Protests
Protests to go on ‘until liberation’, say pro-Palestinian rally organisers
Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.
- by Michael Bachelard and Carla Jaeger
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World politics
South Korean martial law call turns domestic politics into international crisis
The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Racism
It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master
There will always be a place for protest, but people listen most when respect is on board.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Lidia Thorpe grandstands from press gallery after Senate suspension
Thorpe is suspended from the Senate chamber on Thursday, but is at Parliament House and her behaviour has prompted a large security response.
- by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Man arrested at Caulfield protest blasts police, Israel supporters
Ugly scenes erupted outside a synagogue when a handful of pro-Palestine activists faced off against a crowd of Israel supporters on Monday evening.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Climate crisis
Grant is a coal miner. He’s been arrested for protesting against coal exports
A coal miner for 44 years, Grant Howard was among 170 people arrested at the Rising Tide blockade of the Port of Newcastle.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Anti-war activists allowed to return to city for ‘peaceful’ protests
About 35 people charged over a violent protest in September had their cases heard back-to-back for more than two hours in a packed Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
- by Brittany Busch and Erin Pearson
Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port
“The Minns government can’t arrest their way out of the fact that people are freaked out about climate crisis and angry that the government is continuing to approve new coal and gas projects,” said protest organiser Alexa Stuart.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets
Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.
- by Rob Harris
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Indigenous culture
Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Wellington for the final stretch of a week-long protest that has spanned the length of the country. Here is why.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows
Pro-Palestine protesters, some wearing Santa hats, were outside the department store, blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.
- by Madeleine Heffernan