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.
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Iraqi doctors stage two-week strike over unpaid wages and unsafe conditions
Five thousand Iraqi medical graduates from the class of 2024, now working in the public health sector, staged a national strike from 1 June to 15 June, vowing to continue to fight until their demands are met.
Labor budget failure on cost of living is feeding workers’ rage
It’s not sympathy for aspiring tech billionaires that means Labor's budget has been badly received. It has done nothing to provide the cost-of-living relief needed.
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.
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Unions
Victorian teachers: vote No and continue the fight
Victorian teachers are fighting for an historic No vote to a union-recommended proposed agreement.
Iran
Trump tries to rein in Israel in search of deal with Iran
Donald Trump lashed at out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call in early June, calling him “fucking crazy” and telling him “everybody hates Israel”.
Protest campaign forces Sydney Uni to drop disciplinary threats over Palestine poster
After widespread outrage, the University of Sydney has backed down on its threat to discipline two students over a poster for a Palestine protest used on campus.
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
Labor’s budget failure on cost of living and its racist policies no antidote to One Nation
Despite Labor’s boasts, there is nothing fair about its budget.
Capitalism and the new wave of misogyny: Fighting sexism today
Elizabeth Grosshans looks at what's responsible for the wave of online misogyny and rising sexism, and how we can fight it.
International
Protests as Japan boosts military to back the US against China
Japan is witnessing its largest wave of anti-war protests in decades as the government pushes up military spending in an effort to back US threats against China.
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
Tech oligarchs, capitalism and the AI arms race
Erima Dall looks at the impact of AI, including in the workplace, and the consequences of its use in the service of profit

















