Australia

Northern Beaches Councillors voted down a ceasefire and divest from Israel motion, with only Greens councillors voting in support of the pro-Palestine resolution.听Buffy Mair, Manly and Rachel Evans report.

Palestine solidarity and civil rights campaigners rallied outside the NSW Supreme Court to support the Palestine Action Group鈥檚 Supreme Court challenge to NSW Labor鈥檚 anti-protest laws. Isaac Nellist reports.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents five recent books on water, capitalism and nature, anti-environmentalism, the Amazon and Albert Einstein鈥檚 socialism.

Hundreds of mental health workers took stop-work action to demand better wages and conditions. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

The corporate media, economists and employers are complaining that productivity in Australia is too low. Some describe it as a national disaster. But is it even a problem, asks Mary Merkenich?

Israel鈥檚 unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran, with the support of the United States, threatens regional conflict at great cost to human life and has to be opposed, argues听Sam Wainwright.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a roundtable of big business, unions and civil society to 鈥渟upport and shape our government鈥檚 growth and productivity agenda鈥. History sheds light on what we expect from such a plan, writes听Peter Boyle.

Pike River, depicting the events surrounding one of Aotearoa鈥檚 worst industrial tragedies, is an inspiring portrait of two ordinary women鈥檚 fight for justice, writes Zara Lomas.

Israel鈥檚 new attacks on Iran has not distracted it from its continued blitzkrieg on Gaza, as protests against the genocide continue around the world. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.听

The prime minister鈥檚 grovelling to United States President Donald Trump over Gaza and AUKUS has landed Australia in the odious and unenviable position of estrangement, distrust and contempt from its closest neighbours, writes Peter Henning.

NSW Labor鈥檚 controversial amendments to severely limit workers鈥 right to access compensation for psychological injuries suffered at work has been sent to a second parliamentary inquiry. Jim McIlroy reports.

Pro-Palestine protesters rallied outside the office of Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk to demand it stop transporting weapons parts to Israel. Jordan AK reports.