Albanese’s talk of ‘Australian values’ masks Labor’s pandering to the rich
Anthony Albanese started his victory speech addressing “My fellow Australians”—and went on to invoke Australia no fewer than 43 more times over 22 minutes.
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Unions stop work against CFMEU Administration in Sydney on May Day
More than 1500 unionists walked off the job to rally on 1 May in Sydney, including hundreds of CFMEU members.
Climate action
Labor’s gas expansion: Climate vandalism that tramples on Aboriginal rights
On Tuesday 6 May, Gomeroi people led a 150-strong crowd of trade unionists and climate activists on a march from the NSW Supreme Court to Parliament House.
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Israel has approved a new escalation of its offensive in Gaza, preparing to seize more land for a possible permanent occupation.
Racism and Indigenous rights
Labor’s Indigenous jobs program: where are the jobs?
Albanese promised his government would create “real jobs” for Indigenous people. Its new program offers only 700 jobs this year.
Australia
Labor’s historic vote hides continued major party decline
Labor’s election victory defied expectations, with the Albanese government increasing its majority in the lower house and on track to have the highest number of seats since Bob Hawke’s 1987 win.
Labor fails to stand up to Queensland’s attack on trans rights: fight to overturn the ban
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Trump wants a deal with Putin to loot Ukraine for US interests
Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s public dressing down of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office sent shockwaves across the Western political establishment.
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Indonesia: behind the rise of Prabowo from war criminal to president
Prabowo Subianto will take office as President of Indonesia in October. He is a military strongman with a sordid history of killings and human rights abuses. How did he win the election? An Indonesian socialist explains the background to his rise.
Radical history and theory
Will Trump lead to a fascist America?
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