Sudan: Proxy War not “Civil War”

29-11-2025: Images and reports of a massacre of civilians in El Fasher, in the northern part of the Darfur region of Sudan, have shocked many around the world. The paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) are accused of slaughtering some 2000 people in a final drive to take the city, after subjecting it to a siege for the last 18 months. Al Jazeera has reportedly verified … Continue reading Sudan: Proxy War not “Civil War”

ASIO Throws False Cyber Attack Allegations At Major World Powers

22-11-2025: For the umpteenth time, ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) has claimed that “authoritarian regimes” are conducting cyber attacks to target infrastructure assets overseas, including in Australia. ASIO head Mike Burgess, speaking to an ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) forum on November 12 used cagey language to infer the state actors supposedly doing this are the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Russian Federation … Continue reading ASIO Throws False Cyber Attack Allegations At Major World Powers

Indonesia: Democratic Uprising Or Western Facilitated Destabilisation?

Open Letter to the Spartacist League of Australia (SL/A) Dear Comrades, We were bemused to read your supplement posted on the Red Battler section of your website, dated the 6th of November, 2025, titled: Indonesia: Where to now?  While we understand and expect there to be different analysis of significant political events amongst the various parties of the socialist left, we find ourselves on opposite … Continue reading Indonesia: Democratic Uprising Or Western Facilitated Destabilisation?

Washington Weighs Up Military Action in Nigeria to “Save Christians”

08-11-2025: US President Donald Trump, the decidedly non-Orwellian renamed Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth and conservative media pundits Alex Jones and Laura Loomer have issued cries about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. On Truth Social media, Trump warned that if the Nigerian government continued to allow the killing of Christians, the USA would stop all aid and assistance and go in “guns-a-blazing” to … Continue reading Washington Weighs Up Military Action in Nigeria to “Save Christians”

Planetary Health Check 2025

A recent study subtitled “A Scientific Assessment of the State of the Planet”, provides a useful and relatively succinct and graphic overview of the physical and biological state of our planet. It is based upon, quoting the study: “The Planetary Boundaries (PBs) – the nine processes that are known to regulate the stability, resilience (ability to absorb disruptions) and life-support functions of our planet.” The … Continue reading Planetary Health Check 2025

For a Just Transition to “Net Zero”

01-11-2025: On Sunday the 26th of October, a fierce storm ripped through South-East Queensland while at the same time a tornado struck west of Melbourne in Victoria. Hail battered parts of western Brisbane and Ipswich, with some hailstones being as large as golf balls. 26 000 homes in South-East Queensland lost power,[1] with some waiting more than a day for it to be restored. Some … Continue reading For a Just Transition to “Net Zero”