Thumping win for Labor as Dutton’s Trumpism rejected
The Liberals have been reduced to a rump but Labor’s historic victory is not the emphatic endorsement of Albanese’s agenda that it might seem.
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Greens lose seats but millions of voters can still be a force for change
The Greens have suffered a heavy blow in the 2025 election, losing most of their lower house seats and failing to win any new ones.
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.
Israel plans new escalation as its starves Gaza
Israel has approved a new escalation of its offensive in Gaza, preparing to seize more land for a possible permanent occupation.
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Unions
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.
Students defy uni attacks on right to protest for Palestine
Hundreds of students and staff rallied at universities nationwide to defy the crackdown on protests, joining a National Day of Action for Palestine.
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
Dutton’s support drops, but little on offer from Albanese
It will be a relief if Dutton is kept out of office. But the main reason for a Labor win will not be enthusiasm for Anthony Albanese.
Labor fails to stand up to Queensland’s attack on trans rights: fight to overturn the ban
Fresh off the back of Donald Trump’s latest attacks on gender affirming care, the anti-trans right in Australia is on the offensive.
International
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.
Long reads
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?
Adam Adelpour looks at the difference between fascism in power and other forms of far right politics, and the lessons from history on how to stop them