Analysis
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Behind the France Events
By Barry Healy On July 2 the French independent news site, Mediapart reported on the northern Parisian banlieue (ghetto suburb) of Aubervilliers: “There are fires,…
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Horticultural Workers Strike a Big Win
By Sam King On June 28 unionised horticultural workers blocked the gates of Hussey & Co, which is based in Somerville on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe…
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The Titan Submersible and Fortress Europe: A Macabre Juxtaposition
By Rupen Savoulian Over the past week or so, the world has been transfixed by a macabre juxtaposition; the death of five billionaire occupants of…
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Historic Horticultural Workers Strike Begins near Melbourne
By Sam King Workers commenced an indefinite strike on June 28 at Hussey & Co – a large salad production company supplying packaged salads to…
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Two hundred people pack Solidarity Hall for anti-AUKUS meeting
By Sam King Solidarity Hall in Victorian Trades Hall – the oldest continually occupied trade union building in the world – was the venue for…
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Stop Red-Tagging Now!
Solidarity meeting with a panel of speakers Jointly organised by: Australia Asia Worker Links, the Australian Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, BAYAN Australia,…
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Emergency Appeal to Help Sudanese Families Survive
An appeal for emergency aid for the victims of the fighting in Sudan has been received from Sudanese democratic forces opposed to the current military…
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Ukrainian Soldiers Display Nazi Symbols
By Barry Sheppard An article in The New York Times on June 6 is titled “Kyiv Walks Fine Line As Fighters Embrace Use of Nazi…
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“Debt Ceiling” Deal – Who Won and Who Lost?
By Barry Sheppard There was much hype in the media about the threat of the U.S. defaulting on its debts if Congress did not raise…
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Erdoğan, Cultural Power and Nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire
By Rupen Savoulian There has been a deluge of commentary about the victory of long-term Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the recent elections. How…
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Let Cuba Live!
By Nick D. The United States-led economic blockade against Cuba is extreme, immoral and illegal. It began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy moved…
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Australian Nurses Federation Smacked with Massive Fine for “Belligerent non-compliance”
By Barry Healy On May 26, the Western Australia branch of the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) received a fine of $350,000 for staging a strike…