Australia

Arguments that the pro-Israel lobby has subordinated the Australian government to Israeli state interests are common. Lisbeth Latham explains why this is not just wrong but detrimental for building a pro-Palestine movement that can win.

Lisbeth Latham looks at criticisms of the labour aristocracy thesis, arguing that they rest on analytical errors worth examining carefully as they illuminate why the left struggles to explain working class support for One Nation.

Lisbeth Latham argues the surge in support for One Nation has forced a question the Australian left has avoided answering honestly: why do some workers support a politics that appears to cut against their own material interests?

Mitra Mahmoudi discusses the dangers of blurring political boundaries between the anti-war movement and Islamic Republic supporters in the name of “broad unity”.

Ali Keshtkar asks: how can Iranian socialists best oppose a war being waged against a regime they are in political struggle against?

Peter Boyle — Any significant revolutionary change that takes place this century will have to do so amid catastrophic global climate change.

N Sai Balaji — Will Rajnath Singh, who is part of a political party with a conspicuously similar anti-immigrant political approach, intervene to assure some diplomatic security to the Indian community in Australia?

Partido Lakas ng Masa — Exercise Alon 2025 thrusts the Philippines into the frontlines of the US-led strategy to contain China, undermines sovereignty and endangers peace in the region.

Alexander Brown reflects on Wollongong Against War and Nukes’ campaign to oppose militarism and the plan to turn Port Kembla into a nuclear submarine base.

Stuart Munckton — Labor has replaced the dysfunctional conservatives as the main party of Australian capitalism, simultaneously opening space to its left.

Grant Brookes — Any suggestion that New Zealand’s Pacific imperialism is no more than a part of history would be mistaken.

Max Chandler-Mather reflects on the Brisbane Greens community-based strategies, along with broader issues such as Palestine and last year’s referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.