Tamil family victims of cruel refugee policies
A family of Tamil asylum seekers have been given a temporary reprieve from being deported back to Sri Lanka, where they face a very …
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The fight to save the Djab Wurrung trees
The Victorian Labor government has embarked on a $672 million project to duplicate the Western Highway between Ballarat and Stawell. The 12.5 km section …
Making sense of the ‘quiet Australians’
This statement was produced by the Socialist Party National Committee and was discussed and agreed to at our 2019 National Conference in early October. …
Collapse of the Soviet bloc 1989
In Poland, on the 13th September 1989, the ‘Solidarnosc’ trade union, after winning an overwhelming majority in an election, formed the first ‘non-communist’ government …
Blockade planned for international mining conference
Activists opposing climate change have called for a protest from October 29 to 31, to blockade the 6th annual International Mining and Resources Conference …
70 years since the Chinese revolution
Xi Jinping, China’s somewhat dented ‘strongman’, this week presided over a grandiose military display to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution on …
Don’t you want to take away people’s property?
A reader recently asked: “I thought socialists stood for the abolition of all private property. Does that mean you would take away my family …
Metro dispute: Our conditions are not for sale!
Metro Trains management made an insulting “best and final” offer on a new collective contract for Melbourne’s rail workers early in September. The deal, …
Egyptian protesters break the wall of fear
On the evening of Friday, September 20, widespread protests broke out in Egypt. Hundreds of people came down to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre …
Union campaign needed to lift wages
Most workers will tell you that their pay packet doesn’t go as far as it used to. The costs of living are rising but …
Private sector can’t deal with recycling crisis
One of Victoria’s main privately-operated recycling plants, SKM, has been placed in receivership amidst a dire crisis in the recycling industry. The company is …
Mental health: Are you sick enough?
Since the initial announcement of the Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission last year, the limitations of it were clear. The Andrews Labor government set …
