Oceania

Fifty years ago, on 11 November 1975, the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s reforming Labor government marked one of the most dramatic political crises in Australian history. For Marxists, this event exposed the limits […]

Nationwide protests against Israeli genocide in Gaza took place in every major city across Australia on Sunday, 24 August. Organisers claim this is the single biggest gathering for Palestine since the 7 October attacks in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]