- Why is One Nation rising?
The Australian political scene has been subject to a shake-up never seen before. The once steady Labor-Coalition duopoly has become massively discredited in the eyes of the working masses. Labor has failed to improve the lives of workers at home…
- Housing crisis: Expropriate the speculators!
The crisis of capitalism has many expressions: new wars and inter-imperialist conflicts, environmental destruction, the growing chasm between rich and poor, the decline of science and culture, etc. One especially conspicuous symptom of capitalism’s failure is its inability to meet…
- The 60th Anniversary of the Wave Hill Walk-off
August 23rd marks the 60th anniversary of the Wave Hill Walk-off where 200 Indigenous cattlemen, domestic servants and their families went on strike and walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory (NT), led by Gurindji man…
- AI and Australia’s data centre boom
AI is seeing a huge growth of investment due to stagnant growth in the global economy generally. It is largely an attempt by industrial monopolists to lower the cost of production and remain competitive as the global market marches towards…
- Mining Industry prospers as people suffer
There are over two-thousand mining companies in Australia, with more than a thousand in Western Australia alone. The most prominent being Rio Tinto, BHP, and Fortescue Metals. Under this capitalist system, the exorbitant profits line the pockets of the capitalists…
- The State of Trade Unions
The Australian trade union movement today finds itself in a peculiar position. It remains, despite everything, the largest organised expression of the working class in this country. More than a million workers remain union members.