Issue 178 - Dec

Unionists take Palestine solidarity into schools and workplaces

Organising for Palestine in the unions continues to step up. Teachers and School Staff for Palestine in Sydney and Melbourne have held solidarity photos in schools and a vigil in Melbourne.

Israeli state and settler violence grows in West Bank

The so-called truce did not end the violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and troops are terrorising and killing with impunity.

Labor still expanding fossil fuels as world heads for ‘hellish’ heating

A stark warning from the UN has revealed the world is on track for a “hellish” three degrees of warming this century.

Labor’s grovelling to Dutton fails the character test

On 8 November, the High Court ruled indefinite immigration detention unlawful, overturning a 20-year-old precedent.

DP World workers strike against attack on rosters and pay

Workers at all four DP World port terminals around the country, members of the MUA, took strike action on 16 November as part of their escalating bargaining campaign.

SA teachers strike again for more staff and pay

Thousands of South Australian teachers, members of the Australian Education Union (AEU), went on a state-wide strike again on 9 November against a poor pay agreement offered by the Malinauskas Labor government.

US and NATO prolonging a bloody stalemate in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has become a bloody stalemate that continues only because both Russia and the US are pouring in weapons to continue the killing.

Why two states is no solution for Palestine

Israel has never been willing to allow any kind of Palestinian state. The solution is to fight for a single democratic state with equal rights for Jews and Arabs, argues Luke Ottavi.

How resistance can turn into revolution

Ending the domination of Israel in the Middle East and the Western imperialism behind it will require revolution, writes James Supple.

After the Voice referendum: What can we do about racism in Australia?

Matilda Fay looks at where racism in Australia comes from and what we can do about it.

Protest blocks Zim boat in action against Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Up to 500 people staged a snap protest in Sydney last night, significantly disrupting the Israeli shipping company, Zim.

Australian grab for regional domination behind Tuvalu climate treaty

Labor is framing its treaty with the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu as an act of climate change solidarity. But the primary motivation is to strengthen Australian influence in the South Pacific and block China’s search for allies.

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