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Our ultimate goal requires a working class state
Nick G.
Corey Bernardi’s defection from the Liberal Party illustrates an important part of the Marxist criticism of the bourgeois state. The 1871Paris Commune afforded Marx and Engels their first opportunity to compare a working class state power with that of the bourgeoisie.
Coal Is Not the Answer in the Face of Racing Global Warming
Ned K.
When Karl Marx analysed the class struggle between workers and capitalists in the mid-1800s, he concluded that in that ever present struggle, sometimes the workers were successful but the capitalists would try and take back from the workers what they had won, whether it be a wage increase ...
US Imperialism Relies on Trade to Further Its Own Interests Whoever Is President
Ned K.
On 23 January President Trump signed a document to withdraw the US from any involvement in the Trans Pacific Partnership multilateral "free trade" deal. However as Alan Kohler of The Constant Investor said, as far as trade goes, for Trump, this was a "surgical withdrawal from one deal ...
Housing Costs Through the Roof as Finance Capital Prospers
Ned K.
A recently released study of cost of housing in cities across the globe by Demographic International concluded that after Hong Kong, Sydney was the most unaffordable city in the world with median house prices up to 12.2 times the average wage. Melbourne was not far behind at number ...
The recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in January 2017, was, by comparison with their previous meetings, a rather drab event. It was shunned by many influential figures who had more pressing engagements and who chose to stay away from the annual bean-feast in Davos, Switzerland.
January 26: the contentious date that troubles Australians
by Max O.
Australia Day continues to conflict the nation not only over what it attempts to remember but what it chooses to forget and avoid. Unfortunately a great many Australians don't know what actually happened on the 26th; for that matter they are also unaware of much of what ...
Chinese "Long March" In Australia - Opportunity to Build Ties Between Chinese and Australian Peoples
Ned K.
In May 2017, events are taking place in the South East of South Australia and western Victoria to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Chinese gold seekers trekking over 400 kilometres from the seaside town of Robe to the goldfields of western Victoria. Part of the celebration includes a ...
War-games or Reality? The Korean Peninsula: early 2017
(Contributed) A small monument, on display to commemorate wartime abuse of Korean woman by occupation Japanese military forces, has created a major diplomatic rift between South Korea (ROK) and their US-led defence and security allies. Behind the rift, however, lie far more pressing contemporary issues which have created: an escalation ...
Capitalist Industries Come and Go - But Collective Power of Workers Remains
Ned K.
There is evidence that the attacks by the ruling class on workers’ pay and conditions and on their mass organisations (trade unions) are having an impact with union membership in the private sector being somewhere between 11% - 13% and strike action by workers at low levels. However the ...
People in the USA have been alienated from the country's two-party (Democrat/Republican) system for decades. The rise of Trump to the position of President is a symptom of this alienation. Although standing for one of the two parties, it is arguable that he only won the election because ...
Where To For Russia - 100 Years on From Revolution?
Ned K.
The annual slow-down of capitalism in the 'West' over Christmas and New Year provides a bit of time to read and reflect. This Christmas I was a given a book as a present called "Secondhand Time - The Last Of The Soviets" by Svetlana Alexierich.
Welcome 2017, Centenary Year of the Great Soviet Bolshevik Revolution
Nick G.
The Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) welcomes the arrival of 2017, the centenary year of the great Soviet Bolshevik revolution.
We extend to all members and friends the compliments of the season in the communist spirit of anticipating further great struggles by the working class for socialism and ...
Just days after the historic win by CUB workers, another battle has flared up against Depression-style wage cuts.
Fifty-five CUB workers were laid off and then offered their old jobs back at what was effectively a 65% wage cut. For six heroic months, they stood their ground, daring ...
Decline in the Australian economy reflects the long term depression of capitalism globally
Max O.
The recently announced national account figures for the September quarter saw Australia's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) shrink by 0.5 per cent. This is the result of a fall in business investment (of 9.7 percent in the last 12 months), a collapse in effective demand, reduction in government spending ...
The significance of the liberation of Aleppo cannot be underestimated. It is a major blow for US imperialism’s plans for a “New Middle East”, a Middle East of US client states working in concert to protect US global interests and to shore up the faltering US economy.
Working class struggle wins the battle against giant multinational brewery
Alice M.
Savouring their sweet victory and proudly chanting, “The workers united will never be defeated”, the courageous Carlton United Brewery maintenance workers, surrounded by cheering and clapping union and community supporters, walked back to work through the CUB factory gates (Melbourne), having won back their original wages and conditions ...