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The tide is turning and Marcia Langton senses it
Lindy Nolan
This is the first in a series of articles investigating ruptures in a carefully fostered pro-corporate united front among First Nations Peoples. The series focuses on the wider implications of recent statements by pro-mining Aboriginal activist Marcia Langton.
The intention, by the Trump administration to reimpose sanctions on Iran, is the outcome of two inter-related factors: an attempt to strengthen a Cold War position in the Middle East and to bring developments in neighbouring Syria to a head.
Hundreds of South Australians rallied outside Parliament House on Saturday November 2 to oppose nuclear waste dumps proposed for SA. The rally was organised by the Aboriginal-led No Dump Alliance
Broken Hill rally to save the Barka (Darling River)
Nick G.
More than 400 people marched through Broken Hill to Sturt Park Reserve today in a rally to save the Barka (Darling River). The rally brought together residents of Broken Hill and the surrounding region, including Barkindji nation traditional owners and pastoralists.
Editorial: Shifting the Australian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
In what seems to have been an attempt to win over Jewish voters in the electorate of Wentworth in the recent by-election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison floated the idea that the Australian embassy in Israel could be shifted from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. According to Morrison, there are a number ...
Civilian surveillance and imperialist plans for war
(Contributed)
There is little ambiguity on the part of US imperialism toward its Chinese rival; it has recently been clearly defined by a leading member of the Trump administration.
The diplomatic position is not only confined to the US: Australia has been drawn into the fray through regional military alliances ...
Industry-wide collective bargaining – part of an independent working class agenda
Ned K.
One of the just demands of the ACTU's Change the Rules campaign is to change industrial laws to enable workers to struggle together to win industry or sector wide collective agreements.
Chinese state-owned John Holland backs ABCC in threatening Australian construction workers
Nick G.
A Chinese-owned construction company has joined forces with the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to threaten construction workers participating in national Change the Rules rallies with individual fines of $42,000.
The threat came in a secret email sent to its sub-contractors by the John Holland Group.
Workers rallying around the country defy intimidation
Danny O.
Workers around the country are rallying in their thousands with many bravely defying Australia’s draconian and restrictive industrial laws, as well as threats of fines and intimidation from bosses, the federal government, the ABCC and Fair Work.
Marxism Today: Building a Marxist-Leninist Party requires perseverance and commitment
Nick G.
We have recently posted CPA (M-L) founding chairman Ted Hill’s 1970 funeral oration for Jim Scott (go to the “About Us” drop down menu at the top of our website and then to “Our Comrades”). Jim Scott had a unique significance among the departed comrades that we feature ...
A collective of peoples’ movements under the banner of ‘Peoples’ Global Conference Against IMF-World Bank’ (PGC) had their efforts to hold an anti-globalisation, anti-IMF and World Bank conference hampered recently in Bali.
Recent decisions by Canberra to strengthen the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) have potentially far-reaching implications for the peoples of the country.
It will have a divisive influence: the US-led military planning has run counter to recent political initiatives within PNG for closer diplomatic links with China. ...
International students learn first hand the meaning of wage swindling
Ned K.
International students in Australia pay big dollars to study at Australian secondary and tertiary institutions. The fees and subsidiary money that international students bring in to this country are substantial.
The Backyard: An Australian neo-colonial position serving US imperialism
Contributed
Australia has maintained a neo-colonial relationship with Papua New Guinea since independence in the mid-1970s; economic interests merged with defence and security considerations. In recent times, however, the foreign policy and diplomatic relationship has become strained.
TPP: Labor Party sell-out betrays workers and unions
Celia S
Once again, the Labor Party is selling out Australian workers to imperialism by voting in secret to adopt the Trans Pacific Partnership. But then again, why would we think they wouldn’t? It’s of little surprise to anyone as the ALP leadership has consistently danced to the tune of ...
Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet - big business attacks on CFMEU only deepen construction workers' desire to struggle
Antonio G.
The latest political attack on the ACT branch of the CFMEU and its secretary, Jason O'Mara, is an important reminder that the Australian parliamentary system is nothing more than a covert dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.
The CPA(M-L) is preparing a study of the history and development of social-imperialism, especially in relation to China and the consequences for Australia. This will be published early next year.
Workers take on another US multinational with mass strike at Alcoa
Danny O.
Around 1,600 workers in Western Australia employed at multiple facilities owned by giant US aluminium manufacturer Alcoa yesterday voted to return to work after taking strike action lasting 52 days. The workers, members of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), took the initial decision to stop work on August ...
