Category: Unions

Socialism, Unions, Women's Liberation

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” ?

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

Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All!

Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All! 20-07-2018 – Five years ago yesterday, former Australian Labor Party (ALP) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that his government had come to an arrangement with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG). All refugees and asylum seekers arriving by boat would be transferred to PNG, and would be settled in PNG … Continue reading Shut Down the Manus Island and Nauru Hell Holes – Once and For All!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, People's Republic of China, Socialism, Uncategorized, Unions

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!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Unions

Release Julian Assange!

Release Julian Assange! 19-06-2018 – Six years. Today marks six years since Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, was effectively incarcerated inside the Ecuadorian Embassy (a small building) in London. His doctors have reported that his health is failing. He urgently needs a root canal, and treatment on a shoulder injury. His vision is deteriorating for not being able to see long distances. Being kept … Continue reading Release Julian Assange!

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Economics, Socialism, Unions

‘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?

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Russia, Syria, Unions

No to World Nuclear War! US/UK/FRA: Hands Off Syria!

No to World Nuclear War! US/UK/FRA: Hands Off Syria! 14-04-2018 – There is no longer any pretence, if there ever was. After failing for seven years to bring down the Syrian Arab Republic by arming and funding barbaric mercenaries and letting them loose inside Syria, the governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and France are now openly using their respective state … Continue reading No to World Nuclear War! US/UK/FRA: Hands Off Syria!

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

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?

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Russia, Syria, Unions

Free Julian Assange! No to the New McCarthyism

Free Julian Assange! No to the New McCarthyism 29-11-2017 – If you cast your mind back a few short seven years, Wikileaks became a virtual household name by releasing a tranche of 250 000 odd classified State Department cables. Soon after, Wikileaks released the infamous “Collateral Murder” video, apparently supplied by US soldier Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning, which showed the US military in 2007 blowing … Continue reading Free Julian Assange! No to the New McCarthyism

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Socialism, Unions, Welfare Rights

Queensland Elections 2017 – Little Choice for Working People

Statement of the Workers League The Queensland Elections, due to be held on November 25, 2017, offer almost nothing to the majority of working people. The economic crisis of the capitalist profit system grinds on, while corporations and the governments that serve them continue to make working people pay. Unemployment, poverty, housing distress, and a skyrocketing cost of living are just some of the obstacles … Continue reading Queensland Elections 2017 – Little Choice for Working People

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Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Refugee Rights, Unions

Manus Island: Evacuate Now!

Organised Labour Must Lead the Fight to Free the Refugees 01-11-2017 – As we go to press, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force is preparing to enter the Manus Island refugee detention centre, where around 600 men remain, fearful for their safety if they are forced out.[1] Earlier this year, the PNG army fired live ammunition into the detention centre, and there have also … Continue reading Manus Island: Evacuate Now!

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