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.
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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.
NSW ALP seeks to gag debate on Gaza, Iran and AUKUS
True to form, the Barons of Sussex Street want a rally and a rubber stamp at state conference. Marcus Strom says delegates must demand democracy.
LFOP, LAW letter to NSW ALP general-secretary
Labor Friends of Palestine and Labor Against War urge conference to open the floor to debate.
‘We should move to abolish power bills’
ETU’s Michael Wright on Sovereign Power, public ownership and Australia’s energy future. An interview with Labor Tribune editor, Marcus Strom.
The loneliness of the middle power
David Lockwood searches the foreign policy section of the proposed ALP National Platform – but finds almost nothing there.
A guaranteed right to strike means repealing the Fair Work Act
The ICJ has ruled that the right to strike is protected by ILO convention. But this means little to workers while the Fair Work Act remains in place. Bob Sparks investigates.
Victorian ALP votes against the Iran war
In a mostly stage-managed conference, delegates still rejected the Albanese government’s support for Trump’s war, reports Hamish McPherson.
Budget built on war and austerity
Framed as fixing intergenerational inequity, Martin Greenfield argues the budget actually disguises class inequality.