Magazine of the Socialist Party, Australian section of the CWI
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How to defeat the ABCC and Construction Code
New laws state that construction companies wanting to bid for federal government work will need to have Code Compliant Agreements (CCAs) by September 1. …
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Stop the demonisation of welfare recipients
In May the Treasurer Scott Morrison announced that from 2018 the federal government would drug test 5000 welfare recipients. The suggestion being that illicit …
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One Nation face scandal after scandal
In recent months, a series of scandals have hit Pauline Hanson’s right-wing One Nation party. In one instance, an audio recording from a meeting …
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Twiggy hands back a portion of his loot
Fortescue Metals Group boss, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his wife Nicola, set a new Australian philanthropic record in May with a donation of $400 …
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NBN scam: Cut out the profiteers
Reliable high-speed internet is a necessity, yet in Australia we have internet speeds slower than countries such as Estonia, Kenya, Bulgaria and Thailand. In …
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Popular control of media only way to stop job losses
A number of Australian media outlets have announced job losses in recent months. Fairfax, the conglomerate that owns The Age and The Sydney Morning …
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Reject the Adani con job!
The Indian multinational Adani announced their decision to go ahead with the Carmichael coal mine in North Queensland’s Galilee basin during June. If allowed …
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US: Minneapolis set to adopt $15 minimum wage
Minneapolis is set to become to the first mid-western city in the US to pass a $15 per hour minimum wage. At the end …
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Fighting xenophobia in South Africa
Earlier this year the media reported on xenophobic violence that had erupted in South Africa. There have been numerous attacks against foreign residents and …
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$22 minimum wage rise an insult
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently announced a paltry minimum wage increase of $22 a week. The raise comes into effect in July 2017 …
