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Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say

EditorNovember 18, 2020November 17, 2020

Animal agriculture is the second largest contributor to climate change. Combined with the health effects of meat eating, and cruel treatment of animals, it’s no wonder many people become vegetarian...

International

California Wildfires: A Socialist Perspective

EditorSeptember 28, 2020

This article was first published by Socialist Action's co-thinkers in the United States. Remembering one’s experience of a wildfire is like assembling a series of fragments from a broken picture:...

International National

Eco-destruction and plagues

EditorJune 15, 2020May 29, 2020

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...

International National

COVID-19 & the climate crisis

EditorJune 11, 2020May 29, 2020

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...

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COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

EditorJune 5, 2020May 29, 2020

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...

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Rio Tinto destroys ancient Aboriginal site

EditorMay 31, 2020January 4, 2021

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...

National Theory & History

Jack Mundey, giant of the Australian labour movement

EditorMay 12, 2020May 11, 2020

Jack Mundey – a giant of the Australian labour movement – has died at the age of 90. Mundey rose to prominence in the 1970s as a leader of the...

International National

Capitalism’s COVID-19 catastrophe

EditorApril 18, 2020April 13, 2020

Apologists for capitalism claim that the system is doing the best it can faced with a new virus in today’s complex and interconnected world. These are, at best, only excuses...

International Reviews

A socialist view of Tiger King

EditorApril 16, 2020April 14, 2020

Murder-for-hire, polygamy, cultish behavior, meth-fueled gun accidents, big cats, obsessive rivalries, and country music—Tiger King delivers entertainment on many levels. With our system in deep crisis and decay, truth is...

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Grubby insurers rip-off bushfire victims

EditorMarch 29, 2020March 30, 2020

Months of intense bushfires over the summer destroyed more than 2500 homes. The total bill for the damage done to people’s homes is expected to surpass $2.5 billion. The lives...

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Bushfires devastate wildlife

EditorMarch 14, 2020March 10, 2020

People have watched in horror as images of Australia’s iconic wildlife being burnt in bushfires have been beamed across the world. Over a billion birds, mammals and reptiles are estimated...

National

Turf out this illegitimate government

EditorMarch 1, 2020February 28, 2020

The first months of 2020 have been marked by renewed government instability. The impacts of the bushfires and drought, and the onset of the coronavirus epidemic, has been made worse...

National

Capitalism: Inadequate in the face of bushfire disaster

EditorJanuary 31, 2020January 20, 2020

Australia is facing longer periods of fire danger. Catastrophic fires are becoming more likely as the climate changes due to global warming. The capitalist system is responsible for the climate...

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Community campaign saves Footscray Park!

EditorJanuary 23, 2020January 20, 2020

After a 6-month campaign, Footscray Park in Melbourne’s inner-west has been saved from private development! The local community forced Maribyrnong council to back down from a plan to hand over...

National

Anti-government demos across Australia following bushfires

EditorJanuary 21, 2020January 20, 2020

Demonstrations swept the country over the last two weekends as tens of thousands turned out against Scott Morrison’s government in the wake of the bushfire crisis. Protesters chanted for the...

International National

Profits the barrier to climate action

EditorJanuary 19, 2020January 15, 2020

In the past year the climate crisis has moved to the forefront of people's minds. Young people in particular have taken to the streets with enormous climate strikes being organised...

National

Time for more paid firefighters

EditorJanuary 17, 2020January 15, 2020

Alongside the scale and intensity of Australia’s bushfires, one thing that stands out is the bravery and commitment of the firefighters. Hundreds of stories are circulating about firefighters going above...

National

Bushfire smoke poisons Melbourne air

EditorJanuary 15, 2020February 26, 2020

The air quality in Melbourne this week has been rated as ‘Hazardous’, the worst category possible. Victoria’s Chief Health Officer said that at one point the air quality had dropped...

Tag: Environment

Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say

California Wildfires: A Socialist Perspective

Eco-destruction and plagues

COVID-19 & the climate crisis

COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

Rio Tinto destroys ancient Aboriginal site

Jack Mundey, giant of the Australian labour movement

Capitalism’s COVID-19 catastrophe

A socialist view of Tiger King

Grubby insurers rip-off bushfire victims

Bushfires devastate wildlife

Turf out this illegitimate government

Capitalism: Inadequate in the face of bushfire disaster

Community campaign saves Footscray Park!

Anti-government demos across Australia following bushfires

Profits the barrier to climate action

Time for more paid firefighters

Bushfire smoke poisons Melbourne air

The rich get richer whilst the rest of us suffer under Covid-19

Healthcare workers need proper PPE!

Covid-19 and the housing crisis

Growing support for recognising Invasion Day

The national question in Wales

Neoliberalism: demise or adaptation?

Australia part of a global rise in gender based violence

Ombudsman: ‘Hard Lockdown’ of Melbourne Public Housing Estates Violated Human Rights

RCEP: World’s Biggest Anti-Worker Trade Deal Signed

Greece: Activists Defeat Authoritarian Protest Ban

Reserve Bank Props Up Capitalism, But Can’t Solve Underlying Problems

Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say