Antisemitism smears used to crack down on support for Palestine
Governments, university administrations and the mainstream media have opportunistically seized on a string of antisemitic attacks to try to demonise and discredit the Palestine movement.
Universities collaborating with weapons companies and Israel
The Palestine movement has uncovered connections with companies which are directly involved in supplying the missiles and machinery for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Palestine campaign win: Students stop Bezalel exchange
Sydney Uni has announced the end of its exchange program between Sydney College of the Arts and the Israeli Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, in a win for the campaign to cut ties with Israel.
NSW rail workers—Time to defy Fair Work orders
Sydney rail workers have been banned from taking industrial action for four months, with the Fair Work Commission imposing a “cooling off” order lasting until 1 July.
NT Liberals launch right-wing rampage
The new Country Liberal Party government is on the rampage in the Northern Territory, inspired by Donald Trump’s rapid-fire reactionary policy announcements in the US.
Resist Trump’s brutal plan for ethnic cleansing in Gaza
Donald Trump has announced a sickening plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza. He wants to remove Palestinians from Gaza and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East”.
Israeli occupiers step up war on Palestinians in West Bank
A surge in attacks in the occupied West Bank has left at least 870 Palestinians dead there since October 2023.
Israel’s Likud aligns with Europe’s fascist right
Israel’s ruling Likud party has joined the European alliance of far-right parties as an observer member, aligning it with fascists and Holocaust deniers.
Trump, genocide, climate chaos—Why you need to be a socialist
In the face of global catastrophe and the horrors of capitalism, we need a socialist world run in the interests of people and planet, argues Jacob Starling
Why minority government is no way to win change
Caitlin Doyle and James Supple look at the experience of minority government in the past and why it has not delivered serious change.
The Freedom Ride 60 years on
Tom Fiebig looks at the famous Freedom Ride in NSW, which saw students expose the racism and segregation against Aboriginal people across the state.
Labor vote collapse points to workers’ growing anger
Labor has won the Werribee by-election in Melbourne’s outer west by a whisker, with a massive swing against the party in what was formerly a rock-solid ALP state seat.
Labor fails to stand up to Queensland’s attack on trans rights: fight to overturn the ban
Fresh off the back of Donald Trump’s latest attacks on gender affirming care, the anti-trans right in Australia is on the offensive.
Trump’s Golden Age of racism and corporate greed fuels the far right
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was a rallying call for the far right across the globe. He railed against climate change, ramped up anti-immigrant racism and fuelled transphobia.
More Black kids locked up as racist imprisonment surges
The failure of the Voice referendum left racists and the right emboldened. There has been a particularly racist panic about “youth crime”.
Joyce Clague: a life of service and solidarity
Joyce Caroline Clague (nee Mercy), an incredible warrior for Aboriginal rights and justice for all oppressed peoples, died peacefully on 25 September, aged 86.
Union democracy summit discusses Labor’s attack on CFMEU
Officials from nine unions met in Canberra in early December for the “Trade Unions for Democracy” summit, held in response to the Labor government’s union busting attack on the CFMEU.
Resistance helps stop coup attempt in South Korea
Mass resistance and the threat of workers’ strikes stopped a half-baked coup attempt in South Korea in early December.
Elon Musk promotes fascism and the far right
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has embraced the far right and fascist forces in the US and abroad. He even gave a fascist salute in a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Revolution, civil war and Assad’s fall in Syria
After the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria, Maeve Larkins looks at key questions on the legacy of the 2011 revolution and what his fall means for Syria and the region
Honour the Treaty—mass protests and the fight for Maori rights
The government is waging a major attack on Treaty principles in Aotearoa-New Zealand, writes Jayden Rivers, but gains for Maori did not come from the Treaty itself
What’s so special about the working class?
Erima Dall explains why the working class is still the only force with the power to bring fundamental change—and a world run in the interests of people and planet.
Trump inauguration a horror show of reaction
Donald Trump used his inauguration as US President to unleash a barrage of attacks—on migrants, trans rights, climate action, public services and more.
Gaza ceasefire at last, but Israel’s still not done killing
Israel has finally agreed to a ceasefire after 15 months of genocide in Gaza, following its killing of 46,700 people.
LA fires are an unnatural disaster
The catastrophic wildfires that have engulfed Los Angeles are the city’s worst ever fires—and potentially its worst ever disaster of any kind.
