NSW Socialists founding conference
A NSW Socialists member asks if the group offers a new hope for left unity or whether old sect tensions will destroy the project?
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Heroes amid the antisemitic horror at Bondi
Zionists are cynically trying to use the Bondi massacre to discredit the Palestine movement, writes Marcus Strom.
Peace is union business – but only if members make it so
The conference to put peace at the top of the union agenda was an important step forward, but an opportunity was missed.
Labour movement can break Cassandra’s curse on AUKUS
Marcus Strom delivered this address at the Peace is Union Business conference.
Ukraine at Christmas faces more grinding bloodshed
David Lockwood says both Russia and the NATO-backed regime in Kyiv are reactionary.
US decline: is it cyclical or structural?
Abraham David examines the global faultlines as the sun sets on another global empire.
What is the point of this Labor government?
Hamish McPherson reviews Sean Kelly’s contribution in the Quarterly Essay.
Democracy on backburner in ALP platform consultation
On policy it’s clear that MPs, not members, call the shots. Hamish McPherson looks at the start of consultations on the National Platform.
‘Investigate credible allegations of IDF war crimes’: QLD Labor
The 2025 Queensland Labor Party conference started unusually and ended unexpectedly, a trade union delegate to the conference reports.
Can Socialist Alliance + Vic Socialists unite?
There is much talk of socialist unity but on the ground sectarian competition is the game. Bob Sparks offers a potential way forward.
Sectarianism: not in front of the children
Most on the left think criticising others is a form of ‘sectarianism’. But David Lockwood says taking the Marxist left seriously means engaging with its ideas.
Defence procurement: reshuffling deckchairs
Defence insider tells Labor Tribune the new Defence Delivery Agency will ‘do nothing’. Marcus Strom argues it reveals much that’s rotten within the military.