‘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.
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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.
ALP Draft National Platform: on immigration
David Lockwood says the working class must fight national chauvinism and racist scapegoating.
Speech: introducing Labor Tribune
Speech given by Marcus Strom at a well-attended event held to celebrate May Day and the recent launch of Labor Tribune.
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.
What lies behind Labor’s support for the Iran war
Thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons against Iran weren’t enough for Albanese to withdraw support for Trump’s war, writes Hamish McPherson.