Today
UK police clash with far-right protesters after fatal stabbing
Police said the crowd was believed to be supporters of the English Defence League, a far-right group, and the unrest was inspired by speculation about the teenage boy arrested in the stabbing.
- 45 mins ago
- Jill Lawless and Brian Melley
This Month
- Opinion
- Review
Australia’s great threat is a clash of civilisations
Seismic undercurrents of discontent are surfacing in society as religious beliefs collide and a generation is locked out of the housing market.
- John Carroll
June
Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill as protests rage outside
The bill is key to overhauling an embattled economy, and includes plans for privatising public firms, granting special powers to the president and spurring investment.
- Nicolás Misculin and Eliana Raszewski
May
- Opinion
- Opinion
What campus protesters get wrong about divestment
Resisting magical thinking about how financial markets work would help them better direct their efforts today.
- The Economist
‘End it now or we’ll call police’: Uni toughens up on protesters
Melbourne University says protesters ‘crossed a line’ when they occupied a building and warned they could be charged by police if they don’t leave immediately.
- Updated
- Julie Hare and Patrick Durkin
Albanese vows to tackle antisemitism after crisis talks with rabbis
Jewish Australians should feel safe in the classroom and in their neighbourhoods, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
- Andrew Tillett
Biden says ‘order must prevail’ as US college arrests top 2000
The US president has broken his silence, calling for order on college campuses where protests against Israel’s war are escalating and some have turned violent.
- Matthew Cranston
Dutton calls on unis to shut down pro-Palestinian protests
Peter Dutton says vice chancellors are tolerating racist protests on their campuses and should shut the activists down.
- Julie Hare
April
Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after talks stall
The university said days of negotiations between student organisers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to remove the protest camp.
- Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen
Pro-Palestinian protesters are peaceful here, say university bosses
A series of encampments are popping up on campuses as students take up the pro-Palestinian cause. But it’s very different from what’s happening in the US.
- Julie Hare
Business braces for more disruption from Gaza protests
Arrests have been made as train stations, ports and parts of Australia’s biggest cities are blockaded by widespread protests against the war in Gaza.
- Patrick Durkin
Business leaders blast pro-Palestine protests aimed at hurting economy
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says pro-Palestine protests aimed at causing maximum economic damage are “un-Australian and disrespectful”.
- Brad Thompson
March
Unions go after Aware Super, Lendlease over New York building project
Unions in NSW are waging war on the super fund over hiring practices and its investment in a $1 billion Brooklyn development controlled by Lendlease.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Union leader charged over pro-Palestinian port protest
The Sydney leader of the maritime union is among 19 pro-Palestinian protestors who were arrested overnight following a rally against an Israeli shipping company.
- David Marin-Guzman
January
Farmer fury spreads in Europe, squashing Aussie trade deal hopes
As France’s farming protests spread to Belgium, Spain and Portugal, the odds dwindle of any EU leader agreeing to boost market access for Australian farmers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
French farmers lay siege to Paris with vow to cut off food
Long lines of tractors blocked motorways at eight entry points to the city as one militant union promised to take control of the world’s biggest fresh food market.
- Henry Samuel
- Opinion
- Carbon challenge
Climate disclosure must not create yet more risk for companies
There are gaps in the proposed legislation which leave corporates exposed to activist legal actions over a complex and unpredictable long-term transition.
- Mark Rigotti
This ‘Love Me’ actor doesn’t love lithium
Bojana Novakovic leads a double life: in Australia and the US, she’s a Logie-nominated actor; in Europe, she’s a leading scourge of the mining industry.
- Hans van Leeuwen
November 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Protest must not bring the poison of antisemitism
Liberal societies need protest and dissent – but not if it is accompanied by toxic racism.
- The AFR View
Bill Ackman urges Harvard suspensions to tackle antisemitism
Tensions on US campuses, including top schools such as Stanford, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania, have surged since Hamas militants killed 1400 people last month.
- Janet Lorin