New South Wales opposition leader Jodi McKay says she will stand down as leader of the Labor party.

It comes after Labor lost the Upper Hunter byelection to the Nationals, after holding the seat for ninety years.

Over 600 musicians are standing in solidarity with Palestine, signing a letter pledging to boycott performing in Israel. 

The open letter, Musicians for Palestine, is signed by famous musicians including Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Rage against the Machine and Patti Smith.

United States President Joe Biden faces pressure from abroad, after more than 10,000 people attended an anti-US rally in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.

The protesters denounced President Biden’s call for a ceasefire to the conflict in the country's northern region of Tigray, now in its seventh month.

Four lucky commuters will win a Golden Go Card, giving them free public transport for a year, under the state government’s new competition.

Transport minister Mark Bailey says a commuter must travel on public transport any Friday in June to enter. A winner will be randomly selected each Monday.

In a weeklong “Festival of Resistance” anti-militarism activists are disrupting work at the Rheinmetall and DB Schenker warehouse in Redbank. 

The arms manufacturers are set to participate in this week’s controversial Land Forces Defence Expo.

Minister for Employment Di Farmer is announcing an $8 million grant to help create jobs over the next two years.

The Social Enterprise Jobs Fund aims to help the sector to grow, scale-up activities and create more training and employment opportunities for vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders.

Victoria’s fourth lockdown continues, following the mystery COVID-19 case of a person working in aged care.

People who are vulnerable to COVID-19 were meant to have been vaccinated by Easter, but not all have been.

The Victorian industry groups are calling on the Prime Minister to bring back JobKeeper amid the state’s 4th lockdown.

It is reported that 90,000 businesses have been affected by the current lockdown. 

Content warning: This story mentions the death of Indigenous Canadians.