The Labor party was elected on the promise of “understanding” and “empathy” towards working people, their campaign slogan being "No one held back. No one left behind", but this has been completely disregarded through their actions in government so far. 116,000 Australians are left behind due to insufficient public housing or rental support as they face winter cold and houseless.

Australia has a proud history of class struggle. The achievements of the trade union movement in securing pay and conditions of work compare favourably with any across the globe. Of course, as Lenin pointed out in the early years of imperialism as a global system, workers in countries like Australia enjoy a privileged position relative to those of workers in what is now called the “global south”, but that is not the whole story. Workers in Australia wrested from the capitalist ruling class living standards and a legacy that have been the subject of vigorous “grab back”, especially in recent decades.

Tasmanians Stand Up Against State Repression / Nurses Actions Spread South / The Bush Capital of Youth Homelessness / Transport Workers Bite Back Against FedEx