Pas Forgione reports that, after nearly three and a half years in office, South Australian Labor has barely made a dent in the state’s acute housing shortage.
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Amanda Shweeta Louis, Socialist Party of Malaysia member and chairperson of their youth wing, Pemuda Sosialis, spoke to Green Left’s Isaac Nellist about the commercialisation of Malaysia’s education system, solidarity with Palestine and why young Malaysians are looking to socialism.
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Western Australian Labor’s proposed amendment to the Criminal Code, dubbed the “post and boast bill”, could easily be used against grassroots groups seeking to force Labor to act on various reforms. Maz Misiewicz reports.
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The Defend Dissent Coalition organised a protest against Labor’s “Social Cohesion Pledge”, which would further restrict the right to protest. Jake Maison reports.
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As we witness the genocide in Gaza, and a world descending deeper into fascism and war, creative protest and coalition-building helps build a strong and sustainable peace movement, writes Alexander Brown.
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Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand sanctions on Israel, an end to the two-way arms trade and to Israel’s starvation genocide in Gaza.
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A scathing August report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found that nearly 1000 JobSeeker recipients have had their payments unlawfully cancelled over a two-year period, in what welfare advocates have dubbed “Robodebt 2.0”. Josh Adams reports.
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Nearly two years into the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the leadership of some unions are only just beginning to show solidarity. While welcome, these gestures fall far short of what is needed now. Clint Duncan reports.
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The recent discovery of a mass grave in Sri Lanka has ignited a wave of protests by Tamils demanding an investigation, accompanied by calls for the government to fulfil its pledge to improve the treatment of Tamils. Chris Slee reports.
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The International Court of Justice ruled that states may be accountable for the wrongful production and consumption of fossil fuels, opening up opportunities for climate justice activists. However, Alex Bainbridge argues it is no substitute for building a more powerful movement.
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Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more “productive” in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.
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State Labor governments’ opposition to pro-Palestine marches shows capitalism cannot stomach popular democracy. Jonathan Strauss argues that despite some Labor MPs breaking ranks, the party will not support real democracy.