The Guardian • Issue #1953 • March 15, 2021
The Aged Scare industry: how privatisation leads to suffering and death
Horrifying stories of neglect, abuse and poor treatment of elderly people in Aged Care facilities and homes across Australia have been exposed
Read moreUnion demerger a loss to the union movement
Earlier this month, delegates from the mining and energy division of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) convened and voted to break away from the super-union.
Read moreEnd fascism in the Philippines! Stop Australian military aid to the Philippines!
As execution of human rights activists heightens in the Philippines, the Australian Action for Peace and Development in the Philippines calls for the Australian Government to stop using tax payer’s money in supporting the Philippine military.
Read moreSocialist and capitalist response to COVID-19 and vaccinations
Now more than ever is probably a good time to look at the difference in responses between socialist and capitalist countries
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Issue #1953
Perth International Women’s Day 2021
IWD 2021 was celebrated in Perth at Perth Trades Hall on Monday, the 8th of March.
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Issue #1953
International Working Women’s Day successfully commemorated by communists in Sydney
At 1:00 PM on Sunday the 7th of March over fifty members and supporters of the Communist Party of Australia gathered at the Greek Orthodox Community Club in Lakemba to commemorate International Working Women’s Day (IWWD).
Read moreImpasse reached over Christian Porter rape allegations
Amid a media storm, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and front bench politicians have voiced their support for the Attorney-General.
Read moreTWU warns against replacing JobKeeper with loans to businesses, urges equity stake to save jobs
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has warned against the Federal Government replacing JobKeeper for aviation workers with interest-free loans to businesses, saying the move will result in a skills-drain from the industry.
Read moreUni calls on Metro to stop union-busting in Pakistan
UNI Commerce is calling for a global solidarity campaign against union-busting at Metro AG stores in Pakistan following the unfair dismissal of Tahir Mehmood, General Secretary of Metro Habib Employees Union.
Read morePeter Dutton continues to abuse the rights of refugees to healthcare
The Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton has once again shown his utter disregard for the health and wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers.
Read moreMismatch: Biden bombs Syria while pushing progressive economic bill at home
An old dichotomy that’s haunted many Democratic administrations – pushing ostensibly progressive economic and social policies at home in the US while pursuing imperialist aims abroad – has returned.
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Issue #1953
Beyond digital capitalism: new ways of living
Only a socialist publication could, in the midst of COVID-19, expose “for all to see the severe consequences of longstanding neoliberal state practices” and take on the challenge of capturing the significance of the pandemic and what it spoke to in terms of imagining, struggling for, and planning for, new ways of living.
Read moreChina, Russia continue to cooperate on fighting colour revolutions, safeguarding political security: Wang Yi
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday China and Russia will continue to cooperate in fighting the colour revolutions and disinformation, and safeguarding political security together in 2021 ...
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