Hands off Venezuela, no to Trump’s gangster invasion
Donald Trump has declared that US will “run” Venezuela after its military captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and launched airstrikes on the Latin American country.
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Admin’s summer assault on the CFMEU
Administration’s strangulation of the CFMEU construction union and further attempted asset-stripping continued apace over summer, despite Admin kicking a couple of own goals.
Widespread protests rock Iran
Iran has been the scene of widespread protests for days. Starting in the capital Tehran and focused on economic issues, the protests have spread to become an explosion of public anger against the government and its policies.
Protest vigils reject efforts to hijack Bondi grief to smear Palestine movement
Hundreds joined protest vigils in Sydney and Melbourne on 22 December to reject the effort to blame the Palestine movement for the horrific antisemitic terror attack at Bondi, and to oppose further restrictions on protest.
New pamphlet: How workers rose up to defend the Whitlam government in 1975
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Unions
Workers strike for pay and penalty rates at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw books
Workers at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books have walked out on strike again from Saturday 20 December for five days until Christmas Eve, after another insulting wage offer from management.
Climate action
Labor’s unambitious new climate targets rest on offsets fraud
The world is on track for catastrophic warming and climate disasters are multiplying. Yet the Albanese government’s new climate targets refuse to meet the urgent need for action.
Israel steps up killing in Gaza as UN approves plan for colonial rule
Israel massacred 70 Palestinians in two days of intense bombing this week in Gaza, as it continues killing on a near daily basis despite the “ceasefire”.
Racism and Indigenous rights
Nazis gain confidence from growth of racist rallies
The Nazi National Socialist Network rally outside NSW Parliament in November was a sign of their growing confidence following the racist March for Australia rallies.
Australia
Bondi attack the bitter fruit of genocide in Gaza
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Bondi beach, the right is on the offensive. It is trying to blame the movement for Palestine for fuelling antisemitism and encouraging the attack.
Queensland healthcare ban part of wider attack on trans rights
The Queensland government’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children was overturned in October, with Supreme Court Judge Peter Callaghan ruling it unlawful.
International
‘Peacemaker’ Trump threatens military strikes on Venezuela
Venezuela is under fire from US imperialism and Trump’s attempts to reassert US hegemony over Latin America.
Long reads
Capitalism and the politics of neurodiversity
Lucy Honan examines the politics of neurodiversity and argues that we need to fight the pressures capitalism places on people, not just look for individualised solutions.
Radical history and theory
The racism that led to the Cronulla riots 20 years on
James Supple looks at how the Cronulla riot was the result of the racism pushed by John Howard’s government and the media, and the lessons as we face a rising far right today

















