NSW Labor cracks down on dissent
At the NSW state conference, Ed Husic warned the ALP is in danger of drifting the way of the US Democrats. Marcus Strom reports.
No cops in conference!
Mark Powell was ripped from his seat at state conference by police. He has provided this statement to Labor Tribune.
‘Police presence makes a mockery of democracy’
Labor Friends of Palestine has written this letter to NSW ALP office to protest police intimidation at state conference.
War is peace: Pat Conroy on ‘patriotism’
Pat Conroy delivered a pompous but largely empty speech on ‘progressive patriotism’. David Lockwood looks for some meaning in it.
UWU election winners prepare to take all
With national secretary Jo Schofield failing to win election, Bob Sparks assesses the fallout of the factional fracas in the United Workers Union.
Jack Franklyn: wharfie, seaman, anti-fascist
Ninety years ago, Franco unleashed the dogs of war on the Spanish Republic. Men like Jack Franklyn heard the call to fight, writes Michael Samaras.
Letters to the editor
Solidarity heart of the labour movement; Police presence ’embarrassment for the party’; AMWU – abolish limits on strike action; Pat Conroy idiot or charlatan?