Fighting racism and the far right—One Nation can be stopped

One Nation’s support may have dropped slightly after Pauline Hanson put her full agenda on show in her speech at the National Press Club. But One Nation’s rise has exposed a deep crisis in Australian politics.

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Victorian teachers strike again after relentless campaign of rank-and-file organising

Victorian teachers and education support staff took strike action again on 23 July, with schools across the state severely affected. About 20,000 marched in a display of raw anger at conditions in schools.

Victorian Labor lurches further right under Carroll

Victorian Labor has installed Ben Carroll as Premier in a bid to salvage the state election on 28 November. It's a clear move to the right.

Hundreds descend on Pine Gap to expose base’s role in genocide

Around 400 activists protested outside the Pine Gap spy base on Monday, as part of the Close Pine Gap Sacred Land Back convergence.

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Unions

Open letter to Socialists in Schools: Back teachers’ strike on 4 August

FTC and SIS both campaigned for rank-and-file teachers to vote No to the last offer from the Victorian government. SIS however is now declining to support FTC and the rank-and-file’s campaign for a strike on 4 August.

Iran

Trump humbled as Iran deal shows US and Israel’s failure

The US might have the most powerful military in the world, but it’s Donald Trump who has been humiliated with the end of the war against Iran.

Convergence to expose Pine Gap’s role in genocide

Activists from across the continent will converge on the Pine Gap spy base in Central Australia in July for three days of protest and discussion.

Racism and Indigenous rights

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.

Australia

Union campaign in Victoria wrong to avoid Hanson’s racism

Victoria faces the terrifying prospect of One Nation in government after November’s state election. One Nation could either win the most seats itself or do well enough that the Liberals need their support to form government.

International

Burnham’s tack left boosts British Labour—will it last?

Newly installed British Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham is talking left in an effort to revive the party’s fortunes. This has delivered a small boost in the polls, but will it last?

Long reads

Venezuela: from revolutionary transformation to imperialist victory

David Glanz reviews a new book that helps explain why the high hopes of the Bolivarian revolution ended in a squalid deal with US imperialism.

Radical history and theory

Fighting fascism: Lessons from the Spanish civil war

Workers in Spain rose up to stop a fascist coup 90 years ago this month, sparking the civil war. This put revolution on the agenda—but holding it back led to defeat, argues Peter Robinson

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