Analysis

Defend the CFMMEU — but Setka should resign

This fight for women’s rights and against gendered violence is union business, says the Socialist Alliance.
Cooperation or dominance in the Pacific?
Secrets and lies in Afghanistan: Whistleblower helps the case to withdraw troops
Government ignores deforestation crisis
Where to for Adani and Galilee coal?
The struggle to save the birthing trees

Chris Scott went to the embassy outside of Ararat to find out more about the Djab Warrung people's struggle to protect their scared heritage. This is his account.
Solidarity with the people of Sudan

The Australian Socialist Alliance released the following statement on June 9, in response to the brutal crackdown on Sudanese pro-democracy protests.
What do we need to do to avoid hothouse Earth?
Australia 'world's most secretive democracy' says New York Times
Greedy politicians give themselves a pay rise while cutting penalty rates
Manus Island, Nauru refugees appeal for help

Many asylum seekers had hoped a Labor government, having supported the medical evacuation law (Medivac) and agreed to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 people a year, would mean an end to six years of torture. The election result has killed that hope, writes Zebedee Parkes.
Coalition win means the poor will get poorer

The economic slow down means the Coalition will either abandon its promise of increasing budget surpluses and increase government spending — on infrastructure for instance — to stimulate the economy or it will double down on its commitment to a surplus, necessitating spending cuts. Its track record suggests the latter, writes Graham Mathews.