The highlight of the election for The Greens was the return of Adam Bandt to the House of Representatives. It was a vote against the tide, as nation-wide, The Green vote went down, as voters rejected their participation in minority government with Labor.
One of the shocks of the election was the performance of Clive Palmer’s new party. It took 11.3 per cent of the vote in Queensland and looks set to win a Senate seat there and in Tasmania, and put Palmer himself into the lower house in the seat of Fairfax.
The explanation for Labor’s unpopularity this election goes deeper than recent history, writes James Supple
Gina Rinehart’s Enterprise Migration Agreement (EMA) for her Roy Hill project has sparked debate over the issue of “Aussie jobs” and 457 visas. This statement of union activists, anti-racists and others expresses concern over the anti-foreign worker sentiment, and argues unions should welcome temporary workers on 457 visas into the unions. Please read and consider signing on.
In our third installment of our Labor history series, Jean Parker finds some rich lessons in the incredible story of the New South Wales Labor Party’s “socialisation units” and the figure of Jack Lang in the 1930s
The smell of death is hanging over Labor. Mark Gillespie looks at how they got themselves into such a mess
Amy Thomas analyses the The Greens’ role in left politics since the federal election
The Labor leadership contest between Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese has been put forward as a major step that can rejuvenate the Labor Party and give Labor members a real say in the party. But this will be meaningless without policy changes to shift Labor to the left and abandon its legacy of neo-liberal policies and efforts to race the Liberals to the right.
Tony Abbott, a right-wing neo-liberal infamous for his misogyny and social conservatism, is moving into The Lodge. Millions are horrified about what this government will do. But Abbott won’t have it easy if we build the resistance against him.
The US is preparing to bomb Syria, with the full support of the Australian government and backing from France and other countries. But Western intervention can only make the situation in Syria worse and result in more civilian deaths.
At less than a day’s notice, thousands of people turned out to rally and march across the country following Kevin Rudd’s announcement of the disgraceful PNG solution. The protests have been angry and loud and provide a fantastic opportunity to take the fight to Rudd and Abbott.
Labor’s plan to shut out asylum seekers completely and finally fulfils the project started by John Howard and the Immigration department in 2001—to create a Fortress Australia that denies asylum to anyone arriving by boat.
Labor has turned back to Kevin Rudd in a last desperate attempt to save itself and prevent Tony Abbott from winning the election. The desire for self-preservation amongst Labor MPs ultimately proved stronger than the influence of the union and factional powerbrokers in the party.
Solidarity meets in cities all around the country. Check here for details of the latest upcoming meetings.
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It is all too clear that the current Labor government is determined to out flank Tony Abbott to the right on refugees, re-opening Howard’s detention hell holes on Nauru and Manus Island. We need a strong movement to turn the tide. Join the campaign in your city to call for an end to mandatory detention of refugees and offshore processing.
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