http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org Socialist Party - Australian section of the Committee for a Workers' International Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:40:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SP Newsletter No.302 Scandals over the past few months have given rise to people’s concerns about the reliability of scientific evidence on climate change. Recent polls have also suggested that concern about the threat of global warming is weakening in Australia. In November it was alleged that a series of hacked ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2452 1500 people gathered at the State Library on Saturday March 13 to demand equal marriage rights for same sex couples. The protestors then marched through the city to the Registry Office on Spring Street. The rally’s atmosphere was vibrant and energetic. People from the LGBTI community marched side by side with ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2449 “Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Death Row for almost 30 years in Pennsylvania. He's currently sitting in a very small dark cell on death row. He is in solitary confinement as are all on Death Row. Mumia only gets to bathe three times a week. He is allowed outside five ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2444 A socialist analysis There is growing debate in Australia about population growth and its alleged impacts on the economy and the environment. The Federal government has argued for a population increase to 35 million by 2050 (up from the current level of 21 million). These calls have been backed by ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2441 SP Newsletter No.301 In early February thousands of people took part in Melbourne's annual Pride March. This march symbolises the efforts of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community and a movement that has struggled for decades to win sexual equality and challenge homophobia. But why is it that despite ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2438 Few things better display the underlying morality of capitalism than the scale and scope of 'offshore banking', 'off-balance-sheet' accounting and parasitical speculation - thievery by most people's definition. The World Bank estimates that the total of 'illicit money' hidden from tax authorities, governments and accountants, amounts to between $1 trillion and ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2435 Hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day At its very beginning, in the early 20th century, International Women’s Day – the 8th of March - was a day of struggle for working women. Nowadays it has largely been hijacked by the capitalist establishment as a ceremonial and sometimes highly commercial affair. Much ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2432 SP Newsletter No.300 The Labor Government is planning to force all Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to filter internet traffic and block any ‘inappropriate’ material. Under the guise of ‘protecting children’ the Government plan is set to censor thousands of internet sites. The announcement by Senator Stephen ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2428 Around 1600 workers took industrial action at Woodside’s Pluto Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in January over changes to their accommodation. Woodside wanted the workers to change rooms at the end of each rostered work cycle instead of getting their own permanent accommodation for the duration of the project. By David ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2425 Interview with a socialist blogger in China In January the world’s largest internet company declared it had been targeted by organised hackers from China and was therefore prepared to quit the Chinese internet market. What is at the root of this conflict and how could it develop? Chinaworker.info spoke to socialist ... http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/2422