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australia
After three years, public sector unionists remain defiant against anti-worker bargaining rules
The federal government is at war with its own workforce. But its strategy to starve public servants into giving up a generation of hard-fought working conditions is backfiring. Workers in… Read more »
Hands off the PBS! Free Trade Agreements threaten affordable medication in Australia
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) provides low-cost medication, making it a keystone of equitable, affordable healthcare for all. The federal government subsidises prescriptions so that the upfront cost for patients… Read more »
First female head of Australian Council of Trade Unions shakes things up
Every trade unionist has been lectured by some union official that they can’t strike because “It’s illegal.” They must have been cheering when Sally McManus, newly elected head of the… Read more »
Welfare: a battleground for workers’ rights in Australia
Say “robo-debt” to a welfare recipient or Centrelink (Australian Human Services) worker and you’ll see anguish and righteous anger. Centrelink is sending out 20,000 notices a week informing people on… Read more »
Demanding an end to abuse of Indigenous youth in detention
Abuse of Indigenous youth has been in the headlines again recently in Australia. Indigenous-led protests erupted swiftly with women playing important leadership roles. Melbourne rally, 30 July, called by Warriors… Read more »
Fascists, this time celebrating Trump, lose again in Melbourne
Melbourne’s latest fascist mobilization, on Nov. 20, had a new edge. This time, neo-Nazis planned to rally to celebrate Trump’s election. Their PR was jubilant and emboldened. They picked Parliament… Read more »
Anti-racist politics finish first at 1968 Olympics
The little-known story of an Australian runner’s solidarity with U.S. Black athletes.
Uniting against far-right bigots in Melbourne area
“You’ll always lose in Melbourne!” This was the triumphant chant of 300 Melburnians who repelled the neo-Nazi United Patriots Front (UPF) in May 2015. We were unionists, socialists, anarchists, feminists,… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the Editor — February 2017
ELECTION ANALYSIS Succinct and accurate As usual the Freedom Socialist hits the nail on the head with Andrea Bauer’s lead article in the December issue [Don’t mourn, organize! Donald J…. Read more »
Black History Month
Words into Action
Join us for events celebrating the publication of two new titles from Red Letter Press: “Which Way Forward for the Black Lives Matter Movement?” and “A Revolutionary Call for Black Reparations.”
February 11:
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