Reporting from a protest held by the WA branch of the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU), Cameron K. writes on the success of the protest in preventing an eviction. For the first time in Western Australian history, a tenants’ union — namely the Renters’ and Housing Union (RAHU) WA branch — has taken action to […]

Anthony Furia and Christina Veselovskiy report on Communist Unity’s Fourth General Conference, summarising and critiquing the perspectives of all those involved, both major and minor. The Revolutionary Communist Organisation (RCO) held its 4th General Conference over the weekend of January 17th to 18th. Over two eight hour sessions, the organisation debated key political and social […]

Pauline Hanson’s political career has been full of ups and downs. After a decade of downs, it seems like Pauline is heading toward some ups. James Eisen analyses Hanson’s political career, the bumps in One Nation, and puts forward the question: where is Hanson going? Future books on Australia’s political history will likely begin their […]

We have compiled for our readers a series of statements and communiques published by the revolutionary movement within Iran. In the face of state terror, and opposing both domestic reaction and imperialist conspiracies, the Iranian working class is engaged in a heroic battle. We publish these dispatches with the aim of elucidating the chaotic political […]

The Slingers Collective is the international arm of Manjanigh (Catapult), a revolutionary communist organisation operating inside Iran. We publish their reporting on the recent uprisings, as well as their commentary on the previous Jina uprising, to help deepen the understanding of the revolutionary movement inside Iran on the Australian and Anglophone Left. – Edith Fischer, […]

The Central Committee releases a statement calling for solidarity with Venezuelan workers and for the defeat of the United States. American aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has reached a fever-pitch. The Trump administration appears to be copying Israel’s recent airstrikes against Iran, making targeted strikes against Venezuelan infrastructure, politicians, and army staff in […]

The new year holidays remind us of the transcience of life under bourgeois civilisation. For this reason, writes Antonio Gramsci (translated by Alberto Toscano) in 1916, News Years day sucks. Every morning, when I wake again under the pall of the sky, I feel that for me it is New Year’s day. That’s why I […]

The Spartacist League of Australia condemns the terrible attacks at Bondi Beach some two weeks ago, as well as the wave of state repression due to come against innocent Muslims and the Palestine Solidarity Movement. The response to the despicable 14 December Bondi killings will be brutal. More gun control. More draconian laws against protests. […]

Below is the third installment of our publication of Loren Goldner’s essay on the agrarian question in the Russian revolution. We hope that it provides some insight into the thorny topic of agrarian revolution in the 20th century, and today. – Edith Fischer, Editor 1905–1907: Ideology Meets Reality In January 1905, Father Gapon, Orthodox priest […]

Noor Sadaque, Cox’s Bazaar Camp In the crowded shelters and narrow lanes of Cox’s Bazaar, more than a million Rohingya refugees continue to endure unimaginable hardship. Years after fleeing violence, their lives remain trapped in limbo, surrounded by bamboo walls, barbed wire, and a deep uncertainty about the future. The crisis has faded from global […]