Demonstrations

This year's Waitangi Day is bigger than any of the past 30 years, as Māori from all over Aotearoa unite against a controversial government bill that could change the Treaty of Waitangi.

NSW Police say forensic analysis finds no evidence the phrase "gas the Jews" was chanted in videos circulating online from a pro-Palestinian rally in October, despite people providing statements the phrase was used.

Ten people have been arrested as dozens of activists clash with Victoria police at a pro-Palestinian rally at the Port of Melbourne.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and freedom for Palestinians rally in the Melbourne CBD for the 15th week in a row as other demonstrators block an Israeli ship from a city dock.

Germany's finance minister has taken to the stage in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises to tell them there is no money for further subsidies.

A NSW magistrate says climate protesters who stopped coal ships during a blockade of the Port of Newcastle in 2023 acted out of "genuine" concern for the environment.

More than half of India's opposition MPs are barred from the ongoing session of India's parliament for demanding a debate over a protest last week. Now it has prompted questions over the Narendra Modi government's handling of dissent.

Thousands take to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest against the government's economic shock measures, in the first real test for Argentina's new president, Javier Milei.

A pristine island in Indonesia is under threat from Indonesia's nickel rush, with some women now having to walk for kilometres just to access clean water. But locals are fighting back.

The laws, passed in April 2022 after a series of climate protests, meant people could be fined $22,000 or jailed for two years for causing a major facility to be closed or if someone using the area had to be redirected.

Narges Mohammadi is being held in the notorious Evin prison in the Iranian capital city of Tehran. Her activism, which continues despite her being behind bars, has now been recognised with a Nobel prize.

Police arrest and fine Extinction Rebellion demonstrators for failing to obey traffic directions when staging a rally in the middle of the road outside Flinders Street Station.

Palestinian supporters turn out in their hundreds in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney for another week of action, as families of those taken hostage by Hamas speak of their loss at a Sydney Jewish Synagogue.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters set up picket lines at Fremantle Port in an effort to prevent workers from loading a ship owned by an Israeli company.

One year on from the "white paper protests", one of the biggest displays of civil disobedience in China since the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, young people are finding creative ways to express political dissent.

Following weeks of protests, thousands of Palestinian supporters take to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as Jewish community is told of the rise of anti-Semitism at a rally in the Sydney CBD.

Hundreds of students in Melbourne and Adelaide joined a school strike to protest against the Israel-Gaza war.

Activists have been removed from an entry road in Port Botany, as they attempted to block a ship being unloaded. Stating the ZIM cargo ship is being used to transport goods to Israel.     

Thousands of people take to Australian streets for the sixth-straight week, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while pro-Israeli events are rallying for the release of hostages.

The Australian government is accused of being "secretive" about its defence exports to Israel, as calls grow internationally for countries to suspend arms transfers that could be used to commit human rights abuses in Gaza.

Separate events calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages have been held across Australia, with tens of thousands taking to city streets.

An offshore wind zone has been formally declared for the New South Wales Hunter's coast, with more to come elsewhere, including the Illawarra. Some locals are worried about the impact of the turbines.

The men, aged 30, 31 and 40, are charged under new laws over the public display of Nazi flags and memorabilia banned across the state last year.

Flares and fireworks were lit in the crowd and thrown onto the forecourt steps of the Opera House, where rows of police officers were monitoring the situation.

The battle over the climate is escalating, and nowhere more than in Western Australia, where a new generation of protesters is prepared to break the law to make their point.