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Capture the rage: Escalate the fight in Victorian schools now!

Forty thousand Victorian government school staff marched on 24 March, in a sea of red AEU shirts, with tens of thousands more out on strike. It was the first strike since 2013.

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Trump’s failure in Iran is a defeat for US power

The US-Israel war on Iran has brought death and destruction to Iranian cities. But it has also humiliated Donald Trump and highlighted the relative decline of American power.

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The Minns government in NSW is attempting to ban the phrase “Globalise the Intifada”, with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan also saying she hopes to prosecute people using it.

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Labor fans Islamophobia as One Nation surges

One Nation is surfing a wave of anger and disillusionment with the major parties. Much of that momentum is fuelled by the cost-of-living crisis—but the party is also fomenting Islamophobia to harden up its supporters.

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War between Pakistan and Afghanistan fuelled by wider imperialist rivalries

The “open war” declared by Pakistan’s defence minister against Afghanistan marks a terrifying escalation in a region already reeling from conflict.

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Letter from Indonesia: the fight to free the August political prisoners

Anthony Albanese visited Indonesia in February to sign a security treaty with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. But there was not a word about Subianto's vicious jailing and torture of political prisoners. An Indonesian socialist tells the story that Albanese ignores

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