In 1914, as World War I began, European and British workers willingly signed up to what amounted to ritualistic class suicide in a bloody battle over imperialist spoils, while 420,000 Australian working men were sent to the Western Front and the Middle East, including the slaughter at Gallipoli, writes James Wyner.
AUKUS
In Part 2 of our interview, Socialist Alliance national co-convenor and anti-war activist Sam Wainwright speaks to Federico Fuentes about the changing realities of imperialism today and what it means for building people-to-people solidarity.
Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and defence minister committed hundreds of billions of dollars to defence spending over the next decade. Pip Hinman reports.
This episode features Sam Wainwright, Socialist Alliance national co-convenor, responding to United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell’s revealing claim that AUKUS submarines would be used to fight a US conflict in China.
Official statements about AUKUS rarely mention the target. But a United States defense official has confirmed that the nuclear-powered submarines would be used in “cross-strait circumstances”. Binoy Kampmark reports.
In the first of a two-part interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks to Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright about Australian imperialism, its military alliance with the United States and prospects for working-class solidarity across borders.
Stop AUKUS WA organised a peaceful protest outside the West Australian Defence Forum. Riley Breen and Blair Vidak report.
Hidden amid the AUKMIN chatter about the “complex international order” was Australia’s promise of billions to help Britain’s flailing nuclear reactor production line. Binoy Kampmark reports.
First Nations people and supporters, including unionists, began a 400-kilometre peace walk against the AUKUS military alliance aiming to deliver a message to Canberra. Jim McIlroy reports.
University leaderships have a lot of work ahead of them to convince researchers of the worth of AUKUS, argues Rowan Cahill.
Regardless of whether Australia acquires any nuclear-powered vessels, the rest of the AUKUS deal, including interoperability with the United States, is already underway. Paul Gregoire reports.
Labor is playing a game over Gaza. To claim to support a ceasefire while arming and giving political cover to the perpetrators of genocide is sick cynicism, argues Sam Wainwright.
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