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Unions, Welfare Rights

Mobilise Unions to demand: Free Healthcare for All Citizens!

20-02-2016 – Step by step, cut by cut, Australia’s health care system is being ripped from the hands of working people. Federal “Health” Minister Susan Ley announced a $650 million cut to Medicare incentive payments as a “Merry Christmas” gift at the end of last year. It will likely lead to up-front costs for pathology tests, blood and urine tests, pap smears, imaging and ultrasound … Continue reading Mobilise Unions to demand: Free Healthcare for All Citizens!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Economics, Unions

China: Stock Markets, Unions and War

By Adam Baker In late July, the Western corporate press was, for a brief moment, consumed with urgent warnings about an impending stock market crash in China. The ABC news website warned that the Chinese stock market had plunged, with “fears of worse to come”.[1] The Sydney Morning Herald carried an article complaining that China’s stock market was the “world’s biggest casino”.[2] The BBC posted … Continue reading China: Stock Markets, Unions and War

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights

Change the Name! Change the Date!

26-01-16 – As we surge deeper into the 21st Century, the Australian political establishment has not yet dealt with its 18th Century history – the founding of white Australia by the invading British colonialists and the resulting genocidal war against the Aboriginal people. This war lasted 150 years and formed the basis of “Australia” as we know it today. The exact numbers of Aboriginal people … Continue reading Change the Name! Change the Date!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Refugee Rights

Syrian “Opposition” Rima Flihan: Wanted Criminal! For Anti-War Refugee Action!

11-10-2015 – When a refugee rights protest has a keynote speaker who expresses “no remorse” for the slaughter of 87 University students sitting an exam, you know something has gone terribly wrong. Unfortunately, such is the actuality of the “Stand Up for Refugees” action in Brisbane today. One of the speakers is one Rima Flihan, billed as a “Syrian human rights activist”. Far from it. … Continue reading Syrian “Opposition” Rima Flihan: Wanted Criminal! For Anti-War Refugee Action!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Economics

No to the Assault of the TPP! Defend Red China!

18-10-2015 – Thanks once again to Wikileaks, the draft text of the notorious Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been released into the public domain.[1] The draft text contains a vigorous assault on the general conditions and standard of living of working people throughout the Asia-Pacific, as well as yet more potential destruction of civil liberties and pathways to yet more desecration of the natural environment. … Continue reading No to the Assault of the TPP! Defend Red China!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism

Victory to Palestine, Syria and Yemen! Defend the Anti-Imperialist Axis! Aust. Troops: Out of the Middle East!

23-10-2015 – As we go to press, the military forces of the Zionist Israeli state have confronted, killed or injured heroic Palestinians rising once again to resist the criminal occupation of their land for 17 consecutive days.[1] Many of those who have perished have been aged under 20 years. Since 1948, ongoing crimes against humanity have been committed by an Israeli state backed militarily and … Continue reading Victory to Palestine, Syria and Yemen! Defend the Anti-Imperialist Axis! Aust. Troops: Out of the Middle East!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Refugee Rights

War creates refugees. Australian troops Out Now! Victory to Syria!

11-09-2015 – Images of refugees perishing on the shores of Europe while attempting to flee for their lives are flooding the globe currently. In response to the image of a drowned boy on the beach inciting outrage internationally, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s only response was “this is why we need to stop the boats.” Callous indifference to human suffering, and/or using the deaths of … Continue reading War creates refugees. Australian troops Out Now! Victory to Syria!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism

No to War! Australian Troops Out Now! Victory to Syria!

05-09-2015 – In an eerie similarity to the Vietnam War, Australian PM Tony Abbott has denied that it was his office which pushed the US to request Australian assistance to extend air strikes into Syria.[1] In the spirit of never believing anything until it is officially denied, it is a fair assumption to state that the official entry of Australia into the US war on … Continue reading No to War! Australian Troops Out Now! Victory to Syria!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism

No to War! Shut down the US bases! Defend Red China!

12-07-15 – Eight. That was the number of warnings given to US P8-A Poseidon surveillance aircraft by the Chinese Navy as it provocatively flew through the South China Sea on May 20, 2015.[1] The US plane had aboard a CNN reporter who was able to record the alleged Chinese “aggression” in the area in order to better help Washington make the case for war against … Continue reading No to War! Shut down the US bases! Defend Red China!

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Unions

Mobilise Unions to win a living wage! For a Workers Republic!

12-07-15 – Even a cursory glance at the figures show shocking stats for Australia, which are getting worse. Inequality is growing fast, with many amongst the working class “dropping off the edge”. A large factor behind the growing inequality is unemployment, which now stands at a 12 year high. The official figure of 6.4%[1], however, is known to be basically hogwash, and closer to triple … Continue reading Mobilise Unions to win a living wage! For a Workers Republic!

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