Last month about 1,000 students participated in the all-Melbourne student rally against the increasing in fees by the vast majority of Australia?s universities. In Sydney there were similar numbers. (more…)

Unite has called a May Day Action on low pay and casualisation. More and more people are now talking about the unchecked rise in casualisation and the resulting problems of low pay, job insecurity and exploitation. Even Today Tonight this week had a special on the issue as well as articles this week in the Age. (more…)

After 8 long years the wait is almost over. That man who said ?never, ever? when questioned about a proposed GST, whose raised eyebrows frowned upon ?those evil illegals? throwing their children overboard and who would have us believe that invading Iraq was for the benefit of the Iraqi people, will be replaced as Prime Minister when Australians go to the polls later on this year.

By Andrew Calleja, Socialist Party Melbourne (more…)

United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) achieves record result

Last weeks General Election in Sri Lanka saw a record number of candidates, a record number of parties and a record number of voters. Still it failed to give either of the major party alliances a majority in parliament. The United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) scored its highest ever number of votes in a general election and was referred to on the BBC World Service as “The emerging new left party in Sri Lanka today”. (more…)

Europeanisation is the return of militant unionism after decades of right wing leadership doing the work for the bosses. 2004 has seen the beginning of Europeanisation of unions in Australia.

By John Gowland, Socialist Party Perth (more…)

Almost two years ago an industrial dispute arose at a company in Melbourne?s Eastern Suburbs called Johnson Tiles. The company decided to sack 29 maintenance workers and replace them with scab labour from a body hire firm called Skilled Engineering.

By Anthony Main, Socialist Party Melbourne
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�How could it have happened? Don Brash the former World Bank economist and Rogernomics guru has suddenly started parading as champion of egalitarianism and taken the Nats to a shock 10% lead over Labour in the polls.

By Tim Bowen, CWI New Zealand (more…)

This Tuesday, in marvelous timing, the SP (Melbourne City branch) hosts Gary Foley talking on the future for Aboriginal Australia. Gary is one of the most militant Aboriginal activists in Australia, active since the Freedom Marches of the 1960s up to the (successful) struggle to save Northland Secondary College from Kennett’s closures in 1993-94. (more…)