Racist cops gun down more Aboriginal people
On Tuesday 9 November, NSW police shot dead Gomeroi man Stanley Russell in his Aunt Pam’s house in Western Sydney. Stanley was 46, a father and a grandfather.
COVID outbreak scandal sees calls to free Medevac refugees grow
At the height of the COVID-19 outbreak among refugees in the Park Hotel prison in Melbourne, 22 of the 46 refugees were infected, an infection rate rivalled only by the worst of the outbreaks in aged care homes.
Nurse speaks out: ‘Hospital staff are sick of working understaffed’
Damien Davis-Frank works as a nurse in the emergency department at St Vincent’s hospital in Sydney and is the Vice-President of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association branch there. He spoke to Solidarity about the impact on hospitals of Sydney’s recent COVID outbreak and why the strain on the health system is not over.
Victorian teachers begin industrial action over excessive workloads
Teachers in Victorian public schools have commenced industrial action to secure a new agreement that reduces excessive workloads and delivers wage justice for the lowest paid staff.
Transport strikes win gains on job security
Around 3000 workers at Fedex are planning rolling four hour stoppages nationwide, in response to the company’s refusal to improve job security as part of enterprise bargaining.
Nuclear power—not green, not needed, not safe
Nuclear power is no help in tackling climate change and remains linked with nuclear weapons development, writes Sarah Thorne
Why standing up for Palestine is not antisemitic
Rob Ferguson is an anti-racist activist and a member of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain who has written widely on the use of the IHRA definition on antisemitism. He spoke to Solidarity’s David Glanz.
Why parliament and the state block real change
Jordi Pardoel looks at Lenin’s State and Revolution and why the capitalist state cannot be reformed or taken over through parliament by workers and the oppressed
COP26 failure shows why we need system change
World leaders promoted the Glasgow COP26 summit as a “last chance” to hold warming to the 1.5 degree limit agreed at the Paris summit in 2015. Yet it has ended in failure.
Sudanese revolutionaries resist military coup
The military coup in Sudan has been met with a huge wave of protests and strikes that have declared “revolution until victory”.
US workers begin to flex some industrial muscle
American workers were on strike in their tens of thousands in October. More than 185 strikes have taken place in 2021 at about 255 workplaces across the US.
Stop Andrews’ pandemic power grab
The Victorian government has proposed legislation to cover the management of pandemics. It would enshrine the authoritarian response that has characterised the state’s handling of COVID-19.
Editorial: Fight to fund hospitals, safety and jobs amid COVID reopening
Reopening must not mean a return to business as usual. As restrictions lift workers need to go on the offensive.
Australia dumps PNG refugees—keep up the fight to bring them here
Abandoning the refugees left there is the latest move by the Australian government to use PNG as a dumping ground for those it first sent to the horror of Manus Island detention centre in 2013.
Morrison still among world’s worst climate criminals as COP26 summit looms
Scott Morrison had to be shamed into even attending the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
University of Sydney concedes gender affirmation leave
The National Tertiary Education Union has won 30 days of paid gender affirmation or transition leave at the University of Sydney, setting an industry-leading standard.
Evergrande crisis shows Chinese growth figures built on sand
The looming potential default of the Chinese property giant Evergrande is sending shivers down the spines of capitalists across the world.
US marches against Texas abortion ban
Hundreds of reproductive rights rallies took place across the US, one month after Texas’s near-total ban on abortions went into effect.
AUKUS and ‘national sovereignty’: Why Australia’s rulers back the US
Ruby Wawn argues that the Australian government is not surrendering sovereignty to the US through the nuclear subs pact but pursuing its own imperialist interests.
Why the right hates Critical Race Theory
Tom Fiebig looks at the culture wars around Critical Race Theory and argues that understanding the systemic basis of racism is vital if we are to fight it.
Why COP26 won’t solve the climate crisis
Martin Empson explains what COP26 is and why global summits have a history of failure to take the action on climate change that’s needed, in an extract from his new pamphlet The Great Climate COP Out
Strike shuts down Sydney trains as workers fight for jobs and safety
Workers on Sydney’s train system took a four hour strike yesterday morning, bringing the rail system to a complete halt.
‘Don’t scab, get the jab’—a slogan no unionist should use
Unions have rightly been encouraging members to get vaccinated. But the idea that people unsure about getting a jab are all “anti-union” or “scabs” is wrong.
Vilifying CFMEU protesters will only build the right
The leadership of the Victorian CFMEU and the ACTU, along with most of the left, have condemned the protesters at the Victorian CFMEU office last week as everything from “drunken morons” to “right-wing extremists” and “neo-Nazis”.
Australia’s refugee cruelty exposed by one man’s daring escape
Escape from Manus, by Jaivet Ealom, is an incredible story of determination, cunning and sheer luck that tears apart the Coalition’s lies about refugees. It is a book you can’t put down—sharp and clear on the politics of Australia’s refugee cruelty.
Editorial: Reopening can’t mean return to business as usual—fight for safe workplaces and hospitals funding
Both Melbourne and Sydney have announced that lockdowns will end when 70 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated—predicted to be 18 October for NSW, and 26 October for Victoria.
Liberals want to rewrite energy rules to boost coal power
Energy Minister Angus Taylor wants new rules for the energy system that would pay coal and gas power plants more so they can stay open longer.
Stopwork action shows how to fight for COVID safety
As NSW begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions, workplace transmission remains a significant threat. But recent stopwork actions provide a glimpse of the type of fight we need for safety at work.
Will Clive Palmer’s millions buy another Liberal victory?
Millions around the country have been spammed in recent weeks by Craig Kelly, newly installed leader of the United Australia Party, the UAP.
Delivery drivers strike for job security at Toll and StarTrack
StarTrack workers are set to strike for 24 hours this Thursday. This follows a strike of over 7000 truck drivers at Toll in late August.
More protests needed to open the border to Afghan refugees, end temporary visas
A month since the fall of Kabul, the Morrison government still shows no sign of responding to the demands to grant permanent visas to Afghan refugees already in Australia on temporary protection visas.
Thousands march against Palestinian Authority in West Bank
Thousands of Palestinians have joined marches against the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, after it launched a wave of arrests against protesters and activists.
1971 accident pay strike showed how to fight for safety
The right to accident pay, or workers’ compensation, was only won after a major strike in 1971 that united unions across the construction industry, explains Tom Orsag
Why ending war means ending capitalism
Adam Adelpour continues our series on Marxist classics, looking at how Bukharin's Imperialism and World Economy explains a system of global rivalry and war
Racism and neglect drives COVID outbreak in Wilcannia
Paddy Gibson from Solidarity spoke with Monica Kerwin, a Barkindji woman and community spokesperson, and Lizzie Jarrett, a Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Dunghutti activist based in Sydney.
Morrison’s US pact is a plan for war
The Coalition’s new military agreement with the US and Britain, known as AUKUS, brings war with China a big step closer.
Urgent call for prison releases after COVID outbreaks in NSW
Advocates are calling for the release of low-risk inmates from prisons following COVID outbreaks in three NSW jails.
9/11 horror triggered new wave of US terrorism and war
The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington caused incredible shock and killed around 3000 people. But what 9/11 represented more than anything was the violence the US had inflicted worldwide for decades coming home.
NSW reopening plan fails on health and workplace safety
The NSW government has released a "roadmap to freedom" for when it reaches the 70 per cent “double-dose” COVID vaccination target.
More action needed to ensure COVID safe return-to-school plan in NSW
The NSW government has announced a staggered return to school from 25 October for those areas of the state in lockdown.
How the Tampa crisis cemented Australia’s brutal border policies
The Tampa affair, 20 years ago this month, made the demonisation of refugees central to Australian politics
Financial support and workplace safety still missing as Delta heads out of control
The Delta outbreak has now infected thousands in Sydney, leaking into rural NSW, Victoria, the Northern Territory and New Zealand.
Poverty, police powers and life under lockdown in Western Sydney
Solidarity spoke to residents of Western Sydney about the police targeting of the area to impose stay at home orders and how people are struggling under lockdown
Earth’s climate on edge of the abyss, warns IPCC report
The new IPCC report is a drastic warning to the world to avoid uncontrollable heating.
Fires, floods and extreme weather lash Europe, America and China
Record-breaking floods, fires and heat waves have swept North America, China and Europe.
New report shows massive jobs and energy potential of offshore wind
A new report has shown the enormous potential of offshore wind in Australia to provide jobs and vast amounts of energy.
Labor ditches efforts at change in empty bid for power
Labor has dumped their opposition to tax cuts for the rich and their policies to limit tax handouts for wealthy property investors, as the party tries to narrow their differences with the Liberals for the next election.
ANZUS and the US alliance—A plan for war and regional domination
The ANZUS treaty has been key to Australia’s efforts to secure US backing for its own imperialist interests in the local region, writes Miro Sandev
Pressure grows for urgent intake as Morrison abandons Afghan refugees
The Afghan crisis has exposed everything that is rotten about Morrison and the government’s anti-refugee policies.
US humiliated in Afghanistan as Taliban seizes Kabul
The 20-year occupation of Afghanistan has ended in a major defeat for the US and its allies.
Vaccine inequality produces surge in deaths across Africa and Asia
With so few vaccinated in the Global South, countries are seeing an appalling—and largely unnecessary—surge of deaths.
SOS: the women who helped derail war in Vietnam
Five members of Melbourne SOS were arrested during a second sit-in in 1971 at the Department of Labour and National Service. When these “mothers” spent 11 days over Easter at Fairlea women’s prison it was a public relations disaster for the government.
Vaccinations need to be encouraged, not compulsory
Vaccinations save lives. But should employers be able to make vaccinations compulsory for their workers? We argue, No.
The Dark Emu debate—Respecting Indigenous societies doesn’t require claims of agriculture
Respecting the sophistication and success of Indigenous societies doesn’t rely on pretending they were agricultural, argues Ian Rintoul
Morrison’s failures leave workers exposed as new COVID outbreaks spread
Morrison’s failure on support for workers and the vaccine have left Australia dangerously exposed in the face of the new more contagious Delta variant of COVID.
Eight years is enough—refugee detention onshore and offshore must end
This year 19 July marks the beginning of the ninth year of Offshore Detention Mark II.
Prison killed Wayne Fella Morrison, now prison guards derail inquiry
A coronial inquest has revealed a string of efforts by prison guards to obstruct investigations into the death of Wayne Fella Morrison.
Economic recovery for some, millions still struggling
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg boasts that “Australia is leading the global economic recovery” and that living standards have risen by a “remarkable” 5.8 per cent over the past year.
High school students march against sexism in Adelaide
The Youth March Against Sexual Violence on Kaurna land (Adelaide) on 24 June saw a spirited crowd of up to 1000 take to city streets.
Cubans are right to protest, but US sanctions must end
Thousands of people have joined protests in Cuba over increasing prices of food, power shortages and rising cases of COVID.
Major oil workers’ strike shakes Iran
Thousands of workers in Iran’s oil industry have joined a strike wave. The action has spread across at least 70 companies across oil and gas refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants in eight provinces across the country.
Australia and US brought 20 years of horror and war to Afghanistan
After a 20 year occupation spanning four US presidencies, Australian and US forces are finally withdrawing from Afghanistan. But there is little to show for 20 years of war.
War crimes—why Australian troops bring terror
The ongoing reports of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan are the latest in a long history of terror. Sophie Cotton explores why Australian troops carry out these atrocities
Marx’s Capital—inside a system based on exploitation
James Supple continues our series on Marxist classics by introducing Capital, Karl Marx’s masterwork examining the workings of the capitalist system
Queensland to invest $2 billion in renewables—but not in publicly-owned power
In June Queensland’s Labor Government announced a renewable energy and hydrogen jobs fund with up to $2 billion for government investments. But while welcome, the funding boost doesn’t mandate government ownership of renewable energy projects.
Cops swarm Western Sydney as migrant communities scapegoated for virus’ spread
A major police operation is underway in south-west Sydney, as the NSW government looks to scapegoat and punish workers and migrant communities for the current COVID-19 outbreak.
Nurses and paramedics force NSW Liberals to lift workers’ pay
Stoppages and strike action by paramedics, nurses and teachers forced the NSW Liberals to back down on their proposed public sector pay freeze in last week’s budget.
Will communicative consent laws keep women safe?
The NSW government has announced plans to reform sexual consent laws that it says will deliver better justice to survivors of sexual assault.
Resisting the new Cold War panic on China
David Brophy’s new book China Panic outlines an alternative to the rising militarism and xenophobia around China. He spoke to Solidarity about how to understand the tensions
Alternative to the anti-China xenophobia and militarism
David Brophy’s book China Panic is a timely intervention into the growing nationalist hysteria about China.
On climate and China, Morrison incites global conflict and chaos—kick him out
Scott Morrison's G7 visit saw him he dial up rhetoric against China and continue his refusal to act on climate.
Liberals’ COVID contempt puts workers’ lives at risk
The fourth Victorian lockdown has highlighted how the Morrison government’s incompetence and negligence is putting millions at greater risk from the COVID pandemic.
New leader Chris Minns taking NSW Labor further right
NSW Labor has installed a new leader, Chris Minns, following the resignation of Jodi McKay in the aftermath of its loss in the Upper Hunter by-election.
Big pharma’s vaccine profits create eight new billionaires
With governments around the world bankrolling the development of COVID vaccines, Big Pharma is expecting big profits this year. But millions of people around the world still can’t get a jab.
Colombia paralysed by protests against tax hikes and inequality
Millions of Colombians, at times up to 10 per cent of the population, have been on the streets for over a month against attempts to make ordinary people pay for the costs of the COVID crisis by the right-wing government of President Ivan Duque.
Unions, students and the community reject Morrison’s $600 million Kurri Kurri gas plant
Opposition is growing to Scott Morrison’s $600 million plan for a new gas plant at Kurri Kurri in NSW.
Zionism and the Middle East—why the West arms Israel
Israel was established as a colonial settler state with the backing of the great powers, argues James Supple, and is still key to imposing Western control of the Middle East
Carceral feminism—will new laws and longer sentences protect women?
New laws around coercive control have been proposed as a way to tackle violence against women. But the police can never be relied on to protect women, argues Thandi Bethune
Protest works, but the Tamil family is only half-way to freedom
Protest works! That’s the lesson from the last couple of intense weeks that have finally seen the Murugappan Tamil family reunited and put in community detention in Perth.
General Mills workers stage indefinite strike for a decent pay rise
Workers at General Mills in Sydney have been on strike for 11 days, fighting efforts to attack their conditions and demanding a decent pay rise.
Israel’s brutal dispossession continues despite halt to bombing
Israel has paused its pummelling air strikes on the Gaza Strip, but its genocidal war against the Palestinians continues.
Rally calls for justice after police kill Gamilaroi man in Gunnedah
More than 100 family and friends of Gamilaroi man Michael Peachey rallied in Gunnedah. Michael was killed by NSW police. As his grandmother said: “No one wants to help us. Why? Is it because we’re Black? Is it because we’re poor?”
Editorial: Morrison spends up on fossil fuels and election fixes—keep fighting to force him out
Scott Morrison is hoping budget spending will put his failure on sexism and the vaccine rollout behind him.
Morrison funding spree promotes more gas and fossil fuels
The Federal Budget was silent on climate jobs, environmental protection, or climate action. Instead, the Morrison government has decided to throw more public money at carbon intensive industries.
Australia beats the drums of war and fuels confrontation with China
Australia’s rulers are feeding a conflict that could see war between two nuclear-armed powers, the US and China. It’s madness.
Labor backs Coalition’s indefinite detention powers
The government has rammed through legislation that dramatically entrenches its powers to indefinitely detain refugees.
Palestinians are right to resist Israeli terror
Israel’s latest assault has exposed it as a racist, violent state. People who say ‘both sides’ must end violence are really siding with the oppressor, argues Nick ClarkTwo recent...
Are world leaders finally acting on climate change?
Recent pledges from Joe Biden and other wealthy nations suggest deep emissions cuts are on the way. But they go nowhere near what’s needed argues James Supple
The Pilbara strike—how Aboriginal workers defied forced labour and exploitation
A historic strike by Aboriginal workers in Western Australia 75 years ago against brutal oppression and forced labour won dignity and improved conditions writes Paddy Gibson
McAlevey’s union organising model decentres rank-and-file activity
Marcus Banks, NTEU delegate at RMIT university, looks at the organising model developed by union organiser Jane McAlevey
Palestine strikes ‘from the river to the sea’ to defy Israeli terror
Palestinians are fighting back against Israeli terror. On 18 May, they held a general strike across Israel and the occupied territories.
Budget spending can’t hide Liberals’ big business, fossil fuel agenda
The Liberals are preparing for the next election by spending money on issues that have hurt them in recent months—aged care and violence against women. But their budget offers no real solutions and is riddled with nasty measures that illustrate their real agenda.
Youth survivors on the march against Morrison’s ongoing failure on sexism
A crowd of 200 people, most of them high school students and young women, gathered at Sydney Town Hall yesterday to protest Scott Morrison’s ongoing failure to act on sexism.
‘He was treated like a dog’: Bailey Mackander’s father on his son’s death in custody
Solidarity spoke with Bailey’s father David Mackander on the first day of the inquest into Bailey’s death held at the Lidcombe Coroner’s Court
Busting Morrison’s myth: Why gas is not a transition fuel
In announcing a power deal with South Australia in April, Morrison claimed that supporting renewables also requires “getting more gas into the market”.
Labor’s climate cowardice shows need for stronger movement
Labor is moving away from action on climate change, stepping up its support for the fossil fuel industry
Derek Chauvin is guilty, and so is the whole rotten system
Relieved celebrations broke out as police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.
‘We are not cattle’—refugees moved again from hotel prison but more protest can free them
The Kangaroo Point hotel prison was closed when the last 19 Medevac refugees there were hastily moved. “We are treated like cattle,” Mo, a Sudanese refugee, told Solidarity.
Liberals’ plan for NDIS cuts stalled—now stop them for good
New NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds has halted plans for compulsory independent assessments for the NDIS.
Myanmar: ongoing resistance defies military crackdown
Three months on, inter-ethnic solidarity is propelling Myanmar towards a federal democracy in a way unimaginable before the coup.
Biden’s spending plans aim to bail out US capitalism
US President Joe Biden’s spending plans have been hailed by some as a dramatic turn to the left. But they are designed above all to restore business profits and the US’s economic power.
Socialism, Biden and the fight for real change in the United States
Following the rise of democratic socialism and the explosive Black Lives Matter protests Clare Lemlich discusses the prospects for the left in the US under Joe Biden’s presidency
Marx, alienation and the working class
Lachlan Marshall examines Karl Marx’s 1844 Manuscripts, where he analysed the alienation of working class life in the developing factory system
Editorial: Morrison exposed by failures on sexism and vaccine rollout—step up the pressure to sack him
Morrison is now behind in the polls and seriously vulnerable. Labor's small target strategy is letting him off the hook but a fightback for workers’ rights, climate action and against sexism could help finish him off.
Cancel culture: How the right defends the indefensible
The powerful who say they stand for ‘free speech’ are trying to snuff out resistance to oppression, writes David Glanz.
Organising at work key to stopping wave of harassment against women
To fight sexual harassment at work, we need to fight for secure and well paid jobs that give women the confidence to stand up to abuse.
Sauce workers taste victory after six-week strike
Workers at the McCormick factory in Melbourne have scored a tremendous victory, beating back their multinational employer after six weeks on strike.
Kevin Cook—from BLF unionist to land rights activist
After starting as an organiser in the militant BLF construction union, Kevin Cook went on to play a key role in Indigenous education and the fight for land rights, writes Niko Chlopicki
Editorial: Turn rage at Morrison’s failure on rape into fightback against the Liberals’ sexist policies
The Morrison government is being engulfed by the outrage at its failure to respond to the accusations of rape and sexual assault in Parliament House.
Yallourn closure’s threat to jobs shows need for publicly-run power
The announcement that the closure of the Yallourn power station has been brought forward by four years to 2028 is another nail in the coffin for coal-fired energy.
Nathan Reynolds’ inquest shows still no justice for Black deaths in custody
On 10 March, the findings of a coronial inquest into the death of Nathan Reynolds were handed down in the Lidcombe Coroner’s Court.
Labor conference to cull policies and confirm move to the right
Anthony Albanese is dumping many of the policies Labor took to the last election, moving to the right and adopting a small target strategy.
Royal Commission: Funding cuts, lack of staff cause aged care horrors
The recently released findings of the three-year Royal Commission into Aged Care show that the sector is permeated by a severe level of neglect and suffers from chronic shortages of funding.
Workers can block coup in Myanmar
The struggle against the 1 February military coup in Myanmar is entering a crucial stage.
How the FBI murdered the ‘Black messiah’—revolutionary Fred Hampton
This new film narrates Black Panther Fred Hampton's attempts to build a multiracial working class revolutionary movement in the US, as well as how the FBI spied brutally assassinated him.
Sexist Liberals run a sexist system
The recent rape scandals highlight the need to smash a system that reduces women to sex objects and unpaid carers, writes Ruby Wawn
The Paris Commune 150 years on—when workers stormed heaven
Peter Robinson explains the achievements of the Paris Commune of 1871 and its vital lessons about what a workers’ government would look like
Medevac refugees stuck in detention Catch-22—free them all
Even as the hotel-detention of Medevac refugees seems to be ending, the government is waging a bitter battle to keep the legal facade of offshore detention intact.
Teaching consent won’t counter the sexism all around us
Consent lessons cannot solve rape. The degradation, humiliation and objectification of women in our society have deep roots.
Labor wins big in WA election but bosses can breathe easy
Labor has won the West Australian election in a landslide, on course to take 52 of the state’s 59 lower house seats. But its policies are no threat to business's priorities.
Smeaton Grange starved back to work—But Coles workers could have won
The United Workers Union has a well deserved reputation among the union movement for organising and militancy. James Supple examines what went wrong at Smeaton
Editorial: Turn anger at Morrison’s contempt for women and the unemployed into action
Scott Morrison’s contempt for women, workers and the unemployed is on display for all to see.The sickening culture of sexual assault and callous indifference within the Liberal Party have...
Morrison’s plan driving gas-fired climate catastrophe
Gas giant Santos’ Narrabri coal seam gas project in northwest NSW is a key flashpoint for the climate justice struggle.
Labor still in retreat as Albanese charts road to nowhere
Pressure is building on leader Anthony Albanese as Labor faces the prospect of another election defeat.
Casuals win against wage theft at the University of Melbourne
Union members at the University of Melbourne have dealt a massive blow against systemic wage theft.
Militant fight shuts down scab operation on the waterfront
In a decisive victory, Ausport lines workers (who tie up vessels in port) have forced a non-union operator in Port Botany to shut up shop in just nine days.
Don’t expect serious change from Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s first moves on the economy and climate change have been bolder than some expected. But they are full of indications that he has no plans to challenge big business or the rich.
Indian farmers revolt against Modi’s neo-liberal laws
Under the cover of the pandemic, India’s hard right Prime Minister Narendra Modi has passed new laws which farmers describe as “Kaale Kanoon”—laws which bring darkness. A huge farmers’...
Pearl Gibbs—women, workers and the fight for Aboriginal rights
Pearl Gibbs’ experiences of Depression-era unemployment and segregation helped inspire her fight against racist discrimination, writes Matilda Fay
The case for socialism
In this extract from his new pamphlet, David Glanz explains what’s wrong with capitalism and the necessity of socialist revolution
As more Medevac refugees released, protests continue to demand: Free them all on permanent visas
As protests gather momentum, up to 70 Medevac refugees, and others transferred from Nauru, were expected to be freed in the first two days of March.
Facebook v Murdoch—Battle of the media giants tramples voices of dissent
The decision by Facebook to ban news from feeds in Australia took millions by surprise and highlighted the company’s power to control what we see.
Victorian lockdown highlights gaps in public health system
The snap Victorian lockdown in response to a COVID cluster at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne airport marks a further failure of the state’s under-resourced public health system.
Injustice never ended as racist policing and imprisonment grows
The overpolicing, imprisonment and poverty Indigenous people face is growing far worse.
Morrison wants workers to pay for COVID recovery—make the rich pay
Instead of extending support to workers, Morrison wants to give bosses more “flexibility” through new industrial relations laws to allow them to cut workers’ pay and conditions.
Medevac refugees freed—now free the rest
The Coalition government has been forced onto the back foot by the refugee movement. After almost eight years in detention, including two years in hotel prisons, 48 Medevac refugees have now been released.
Calls for Sydney lockdown ring hollow as outbreak contained
The COVID-19 cluster on Sydney’s Northern Beaches (which spread to Melbourne) and the “leak” of the virus from a Brisbane quarantine hotel is a reminder that the pandemic continues to be a very real threat.
As Morrison backs fossil fuels, is the world finally acting on climate?
Scott Morrison’s pathetic failure to act on climate change has left him increasingly isolated globally.
Vaccine hoarding and profiteering compromise rollout
The development of working COVID-19 vaccines within just ten months shows medical research can achieve when there is significant state investment and scientific focus. Previous vaccines have taken ten years on average to develop.
Australian war crimes show bloody reality of Afghan war
The barbarity of Australia’s role in Afghanistan was laid bare late last year, with the release of the Brereton report into war crimes by Australia’s much-vaunted elite SAS regiment.
Trump’s Capitol riot shows dangerous rise of the far right
The invasion of the US Capitol building showed the dangers of the movement that Donald Trump has created. But rallying around the Democrats or Congress as the defenders of democracy will do nothing to stop the rise of the far right.
Fascism is more than a racist movement
More than simply hard right or viciously racist, we must grasp that fascism has specific characteristics, says Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Chicka Dixon—Unionist and mentor to a generation of Aboriginal radicals
Tom Orsag examines the life of Aboriginal activist Chicka Dixon, a wharfie, unionist, and bridge between the activists of the 1930s generation and the 1970s radicals
The Egyptian Revolution—18 days that shook the world
A revolution in Egypt in 2011 overthrew a brutal dictator and gave a glimpse of how society could be run differently. Egyptian revolutionary Hossam el-Hamalawy tells the story
Invasion day protests are right to challenge COVID anti-protest rules
Mass protests planned for Invasion Day on 26 January are shaping up to be a more serious confrontation with anti-protest COVID-19 regulations.
Morrison’s laws deliver wage cuts to fuel COVID recovery for business
Scott Morrison and the Liberals are determined to use the COVID crisis to benefit business and strip away workers’ rights.
