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The war on climate science
A series of e-mails leaked from the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) reveal concerns that CSIRO management is politically censoring researchers. These …
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Book Review: Insane Clown President
Insane Clown President by Matt Taibbi is a collection of his reports for the Rolling Stone magazine on the 2016 US presidential election campaign. …
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Where is Bernie heading?
Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential primary campaign has had a profound and continuing impact on working people and youth in the US. Millions of Americans, …
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British election: May and Tories must go!
Theresa May’s failed election gamble is a nightmare for the capitalist class in Britain. Seven weeks ago most of Britain’s elite were hopeful that …
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Brazil: First general strike in 21 years
Workers in Brazil participated in the first general strike held in 21 years on April 28. The 24-hour strike was organised against the austerity …
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The life and politics of Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo’s popularity has surged in recent years. Last year, the Art Gallery of NSW held an exhibition simply titled ‘Frida Kahlo and Diego …
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UK: Tragedy in Manchester
Young people out enjoying themselves were instead faced with one of the worst kinds of horror imaginable when a bomb was exploded in the …
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Trump’s warmongering inflames global tensions
Donald Trump’s cruise missile attack on a Syrian airbase on 6 April, during a round of “beautiful chocolate cake” with China’s Xi Jinping, marks …
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Defend democratic rights in Hong Kong
‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung, the veteran democracy campaigner, and elected member of Hong Kong’s Legco, is being threatened with expulsion along with three other …
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US refugee deal likely to proceed
After months of uncertainty, the US refugee deal seems to be going ahead. Some, but not all of the refugees on Manus and Nauru …
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Make PrEP accessible for all!
PrEP is the use of anti-HIV medication and stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is an oral tablet taken daily by HIV negative people to …
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Public system the solution to superbugs
The World Health Organisation has warned about the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs which pose an enormous threat to human health. These drug resistant …
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Marches for Science called
March for Science rallies have been called in more than 37 countries to demand greater public funding of science. The rallies will coincide with …
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Britain: Defeat the millionaires’ Tory government
Theresa May has called a general election for one reason – not the reason she gave – but because of the government’s weakness in …
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Trump orders missile strikes against Syrian air base
US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch missile attacks against the Shayrat air base, in Syria, ratcheted up the long running conflict in Syria …
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What would a socialist food industry look like?
How to feed the world? That is a question that capitalism has never been able to solve, with one-third of the world’s total population …
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Close the camps!
In April 2016, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ruled that the Australian government’s detention of refugees on Manus Island breached human rights, …
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Trump backs down over ‘One China’ policy
The deepening crisis in Washington, over the resignation of Michael Flynn and the Trump administration’s alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, has overshadowed the significance …
