Archive for January 8th, 2010
Australia’s imperialist Antarctic claims
Posted by John, January 8th, 2010 - under The Antarctic.
Tags: Australian imperialism
Comments: 1
According to the Australian Antarctic Division website: Australian Antarctic Territory covers nearly 5.9 million square kilometres, about 42% of Antarctica and nearly 80% of the total area of Australia itself. In addition Australian claims that ‘the Australian Antarctic territorial waters extend 200 nautical miles out to sea from the Australian Antarctic territory.’ Only 4 countries recognise […]
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Labor, triumphalism and the budget from hell
Posted by John, January 8th, 2010 - under Labor Party, Labor sackings, Labor wage cuts, Public Service, Resistance, Social services, Strikes.
Tags: Australian bourgeoisie, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Fighting back
Comments: 4
Our hope at the moment must be that the apparently growing number of strikes and other industrial disputes in Australia boil over into a generalised campaign for wage increases, social services and jobs.