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Albanese short-changing workers and still backing Israel’s war crimes
Labor’s failure over the cost of living means Albanese could easily follow Kamala Harris and the Democrats out of office.
Ceasefire in Lebanon but no sign Israel will end its wars
The ceasefire in Lebanon was scarcely hours old before Israel launched fresh attacks, firing into the southern Lebanese town of Markaba, wounding two people. Israel also shelled the villages of Taybah and Khiam.
Uni staff fight job cuts as Labor scapegoats international students
Hundreds of university staff in Canberra and Wollongong have rallied against job cuts, as universities across the country roll out attacks in the wake of Labor’s plans to slash the numbers of international students permitted to study in Australia.
Oppose Labor’s scapegoating of international students
Albanese’s plans to cap the number of commencing international students for 2025 have stalled, after the Senate rejected the legislation. But it will continue reducing international students through other measures to restrict visas.
Ramp up NSW rail workers’ and nurses’ strikes to win on pay
NSW nurses held their third day of strike action in November, as rail workers also ramped up industrial action over pay.
Don’t rely on court case to end CFMEU administration
Rebel blue collar unions were set to meet in a “Trade Unions for Democracy Summit” as this was written, ahead of the opening of the unions’ High Court challenge to the CFMEU administration regime.
Labor’s refugee shame as Liberals claim ‘we are running the Immigration system’
The three anti-refugee laws rushed through Parliament in the dying days of the last parliamentary sitting are even worse than those of the Howard and Dutton era.
Rich countries refuse to pay for climate action at talks in petrostate
Another greenwashing climate summit was held in petrostate Azerbaijan in November, in the wake of climate denier Donald Trump’s re-election in the US.
The centre cannot hold: German government collapses as far right gains
Just hours after Donald Trump emerged victorious in the US presidential election, the German government collapsed, plunging the biggest economy in Europe into confusion.
Trump will let Israel off the leash
Donald Trump masqueraded as a peace candidate. But he has already made it clear how strongly he backs Israel, threatening there would be “hell to pay” if Israeli hostages are not released.
Why Trump won—and what it means for the left
Trump appealed to racism and bitterness about the Democrats’ failures on cost of living to attract some workers, but most are far from won over, writes James Supple
#MeToo at an impasse—Why is the government failing to stop violence against women?
Critics argue the government response to violence against women is failing, writes Lucy Honan, but recognising its roots in capitalism and the family is necessary to addressing it.
Rolling the right—building rank-and-file power in the NSW BLF
Tom Orsag looks at how the NSW BLF set the standard for militant construction unionism as a result of years of rank-and-file organising in...
Construction workers’ strike shows the power to beat Crisafulli and administration
Thousands of construction workers in Brisbane walked off the job today and marched on the Queensland Parliament.
Are we facing a new attack on abortion rights?
The “right to choose” remains popular and abortion has been decriminalised in every jurisdiction across Australia.
