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Spring 2023

 


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MUA HERE TO STAY - supporting their members and the Palestinian people

 

The members and the leaders of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) are leading the way in working class action in support of the Palestinian people in their struggle against imperialist backed Israeli Zionist regime.

 

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 26

 

US submarine visits not welcome and will never be “normal”

 

On Sunday March 10, the US Los Angeles class submarine, the USS Annapolis, arrived at the Stirling Naval Base in WA from its home base in Guam.  The date signified the first anniversary of the signing of the AUKUS arrangements. Rallies in Australia cities were held to oppose AUKUS.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 24

 

A tale of two payments…

 

In the same week that the government gifted $4.7 billion to Rolls Royce in Britain to help them build submarine nuclear reactors, which we will then have to buy from them, the automatic CPI-based indexation of welfare payments will see the unemployed get an extra 97 cents a day.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 24

 

AUKUS: Jobs diversion scheme

 

The $368 billion (and counting) cost of the AUKUS nuclear-powered subs folly was promised by Labor to create a 20,000 jobs bonanza. Looked a rationally, however, it is a massive jobs diversion scheme and a huge wasted opportunity for working Australians.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 21

 

Transparency: who will the Australian Government listen to?

 

Will a US arms manufacturer have more luck than Australian citizens in getting some transparency from the Australian government?
Frustration at the lack of transparency surrounding decisions of the government is growing.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 20

 

North American Indigenous people support Palestinians

 

In Australia, the carrying of the Aboriginal and Palestinian flags side by side has been a feature of many of the rallies against the Gazan genocide.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 20

 

Poverty in Australia: more entrenched than ever

 

Some recent studies have revealed just how much the Australian working-class have lost in the past few years with rampant inflation which has undermined living standards. Lower socio-economic groups have been particularly hard-hit. While economists continue to discuss the likely causes of the problem, the seriously dysfunctional nature of the Australian capitalist economy would appear the likely outcome of being part of the imperialist globalised economy.

 

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 18

 

The return of the Philippines puppet Mark 2

 

The recent visit of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. to Australia for high-level diplomatic talks marks a return to the days of the previous Cold War now being played-out with the present one against China.

Taking place on the eve of the ASEAN Summit in Melbourne, the Marcos address to parliamentarians in Canberra was designed to act as a rallying-cry for a further escalation of diplomatic hostilities between US-led positions ...

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 15

 

Aged Care Workers Win Higher Wages and Some Respect

 

On Friday 15 March 2024 the Fair Work Commission handed down its second Decision on wage increases for aged care workers. In 2022 the Commission handed down a Decision increasing nurses and personal care workers and chefs in aged care facilities a 15% wage increase.

 

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 15

 

Party Anniversary and Congress

 

Today, March 15, 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of our Party’s founding.
To mark the occasion, we are announcing today that we will be holding our 16th Congress this year.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 14

 

Australia surrenders sovereignty again: integrates with US-UK military exports and RnD

 

A new set of policies on Australian exports introduced last November has been designed to make local research and development interoperable with that of our AUKUS “partners”, the US and UK imperialists.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 12

 

WOMAD: Marley to perform, Palestinian musicians banned

 

Yesterday, members and supporters of the Australia Friends of Palestine Association picketed the entrance to the popular WOMAD music festival calling on audiences to boycott the performance by Ziggy Marley, son of the famous Rastafarian Bob Marley.
Their very vocal calls of "cease fire NOW" and "stop the genocide" rang out during the one and a half hour-long rally. Drivers of passing cars honked their horns in support. 

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 08

 

Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

 

The dust has settled on the federal government's changes in the Fair Work Act in relation to enterprise bargaining. Workers and their Unions are looking to see where the changes can be used to advantage workers and what are the traps to look for.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 08

 

International Women's Day and Palestinians' Struggle

 

In Adelaide, celebration of International Women's Day starts early with the now traditional International Women's Day Breakfast at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 08

 

International Women’s Day lifts struggle for liberation of women and socialism!

 

All power to women of Palestine resisting the occupation!
On 8 March, International Working Working Women’s Day, women all around the world demonstrate their determination to struggle for the liberation of women and humankind from the shackles of colonialism, capitalism, imperialism and its wars.  Women resolutely oppose fascism in all its disguises.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 07

 

Tuvalu’s Taiwan ties remain, but seeks to regain sovereignty from Australian security pact

 

Concerns arising about the new government of Tuvalu led by incoming Prime Minister Feleti Teo switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China appear to have been resolved, at least for the time being. A diplomatic note from Taiwan's ambassador to Tuvalu stated he had assurance ties with Taipei would be maintained in line with existing defence and security provision. While Tuvalu is a tiny Pacific Island country, it has important ...

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 06

 

ICOR Call for International Women’s Day

 

Today we publish a statement from ICOR on International Women's Day. Tomorrow, on International Women's Day we will publish our own statement - eds.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 06

 

Indonesia: Shadowy hands, shady dealings

 

A carefully worded high-level diplomatic statement recently released from Canberra regarding regional trade organisation has revealed how Australia has followed US-led initiatives to undermine ASEAN in favour of the OECD.

Fears exist that ASEAN has proved ineffective at confronting China's regional influence.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 05

 

We support the international campaign to free Ecevit Piroğlu

 

At the request of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) Turkey/Kurdistan, we have petitioned the Serbian Ambassador to Australia for the release of Kurdish prisoner Ecevit Piroğlu. Our letter follows:

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 04

 

Condemn the Israeli bloodlust!

 

The Zionist aggressors with their massacre of the starving have reached new depths of criminal depravity. They stand condemned by world public opinion, with only the US imperialists and their veto powers at the UN Security Council protecting their genocidal bloodlust.

more...- Posted on 2024 Mar 01

 

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