The new airport is a monument to twenty-first century capitalism: a feat of human ingenuity, subordinated to corporate interests, with working-class people paying the price.
In his first statement released following the ousting of Jacinta Allan, Victorian Premier Ben Carroll promised “a new direction” for Victoria. So far, it’s been the longitudinal equivalent of prostrating yourself at the feet of the bosses and hoping for a better ride in the media.
Residents of Darwin’s largest homelessness shelter were evicted by the Northern Territory government on 12 October, and relocated to Batchelor, a town 100 kilometres away.
Whether it’s the shooting of fifteen people on Bondi Beach, explosives found in caravans, the looting of shops in Paris or a shocking attack on a politician with a LandCruiser, Palestine supporters cop the blame.
To transform politics in Australia, we need a party of countless thousands, rooted in workplaces and communities, and organised not just to vote, but to fight against the rich and all their hangers-on.
That is what makes the Socialist Party different.
The bosses are trying to convince workers that lower corporate taxes, fewer regulations and workers’ rights, and less union power would be good for real wages. What they really want is more profits.
