Socialist Alliance opposes the Anthony Albanese government’s Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 because it is an assault on democratic rights.

Discussion at the Socialist Alliance’s 20th National Conference was shaped by world events, including Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela. Sam Wainwright reports.

The Socialism 2025 Conference, held in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, brought together socialists and activists from across the Asia-Pacific, reports Markela Panegyres.

Socialist Alliance strongly condemns the United States military invasion of Venezuela and demands that the Australian Labor government reject the US’ flouting of international law and break the AUKUS war alliance.

In an unprecedented attack on the right to protest, NSW Labor rammed through harsh new anti-democratic laws in the early hours of Christmas Eve, reports Rachel Evans.

Isaac Nellist argues that Labor’s refusal to tackle the growing divide between the haves and have-nots has paved the way for One Nation’s popularist non-solutions to the cost-of-living and housing crises.

While popular support for Palestine has grown to unprecedented levels on the back of the anti-genocide movement, the solidarity movement’s job is not yet done. Jonathan Strauss looks at the so-called peace plan for Gaza.

Labor can be pushed to intervene and repower Tomago if enough unionists and community organisations demand it, argues Zane Alcorn. The dying coal industry will not simply say goodbye.

The election of Democratic Socialist of America member Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City is a great victory for socialists all around the world, because it was a popular rejection of Trumpism, argues Peter Boyle.