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Australia federal elections: The bosses have two parties
Workers need a party of their own!
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Australia: Victory for striking textile workers in Melbourne!
Workers from the Kennon Auto factory in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Preston went on strike in early July. After being denied a pay rise for more than 3 years these low paid workers decided to […]
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Australia: Gillard replaces Rudd but nothing replaces right wing policies
Kevin Rudd was dramatically ousted as Prime Minister this week. After a period of sinking popularity and public discontent, Rudd became the first Labor prime minister ousted before completing a first term.
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Australia: Interview with UNITE union for young workers
Anthony Main is the Secretary of UNITE, the fighting union for fast food and retail workers, based in Australia
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Australia: Original nation passports issued to Tamil refugees
The Socialist Party helped organise this May Day action in support of the Tamil refugees who were stranded in Merak, Indonesia. The footage below includes parts of a speech delivered by SP member Mel Gregson.
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Immigration: Is Australia full?
A socialist analysis
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Australia: Tamil refugee dies in Merak
Socialist MEP condemns Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd
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Australia: Working people yet to see full effects of economic downturn
One million unemployed forecast & anti-union legislation intact – Socialist solutions urgently needed!
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Australia: Labor government’s Industrial Relations Laws
Previous right wing administration’s anti-union ‘Work Choices’ repackaged
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Australia: Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemns “capitalism’s inevitable inequalities”
Will government plans to avert recession work?