‘28% is a joke’: Victorian school staff must keep fighting
The 28 April leak from the Victorian state government about an alleged pay offer for teachers is a transparent attempt to undermine the school staff’s industrial campaign. It claims
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Arrested for standing with Palestine, now running for parliament
Liam Parry was arrested last month for using a Palestinian liberation slogan at a student protest. Now, he is standing in Brisbane’s Stafford byelection for the Queensland Socialists.
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Jasmine Duff
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Setting sail for Gaza: Australian student speaks from the Global Sumud Flotilla
Roughly 40 boats have set sail from Barcelona to participate in the flotilla to Gaza. Neve O’Connor, a Melbourne student and support worker, spoke to Red Flag from on board one of the vessels.
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Jasmine Duff
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How does Socialist Alternative fit into the socialist tradition?
Socialist Alternative is trying to build an organisation of people committed to this goal—but what does that mean in practice?
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Socialists in the student movement
Students today are operating in a campus climate of almost unprecedented repression. What does it mean for socialist students trying to build political organisations in the universities? The last great
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Tess Lee Ack
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Is it hypocritical for socialists to use iPhones and buy stuff on Temu?
Anti-capitalists are often accused of a double standard: you hate the system, but want to enjoy its benefits. The latest to employ this supposed gotcha is none other than Meg
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Luca Tavan
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Why history matters for socialists
The attempt to apply socialist ideas without consideration of the movement's historic practice—and the way that practice can best be applied in contemporary contexts—is among the worst, and most frequently committed, errors socialists can fall into.
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Capitalism can’t end women’s oppression: we need a revolution
Women today have achieved formal equality in most spheres of life. They have much greater choice about what to do with their lives. But they are still a long way from being equal to men, and even further from liberation.
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Lenin in his own words: five key texts
Vladimir Lenin, leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution, is one of history’s most well-known figures, and one of its most maligned. Mainstream culture vilifies him as a despot. But
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Jess Lenehan
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What is the Australian state?
For most people, the word “politics” brings to mind the workings of the state: who will win the next election, what laws politicians are debating, how well or badly the
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What is social class?
A recent Essential poll found that 79 percent of Australians believe social classes still exist in Australia. This is unsurprising, given the distribution of wealth. For example, the Australia Institute’
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See allThe NDIS shouldn’t be gutted to pay for war, but people with disabilities deserve better
At a National Press Club address on 22 April, Health Minister Mark Butler announced major cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. They included a plan to reduce the number
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Setting sail for Gaza: Australian student speaks from the Global Sumud Flotilla
Roughly 40 boats have set sail from Barcelona to participate in the flotilla to Gaza. Neve O’Connor, a Melbourne student and support worker, spoke to Red Flag from on board one of the vessels.
By
Jasmine Duff
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