The Australian left needs a strategy to win
Daniel Friedman argues if we reform the unions, we can take state power.
ALP
End the ALP ‘protected species’ culture
Bob Sparks outlines the manoeuvres by state ALP leaderships to impose their own choice of candidates against the wishes of the membership.
Under Damocles’ sword: why Cessnock ALP voted against AUKUS
Gareth Wilcox reports on the unanimous decision of his branch to oppose the nuclear submarine pact.
Victorian Labor aims to shred freedom of association
The Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill removes a central tenet of freedom of association from Victorian workers, writes Godfrey Moase.
UWU election: the winners took it all
Bob Sparks assesses the wash up of the fiercest national union election battle seen in years.
Reflections on the ALP National Conference
William Yang says that factional divides are not based on ideological lines, and haven’t been for some time.
Why Labor’s National Conference is so tame
Labor Tribune has obtained a detailed list of conference delegates. Its contents help explain the nature of Labor’s internal life, writes Martin Greenfield.
Left unions abandon Husic on Palestine
Ed Husic took a moral stand at National Conference on the Israeli genocide against Gaza only to have the rug pulled from under him.
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.
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.