Australia news live: pro-Palestine marches expected to attract huge turnout; Albanese congratulates Ukraine on independence day

Good morningAnd welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog. Protests in support of Palestine and Gaza are expected across the country on Sunday as part of a national day of action to protest Israel’s attacks on the beleaguered enclave....

The Time to Fight for Palestine is Now.

“Rain, Hail, or Shine, we will Free Palestine!” This chant echoed across the 1,149 meters of the Harbour Bridge, all the way to the children of Gaza on Sunday 3 August 2025. The historic March for Humanity saw as many as 300,000 people come out to...

Hundreds of thousands expected at pro-Palestine protests across Australia after Gaza famine declaration

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are expected to march in a nationwide groundswell of support for the Palestinian cause, days after famine was declared in Gaza for the first time. Organisers expect Sunday’s marches will be the largest...

Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters to partake in nationwide protest to end war and famine in Gaza

Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters will march in a nationwide rally on Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza just days after the UN declared famine in the devastated city. The extraordinary protest organised by Palestine Action Group Sydney and...

Banning Palestine Action is right; arresting its supporters is not

The banning of Palestine Action and the arrest of more than 700 demonstrators for supporting it raise important and difficult constitutional issues: about political violence and direct action, about free speech, about the policing of protest and...

Leftie civil service union blasted for wanting to overturn Palestine Action’s terror label

A LEFTIE civil service union has been blasted for “terror support”. It wants to overturn Palestine Action’s terror label. 2 The union has tabled an amendment to 'repeal the authoritarian proscription of ­Palestine Action (PA) under...

Gaza attacks: Shiites condemn FG, Israel’s ties on security, economy 

Members of the Islamic Movement, also known as the Shiites, have condemned the decision by the Federal Government to enter into security and economic pacts with Israel. The Shiites, in a press statement signed by Sheikh Sidi Munir Sokoto on...

"Trump economic zone" on Lebanese-Palestinian border!

BEIRUT—In a report on August 21, Axios revealed part of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambition in South Lebanon according to which the region will be transformed into an investment zone. The plan, called “Trump economic zone”, would be part of...

Festival apologises for taking Palestinian flag away

A music festival has apologised after a band had its microphones turned off after it displayed a Palestinian flag on stage. Irish folk group The Mary Wallopers were performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on Friday, where organisers said...

‘Dam has burst’: Palestine support swells before march

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are expected to march in a nationwide groundswell of support for the Palestinian cause, days after famine was declared in Gaza for the first time. Marchers, backed by more than 250 community organisations,...

Israel’s Smotrich unveils settlement plan to block Palestinian statehood

Bezalel Smotrich made an announcement that directly highlights the Israeli government’s intention to undermine the possibility of creating a Palestinian state. The resumption of the E1 settlement project is a strategy that connects Jewish...

In Gaza, we are witnessing the genocidal economy at scale

The following is adapted from a presentation to the Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, earlier this year. In this talk, I plan to trouble (or unsettle) the ways in which genocide studies has engaged with the ongoing genocide in...

DNC Vote on Israel Arms Embargo May Set Democratic Party’s Course on Palestine

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! During its summer meeting next week in Minneapolis, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will vote on two competing resolutions connected to Israel...

Last Dinner Party Boycotts Victorious Festival After Mary Wallopers’ Set Cut Short Over ‘Free Palestine’ Message

The Last Dinner Party withdrew from their scheduled performance at Victorious Festival on Saturday (Aug. 23) in protest of an incident involving fellow band the Mary Wallopers, whose set was cut short after they showed support for Palestine....

Railroad companies fail to join safety program after toxic East Palestine, Ohio, derailment

70 Palestinian students admitted to Canadian universities are trapped in Gaza. We need Canada to defend our right to education.

I had always believed that education was my lifeline. Pursuing higher education is a means to resist, to survive, and to preserve the stories of my people. I have always seen myself in classrooms and libraries, surrounded by professors and peers,...

Recognition of Palestine: The hypocrisy of the West

The question of which nations are granted recognition as sovereign states is a form of hypocrisy. There are no strict, universally applied standards, just guidelines that are interpreted flexibly. Recognising a state depends less on fulfilling...

Americans guilty of supporting genocide of Palestinians in Gaza

Americans! Do you realize that we are guilty of supporting genocide of more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them children, woman, and innocent people, including aid workers and journalists. If you pay any federal taxes, then you are...

Islanders gutted as artists boycott Victorious after pro-Palestine band silenced

The Last Dinner Party, who were scheduled to take to the stage this evening, have cancelled their appearance, stating they will be boycotting the event because they are ‘outraged’ following a band’s set being halted the day before. The Last Dinner...

India turns to China, Russia, Brazil as US trade talks stall; UN declares Gaza famine

Amid Trump’s parallel manoeuvres with Russia and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the “steady and positive progress” in bilateral ties with Beijing; as the additional 25 per cent tariff makes Indian exports to the US unviable,...