Category: Australia

Australia, Civil Rights, Coronavirus

“ESafety” Tsar Crushes the Rights of Young People and Enforces Censorship

05-07-2025: Recently Australia’s “ESafety” Commissioner advised the Federal Government to include YouTube in its proposed ban on the use of social media for those aged 16 and under. Julie Inman Grant reportedly claimed that despite its educational value, the platform is exposing children to disturbing and harmful content.[1] The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024[2] sailed through federal parliament last year as … Continue reading “ESafety” Tsar Crushes the Rights of Young People and Enforces Censorship

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Iran, Israel, Syria, USA

Iran: Authoritarianism or Liberalism?

29-06-2025: The US Empire is locked on to a war of regime change on the Islamic Republic of Iran, via the proxy of the Israeli state. US imperialism today is not strong enough to send 3 million, or even 3 thousand, armed troops to invade Iran with its population of 92 million[1] and a geography which makes it the 17th largest country in the world.[2] … Continue reading Iran: Authoritarianism or Liberalism?

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Australia, Elections

What Happened in the Australian Federal Election?

25-05-2025: A petition has been launched as a “vote of no confidence” in the results of the Australian federal election held on May 3. There are multiple grounds for questioning the outcome, which delivered a landslide victory for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Arguably, the Albanese Labor government has been the worst in Australia’s history. This government has presided over the worst cost of living … Continue reading What Happened in the Australian Federal Election?

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Australia, Elections, Left Debates

The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”

05-05-2025: There have been a series of exchanges between the Revolutionary Communist Organisation (RCO) and the Spartacist League (SL) over the question of how to build the party that the working class, in Australia and elsewhere, vitally needs. In its article Party first, then split the class[1] the RCO chide the SL for “putting the cart before the horse” with its calls to enter the … Continue reading The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Civil Rights, Elections

On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!

27-03-2025: As Australia heads to the polls in a federal election on May 3, the dark shadow of world war hangs over a decidedly lacklustre campaign from the Labor (Australian Labor Party – ALP) and Liberal (Liberal Party of Australia – LPA) “uniparty”. The grey clouds of a horrendous cost of living crisis hitting working people the hardest loom large. On top of this, Australian … Continue reading On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, climate, Cost of Living, Elections

Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

06-04-2025: The Australian Labor Party (ALP) federal government handed down a budget in late March, in the run up to the federal election called for May 3. The centrepiece of the budget is a five dollar a week tax cut – to supposedly be delivered in 15 months’ time.[1] Needless to say, this risible tax cut for average wage earners – which would barely cover … Continue reading Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

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Australia, Civil Rights, climate

No To Cyclone Hysteria!

16-03-2025: People in the Australian states of Queensland (QLD) and New South Wales (NSW) are cleaning up from the effects of Cyclone Alfred, which led to widespread flooding and many uprooted trees over the first week of March. Yet this cyclone never actually crossed the coastline, and was downgraded to a tropical low by the time it made landfall.[1] While one person very unfortunately lost … Continue reading No To Cyclone Hysteria!

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Australia, Elections, Socialism

No To The Labor/Liberal Stitch Up!

02-03-2025: On February 12, the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 passed the Senate in the federal parliament after just two hours of debate on amendments agreed to earlier by the Liberal Party of Australia/National Party of Australia Coalition. The ALP government refused to refer the bill to a parliamentary committee for proper scrutiny, as is customary for a bill … Continue reading No To The Labor/Liberal Stitch Up!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Australia, Civil Rights

Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

25-01-2025: In the approach to the coming Australian federal election, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised to reverse the current policy of allowing local councils to either cancel citizenship ceremonies on January 26, or hold them within three days of that date.[1] Four local councils boycotted January 26 in 2023, and 81 councils refused to host official “Australia Day” events on January 26 in 2024. … Continue reading Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Civil Rights, People's Republic of China, USA

Free Daniel Duggan!

27-12-2024: Less than six months after Julian Assange was finally released from prison in the United Kingdom after years of detention without trial, the federal government has agreed to a US (United States of America) government request for the extradition of another Australian citizen. On December the 23rd, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) Attorney General Mark Dreyfus stated that he had approved the extradition of … Continue reading Free Daniel Duggan!

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