Activism

An anti-immigration protest in Melbourne's CBD was met by a counter-rally, prompting a significant police presence.

Victoria Police have released a video as they search for protesters who threw objects at officers during a demonstration in Melbourne. 

Queensland's transport department has threatened to penalise residents who set up street-side charity cupboards without filling in the requisite paperwork. 

Opponents of the proposed AFL stadium in Hobart have held a rally to express their concerns.

Protesters against a proposed stadium in Hobart says they "don't want the waterfront transformed into Disneyland" and urge parliament's upper house to scrap the project.

The incident caused "minor injuries to two security staff, and minor damage to the venue," according to a spokesperson for the United Nations.

Stronger police powers tackling masks and face coverings, a ban on attachment devices and bans on certain flags and symbols are part of a suite of government reforms to be taken to parliament on Wednesday.

A blockade at a boat ramp to prevent oysters from entering an open fishing bay, over fears of spreading the algal bloom, leads to the destruction of nearly $70,000 worth of oysters.

Cricketer Usman Khawaja is one of the highest-profile Australian athletes who regularly wades into political issues. Now, Khawaja and other athletes have agreed to form a Players' Coalition to influence policy change on issues ranging from racism and human rights to social media abuse. 

From a retired anaesthetist to a garden-loving grandmother, these three older Australians have "stepped up" and into the "exhausting and stressful" protest movement. 

Residents are getting creative in their fight to save a "magnificent" 130-year-old Algerian oak tree from being felled for a controversial transmission line project in western Victoria.

Protesters in Adelaide marched through the Central Business District toward Parliament House.

Crowds fill Melbourne’s city streets with Pro-Palestinian chants, flags and keffiyeh.

Palestinian flags and music dominate Sydney's Hyde Park as protesters gather and take shelter from the heat.

Demonstrators have gathered on the Coffs Harbour jetty to chant their support for Palestine.

Protesters gathered for dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country, as a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues. 

The mother of an Australian woman who was on board a vessel that was part of a flotilla attempting to sail aid into Gaza says Israeli authorites abused her daughter after she was detained in Israel.

Seven Australian activists arrested while trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza have been deported to Jordan, the ABC understands. 

Several individuals were arrested at a spontaneous rally supporting the Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday.

Residents in WA's Midwest are travelling hundreds of kilometres to avoid costly medical imaging fees. They say it is time that changed.