09-03-2016 – It’s a scenario that would have seemed unimaginable even six months ago – a new war in the Pacific. Yet this is precisely what working people across the world stare in the face. The US Empire, smarting from its defeat at the hands of the Russians in Syria, have yet again ramped up its hostile provocations against the People’s Republic of China, with … Continue reading NO to war with China! Lift the Sanctions on the DPRK!
20-02-2016 – As we go to press, the protest by refugee supporters outside the Lady Cilento Hospital in South Brisbane has won a partial victory. Baby Asha, a one year old girl and her mother were transferred from the hospital to “community detention” in Brisbane, rather than be sent back to the hell-hole of Nauru. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton claimed that this was not a … Continue reading Shut down the penal camps! Withdraw from US led wars! Unions must defend refugees!
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
05-12-2015 – In the weeks following the events in Paris on November 13, the imperialist powers have sought to again escalate their lawless and criminal war on the Syrian Republic, citing “war on terror” language eerily reminiscent of the atmosphere following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York. At the same time, the same imperialist powers are virtually silent about their ongoing scorched earth … Continue reading Stop the war on Syria/Yemen! AUS/US troops: Out Now!
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