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Australia: Hundreds rally against Labor’s anti-protest laws
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (1347+ words) Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Monday night in Sydney and Melbourne to show their support for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, while opposing the moves by Labor governments at state and federal level to use the tragedy…...
Australia: Patients and residents speak out against community health cuts
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (806+ words) At meetings called to oppose cancellation of General Practitioner (GP) medical and counselling services at three inner Melbourne clinics, patients and doctors spoke out. A well-attended meeting held on October 24 at Fitzroy Town Hall with more than 500 people was followed…...
Australian public tower residents further victimised by Homes Victoria
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1031+ words) Following the decision by the Labor state government in Victoria to demolish 44 public housing towers in inner Melbourne, the residents remaining in the targeted flats are being subjected to a war of nerves by the government agency Homes Victoria. Premier…...
Educators and students speak out against pro-business, militarist assault on Australian university jobs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1035+ words) The Committee for Public Education (CFPE) and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) held a public meeting last Sunday opposing mass job cuts at Australian universities and a broader assault on public education, extending to the schools....
Australia: Meeting on demolition of Melbourne public housing towers blocks SEP speaker
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1180+ words) About 300 people attended a public meeting in Melbourne on Thursday. The meeting, titled "Standing together for Victoria's public housing," was ostensibly held to oppose the state Labor government's plans to demolish 44 public housing towers in Melbourne's inner suburbs, displacing at…...
Australia: Halt the demolition of Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers!
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (854+ words) The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) calls for an immediate end to the Victorian Labor government's plans to knock down 44 public housing towers in Melbourne. The destruction of the towers, for which works have already begun, is the greatest assault on…...
Australian protests against fascism and the far-right
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (933+ words) Rallies were held around Australia on Sunday to oppose the rise of the far right. Organised as counter-protests to the anti-immigrant "March for Australia," they drew thousands in major cities across the country, especially young people. The first "March for…...
New Australian Federal Police units to enforce “social cohesion”
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1289+ words) Backed by the Albanese Labor government, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has set up unprecedented National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals allegedly causing harm to Australia's "social cohesion." According to the official media statement: "The NSI…...
New Zealand government smears “far left” and anti-genocide protests as “violent”
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has seized on recent incidents, including the breaking of a window at his house, to ramp up his campaign to delegitimize protests against the Gaza genocide and to smear all left-wing political opposition. Without…...
Australia: Meeting of teachers opposes demolition of Melbourne public housing towers
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (963+ words) On September 11, members of the Neighbourhood Action Committee (NAC), formed to fight the demolition of 44 public housing towers in Melbourne, spoke at a meeting of teachers at Footscray High School. The school is in an adjacent suburb to three of…...