Rise up to punish Albanese for backing Trump’s murderous fiasco in Iran
Trump and Israel’s war has already compounded the cost of living crisis and had a drastic effect on the world economy.
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Open the borders, oppose Labor’s refugee visa ban
The blanket ban on Iranian visa holders is an extension of the government’s ruthless practice of cancelling the visa on arrival of anyone they suspect might claim asylum
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.
War between Pakistan and Afghanistan fuelled by wider imperialist rivalries
The “open war” declared by Pakistan’s defence minister against Afghanistan marks a terrifying escalation in a region already reeling from conflict.
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Unions
Capture the rage: Escalate the fight in Victorian schools now!
Forty thousand Victorian government school staff marched on 24 March, in a sea of red AEU shirts, with tens of thousands more out on strike. It was the first strike since 2013.
Iran
Albanese joins Trump’s war in Iran—time to break the US alliance
Donald Trump has unleashed weeks of savage bombing of Iran, threatening “death, fire and fury” as the regime refuses to capitulate.
Why we need to defy ban on Globalise the Intifada
The Minns government in NSW is attempting to ban the phrase “Globalise the Intifada”, with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan also saying she hopes to prosecute people using it.
Racism and Indigenous rights
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.
Australia
One Nation surge in SA election shows need for a fight against racism and right-wing Labor
South Australia’s election has confirmed the rapid growth in support for the racist One Nation party, while the Liberals are spiralling downwards.
Manosphere shines light on growing misogyny but fails to challenge sexist ideas
Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere follows some of the world’s most popular misogynist online influencers.
International
Far right gains in France as mainstream parties blame the left for fascist’s death
Mainstream and far right politicians are painting the left in France as violent after the death of a far right activist.
Long reads
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
Radical history and theory
How West Australian unions defeated Court’s protest ban
Tom Orsag tells the story of how union power and solidarity broke WA's repressive anti-protest laws.

















