Australia
Australia’s worsening climate related crisis
2024 was the hottest year on record. The last 10 years have been the 10 hottest years on record. It has now been 48 years since the earth had a colder than average year. Almost […]
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2025 Australian federal election: Labor returns but without a working class mandate
The Australian Labor Party has won a landslide election victory. The opposition Coalition has slumped to the lowest proportion of seats it’s ever held since the launch of the Liberal Party. In a country where […]
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Australian Labor government seizes control of CFMEU union – defend union democracy and fight for a militant programme!
In August, last year, tens of thousands of construction workers marched through capital cities across Australia. The mass mobilisation was in response to unprecedented moves by the federal Labor Government to seize control of the […]
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Building affordable and quality public housing only way to fix Australia’s housing crisis
There is a housing crisis in Australia. Renters have seen prices sky rocket. Mortgagees are struggling under the weight of relentless interest rate hikes. Public housing waiting lists are in the thousands or tens of […]
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Australia: Labor government’s indigenous ‘Voice’ referendum suffers heavy defeat
Before polls had closed in Western Australia the result was in and the ‘Voice referendum’, held on 14 October, was defeated. It was voted down by all states and by a national majority. Nationally, only […]
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As workers’ living standards fall, Australia’s long economic boom comes to an end
For three decades, Australia has experienced almost continual economic growth, even escaping the 2008 world financial and economic crisis. While there has been a marked decline in living standards for workers in every country, now […]
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800 Australian companies pay no tax, while millions suffer rising costs
Karijini, in Western Australia, has stunning gorges. However, not many will be able to afford to visit now. Petrol prices are skyrocketing. Throughout Australia, inflation is taking hold and it is starting to bite. Many […]
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Cost of living crisis in Australia starts to bite
Inflation is now running at 7.3% in Australia, and wages, tied to past agreements or base-level awards, are rising at just 2.6% – a cut in real terms. As elsewhere in capitalist countries, the cost […]
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2022 Australian elections: A change in governing parties but much the same politics
The backdrop of the Australian Federal Elections were two issues; climate change and falling living standards. Australia has had a continued growth rate for the past 30 years, mainly on the back of mineral exports […]
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Eastern Australia floods – a disaster that could have been avoided
The floods all along the eastern coast of Australia were and continue to be a disaster. For the most part, by mid-March, the floods are starting to dissipate. But they have left devastating consequences. The […]