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Turnbull cuts pensions
The Liberal-Green deal to cut payments to 330,000 pensioners came into effect on January 1. These changes will knock 91,000 people off the old …
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For a one-day nation-wide strike!
The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to slash penalty rates in the hospitality, retail and fast food sectors threatens the wages of more than …
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The Socialist: Spreading the alternative to capitalism
Less than one third of Australians trust journalists, one of the lowest levels in the world. Low trust in journalists is understandable given big …
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IWD: Fight the system that breeds sexism and inequality
International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 every year. The first IWD was organised in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America, in …
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Youth detention to be under Corrections control
The recent riots and escapes of inmates held in youth justice centres in Victoria has led to unprecedented action by the Andrews Labor government. …
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US: Airport protests push back immigration bans
Late January saw a series of mass protests across the US in response to President Trump’s immigration bans. The executive order he signed banned …
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Bringing politics back to Pride
The 2017 Midsumma Pride March was held in Melbourne during late January. The event had a huge turnout of over 45,000 spectators. The Socialist …
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Women take to the streets to fight against Trump
Demonstrating the worldwide hatred of Donald Trump and his policies, millions of women occupied streets around the world in late January demanding an end …
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Reject the rigged system of the 1%
The first parliamentary exchanges of the year were yet more examples of the fake differences that exist between the major parties. Opposition leader Bill …
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Penalty rates slashed!
Penalty rates on Sundays and public holidays are set to be slashed in a decision by the mis-named “Fair Work Commission”. Workers in fast …
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New approach vital to address climate change
2016 set new global temperature records, showing that the Earth is continuing to warm as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for …
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US-China tensions add to Australian instability
Tensions between the United States and China, already high, are growing as the brash and unpredictable Trump moves into the White House. Australia’s ruling …
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Gig economy: A push by employers to increase exploitation
The nature of work is undergoing a global shift. In late 2016, a report by the McKinsey Global Institute revealed that 30% of people …
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Ms Dhu’s death could have been prevented
In mid-December, coroner Ros Fogliani handed down her findings of the inquest into the death in custody of the 22-year-old Yamatji woman Ms Dhu. …
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Australia’s looming jobs crisis
‘Jobs and growth’ were the words we could not escape in the lead up to the federal election of July last year. Six months …
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A socialist strategy to defeat Trump
Donald Trump and his bigoted, billionaires-club administration have ignited a social explosion unlike any that has ever greeted an incoming US president. The White …
