2025 federal election

Refugees protested outside Labor MP Andrew Giles鈥 office in Thomastown and immigration minister Tony Burke鈥檚 office in Punchbowl, calling for permanent visas.聽Chris Slee and Zebedee Parkes听谤别辫辞谤迟.

Safer World for All organised a candidates鈥 forum in Wills, where discussion about Labor鈥檚 policies towards Palestine dominated discussion. Allen Jennings reports.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions聽is among many who are condemning the Coalition鈥檚 plan to slash 36,000 public service jobs if it wins the federal election. Jim McIlroy reports.

More than 100 people helped launch long-term Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton鈥檚 campaign for the seat of Wills. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Socialist Alliance in Western Australia will run activist candidates in the federal seat of Fremantle and the Senate on a 鈥淧eople before Profit鈥 platform. Janet Parker reports.

罢丑别听惭耻谤诲辞肠丑-辞飞苍别诲 Geelong Advertiser described Sarah Hathway as 鈥渄ivisive鈥, reflecting her track record of standing up against corporate greed, which people expect of their local representative. Angela Carr reports.

Socialist Alliance senate candidate Jonathan Strauss tells the 麻豆传媒 Show about his thoughts about the coming election.

Lidia Thorpe

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe told Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS that the major parties are in a 鈥渞ace to the bottom鈥 on policy for First Nations peoples and that Labor has 鈥渄elivered nothing鈥.

While road transport is necessary, even urgent in some places, the climate emergency also demands alternatives to road and air transport for people and goods in a continent as vast as Australia, argues Pip Hinman.