Left Wing Russophobia: A Perilous Disorder
23-07-2017 – World War III looms. The political left is warning about this as much as the political right is preparing for it. Even those whose careers depend on fealty to the corporate elite are noticing that the alignments of the most powerful nations are forming into camps, sometimes despite their intentions. The formation of the two sides has an eerie ring to it, for … Continue reading Left Wing Russophobia: A Perilous Disorder
For Full Citizenship Rights! Defend Refugees by Opposing War!
For Full Citizenship Rights! Defend Refugees by Opposing War! 24-06-2017 – Imagine living in limbo for four years, only to be told that you have four months to lodge an application for asylum, or face being deported. This is what faces thousands of refugees currently in Australia, following the latest move by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Liberal National Party (LNP) Minister Dutton has now given … Continue reading For Full Citizenship Rights! Defend Refugees by Opposing War!
For a 30 Hour Week With No Loss in Pay!
For a 30 Hour Week With No Loss in Pay! (The following is the text of a leaflet distributed at the June 20 “Stop the War on Workers” rally) 20-06-2017 – The war on workers continues unabated. Today’s actions have been called by the leaderships of some Unions primarily over the issues of: The federal government strengthening the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), which … Continue reading For a 30 Hour Week With No Loss in Pay!
Ban the Bomb! No to Nuclear War!
BAN THE BOMB! NO TO NUCLEAR WAR! 17-06-2017 – “There’s a bomb hangin’ over our heads”….this familiar refrain from the era of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is unfortunately even more relevant today. However, today there is no Soviet Union to offset the capricious destructive power of the US Empire. This does not mean the US behemoth encounters no opposition to its plans for global plunder. … Continue reading Ban the Bomb! No to Nuclear War!
Stop the Adani Death Mine! Mobilise Mass Opposition!
Stop the Adani Death Mine! Mobilise Mass Opposition! 02-06-2017 – Abomination. There is barely another word to describe the proposed mega-coal Carmichael mine proposed to be built by the Adani Corporation in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. If built and operated for the proposed 60 years, it may well contribute to the end of world efforts to limit global average temperature rises to less than 2 degrees … Continue reading Stop the Adani Death Mine! Mobilise Mass Opposition!
US Hands Off Venezuela! For a Leap Forward to Socialism!
US Hands Off Venezuela! For a Leap Forward to Socialism! 26-05-2017 – The images are as disturbing as they are frightening. Right-wing Venezuelans, knowing they have the direct and indirect backing of the US Empire, are literally burning down Venezuela. The most recent egregious example was the setting fire to a Venezuelan government supporter, on the grounds that he was a “Chavista”.[1] Right-wing opponents of … Continue reading US Hands Off Venezuela! For a Leap Forward to Socialism!
Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle?
Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle? 18-05-2017 – On the face of it, it’s an impressive list. In the United Kingdom, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s platform for the June 8 elections include sweet sounding promises, as far as working people are concerned. Renationalising the railways, a 10 pound minimum wage, abolishing University tuition fees, free school meals, ending “zero hours” contracts, the … Continue reading Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle?
For Palestinian Liberation! Israel/US/AUS: Hands Off the Middle East!
For Palestinian Liberation! Israel/US/AUS: Hands Off the Middle East! 15-05-2017 – 69 years. For 69 years, ever since the 15th of May 1948, or Al Nakba (the catastrophe), the Palestinian people have endured expulsion from their land, murder, slaughter, imprisonment, starvation, blockade and more at the hands of the Israeli state. For almost all of those decades, the Israeli state has executed these crimes … Continue reading For Palestinian Liberation! Israel/US/AUS: Hands Off the Middle East!
No to Nuclear War! Hands Off the DPRK, China, Syria, Russia!
No to Nuclear War! Hands Off the DPRK, China, Syria, Russia! 04-05-2017 – The world teeters on the edge of a nuclear war. The US Empire, currently with the Trump Administration at the helm, reels off threat after threat of regime change towards the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and towards the Syrian Arab Republic. If Trump was actually crazy enough to attempt either … Continue reading No to Nuclear War! Hands Off the DPRK, China, Syria, Russia!
Jobs Not Casinos! Housing not Hotels! Public not Private!
22-04-2017 – The Queens Wharf Mega Casino and luxury hotel “development”, in the middle of Brisbane city, has begun its seven year construction period. Nine hectares of previously public land is fenced off, with the demolition of previously state owned buildings set to begin. All of this is to make way for not only 2500 poker machines, but an unlimited number of traditional and electronic … Continue reading Jobs Not Casinos! Housing not Hotels! Public not Private!
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