Australia
Australia turns centre-left – with feminist characteristics
by Hall Greenland
The Australian federal elections on Saturday resulted in a dramatic shift to the centre-left in a poll that saw the emergence of a...
Solomon Islands PM warns of invasion by Australia and US
By Mike Head
Socialist Equality Party candidate for the Senate in Queensland
4 May 2022
Responding to a series of threats of intervention by the US and...
Anti-war networks say ‘No’ to US-backed war in Ukraine
February 23, 2022
Anti-war and peace networks are pushing back against Australia becoming involved in a war in Europe, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A...
How Washington’s Move toward Strategic Clarity on Taiwan Creates New Risks
It is now apparent that Washington’s commitment to strategic ambiguity is rapidly coming to an end.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
December 29, 2021
Washington’s policy regarding Taiwan...
Biden admin loses control over Taiwan policy, mirroring loss of control...
Dec 28, 2021
Editor's Note:
Forget how US media outlets once declared 2020 as the "worst year ever." Half of Americans are calling 2021 the...
Why are the progressive left mixing with the dark right on...
January 12, 2022
It’s Wednesday and I have been digging a bit into what appears to be a growing coalition opposing lockdowns, mask wearing, vaccine...
The Australian surveillance state is very real. But it’s no product...
By Paul Gregoire
November 23, 2021
The surveillance state is a concept that is increasingly being applied to the Australian setting. In these paranoid times of mounting...
Ex-Australian PM denounced for calling for coexistence with China
By Mike Head
12 November 2021
Making his first speech at Australia’s National Press Club in 26 years, former Labor Party Prime Minister Paul Keating warned...
Climate protesters shut down world’s largest coal port
17 Nov, 2021
Two climate activists in Australia have brought the world’s busiest coal port to a halt, strapping themselves to a massive piece of...
Green Bank Besieged: CEFC, Coal and the Giant Vampire Kangaroo
By Anthony Klan
January 21, 2020
Giant Vampire Roo. Image by Alex Anstey
The Big Four banks and Macquarie, big Liberal Party donors all, have received over...