For liveable welfare not poverty payments
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced out of work in recent months as a result of COVID-19 lock downs. Those pushed onto income support payments for the first time...
Jobs crisis: Government schemes fail
Official unemployment numbers reached an 18 year high in June as Australia entered its first recession in nearly 30 years. Despite the Morrison government trying to brush this off with...
COVID-19: Tertiary jobs under threat
Many thousands of university workers are feeling the first shockwaves of the COVID-19 crisis, with many already unemployed or with their jobs under threat. Education jobs should be considered essential...
Metro Train’s attempted coronavirus cover up backfires
Bosses at Flinders Street Station attempted to cover up news of a sub-contracted cleaner testing positive for coronavirus last week. Workers are angry that they weren’t told immediately that the...
Robodebt: Government stole $720 million from society’s poorest
The Australian government’s Robodebt scheme – an automated system for issuing Centrelink debts - was found illegal in a May ruling by the Federal Court. Robodebt claims have been identified...
Corruption scandal exposes Labor Party
Last week a scandal blew up in the face of the Australian Labor Party, claiming the scalps of three ministers and a shadow minister. Damning evidence uncovered the corrupt politics...
Eco-destruction and plagues
Raging fires in Australia and a plague of locusts in east Africa dominated global news at the start of 2020. These rapidly receded in consciousness as the COVID-19 pandemic erupted...
COVID-19 & the climate crisis
Capitalism is yet again inflicting more shock and horror on the world that is bound to traumatise the global population, leaving scars that will be felt for generations. Just like...
How would socialists distribute goods?
Recently someone commented, "The bare supermarket shelves we've seen recently show that capitalism isn't really equipped to deal with pandemics. How would socialists go about doing things differently?" We answer...
Black Lives Matter: Huge rallies defy police intimidation
“No justice, no peace!” Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to protests around Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on June 6. Angry, youthful rallies took...
Women and COVID-19: Inequalities worsen
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a particularly hard impact on working class women all over the world. It’s exacerbating all the inequalities that women already experience. Women make up the...
COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for
Healthcare for all -An end to all funding cuts, closures and privatisations in healthcare. -For huge investment into pubic healthcare to significantly increase capacity and prepare for future shocks. -For...
For-profit internet the reason for slow speeds
In recent weeks, thousands of people all over Australia have experienced slow and unreliable internet connections. Telecommunications companies report an 80% increase in internet use during daytime hours. This is...
COVID-19: End all profiteering in healthcare
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, a dangerous crisis is looming within Australia’s healthcare system. There are far too few hospital beds, inadequate staff and facilities, and a shortage of personal...
Rio Tinto destroys ancient Aboriginal site
How much is a 46,000-year-old archaeological site, with incredible evidence of early human grind-stone technology, worth? Less than the vein of iron ore beneath it, according to Rio Tinto. On...
United Workers Union plan a step in right direction
In late March, Tim Kennedy, the national secretary of the United Workers Union (UWU), released a document that has stirred up some positive discussion in the trade union movement. Titled...
‘Your services are no longer required’
Working in the travel industry, while stressful at times, was incredibly rewarding. I had many opportunities to travel and meet people from all over the world. I worked in the...
We need a better way to create jobs
In March, tens of thousands of people lined up at Centrelink offices across Australia. Lines stretched around blocks looking eerily similar to scenes from the 1930s Great Depression. After weeks...