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.
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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.
LFOP, LAW letter to NSW ALP general-secretary
Labor Friends of Palestine and Labor Against War urge conference to open the floor to debate.
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.
ALP Draft National Platform: on immigration
David Lockwood says the working class must fight national chauvinism and racist scapegoating.
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.
Suspended for appearing on a podcast
Marcus Strom stood to represent Sydney ALP at National Conference as a socialist anti-AUKUS, pro-Palestine candidate.
Trump’s war blows open Albanese’s minimalism
Hamish McPherson looks at how the Iran war is shaping the domestic agenda.
SA election and the rise of One Nation
What looks like a landslide win for Labor could spell trouble down the track. Marcus Strom looks at the South Australian election.
Why Marxists work in the Labor Party
With Albanese backing Trump’s war on Iran, you might be tempted to rip up your party card. David Lockwood explains why Marxists fight in the ALP.