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25/04/2026

What happens when artists speak out for Palestine?

In 2024, pianist Jayson Gillham dedicated a performance to journalists in Gaza and spoke about their killing.

Soon after, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancelled his next performance, stating they do not allow “personal political views” on stage.

He is now taking them to court, in what could become a landmark free speech case in Australia.

This case goes beyond one artist. It raises a critical question: What happens when artists speak out for Palestine?

At a time when many institutions have stayed silent, this trial puts a spotlight on those who refuse to.

The trial begins May 18 at the Federal Court in Melbourne and is expected to run for three weeks.

What happens next could shape whether people can speak out against injustice, or be pushed out for doing so.

Follow for updates.

25/01/2026

On a day when many people reflect on what Australia stands for, it’s worth naming what’s happening to land, water, and communities right now. For many First Nations communities, this day carries grief, resistance, and responsibility.

Traditional Custodians are leading urgent efforts to protect sacred Country from projects that would cause irreversible harm. These campaigns are practical and winnable, with clear pressure points and real timelines. They need resourcing, and they need support.

Donate, don’t celebrate. Solidarity is practical: fund legal fights, protection camps, and community-led defence of land and water. Supporting campaigns led by First Nations leaders is a real form of respect, and today asks all of us what we stand for.

19/01/2026

We’re racing to secure irreplaceable habitat before it’s gone. Cockatoos in Western Australia have lost over 50% of their population in the last 60 years, and their habitat is disappearing even faster.

Without urgent action, this decline will continue — this matters not just for cockatoos, but for countless species that depend on intact bushland to survive.

That’s why Carnaby’s Crusaders is taking immediate action by purchasing one of the last intact bushlands. This land will be restored with native trees and permanently protected as a sanctuary for Carnaby’s, Red-tail cockatoos, and other native wildlife.

You can help. Own a symbolic acre, secure habitat forever, and be part of a direct, measurable conservation effort. Every contribution goes straight to protecting the land these birds cannot live without.

08/09/2025

https://au.news.yahoo.com/fear-for-joeys-as-australia-guns-down-hundreds-of-koalas-from-helicopters-080625776.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGhNk5TLTIrPqm9hrFdoTvbRuvlR4Y8nYUju6FoRWMHjlJpGOyvCywKTRx90PH6Oa81QjNcL2ziE1kTrwTt2Sy4tum3YMrGu2sGsVKaCJgHXHElTCpxwMQROoi5mDW-FCDvxOwtlCDRS1QNt1VCtivEUi42iYlhs0CW7yRvWS96B

Between 600 and 700 koalas had been euthanised before Yahoo revealed the existence of the controversial program. Find out more.

08/09/2025

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/a-cull-of-convenience-how-blue-gum-plantations-can-kill-koalas-20250429-p5lv6y.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMrK11leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHooZ8Wv-nK5xlTTIedjjKN9fxP09Pwe96llWhJEp37L7NyS-iOyQe3pRkhl5_aem__u3lxVd5ne0xjj2hHp0eew

Blue gum plantations that surround Budj Bim National Park create boom and bust koala populations. After a recent plantation timber harvest, disaster struck.

05/09/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/11/koalas-face-death-attacks-and-starvation-as-blue-gums-chopped-down-in-victoria

The state government is aware of koala welfare problems but says it has ‘no cost-effective’ solutions

01/09/2025

Over a million years. That’s how long the water has been flowing through the Doongmabulla Springs—ancient, pristine, and sacred.

Now, that flow is being drained away; scientific studies confirm it - and hydrocarbons have already entered the springs. The damage is real. The danger is now.

Adani promised the Springs wouldn’t be touched. But damage and contamination is here, and still the Queensland Government refuses to act. Instead, they fight us in court, delay justice, and allow destruction to continue.

We Wangan and Jagalingou Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians, have had enough.

We filed a landmark human rights case to force the Government to protect our sacred site. The Supreme Court has ruled that we can proceed despite the Government’s multiple attempts to have our case overruled.

But legal battles are costly, and we are up against powerful interests.

Doongmabulla is alive. It is our cultural heartbeat. It’s where our stories live, where our ancestors rest, where we pass down law to our children.

Donate now. Help us defend the Springs—before they are lost forever.

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01/09/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-26/koala-shooting-budj-bim-national-park-lawsuit/105462686

A group has launched court action after aerial culling was undertaken to end the suffering of about 1,0000 starving or burnt koalas affected by bushfire in Victoria.

26/08/2025

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/federal-court-rules-in-favour-against-traditional-owners-at-murujuga/zvxw9qvdx

The government has been ordered to pay the legal costs of Raelene Cooper, who brought the action in relation to sacred petroglyphs on the Burrup Peninsula.

26/08/2025

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/watt-told-land-near-big-projects-wa-under-threat-of-desecration-20250825-p5mplm

A Federal Court judge has slammed the Albanese government for taking too long to determine the heritage value of land near Woodside and Perdaman facilities.

26/08/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/25/murray-watt-advised-by-own-department-to-declare-protection-order-over-part-of-burrup-peninsula

Exclusive: Environment department document states that Burrup peninsula site near Woodside gas plant ‘under threat of injury or desecration’