SP Newsletter No.216
Australia is one of the only OECD countries without publicly funded paid maternity leave. The newly elected ALP government has fallen short of delivering real paid maternity leave as promised in the lead up to the election. (more…)

The Liberal Party is a socially conservative organisation. You would be shocked to hear a Liberal even speaking about sex. But this week Victorian Liberal MP Jason Wood spoke about orgasms in the Federal Parliament – multiple times!
By Socialist Party reporters Melbourne (more…)

On Saturday May 10 an extremely successful rally was held at the Footscray Post Office in Melbourne’s west. The rally was followed by a cavalcade of cars across the suburbs to the Williamstown Post Office a few kilometres away.
By Troy McGuiness, Socialist Party Melbourne (more…)

In early May the New South Wales Labor Party State Conference voted by 702 votes to 107 against the plan to privatise the publicly owned electricity industry. The decision was not to NSW Premier’s liking so Morris Iemma promptly decided to ignore this decision and press ahead with the privatisation anyway.
By Dean Roberts, Socialist Party Sydney (more…)

Iran: Haft Tapeh sugar factory on strike again
A strike by 5,000 workers at the sugar cane plantation and factory in Haft Tapeh, southern Iran, continues.
By CWI reporters Sweden (more…)

Not more roads!
State governments all over Australia are under the spell of the powerful road lobby. At a time when the public is demanding an expanded and cheaper public transport system, governments are handing over billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to build environmentally-disastrous tolled roads.
By Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party Melbourne (more…)