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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Papua New Guinea

Canberra Uses Football to Counter China’s Power

17-06-2024: The announcement that the Australian federal government will fork out $600 million of taxpayers’ money to fund a National Rugby League (NRL) football team in Papua New Guinea (PNG) came as a shock to many. Social media users responded immediately with comments laced with profanities such as “I love my Rugby League but I want my taxes used on something f***ing useful…education, roads, mental … Continue reading Canberra Uses Football to Counter China’s Power

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, BRICS, Europe, Russia, USA

No To NATO’s Nuclear War!

10-06-2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent press conference during a state visit to Uzbekistan contained perhaps the starkest warning to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and the ruling elites of the West that he has ever given. Putin made it clear, once again, that if the NATO governments led by Washington went ahead with their plan to fire long-range missiles at targets inside Russia from … Continue reading No To NATO’s Nuclear War!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, France, New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Deadly Riots Derail Independence Bid

03-06-2024: During mid-May, France’s National Assembly deliberated on an amendment bill which would allow those who have resided in New Caledonia for ten years to have the right to vote in provincial elections. Voting is currently restricted to people who lived in New Caledonia before 1998, and their children.[1]  New Caledonia, an archipelago in the South Pacific with a population of some 295 000 people,[2] … Continue reading New Caledonia: Deadly Riots Derail Independence Bid

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Cost of Living, Israel, Left Debates, Palestine

Far Left’s Palestine Antics Fuel Reaction

27-05-2024: On the 18th of May in Melbourne, organisers of Never Again Is Now (NAIN) held a pro-Israel “Stop the Hate” rally outside the state parliament house. NAIN claim to be a grassroots Christian movement organising against anti-Semitism following the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on October 7 last year. Around 6000 people gathered, but they were confronted by around 1000 pro-Palestine supporters, some of … Continue reading Far Left’s Palestine Antics Fuel Reaction

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, DPRK, People's Republic of China

ADF Chopper Breaches China’s Exclusive Economic Zone

20-05-2024: On May 6, the Australian federal government accused a Chinese fighter jet of endangering a naval helicopter by firing flares into its path. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles declared the incident an unsafe manoeuvre which posed a risk to the aircraft and personnel.[1] The Australian Prime Minister claimed the Australian Defence Force (ADF) was in “international waters” simply working to enforce United Nations (UN) … Continue reading ADF Chopper Breaches China’s Exclusive Economic Zone

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Europe, Georgia, Russia

Georgia: Colour Revolution Part 3

13-05-2024: Colour Revolutions have unfortunately become almost common in recent years, so much so that it runs the risk of becoming an accepted practice in international relations. For working people, however, there is nothing even remotely progressive about a colour revolution as they represent the desperate intrigue of political reaction of which only imperialism is capable. A colour “revolution” is an orchestrated uprising funded by … Continue reading Georgia: Colour Revolution Part 3

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Israel, Palestine

For a Real Anti-War Movement!

06-05-2024: Pro-Palestine protests on US (United States of America) college campuses have attracted worldwide attention, and have spread to Universities in Australia[1], Canada, France, Italy, the UK (United Kingdom) and elsewhere.[2] Make no mistake, the Israeli state bombardment of Gaza is a genocidal act, on top of 76 years of injustice meted out to Palestine, which requires protest action. Yet this massacre is not taking … Continue reading For a Real Anti-War Movement!

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Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Australia, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Cost of Living

Sydney Knife Attacks: Violence at Home and Abroad

22-04-2024: In the space of 48 hours, the New South Wales (NSW) capital of Sydney was struck by two public stabbing incidents, from April 13 to 15. On the afternoon of April 13, six people perished after being stabbed in the multi-storey Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre, and the perpetrator was shot dead by a police officer.[1] The attacker was named as Joel Cauchi, a … Continue reading Sydney Knife Attacks: Violence at Home and Abroad

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climate, Environment

Unprecedented Heatwave is Smashing Records in the Coldest Location on the Planet

By Stu Winters 18-04-2024: The warmest temperature ever recorded in a permanent weather station in the Antarctic has been reached during an unprecedented heatwave in the Concordia-Dome C research station on March 18th, 2022. The unprecedented heat is being attributed to a powerful inflow of warm winds from Australia which brought temperatures over East Antarctica up to 47 degrees C or 85 degrees Fahrenheit, above … Continue reading Unprecedented Heatwave is Smashing Records in the Coldest Location on the Planet

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Cost of Living, Iran, Syria

Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

15-04-2024: The April 1st strike by the Zionist Israeli state on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was unprecedented. Perhaps apart from the US (United States of America) bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia in 1999, this was the first deliberate strike on diplomatically protected territory in other states since the signing of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. This convention,[1] … Continue reading Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

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