Turn inflation pain back on the bosses
Inflation is turning basic food items into luxuries, pushing up prices across the board and eating into workers’ living standards.
NSW Liberals’ increased strike fines a sign of weakness
The NSW Liberals have ramped up their attacks on public sector workers with a plan to increase fines for striking.
Stop the NSW police crackdown on protest—solidarity with Blockade Australia
A police crackdown on climate activists linked to Blockade Australia has seen over 35 people arrested in a fortnight.
Brutal border policies spread as UK moves to offshore refugees
The UK government has adopted brutal Australian-style measures against refugees, planning to exile the majority of asylum-seeker boat arrivals in the UK to Rwanda.
Worldwide outrage as abortion rights overturned in US
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade has drawn worldwide outrage.
Is China really a threat?
Expanding military spending and locking Australia further into cooperation with the US war machine only inflames the prospect of war in the region, argues Adam Adelpour.
State capture? Why governments serve big business
The idea that governments and the state have been captured by vested interests misunderstands why they serve the interests of the wealthy, writes Ruby Wawn
Labor wants the energy market profiteers to deliver renewables transition
The energy market chaos and soaring power bills boost the case for a rapid transition to renewable energy.
After nine years of refugee horror: Labor must grant permanent visas now
This year on 19 July marked nine years since Kevin Rudd’s Labor government announced that asylum-seekers who arrived by boat would be sent offshore and never be allowed to resettle in Australia.
COVID surge exposes government failure on hospitals and aged care
COVID is not going away any time soon. We need to demand governments act to provide the funding needed to allow hospitals and aged care to cope.
