Socialist Alternative, the German section of the CWI, scored a great victory in Sunday?s local elections in North Rhine Westphalia, winning two more councillors.
By Tanja Niemeier, CWI

SP members from three Victorian branches attended last Saturday’s action at the Chinese Consulate-General in Toorak, Melbourne (see article below for details). A photo of the action will be posted on this web site soon. The ‘Communist’ Consul-General, so worried at his Government being exposed over their treatment of genuine trade unionists, organised for police [...]

This Saturday 25th September at 12:00 noon the Socialist Party is holding an emergency rally out the front of the Chinese Consulate at 75-77 Irving Rd, Toorak in solidarity with Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang.

Workers need a socialist alternative
Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has called the Australian Federal election for 10th November. But Australians have little to choose from; Howard is the most right-wing Liberal Prime Minister ever, and the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is also the most right-wing Labor leader ever.
By John Gowland, Socialist Party [...]

Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang imprisoned for defending workers? rights
The condition of two imprisoned workers? leaders in China is critical. The Commitee for a Workers? International supports an international campaign for their? release.

Defence campaign for imprisoned metalworkers in Liaoyang
Chinaworker.info is a new website started by members and supporters of the CWI. The aim is to publicise and support workers struggles against capitalist reforms, privatisation and job losses in China and to raise awareness over the political and economic processes there.

Economic storms and class battles on the agenda
By Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, England and Wales
While the world and the British people were preoccupied with the terrorist outrage in North Ossetia, with a worsening economic situation, price rises and the daily struggle to make ends meet, what were the priorities of Tony Blair and his New [...]

By Ted Virdone, US CWI Section - Socialist Alternative (no relation to Australian group!!)
A corporate-funded political party is attempting to censor its left-wing challengers, using slander and fear-mongering in the media, verbal and physical assault of activists, threats of jail time, and legal challenges to ballot access. We are, of course, talking about the Democratic [...]

The horrific bomb blast in Jakarta highlights important political issues for the working class in Australia and Indonesia. Howard’s strategy of linking Australian ruling class interests to those of the US has made its citizens enemy targets in the eyes of right-wing Islamic terrorist groups like Jemaah Islamiyah.

The bloody end to the school hostage crisis in Beslan, North Ossetia, angered, sickened and shocked people around the world.