Big employers and their lackeys in the media are pushing for Victoria's lockdown to end as soon as possible. It's not because they care about us: it's because they think profits are more important than our lives.
On September 11, 2000, Melbourne joined the global movement against neoliberal capitalism. Tens of thousands of protesters faced down police violence to blockade a conspiracy of some of the world's wealthiest people. For many of the participants, it was a life-changing experience.
The police are rounding up protest organisers and using massive force to crush demonstrations. The right to protest is at risk for everyone, and there's no guarantee we'll get it back.
Australia's rulers know that the imperialist tensions between the US and China could lead to war. They could also force Australia to act even more directly as an imperailist power in its own right. That's why Australia's accelerating its spending on military hardware.
