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Did the CFMEU steal $15bn for organised crime? No. | Socialist Bulletin In a partisan attack, the QLD Liberal Nationals have funded a report into so-called corruption in the Victorian CFMEU. This report has claimed that the union funnelled $15 billion to organised crime, ...

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In a partisan attack, the QLD LNP have funded a report into so-called corruption in the Victorian CFMEU that has claimed that the union funnelled $15bn to organised crime, however this relies on the assumption that every worker is a criminal
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Palestine Action ban 'unlawful', court finds | Socialist Bulletin Palestine Action, a British direct action group, was unjustifiably called a 'terrorist group' by their government, and this designation has been found by the High Court to 'severely interfere' with fr...

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Palestine Action, a British direct action group, was unjustifiably called a 'terrorist group' by their government, and this designation has been found by the High Court to 'severely interfere' with freedom of speech and assembly
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Deck chairs shuffled on Titanic as Ley ousted | Socialist Bulletin The federal Liberal Party has had its second leadership spill in as many years, with National Right stalwart Angus Taylor becoming leader

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WELL DONE ANGUS: The federal Liberal Party has had its second leadership spill in as many years, with National Right stalwart Angus Taylor becoming leader
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A case against privatisation | Socialist Bulletin Since Kennett's cuts in the 1990s, the Victorian government has been throwing money to the private sector to act as a middleman in rail. The Labor Party has an opportunity to stop this. Why don't they...

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Since Kennett's cuts in the 1990s, the Victorian government has been throwing money to the private sector to act as a middleman in rail. The Labor Party has an opportunity to stop this. Why don't they?
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Greens and Scamps sit out of Question Time | Socialist Bulletin The minor party and teal independent have decided to sit out of Question Time in protest against the arrival of Isaac Herzog, a man accused of inciting genocide, into Canberra

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The minor party and teal independent have decided to sit out of Question Time in protest against the arrival of Isaac Herzog, a man accused of inciting genocide, into Canberra
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US regime attempts to strangle Cuban socialism | Socialist Bulletin The Trump Regime has begun to threaten countries that aid the people of Cuba in any way, as the regime tries desperately to overthrow this shining example of socialism in practice

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The Trump Regime has begun to threaten countries that aid the people of Cuba in any way, as the regime tries desperately to overthrow this shining example of socialism in practice

Police try to shift blame for acts in Sydney | Socialist Bulletin Following the disgusting videos published yesterday, New South Wales Police have attempted to shift the blame for their violence on to non-violent protestors

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Following the disgusting videos published yesterday, New South Wales Police have attempted to shift the blame for their violence on to non-violent protestors
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Brutal scenes as Herzog arrives in Australia | Socialist Bulletin New South Wales Police have acted with excessive violence to discourage peaceful anti-genocide protestors from rallying against the arrival of the President of a state engaging in genocide

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New South Wales Police have acted with excessive violence to discourage peaceful anti-genocide protestors from rallying against the arrival of the President of a state engaging in genocide
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Coalition reunited in desperate bid to save Ley | Socialist Bulletin The two right-wing parties have agreed to an 11th-hour deal that will reunite the Coalition, amid speculation of a far right coup in the Liberals

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The two right-wing parties have agreed to an 11th-hour deal that will reunite the Coalition, amid speculation of a far right coup in the Liberals
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Cracks showing in Labor ahead of Herzog visit | Socialist Bulletin Many Labor backbenchers have joined human rights campaigners and legal experts in their dismay at the visit of genocidaire Isaac Herzog, who the Australian Federal Police, some have alleged, are requi...

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Labor backbenchers have joined human rights campaigners and legal experts in dismay at the visit of genocidaire Isaac Herzog, who the Australian Federal Police, some have alleged, are required to arrest and investigate upon his arrival to Australia
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Assassinated | Socialist Bulletin The son of the former leader of Libya, who was until his death leading in the polls, has been assassinated by four unknown gunmen

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The son of the former leader of Libya, who was until his death leading in the polls, has been assassinated by four unknown gunmen

Socialists prepare for state election campaigns | Socialist Bulletin The Victorian Socialists and South Australian Socialists have begun endorsing candidates for their respective state elections, which could likely see the first Marxist elected to parliament since Fred...

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@vicsocialists.bsky.social and @sasocialists.bsky.social have begun endorsing candidates for their respective state elections, which could likely see the first Marxist elected to parliament since Fred Paterson in 1950
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Members First challenges UWU leadership | Socialist Bulletin Members First is contesting the election to build union democracy, improve face-to-face organising, and build a more militant UWU

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Members First is contesting the election to build union democracy, improve face-to-face organising, and build a more militant UWU

Rail service set to improve in Melbourne | Socialist Bulletin Rail services are set to improve in Melbourne following the government's 'Big Switch', however the toned-down changes have angered the communities that use public transport the most

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Rail services are set to improve in Melbourne following the government's 'Big Switch', however the toned-down changes have angered the communities that use public transport the most
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Jewish Council calls for Herzog invitation rescindment | Socialist Bulletin The Jewish Council of Australia has joined a growing list of groups opposed to the visit of President Isaac Herzog, who has actively cheered on the genocide in Gaza, and has led the 'Israeli' state th...

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The Jewish Council of Australia has joined a growing list of groups opposed to the visit of President Isaac Herzog, who has actively cheered on the genocide in Gaza, and has led the 'Israeli' state throughout this stage of the conflict
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Allan government blocks strike action | Socialist Bulletin The Labor Party has shockingly refused a ballot requested by the Australian Education Union (AEU) for strike action, despite several months of negotiations, and the government giving the AEU a proposa...

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The Labor Party has shockingly refused a ballot requested by @aeufederal.bsky.social for strike action, despite several months of negotiations, and the government giving the AEU a proposal for an effective pay cut
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WA Police finally admit terror threat | Socialist Bulletin Western Australian Police had previously failed to declare the attempted killing of many Invasion Day protestors in Boorloo (Perth) as a terrorist incident, but have finally declared that it 'potentia...

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Western Australian Police had previously failed to declare the attempted killing of many Invasion Day protestors in Boorloo (Perth) as a terrorist incident, but have finally declared that it 'potentially' could be a terrorist incident
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Mardi Gras board moves to silence trans board members | Socialist Bulletin The Co-Chairs have refused the democratic mandate from the Annual General Meeting held just two months ago, and have moved to censure two Pride in Protest-endorsed Board members, including the organis...

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The Co-Chairs have refused the democratic mandate from the Annual General Meeting held just two months ago, and have moved to censure two Pride in Protest-endorsed Board members, including the organisation's only trans board member
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Liberals to announce new shadow cabinet | Socialist Bulletin The right-wing party will announce its first Shadow Cabinet without the National Party in 38 years, as Sussan Ley narrowly keeps her job as Liberal Party leader

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The right-wing party will announce its first Shadow Cabinet without the National Party in 38 years, as Sussan Ley narrowly keeps her job as Liberal Party leader
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Australia mourns 238 years of colonisation | Socialist Bulletin Protests will take place across the country today as First Nations communities and allies mark Invasion Day

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Protests will take place across the country today as First Nations communities and allies mark Invasion Day

Another killed by ICE in Minneapolis | Socialist Bulletin Alex Pretti has been murdered by the Trump-backed militia, and the murderers appear to be set to face no consequences

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Alex Pretti has been murdered by the Trump-backed militia, and the murderers appear to be set to face no consequences

Hate speech legislation to be defeated | Socialist Bulletin The Labor government's 'mega bill' combining gun law reform and hate speech law reform looks set to be defeated in Parliament, after opposition from both the Coalition and Greens

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The Labor government's 'mega bill' combining gun law reform and hate speech law reform looks set to be defeated in Parliament, after opposition from both the Coalition and Greens

NSN to dissolve | Socialist Bulletin The neo-Nazi group and its related organisations will dissolve on 18 January, so that the group's leadership can escape the consequences of their actions

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The neo-Nazi group and its related organisations will dissolve on 18 January, so that the group's leadership can escape the consequences of their actions

Rudd to resign as US Ambassador | Socialist Bulletin The former Prime Minister cemented the AUKUS agreement and aided in the cutting off of China from several sectors in his time as Ambassador

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The former Prime Minister cemented the AUKUS agreement and aided in the cutting off of China from several sectors in his time as Ambassador

Protests being 'hijacked': Iranian communists | Socialist Bulletin The Slingers Collective, an Iranian Marxist group, has urged the Iranian people to be cautious and to ensure that their protests serve the working class in Iran.

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The Slingers Collective, an Iranian Marxist group, has urged the Iranian people to be cautious and to ensure that their protests serve the working class in Iran.

Adelaide Writers' Week on verge of collapse | Socialist Bulletin This follows the disgraceful removal of the invitation of Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah for her opposition to genocide.

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This follows the disgraceful removal of the invitation of Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah for her opposition to genocide.

Climate change, protection of women 'anti-US': POTUS | Socialist Bulletin The US has withdrawn from 66 international organisations, primarily those that advance the causes of gender equality, literacy, and action on climate change

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The US has withdrawn from 66 international organisations, primarily those that advance the causes of gender equality, literacy, and action on climate change

US announces plan to pillage Venezuela | Socialist Bulletin The plan would see the US steal 50 million barrels of oil from the Venezuelan people, and force the privatisation of the assets of the Venezuelan people

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The plan would see the US steal 50 million barrels of oil from the Venezuelan people, and force the privatisation of the assets of the Venezuelan people

Mayor tells ICE to 'Get out of Minneapolis' | Socialist Bulletin Protests have erupted across the United States against the killing, and even US Democrats have condemned the murder

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Protests have erupted across the United States against the killing, and even US Democrats have condemned the murder

Aden falls as Yemen's separatists collapse | Socialist Bulletin The leadership of the Southern Transitional Council has fled Yemen during a Saudi counteroffensive

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The leadership of the Southern Transitional Council has fled Yemen during a Saudi counteroffensive