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!

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” ?

Repeal the “Espionage” and “Interference” Act! No War On China!

Repeal the “Espionage” and “Interference” Act! No War On China! 07-07-2018 – Chilling. There are few other words for it. The passage through federal parliament of the “National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018” re-sets the framework, yet again, of the shredding of elementary democratic rights by the Australian government. Under the false guise of combatting “foreign interference”, the federal government is … Continue reading Repeal the “Espionage” and “Interference” Act! No War On China!

70 Years of Injustice: Freedom for Palestine!

70 Years of Injustice: Freedom for Palestine! 15-05-2018 – 70 years ago today, the Catastrophe (Al Nakba) rained down upon Palestine. The birth of the Zionist state of Israel was erected on the forcible expulsion of at least 750 000 Palestinians, many forced into exile to escape death squads, typified by the Irgun’s massacre of at 254 people, mainly women and children, in the village … Continue reading 70 Years of Injustice: Freedom for Palestine!

‘Change the Rules’ or Elect the Labor Party?

05-05-2018 – It is not a grand statement to make to acknowledge that wages and conditions for workers in Australia have never been at the state they are now. Outright wage theft is rampant, from small business to large scale private and public sectors. The right to strike, an elementary condition without which the line between the modern workers and slavery is blurred, is all … Continue reading ‘Change the Rules’ or Elect the Labor Party?

For Real Women’s Liberation…There Is Only Revolution!

For Real Women’s Liberation….There Is Only Revolution! 10-03-2018 – As we mark another International Women’s Day, a quick glance at basic numbers show just how far away the goal of equality, let alone liberation, for women remains. By the Australian government’s own statistics, women are paid $26, 527 less than men per year averaged out across all occupations.[1] The official gender pay gap is 17.9%, … Continue reading For Real Women’s Liberation…There Is Only Revolution!

Change, Abolish or Overthrow? Which Way to Indigenous Justice?

Change, Abolish or Overthrow?    Which Way to Indigenous Justice? 26-01-2018 – As the calendar marks another January 26, the spotlight is once again focused on the revealing fact that Australia’s national day marks the beginning of an attempted extermination war fought against the indigenous people of this land. The war raged for 150 years, and its legacy remains burned into the very establishment of the … Continue reading Change, Abolish or Overthrow? Which Way to Indigenous Justice?

Israel/USA: Hands off Palestine and Syria!

Israel/USA: Hands Off Palestine and Syria! 10-12-2017 – The nightmare scenario has come true. Last Wednesday, US President Donald Trump fulfilled one of his campaign promises to recognise Jerusalem as the political capital of Israel, and to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv. Outrage in response shot around the world, and there was even opposition from within Trump’s own cabinet. Secretary of State Rex … Continue reading Israel/USA: Hands off Palestine and Syria!

Let the Russians Play! No to the New Cold War

LET THE RUSSIANS PLAY! NO TO THE NEW COLD WAR 09-12-17 – As if the McCarthyist hysteria could not possibly get any more deceitful, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently issued a statement banning Russia from participation at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (“Republic of Korea” or ROK). Claiming that Russia systematically manipulated anti-doping rules during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games … Continue reading Let the Russians Play! No to the New Cold War

No War on DPR Korea! Lift the Sanctions

NO WAR ON DPR KOREA! LIFT THE SANCTIONS! STATEMENT OF THE WORKERS LEAGUE 05-12-2017 – As we go to press, the US and its puppet South Korean navy are completing yet more threatening war manoeuvres right on the border with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – or “North Korea”). This comes on top of the most extensive US, Japanese and Republic of Korea … Continue reading No War on DPR Korea! Lift the Sanctions