Magazine of the Socialist Party, Australian section of the CWI
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Assange investigation dropped
In May the long-standing sexual assault investigation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was formally closed by a Swedish prosecutor. Some on the left have …
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Infrastructure Australia pushes privatisation agenda
Infrastructure Australia recently suggested that the private franchise agreements the Victorian state government has with Metro Trains and Yarra Trams are “…a shining light …
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US: Neo-Nazi violence in Charlottesville reawakens resistance
The vicious white nationalist violence in Charlottesville and across the country this weekend has acted as a collective wake up call. A powerful left …
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Victoria: Labor pushing ahead with new anti-protest laws
New anti-protest laws were introduced by the Victorian Labor government in May this year. While the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Public Order) bill still has …
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A socialist alternative to the NDIS
Four years after the initial roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), it is becoming clear that many people with disabilities are …
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Capitalism and Education
The most recent federal budget once again places university students in the firing line. Fees will rise by 7.5% over five years, meaning students …
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Struggle the key to Indigenous self-determination
In mid-June the Labor Party and the Liberals passed the Native Title Amendment bill, changing the law to give mining companies greater access to …
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Huge socialist summer school held in the US
Amongst young people, socialism is now more popular than capitalism in the US. Since the election of the racist, sexist billionaire Donald Trump, people …
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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 …
