Mahmood mingles with the other protesters, holding a sign that says, “Ceasefire now”. Wearing a traditional keffiyeh, he appears subdued. His energy is low given it’s the first week of Ramadan, he says. But Mahmood, whose real name the ABC has agreed not to use, is also tormented by worry for his family in Gaza. […]
Read MoreThe cold calculation behind our aid cuts to Gaza
There’s something ghoulish about the image of truckloads of food sitting vainly outside Gaza while more than a million people on the other side of the border are on the brink of famine. This is perhaps why it’s the image Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong used this week in announcing Australia would recommence its funding […]
Read MoreConfrontations over Gaza make politicians feel unsafe, says minister
Early Education Minister Anne Aly has warned that heightened tensions in the community over the war in Gaza have forced some politicians to retreat from public events, following a heated exchange she had with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Perth last Saturday. Footage emerged on Tuesday of Aly – who is one of two Muslim frontbenchers – […]
Read MoreMedia Release: Father of Julian Assange to address Free Palestine Rally
15 February 2024: John Shipton, the father of detained political activist Julian Assange, will speak at the Free Palestine Melbourne rally on Sunday 18 February.
Read MoreMedia Release: Adam Bandt to address Palestine rally on genocide ruling, UNRWA cut
1 February 2024: Greens leader Adam Bandt will address Melbourne’s fifteenth Palestine rally in four months at 12pm, Sunday, February 4th, on the steps of the State Library of Victoria.
Read MoreProtesters occupy entrance to Parliament House, chant ‘Free Palestine’
27 January 2024, Canberra Times, by Bageshri Savyasachi: Protest leaders stormed towards Parliament House on Friday morning to occupy the entrance, mark January 26 as “Sovereignty Day” and demand a “free Palestine”.
Read MorePro-Palestinian protesters rally in Melbourne CBD amid Port of Melbourne blockade
21 January 2024, ABC News: Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and freedom for Palestinians have rallied in the Melbourne CBD for the 15th week in a row as other demonstrators blocked an Israeli ship from a city dock.
Read MoreStatement regarding Webb dock protests
23 January 2024: Free Palestine Melbourne stands in full solidarity with Trade Unionists for Palestine’s peaceful four-day community picket of Webb Dock Victoria International Container Terminal.
Read MoreMedia Release: Rally to Denounce Israel Lobby’s Cancellation of Antoinette Lattouf
18 January 2024: Palestine supporters will gather at the State Library at 12pm on Sunday to protest the sacking of Antoinette Lattouf by the ABC.
Read MorePropaganda videos fuel nightmares for families of Israeli hostages
Beyond the horizon of every hostage photograph is a family that hasn’t given up, a friend holding vigil, a community urging strength against a background of unimaginable loss and sadness. Hope. That is all they have. Without it the darkness would win, the horror of the past months would engulf them, and so Michal Keshet […]
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