APEC 2018: US Threatens New Pacific War

APEC 2018: US Threatens New Pacific War 24-11-2018 – Asia Pacific Economic Co-Operation (APEC) meetings are usually straight forward affairs, full of feel good rhetoric about “free” trade and co-operation. This year it is a different story, with no traditional joint communique able to be cobbled together amongst the 21 member states.[1] The corporate media offer the vapid analysis that this was due to tensions … Continue reading APEC 2018: US Threatens New Pacific War

Brazil: “Trump of the Tropics” Assisted into Power

Brazil: “Trump of the Tropics” Assisted into Power 17-11-2018 – Fascism has arrived in Brazil. Or so we are told. Jair Bolsonaro, who won the Presidential candidacy of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) after only joining that party at the beginning of the year, won the second round of Presidential elections on the 29th of October. The ultra-right Bolsonaro secured 55.1% of the vote[1], over … Continue reading Brazil: “Trump of the Tropics” Assisted into Power

Break Anti-Union Rules!

Break Anti-Union Rules!    Statement of the Workers League 20-11-2018 – The Australian labour movement has a long and proud history, which has won substantial gains for working people for over 100 years. Weekends, public holidays, four weeks annual leave, leave loading and many other basic working conditions were won through powerful and well organised Unions since the 1890s. But it is no secret that the … Continue reading Break Anti-Union Rules!

US Empire Rolls the Dice on Venezuela Invasion

US Empire Rolls the Dice on Venezuela Invasion 27-10-2018 – It’s no secret. The US ruling class, through its various fronts, has attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government repeatedly since Hugo Chavez swept to electoral power in 1998. There was a coup attempt in 2002, an attempt to shut down the state owned PDVSA oil company in 2003, a separatist plot in the Zulia region … Continue reading US Empire Rolls the Dice on Venezuela Invasion

USA/Australia: Hands Off Palestine!

USA/Australia: Hands Off Palestine! 19-10-2018 – As if the Australian government could not be any more craven to the masters of the US Empire, Liberal Party Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week publicly floated the idea that his government would follow the lead of the US Donald Trump administration and move its embassy from the Israeli capital Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This would also entail … Continue reading USA/Australia: Hands Off Palestine!

Philippines: Bogus Narratives Pushed by Western Powers

05-10-2018 – The people of the Philippines today are suffering under a tyrannical fascist dictator who terrorises and murders anyone who opposes him – or so the story goes. Who tells this story? Filipino workers enduring a loss of political rights? Filipino trade Unionists having their organisations dispersed by armed gangs? Left-wing anti-war activists?  Hardly. The portrayal of Philippine President Rodrigo (“Rody”) Duterte as a … Continue reading Philippines: Bogus Narratives Pushed by Western Powers

Myanmar: Rohingya Manipulated for the West’s Drive to War

Myanmar: Rohingya Manipulated for the West’s Drive to War 05-09-2018 – If genuine anti-war activists have learnt anything over the last few decades, it is to be supremely skeptical the moment the US Empire and its corporate media apparatchiks start to chant in unison on the latest “human rights” violation which urgently needs attention. It usually means that a “humanitarian intervention”, read – regime change … Continue reading Myanmar: Rohingya Manipulated for the West’s Drive to War

No To Racism, Xenophobia, Austerity and War!

No To Racism, Xenophobia, Austerity and War! 08-09-2018 – According to federal minister Peter Dutton, citizens of Melbourne are too afraid to go out to restaurants at night in public, in fear of “African gang violence”.[1] Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull weighed in, attempting to whip up extreme racism in an effort to stave off the Labor Party in the lead up to the series of … Continue reading No To Racism, Xenophobia, Austerity and War!

What’s Wrong with “Safe Access Zones” ?

What’s Wrong with “Safe Access Zones” ? 28-07-2018 – The government passes new legislation which ensures women can enter reproductive health care clinics to access abortion and other services, without harassment by “pro-life” fundamentalists opposed women choosing their life outcomes. Sounds fantastic – or is it? As with other political issues, the truth is always concrete. While those on the left uphold the right of … Continue reading What’s Wrong with “Safe Access Zones” ?

Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All!

Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All! 20-07-2018 – Five years ago yesterday, former Australian Labor Party (ALP) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that his government had come to an arrangement with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG). All refugees and asylum seekers arriving by boat would be transferred to PNG, and would be settled in PNG … Continue reading Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All!