One hundred years ago, anti-communist fearmongering reached fever pitch in the Red Flag riots of 1919. A community of Russian émigrés centred in Brisbane, …
Fifty years ago the modern LGBTQ movement burst onto the scene. Mass anger at the repression of LGBTQ people had been bubbling under the …
The Socialist recently spoke to a young architect (Bella) about what it’s like getting a job after finishing university. ** The Socialist: You’re a …
On 26 April 1986 an explosion destroyed the nuclear power station in Chernobyl, about 100 miles north of Ukrainian capital Kiev (then part of …
The incredible mass movement in Hong Kong, with two million people marching last Sunday, is shaking the whole region. Robert Bielecki spoke to Vincent …
“I’m a capitalist, and even I think capitalism is broken”. This was the message from Ray Dalio, head of the world’s largest hedge fund, …
More than 50,000 New Zealand teachers went on strike on May 29, one of the biggest stop-work actions the country has ever seen. Major …
Wealth inequality in Australia is getting worse. While the majority of us struggle to make ends meet, we got a snapshot of how the …
World events were enormously impacted by the global upheaval in the period after the 1917 Russian Revolution. The First World War had brought an …
One million marchers on June 9 vented their anger and defiance against the government’s proposed amendments to the extradition law. It was the biggest …
According to an Anglicare report from April, there were only two affordable rental properties available in Australia for single people on Newstart payments. The …
On Thursday, May 2, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appeared in British court for the first of what is certain to be many hearings on …
