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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, DPRK, Refugee Rights, Russia, Unions

Release the Refugees! Close the Detention Centres! For Workers Leadership!

RELEASE THE REFUGEES! CLOSE THE DETENTION CENTRES! FOR WORKERS LEADERSHIP! 09-04-2017 – The dead are many. Reza Berati, Hamid Khazaei, Kamil Hussain, Faysal Ishak Ahmed and Omid Masoumali are some of the recent innocents to have lost their lives in the off-shore hell-holes referred to as detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru. Countless others remain there, mentally and physically tormented by inhuman conditions.  Approximately … Continue reading Release the Refugees! Close the Detention Centres! For Workers Leadership!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, DPRK, Socialism

No To War! US/AUS: Hands Off the DPRK!

19-03-2017 – Speaking during a visit to South Korea (“Republic of Korea” – ROK), new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that US “strategic patience” with North Korea has ended.[1] He implied that military action against North Korea, whose real name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), remained ‘an option’. US representatives claimed that the DPRK’s growing nuclear and missile arsenal is … Continue reading No To War! US/AUS: Hands Off the DPRK!

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Economics, Socialism, Unions

Hands Off Our Penalty Rates!

CAPITAL CUTS WORKERS INCOME FURTHER HANDS OFF OUR PENALTY RATES! 11-03-2017- In late February, the grossly misnamed “Fair Work Commission” handed down its decision on the penalty rates of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers. It decided that Public Holiday and Sunday penalty rates be watered down to Saturday rates for workers in the Retail, Fast Food and Hospitality sectors.[1] The decision means some of … Continue reading Hands Off Our Penalty Rates!

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Economics, Socialism, Unions

“March in March” must break through “community” mobilisation

DEMAND UNIONS FIGHT FOR: A 30 HOUR WEEK WITH NO LOSS IN PAY PUBLIC HOUSING AS AN OPTION FOR ALL LIVABLE UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY AND PENSION BENEFITS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF THE BANKS PUBLICLY PROVIDED HEALTH CARE PUBLICLY PROVIDED EDUCATION PUBLICLY OWNED ASSETS – ROADS, RAIL, PORTS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT   Crisis after crisis besets Australia, and indeed the world. Here, … Continue reading “March in March” must break through “community” mobilisation

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Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Unions

Don’t fall for One Nation! For struggle based leadership of the Unions!

22-02-2017 – It would have seemed implausible even just a few years ago. One Nation, spitting vile racism, logic defying Islamophobia and ugly ultra-nationalism, is fast becoming a “normal” part of the Australian political system. One Nation was effectively ushered out of the political system around 15 years ago by both left-wing anti-racist protests and the political establishment itself seeking to eliminate a potential rival. … Continue reading Don’t fall for One Nation! For struggle based leadership of the Unions!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Refugee Rights, Syria

You Can’t Fight Trump and Turnbull with Shorten and Di Natale! Defend Refugees by Opposing Imperialist War!

11-02-2017 – Selective outrage is flavour of the week. In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the entry of people from 7 Middle Eastern and African Muslim majority countries, protests have materialised at US airports and other locations around the world. Claiming to oppose racism and Islamophobia, these actions have focused attention on the first weeks of the Trump Administration. Australian … Continue reading You Can’t Fight Trump and Turnbull with Shorten and Di Natale! Defend Refugees by Opposing Imperialist War!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, DPRK, Socialism, Unions

Change the Date! For Aboriginal Liberation through Workers Unity!

26-12-2017 – 229 years after the first British colonialists landed in Sydney Cove, what became the Australian nation state still “celebrates” the beginning of a genocide against the original inhabitants, who had tended this continent for upwards of 50 000 years. A war of near extermination was carried out by the colonialists for 150 years against the Aboriginal people, first with guns and unimaginable cruelty, … Continue reading Change the Date! For Aboriginal Liberation through Workers Unity!

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What’s wrong with protesting the Trump Inauguration?

by Paul Nave If you think there is something slightly odd about protesting the result of an election, you are not alone. The result of the election may not be what you desired – but whoever heard of protesting because the majority did not vote for what you wanted? Undeterred, some left parties are pressing ahead organising a protest against the inauguration of US President … Continue reading What’s wrong with protesting the Trump Inauguration?

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Socialism, Uncategorized

Which strategy for Aboriginal Liberation?

By Paul Nave   In the wake of the horrific footage of youth detainees being abused by guards at the Don Dale detention centre, aired by the 4 Corners television program, Aboriginal activists and their supporters took to the streets to protest yet another indicator of the oppression Australia’s indigenous people face on a daily basis. While one of the detainees was white, the overwhelming … Continue reading Which strategy for Aboriginal Liberation?

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Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Unions

The Limits of a “People’s Movement”

By Kurt Unmack The election of Donald Trump in the United States, coupled with the re-emergence of Pauline Hanson and One Nation in the Australian parliament is yet another wake-up call for working people and those who see themselves as part of the political left. Although Trump and Hanson are not explicitly fascist themselves, neo-Nazi elements which are attracted to this far-right populism form a … Continue reading The Limits of a “People’s Movement”

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