Magazine of the Socialist Party in Australia

Amid much outcry, the Queensland Labor government has granted the final environmental approval needed for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine. Construction has now begun, demanding …

Wharfies employed by Australia’s largest stevedore, DP World, went on strike last week. About 600 workers took four days of strike action at the …

After Labor’s disastrous election defeat, Anthony Albanese took over the party leadership from Bill Shorten. Given Albanese is from Labor’s New South Wales ‘left’ …

Kshama Sawant was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013 with over 90,000 votes, running as a proud Socialist Alternative member back …

Over 500,000 women, workers and young people took to the streets all over Switzerland on June 14 as part of a nation-wide women’s strike. …

The humanitarian crisis on Manus Island has reached new proportions. Since the federal election in May, more than 50 refugees are reported to have …

The developers who illegally demolished the heritage-listed Corkman Pub in 2016 could still turn a profit on the site under a dodgy deal reached …

There were no surprises in the results of the July 7th elections in Greece, they confirmed the trends that were already evident in May’s …

The former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, stepped down in May and was replaced by James Marape. Marape was the finance …

In early June a 2000-strong rally marched through Sydney’s city centre demanding the government finally remove the ban on abortion rights. The youthful rally …

True to form, the bosses’ wages court delivered a miserly 3% increase to the minimum wage from July 1. This increase of 56 cents …

In June Telstra announced it will cut 10,000 contractor jobs as part of a proposed “restructure” of the telecommunication giant. This is on top …