.
Community representatives from across the state demanded NSW Labor stick to its policy,听and promises, to听help听forcibly听merged councils wishing to听deamalgamate to do so. Pip Hinman reports.
Geelong socialist councillor says councils must invest in communities, do more for the disadvantaged
Socialist councillor Sarah Hathway told an IWD function that the 鈥渕ost important鈥 thing local council can do is to invest in the community and services, while doing more for the disadvantaged.听Jacqui Kriz reports.
In the wake of International Women's Day, thousands of pro-Palestine protesters across the country pointed out that supporting Palestine is a feminist issue.
Palestinian activist Jana Fayyad did not mince words听about 鈥渢he silence of Western feminists鈥 asking, in her address to the Palestine rally on March 10,听鈥淎re you only progressive until Palestine?鈥 Peter Boyle reports.
The decision puts native title holders in a stronger position when fighting to prevent future fossil fuel projects. Jim McIlroy reports.
Rawan Arraf, Executive Director at the Australian Centre for International Justice, said the war crimes allegations against Doro Almog are serious and credible. Alex Salmon reports on a protest outside where he was a keynote speaker.
Protesters blocked the road next to the Queensland parliament on March 7 as part of the campaign to Shut Down Ferra. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Speakers from Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States have been added to the growing bill of international guests at the听Ecosocialism 2024 conference. Fred Fuentes reports.
In a moving display of anti-colonial solidarity, protesters carried more than 100 Palestinian flags from Reddacliff Place over the Victoria Bridge.听Kamala Emanuel reports.
Activists established a community picket that stopped work at the Heat Treatment Australia factory in Campbellfield听for the whole day. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Family for Palestine听say it is vital to speak up for children and families of Gaza, who are forced to endure unspeakable mental and physical torment. Aneesa Bhamjee reports.
91自拍论坛听箩辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟听Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
Community leaders, including Palestinian Ahmed Abadla听from the Palestine Justice Movement, again called on the PM听Anthony Albanese to impose sanctions on Israel. Rachel Evans reports.
Two anti-war organisations organised a protest outside Business Illawarra鈥檚 Defence Industry Conference at the听Shellharbour Civic Centre. Melanie Barnes reports.
Thousands marched for Palestine across the country听as Israel听massacred听more than 100 starving Palestinians trying to get flour from an aid truck southwest of Gaza City.
Dying With Dignity Victoria is pushing for changes to Victoria鈥檚 ground breaking voluntary assisted dying legislation.听Suzanne James听reports.
Nasser听Mashni told the protest for Palestine听it was wrong to see Israelis and Palestinians are听equally responsible for the continuing bloodshed in Gaza.听Stephen W Enciso reports.
Analysis
Suzanne James talks to NSW Greens Senator and defence spokesperson David Shoebridge about Australia鈥 unconscionable arming of Israel as it commits genocide in Gaza.
Judy Mundey, a long-term campaigner, told a Save Greater Sydney Coalition protest that she doubts Labor鈥檚 pro-developer rezoning plan听and that public housing听is no more an extravagant concept than听public health care and public education.
Despite the听campaign to defund听UNRWA,听donor states realise听the humanitarian incentive to ameliorate Gazans鈥 suffering must take precedence over Israel鈥檚 allegations. Australia is an exception, as听Binoy听Kampmark reports.
Labor is playing a听game over Gaza. To claim to support a ceasefire while arming and giving political cover to the perpetrators of genocide is sick cynicism, argues Sam Wainwright.
91自拍论坛鈥檚 Fred Fuentes and former GL editor Stuart Munckton spoke with Australian Greens housing spokesperson and federal member for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather about housing, Palestine solidarity, the nature of parliament and how the Greens are seeking to rebuild mass politics.
Binoy Kampmark writes the event was a salutatory reminder that the plight of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who remains in Belmarsh Prison in London, has become one of immediate concern.
Morality and justice are not determined by body counts but a fraction of history shows Israel as a militarised, apartheid state which cultivates violent racism towards another people, argues Stuart Rees.
Anthony Albanese鈥檚听refusal to tackle structural disadvantage reveals his 鈥渃ommitment to gender equality鈥 is a farce, argues Isaac Nellist.
Nick Riemer and Markela Panegyres argue that universities should insist on science and knowledge serving听the cause of peace and human progress, and not fuel the arms race.
As听bombs rain down on women and children in Gaza, the political significance of International Women's Day needs to be remembered, argues Pip Hinman.听
Stronger climate action is the only reasonable course of action for any aspiring Tasmanian MP听who understands the climate crisis and cares for their constituents, argues Susan Austin.
Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia remained a听friend of the United States, Europe and Australia, and China. Binoy Kampmark argues it would be inconceivable to hear the same said by an Australian politician.
Despite much contention the New South Wales Police Force joined the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Paul Gregoire reports.
The Palestine solidarity movement is shaking politics up:听81%听want听Israel to ceasefire听and 53% want Labor to take more action to achieve a ceasefire. Chloe DS reports.
Gunai Mara elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe explained to Paul Gregoire the reason for lighting the fire and establishing Camp Sovereignty on Boonwurrung Country in Melbourne鈥檚 Kings Domain in 2006 and again on January 26 is the 鈥淏lak GST鈥.
Lawyer and free speech defender Eddie Lloyd told 91自拍论坛 that the case of McBride is 鈥a travesty of justice鈥. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Alex Bainbridge speaks to Sam Wainwright about the Zionist campaign against Leila Khaled being allowed to speak in Australia.
World
A global petition has been launched to demand the release of Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky.
In Argentina, hundreds of thousands of women, LGBTI+ community members and their allies took to the streets of Buenos Aires on March 8, filling the streets in protest against far-right president Javier Milei's reactionary agenda, reports Peoples Dispatch.
Family members and supporters of renowned Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky have initiated two fronts in their campaign to free the 65-year-old political prisoner, reports Federico Fuentes.
Russian labour and anti-war activist Mikhail Lobanov is part of a new left-wing initiative, called Just World/Just Peace, which is seeking to disrupt Russia's staged presidential elections on March 15鈥17. He spoke to 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Federico Fuentes about the campaign.
Three years after the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, the Australian Labor government is facing renewed criticism for its failure to impose meaningful sanctions on the illegitimate military junta, write Leo Earle and Mg Lin Htet.
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement, which enables an enhancement of military operations between the two countries, with a specific focus on strengthening patrols along the border between PNG and Indonesia, writes Ali Mirin. But what will this mean for the security and sovereignty of West Papuans?
Andre铆na Ch谩vez Alava writes that while it is not possible to fully grasp the damage caused by United States sanctions against the Venezuelan people, all the evidence points to one simple truth: sanctions kill and will continue to do so.
There is a strong parallel between news coverage of Palestinian victims of Israel and Black and Brown victims of racism, white vigilantism and policing in the United States, writes Sonali Kolhatkar.
Critical theorist, feminist and author Nancy Fraser continues her conversation with 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Federico Fuentes, focussing on the role of expropriation and transnationals in modern imperialism, and the challenges facing anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists.
South Africans are deeply disturbed by the character assassination and threats levelled against Leila Khaled, an icon of anti-colonial struggle, writes South African human rights activist, Salim Vally.
Touring Israeli real estate exhibitions are making stops in Canada to promote sales of land in the occupied West Bank in Palestine. Canadians are responding with protests, reports Jeff Shantz.
Hundreds of thousands of people around Mexico marched on International Women's Day,听with an estimated 180,000 people reported in Mexico City, massive marches in Oaxaca, Guadalajara, and more, and two journalists听arrested in Zacatecas, reports Tamara Pearson.
Aotearoa/New Zealand news media came under fire at a Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza with speakers condemning what they said was pro-Israeli 鈥渂ias鈥 and 鈥減ropaganda鈥, reports Pacific Media Watch.
Federico Fuentes spoke to Pakistani socialist Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (People鈥檚 Rights Party) about the volatile situation facing the country after the recent elections. Ammar will speak at Ecosocialism 2024, in Boorloo/Perth, June 28鈥30.
Palestine solidarity activists blockaded major arms manufacturing companies across Canada, reinforcing growing calls for an immediate embargo on the country's arms sales to Israel, reports Jeff Shantz.
In response to United States President Joe Biden鈥檚 continued support for Israel鈥檚 genocidal war in Gaza, 100,000 voters in Michigan withheld their support for him听in the Democratic Primary by choosing the 鈥渦ncommitted鈥 option on the ballot, reports Malik Miah.
Women in Raqqa took to the streets on March 3 to kick off a week of events to mark International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8, demonstrating the city鈥檚 resilience in the face of challenges, reports Medya News.
New Zealand has taken another shameful act in its tone deaf approach to Israel鈥檚 War on Gaza this week by declaring Hamas a 鈥渢errorist entity鈥 at a time when millions are marching worldwide for an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace founded on an independent state of Palestine, writes David Robie.
Culture
Jim McIlroy reviews Damage, written and directed by Australian filmmaker Madeleine Blackwell, which is a moving allegory about the destruction caused by war and the increasing alienation suffered by an elderly woman in a capitalist society abandoning those in need.