In the context of racist far-right marches — including attacks on First Nations-led Camp Sovereignty — the recent Ecosocialism 2025 conference in Naarm/Melbourne featured a panel of four First Nations women deeply involved in the struggle for sovereignty.

Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung activist Lidia Thorpe, serving as a Victorian independent senator, highlighted the ongoing colonial processes of Aboriginal child removals, deaths in custody and poverty.

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She drew parallels between the colonial genocide of Aboriginal people and Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. “That’s why we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Palestine, because we do know what it’s like.”

Thorpe condemned the major parties’ deportation agendas and the Anthony Albanese government’s role in boosting racism through its demonisation and inhumane treatment of migrants, including its recently passed anti-refugee laws.

Thorpe highlighted the........

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