Israel launches bloody assault on Iran with US backing
Israel has launched a massive series of strikes against Iran, extending its bloody footprint across the Middle East and threatening to ignite a major regional war.
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LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard and Marines
Clare Lemlich, a member of Solidarity's US sister group, Marx21, reports from the frontline in Los Angeles.
As horror rises in Gaza, pressure grows for Albanese to act
Anthony Albanese’s election win has given him a dominant position in parliament, with the Coalition reduced to a demoralised rump.
Step forward for abortion access in NSW but major barriers remain
A bill aimed at improving abortion access has passed NSW Parliament, allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills up to nine weeks gestation.
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Unions
Food giant takes aim at safety rep for doing his job
Mission Foods, one of the world’s largest food processing companies, has stood down Navneet Bedi, a conscientious health and safety rep.
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.
Israel openly plans ethnic cleansing as it starves Gaza
Israel’s genocide in Gaza is reaching its final monstrous stage.
Racism and Indigenous rights
Demands for justice after another Aboriginal death at police hands in Alice Springs
Momentum is growing behind a campaign for Justice for Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man from Yuendumu killed by police in the Coles supermarket in Mparntwe-Alice Springs on Tuesday.
Australia
Greens balance of power politics a road to nowhere
The Greens’ unexpected election losses, wiping out three of their four lower house MPs including leader Adam Bandt, has triggered questioning about the party’s direction.
Where does transphobia come from?
Casey Forsyth looks at why the right is so obsessed with gender and how transphobia is part of maintaining the sexist and oppressive gender roles in the family.
International
Rage at Trump’s racism and cuts spreads across the US
From escalating trade wars to a full-scale offensive against immigrants, the first months of Trump’s second term have seen horror after horror. But there are also signs of resistance.
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