Just before dawn on 30 April, the Venezuelan opposition launched yet another attempt at a military coup. By the end of the day, the botched coup attempt seemed to have failed, with one of its leaders seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy, 25 of the soldiers involved requesting asylum at the Brazilian embassy and Juan […]
Read MoreWith the increase in strikes in New Zealand we republish this article on the State by the late Phil Mitchinson. Standing between the working class and the socialist transformation of society is a colossal state machine. Where did it come from? What purpose does it serve? can it be reformed, or must it be […]
Read MoreThe maintenance workers responsible for safety checks on Auckland Transport passenger trains have been locked out for thirty days, from the 13 May, following industrial action. The dispute came about because of the difference in pay between the workers – contracted by spanish multinational CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliares de Ferrocarriles) – and Kiwirail workers. The […]
Read More2019 Australian Federal General Election Results Majority 76 Seats required Party Vote count Vote % %Swing Seats Changed Seats Coalition 4,794,801 41.6 -0.7 3 73 Labor 3,940,393 33.3 -0.8 -4 65 Greens 1,168,226 10.3 -0.2 0 1 United Australia Party 390,436 3.4 3.4 0 0 One Nation 346,902 3 1.7 0 0 Others 966,775 8.4 […]
Read MoreAll religions have their fundamentalists; there are Christian fundamentalists, Hindu fundamentalists, Jewish fundamentalists, Buddhist fundamentalists and so on. They all play a reactionary role, and they are all growing in number. All of them believe they are the holders of the absolute truth, while all others are heretics or even the work of the […]
Read More(Article reprinted from Socialist Appeal newspaper Autumn 2019. To buy a copy send us an email for further details) With the Labour Party riding high in the polls at approximately 45%, and the National Party leadership in meltdown and beginning to fall in the polls, Labour voters have (quite rightly) high expectations of the Labour […]
Read MoreThe barbaric attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand by a far-right fascist terrorist – indiscriminately shooting men, women and children, killing 50 and injuring many more, live streaming his bloody actions as he carried them out – comes at a time of deepening economic crisis and heightened social and political tensions around the […]
Read MoreNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden called it one of New Zealand’s darkest days. As Muslim worshippers gathered at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, for their Friday afternoon prayers on March 15th, 2019, an Australian white supramacist walked in and gunned down 50 worshippers as he live-streamed […]
Read MoreBoth Australia and New Zealand escaped lightly from the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. Australia avoided a recession from 2008 onwards, on the one hand due to the minerals and aggregates boom (exported mainly to China) and on the other hand as a consequence of Keynesian policies pursued both in Australia and China. Additionally, […]
Read MoreJuly and August 2018 saw three major strikes take place in New Zealand and shows the growing militancy amoungst workers
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