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The fight for marriage equality in Ireland
Australia is one of the last English speaking, developed nations in the world to legislate for marriage equality. Another is Northern Ireland. While formally …
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Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation profiteering from state repression
Hong Kong’s state-owned rail giant MTR has expanded aggressively overseas in the past decade. The company has exploited the worldwide mania for privatisation of …
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Manus refugees still in limbo
In April last year, the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruled that the Manus Island detention centre was illegal and must be closed. The …
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Jacindamania and the New Zealand elections
Shortly before the New Zealand election in September, the New Zealand Labour Party replaced its previous leader with the much more popular Jacinda Ardern. …
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First ever #McStrike in Britain
McDonald’s is one of the world’s biggest companies, employing about 1.9 million people worldwide. In Britain alone, McDonald’s employs around 100,000 people. While the …
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The rise of spy agencies
In the 16 years since the events of September 11, 2001 the global political landscape has undoubtedly changed. The horrendous attack, carried out by …
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PNG: Demolition increasing pressure on Manus refugees
Around 800 refugees from the soon-to-be closed Manus Regional Processing Centre are resisting immigration officials’ forcible attempts to relocate them to the nearby East …
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Dangerous turn in Korean nuclear conflict
In the past week the already tense situation on the Korean Peninsula took a new dangerous turn. After the North Korean regime, according to …
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Socialist unification caps off mighty international Summer School
Last July, six delegates from the Socialist Party travelled to Barcelona to be part of a deeply inspiring Summer School organised by the Committee …
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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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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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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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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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Government blackmailing refugees
With the closing of the Manus Island detention centre refugees detained there are being given dire options. Some of the refugees have been offered …
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Ireland: Jobstown – A rotten stitch up exposed
“The news has just come through from the Central Criminal Court and I am the first to report it to the House. Deputy Paul …
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Consolidating the Corbyn revolution
In April Theresa May called a snap general election with the Tories 20 points ahead in the polls – expecting to win easily and …
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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 …
