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
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
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
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!
Yes to Equal Marriage Rights….and a Workers Republic!
21-10-2017 – As partisans of the forward march of humanity, the Workers League fully supports the aims of the “Yes” campaign relating to the right of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) people to be entitled to all benefits relating to the concept of marriage. Even though the postal survey does not actually bind the current legislators to act, the survey is seen by most … Continue reading Yes to Equal Marriage Rights….and a Workers Republic!
Catalonia: The Affluent “Revolution”
15-10-2017 – When is a revolution not a revolution? Amongst other things, it is when it is led by wealthy industrialists and conservative politicians, and when it is not supported by a majority of its people. Witness Catalonia today. All manner of misguided left parties and those who take a progressive political stand generally have been taken in by this movement for separatist independence of … Continue reading Catalonia: The Affluent “Revolution”
Change the Rules or Change the System?
Change the Rules or Change the System? 07-10-2017 – Australian workers are enduring wave after wave of an ongoing onslaught against their wages and conditions. It is not just penalty rates either. The Union movement has arguably never faced such governmental restriction on what was previously regarded as lawful activity. The right to organise a Union, the right of Union officials to meet with members … Continue reading Change the Rules or Change the System?
Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon
Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon 22-09-2017 – The irony may not have been apparent to immediate observers, but in the body allegedly set up to prevent war between nations, days ago US President Donald Trump issued perhaps the greatest ever threat of war against the world. While Trump thundered against Iran and Venezuela, he openly threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea (its … Continue reading Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon
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