An ex-member of the Socialist Party, Dave O’Brien, has nominated for the position of Assistant State Secretary of the Victorian branch of the CFMEU (construction division) against the incumbent, Billy Oliver. All other positions are expected to be elected unopposed. The Socialist Party does not support in any way Dave O’Brien’s actions in standing in this election. (more…)

Today 79% of east Germans and 51% of west Germans think that Socialism is a ?good idea? that was ?only badly implemented? in the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe. That is the judgement after 15 years of capitalist unification. Clearly in the midst of the current determined campaign by the German ruling class to cut living standards the opposition and alienation from capitalism is growing.
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Last week the High Court of Australia voted 6-1 to ban trade unions from any industrial action on issues outside immediate wages and conditions when negotiating an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. This anti-democratic decision is an attempt to shakle the organised working class from any input on the political arena.
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The dreams of the US right-wing ‘neo-cons’ lie in tatters on the battlefields of Iraq. One of the only certainties in the turmoil of Iraq is that imperialism’s occupation is doomed to failure. (more…)

By Niall Mulholland, CWI

Socialist background feature on the crisis in North Ossetia and the Chechen war.
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By Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (CWI in USA), New York City

The Republican National Convention has invaded New York City.

Bush and company are meeting just four miles from the site of the 9/11 terror attacks just two weeks before the third year anniversary of the attacks. (more…)