Protests
From the Archives, 1973: Warana sails from Melbourne to fight the bomb
The Australian protest ketch Warana, flying the flags of four nations, sailed from Williamstown on an 11,000-mile mission to try to halt the French nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll.
- by Staff Writers
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Thousands rally to denounce $715m Tasmania AFL stadium
Thousands rallied outside state parliament in Hobart with signs including, “Team yes, Stadium No. Tell the AFL where to go!”
- by Luke Costin
Holly Lawford-Smith at the Let Women Speak rally
Author Holly Lawford-Smith speaks at the Let Women Speak rally on March 18, 2023.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders release of Imran Khan after his arrest sparks violence
The judge also asked the former prime minister to issue an appeal to his supporters to remain peaceful, as the country faced growing turmoil in its streets.
- by Munir Ahmed
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World politics
Several dead and injured in protests after Imran Khan arrested
Imran Khan is due to appear at an anti-corruption tribunal on Wednesday after his dramatic arrest sparked violent clashes.
- by Faseeh Mangi
Protesters fear jail time for gathering outside Martin Place, Town Hall
Tough new anti-protest laws introduced in NSW last year would criminalise a range of activities by protesters near train stations, the Supreme Court has heard.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
How a T-shirt exposed a cultural rift in Sydney
Men championing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine at a Sydney concert sparked a complaint to security agencies and exposed tensions in the Russian community.
- by Perry Duffin
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France
Man’s hand blown off in France’s violent anti-Macron protests
Police detained 540 people for questioning nationally. The Interior Ministry said 406 police and dozens of protesters were injured, some seriously.
- by Henry Samuel
Right-wing Israelis come out in force to support plan to overhaul courts
They say the changes are necessary to give more power to voters and their elected representatives and to curb the authority of an unelected judiciary.
- by Isabel Kershner
Police drop protest charges against Greens councillor – again
Jonathan Sriranganathan said the incident – the third time police have dropped charges against him – showed they were targeting him.
- by Matt Dennien
WA art gallery vandal charged for refusing to hand over laptop
An artist who defaced one of Australia’s most famous paintings during a gas company protest will fight a counter-terrorism charge over access to her electronic devices, labelling it “state-sanctioned overreach”.
- by Aaron Bunch