Pressure on women and families during lockdowns due to sexist system
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the reliance of capitalism on the nuclear family and women’s unpaid domestic labour.
Protests rage at poverty and sackings during lockdown
The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are being sharply felt in many parts of the global south, across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, creating extreme hunger and poverty that have led to significant protests, despite the lockdowns.
Trump demands US reopen for business but health system in disarray
Several states have lifted lockdown restrictions through May as Trump continues his push for “Opening Up America Again”.
Why taking wage cuts won’t save jobs
The calls to accept wage cuts or forego wage rises won’t save jobs, they will simply encourage bosses to demand even more concessions, argues David Glanz
Poverty and unemployment surges as coronavirus sweeps Indonesia
Alang, a member of Socialist Unification and the union Sentral Gerakan Buruh Nasional in Indonesia explains the impact of the coronavirus and the economic crisis it has triggered.
Vote No to the NTEU national framework agreement—defend every condition, fight for every job
There needs to be a strong no vote rejecting the national framework the NTEU leadership has announced.
Stopping work to stop the war—the Vietnam Moratorium fifty years on
The first massive Vietnam Moratorium marches were held 50 years ago this month. What made them a new high point was the scale of workers' strike action to "stop work to stop the war"
Keneally’s attack is racist scapegoating—Migrants don’t take jobs
Kristina Keneally has revived the racist myth that immigration costs workers' jobs, with an opinion piece on Sunday that has spared a furore.
Morrison and Trump fuel racism in opportunistic attack on China over COVID-19
Scott Morrison has joined Donald Trump in fuelling anti-Chinese racism, with escalating attacks on China over the COVID-19 outbreak.
Teachers pay the price as COVID-19 exposes school inequality and workload crisis
There can be no talk of a return to “normal” in schools. The COVID-19 crisis has exposed pre-existing inequalities in education.
