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On the 30th of August in Melbourne cookers, racists, and fascists will be holding a 1-year anniversary at Flinders St Station at 12pm to commemorate the rally they held last year that culminated in a neo-nazi attack on an Aboriginal protest camp.

Initially Bec Freedom and Auspil/Hugo Lennon both announced events on the same time/day/location, but now Freedom has withdrawn leaving it to just Lennon. So expect it to be more explicit.

Camp Sovereignty is organising a public event to help with keeping it secure: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbuCwxBp4oK/

A direct counter to the rally is being organised: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5PZOpGkXH/

There will be no opposition rally however due to Melbournes left being a bunch of spineless cowards.

Ive been thinking about how easy it is for a politician's office to ignore an email. Auto-reply, filed, gone. A physical letter is harder to pretend didn't happen, and there's decent evidence electorate offices still weight them more.

So I built a thing that does it for you. Pick an issue, we print and post a real letter to the MP who can actually act on it. There's a public tally per issue so it's not just vibes, every number is a letter that actually got sent.

First time posting this anywhere. Figured the left might go easier on me than some other subs. Tear it apart if you want, genuinely want the feedback. mailyourmp.com.au

Also, apologies if this is the wrong place to post this.

*dips toe in water*

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From December 12 to 19 2026 Gabriel Rockhill will tour several major cities in so-called Australia with Red Ant. Rockhill will visit Gadigal/Sydney, Boorloo/Perth, and Naarm/Melbourne, where he will deliver public talks on the critique of Western Marxism, imperialism, and dialectical and historical materialism. In Naarm, Rockhill will host a day-long teach-in on imperialism and the Marxist theory of fascism for the twenty-first century.

These demographic trends demonstrate that Australia is not simply geographically located in the Asia-Pacific region; it is becoming socially, culturally and more economically connected to Asia.

Australia’s future is therefore being shaped by its relationship with Asia, and by the strong Asian connections within Australia .

So, if Australia does not recognise that its connection to Asia is critical to the future growth and prosperity of Australia, is it possible that Australia will miss many opportunities and fail to reach its potential?

The former Adelaide Writers' Week director sits down in a wide-ranging interview that covers the Holocaust, Zionism, the Royal Commission and her time as Edward Said's teaching assistant

Louise Adler has been a vocal critic of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. And anyone who has followed Louise over the years knows she has been consistent in her condemnation of Israel, Zionism and the apartheid imposed upon the Palestinians.

The question I wanted to explore was why?

How did this powerhouse of the arts become such a staunch and courageous voice for Palestine and social justice?

I wanted to uncover the story of Louise Adler – her past, the tragedy that befell her family during the Holocaust and how it shaped who Louise is today.

What I learned in the almost hour-long interview (which at one point brought tears) is Louise’s story offers a Jewish narrative we rarely hear. A narrative of resistance during Nazi occupation, of defiance against tyranny and of enduring solidarity with the oppressed.

It’s the Jewish narrative that exists outside of Zionism, and one that is emerging from New York to London. And so, I posed Louise a question – are we seeing the revival of a Jewish left?