No cops in conference!
Mark Powell was ripped from his seat at state conference by police. He has provided this statement to Labor Tribune.
Author: Editor
‘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.
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?
LFOP, LAW letter to NSW ALP general-secretary
Labor Friends of Palestine and Labor Against War urge conference to open the floor to debate.
Socceroos, nationalism and the meaning of football
As the World Cup enters the knock-out stage, David Clarke looks at the world game in all its glorious contradictions.
Global balance shifting as the east continues to rise
After the Trump-Xi summit, Yassamine Mather examines the nature of China and its rivalry with the US.
Iran: a US war of imperial decline
Yassamine Mather examines the US war on Iran through the lens of American decline, warning that our enemy’s enemy is not our friend.
‘There are superhumans among us’
The Enhanced Games reveal the fusion of capital-technology-science in the 21st century, write Jack Hynes and Thomas Heenan.
Nationalise resources for renewables transition
After all, it’s our gas, gas, gas. Marcus Strom introduces two contributions to the debate on natural gas policy.
National Conference: testing the limits of party democracy
The draft National Platform is out and delegates are being elected – except where they are appointed, writes Iain Kerr.
Democracy strained: NSW Socialists pre-selections
Clarrie Lewis, a member of the Bread & Roses caucus, reports on a tense process to choose candidates for next year’s state election.