Iran stares down a superpower as Trump faces defeat

Donald Trump has the mightiest military in the world at his command. But he’s failed to defeat Iran, a regional power.

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Administration in chaos but attacks on CFMEU keep coming

The attacks by the Administration of the CFMEU haven’t stopped since Mark Irving stepped down as Administrator in late April.

Disability services we need won’t come from market profiteers

The NDIS was introduced in 2013 with bipartisan political support. But the NDIS market has failed to deliver consistent, quality care and support.

No justice for Indigenous people under NT’s police state

Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are facing a “police state”, Mililma May, Danggalaba Kulumbiringin Tiwi writer and community organiser, told Solidarity’s Keep Left conference in April.

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Trump’s failure in Iran is a defeat for US power

The US-Israel war on Iran has brought death and destruction to Iranian cities. But it has also humiliated Donald Trump and highlighted the relative decline of American power.

Israel imposes slow death in Gaza as genocide goes on

Trump’s so-called “ceasefire” in Gaza is now more than six months old. But Israel’s genocide continues as it denies entry of aid and basic medical supplies to a devastated population.

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Labor fans Islamophobia as One Nation surges

One Nation is surfing a wave of anger and disillusionment with the major parties. Much of that momentum is fuelled by the cost-of-living crisis—but the party is also fomenting Islamophobia to harden up its supporters.

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US workers strike back at Trump on May Day

May Day in the US was a day of resistance to Trump’s rotten agenda of mass deportations, imperialist wars abroad, and war on the working class at home. 

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Letter from Indonesia: the fight to free the August political prisoners

Anthony Albanese visited Indonesia in February to sign a security treaty with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. But there was not a word about Subianto's vicious jailing and torture of political prisoners. An Indonesian socialist tells the story that Albanese ignores

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