Rudd’s education counter-revolution
Someone or something will have to be blamed for the unfolding decline in Australia’s economic fortunes. With his address to the National Press Club last week, Kevin Rudd served notice it could well end up being the public education system, teachers and their union. more...

Editorial:
Capitalist nature of social democracy
Ninety-five years ago in 1913, Lenin wrote a short article on the Australian political scene. more...

Desalination: Privatisation by stealth
Australia is now facing the prospect of running short of water because of diminishing rainfall, increasing population, and increasing per capacity water consumption. more...

Construction workers launch
"Rights on Site" campaign
Three construction workers, all of whom have been personally attacked by the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), have launched the "Rights on Site" campaign in Parliament House, Canberra. more...

Defending Australia
"War is mangled bodies and shattered minds. It is the stomach-churning reek of decaying corpses, of burning flesh and faeces. It is rape, disease and displacement. It is terrible beyond comprehension, but it is not senseless. Wars are purposeful. They are fought for resources, lebensraum, oil, gold, food and water or peculiarly abstract and imaginary goods like God, honour, race, democracy and destiny." more...

Culture & Life:
Mali:
Saving Elephants, Saving Communities
Implementers of an international project to help endangered elephants in Mali want to prove that by doing so, they can also help local communities adapt to climate change in the Sahel. more...