Hundreds of LGBTI activists rallied against the federal government鈥檚 religious exemptions bill, in Sydney on August 3.
The bill would enshrine the right of religious organisations to discriminate against members of the LGBTI community.
Zebedee Parkes
Thousands of refugee rights activists, in more than 20 protests around the country, filled streets chanting 鈥淪ix years too long, bring them here鈥 on July 20.
Australia remains a world leader in cruelty towards refugees, writes Zebedee Parkes.听
The Sudanese community and supporters turned out across Australia on June 22 and 30 in support of the revolution in Sudan.
Rallies in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney have featured energetic dancing, poetry and singing, with protesters chanting 鈥淧eace, justice, freedom in Sudan鈥 and 鈥淓nd the killings now鈥.
Many asylum seekers had hoped a Labor government, having supported the medical evacuation law (Medivac) and agreed to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 people a year, would mean an end to six years of torture. The election result has killed that hope, writes Zebedee Parkes.
Palestinian solidarity activists rallied in Sydney on May 11, commemorating al Nakba and calling for justice for Palestine.
As the gap between rich and poor widens, millions of workers around the world marched for workers鈥 rights on May Day.
How did Australia go from a place where its migrant hostels fostered some of the world鈥檚 most famous bands to one where the detentions centres it presides over are described as 鈥渉ell on Earth鈥? Zebedee Parkes takes a look at the history of mandatory detention and the struggle against it.
"We鈥檙e taught in schools about the issues we have to take action for. This is what we鈥檙e doing, we鈥檙e taking action for those issues."
Tens of thousands of people join Sydney鈥檚 School Strike 4 Climate to demand a safe climate future.
Children are off Nauru, Hakeem is back in Australia and parliament has passed the medical evacuation bill. For what feels like the first time in forever, the refugee rights movement is making gains, writes Zebedee Parkes.
Just days after the latest 鈥 and largest 鈥 round of #KidsOffNauru protests, the federal government has said all children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year.
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