Defence Minister Richard Marles (centre) and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy (second left) on USS Asheville at HMAS Stirling in WA. Photo US Indo-Pacific Command/Flickr

The empty claim that AUKUS is good for jobs

Professor Al Rainnie from the University of South Australia argues we should fight for jobs that are socially meaningful, not dependent on militarism and the war machine

Karl Kautsky in 1895

Historic achievement of Karl Marx

Karl Kautsky – before he became a ‘renegade’ – outlines here that Marx’s great achievement was uniting theory with the labour movement. We need that again.

Former ALP MP Peter Duncan.

From an age of Labor reform

Fifty years ago, Peter Duncan’s bill to decriminalise homosexuality in South Australia became law. Jane Timbrell reviews his autobiography.

Why we are launching Labor Tribune

With a world in crisis, the left is struggling to rethink how to engage in mass politics that are true to the radical traditions of Marxism. Labor Tribune aims to contribute to a renaissance.

Labor must sink AUKUS

Doug Cameron delivered the Laurie Carmichael Lecture on 10 September calling on Labor to drop AUKUS. We republish his speech with permission.

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Pathways to Treaty

To support discussion about how we reach a Treaty between First Nations and non-indigenous Australia, we republish this article by Kate Auty on the Yoorrook process.