A community assembly of more than 300 Palestinian activists targeting the operations of the Israeli ZIM shipping line听was violently broken up by NSW Police. Rachel Evans reports.
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Protesters called听for solutions to the听housing crisis in a rally听organised by the National Union of Students, Get A Room and the NSW Greens. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Climate activists and听unionists听rallied in various cities for World Environment Day, calling for an end to new coal and gas projects for anti-protest laws to be scrapped. Jim McIlroy, Sue Bull & Niko Leka听report.听
In the midst of a worsening cost-of-living crisis, more than 3 million Australians continue to be burdened by student debts. Isaac Nellist reports.
Many people in Anglo societies seemingly can鈥檛 imagine that the fairytale queen they recognise might look different to those who live in the countries from where the shining jewels in her crown and sceptre were stolen, writes Carlo Sands.
The aggressive police operation to 鈥渃ombat鈥 the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney鈥檚 South West is yet another example of听politicians鈥 racist, anti-working class and punitive handling of the pandemic, argues Markela Panegyres.
A snap protest听outside听Australian Department of Defence offices听called for the total withdrawal of troops to Afghanistan, reports Peter Boyle.
Markela Panegyres reports University of Sydney staff and students have been protesting听the federal government鈥檚 attacks on higher education,听management鈥檚 austerity measures and NSW Police's brutal policing policies.
Amid the smoke and mirrors of the Coalition鈥檚 federal budget, the Senate voted to formally censure far-right Senator Fraser Anning on April 3. Since then, the tone in this election campaign has been noticeably less tinged with race fear than looked likely just a few months ago.
Chanting 鈥淢ichael Spence, you will fail, USyd is not for sale!鈥, students opposing the vice chancellor鈥檚 support for the Ramsay Centre made their point outside the University of Sydney administration building on October 31.
Speakers condemned the discussions between university management and the board of the right-wing Ramsay Centre think tank, which aims to set up a degree in 鈥淲estern Civilisation鈥.
Supporters of safe access zones at abortion clinics are celebrating after the NSW Parliament voted for such zones in the early hours of June 8.
Supporters of equality will be surprised to learn that of three motions supporting abortion rights scheduled for debate at the NSW state Labor conference June 30-July 1, party officials are recommending that two be rejected and the third be sent off for further consideration.
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