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Building the Cage: How Labor Built Neoliberalism and Called it Partnership (Part 2) Why You Can’t Strike in Melbourne (But You Can in Caracas) Australia has built the democratic world’s most sophisticated legal architecture for preventing workers from exercising collective power. We ...

This article, written from a left social- democratic perspective, explores the semi-fascist legislation controlling the Australian working class. theaimn.net/building-the... #auspol

05.11.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The construction of a new Syria <p><em>The Western world endorsed the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria, and has quickly rebranded the Islamo-fascist HTS as the legitimate government of Syria.Β  In return, the HTS accepts the ex...

The Marxist-Leninist Communist Party/ Turkey and Kurdistan (MLKP) has released a statement on the current situation in Syria .
cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #Rojava

03.11.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US, Israel and Australia: the Indo-Pacific Strategy <p><strong>Moves by the Pentagon to upgrade their Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), have clear-cut lines of demarcation for the Top End of Australia. The Northern Territory has become a 'theatre of operati...

Australian complicity in US plans for war with China is assisted by Israel's presence in the Pacific. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

02.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vanguard - Communist Party of Australia Marxist Leninist <p><strong>In the middle of winter this year several thousand people took to the streets and rallied on the steps of SA Parliament House on North Terrace in Adelaide. The people of diverse backgrounds...

The popularity of SA Premier Malinauskas is threatened by his service to the Walker Corporation. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

31.10.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US imperialism’s back yard blues <p><strong>A series of diplomatic incidents between the US and countries in Latin America are best assessed in the wider context of present-day Cold War hostilities. The relationship between the north...

The growth of Chinese influence in Latin America is part of the reason for Trump's threats against Venezuela and Colombia. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #Colombia

27.10.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grain farmers oppose sand miners <p><strong>The critical minerals deal between Trump and Albanese caused a massive spike in the share prices of critical minerals miners in Australia. These include the Gina Rinehart-backed companies L...

Grain farmers are worried that the Albanese-trump critical minerals deal will see loss of land for farming. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

26.10.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oppose foreign ownership of Australia's water <p><strong>Large areas of Victoria and South Australia are affected by drought. Some dairy farmers in drought areas have suffered about a 50% drop in their income compared to last season. Dairy farmer...

With global warming on the rise, the levels of foreign ownership of Australian waters should be a concern. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

26.10.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whose is this β€œnational interest”? <p><strong>Prime Minister Albanese said that in his meeting with Trump in Washington D.C. his sole objective was to achieve the best outcome for "the national interest".</strong></p>

hey bleat about the "national interest" but deny it in practice. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

23.10.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Critical minerals deal: pulling the chain on Australian sovereignty. <p><strong>When it comes to rare earths and critical minerals, supply chain dominance equals military dominance.<br /> As an imperialist superpower, the US is capable of squeezing the suppliers of nee...

The critical minerals deal with trump is an embarrassing sell-out of Australian sovereignty and the working class. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

23.10.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let the ruling classes tremble at the sight of the fighting Filipino masses <p><em>The accompanying statement on the situation in the Philippines is from the National Democratic Front (NDF). The (NDF) is the umbrella alliance of underground revolutionary organizations that ar...

An inspiring update from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

cpaml.org/post4.php?id...

21.10.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whitehall and the Five Eyes: well, well, well, what 'ave we 'ere! <p><strong>Some recent developments centred on Whitehall have cast considerable light upon how governments of the day, and their Cold War associates and counterparts, deal with espionage, while attemp...

Allegations of Chinese spies in the UK are used to paint China as a threat to the UK and to justify Five Eyes cyber-spying expansion. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

20.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Venezuela: Resist Trump’s gangster tactics <p><strong>The US concept of the rule of law has not developed all that far since β€œshoot first, ask questions later” became an accepted practice.<br /> According to etymologists (those study the origi...

Trump advocates the rule of law and consistently violates it. Venezuela is a case in point. cpaml.org/post4.php?id...

19.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DFLP to Hold Video Conference on Gaza <p><em>The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine has announced that it will hold an expanded political meeting to be held via Zoom, under the title: β€œThe Israeli-American Plan in the Region...

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine will hold a video conference on Gaza and has issued a statement on it. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #FreePalestine

17.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pukpuk Australia-PNG mutual defence treaty and the wider US-led Indo-Pacific strategy <p><strong>The recent Australia-Papua New Guinea Pukpuk mutual defence treaty (named after the PNG Pidgin word for β€œcrocodile”) forms a small, but highly significant, component part of the wider US-le...

Australia-PNG defence treaty serves US plans to contain China. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

13.10.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labor law used to intimidate and harass opponents of genocide <p><strong>At yesterday’s rally for Palestine in Adelaide, a young man addressed the crowd.<br /> He was the first person known to have been charged under the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public P...

cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

13.10.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Southern Launch protest rally speech by Derek Burke <p><em>We are grateful to Derek Burke, a member of the Port Adelaide Community Opposes AUKUS, and of Spirit of Eureka and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network for making available to us the ...

We thank one of the speakers at the Adelaide rally to protest missile launches on Aboriginal land for making available his speech,. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

11.10.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tasmanian potato growers spitting chips <p><strong>Tasmanian potato growers are locked in a fight with the US-owned food processing giant Simplot.</strong></p> <p>Β </p>

Tasmanian potato farmers are struggling against a US giant multinational for improved prices on potato harvests. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

09.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Review: The New Age of Sexism <p><strong>Every day brings us new developments in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many of these are beneficial, leading to great advances in medicine and science. However, there is a dark si...

A new book examines how AI is facilitating the regrowth of misogyny. cpaml.org/post4.php?id...

09.10.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adelaide rally in support of Palestinians calls for action not words by Australian government <p><strong>On Sunday 28 September, about 1500 people rallied and marched through city streets in support of Palestinian people's struggle against the Zionist state of Israel.<br /> This rally was a "w...

Report on Adelaide rally for Palestine. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

28.09.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Workers are revolting despite restrictions on strike action <p><strong>Reports in mainstream news bulletins and social media show that workers across a wide range of industries are taking matters into their own hands through industrial action.Β </strong></p>

Yes, the workers are revolting! cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

23.09.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuvalu: global warming forces diplomatic reappraisal <p><strong>A major diplomatic statement from the Pacific Island country of Tuvalu has highlighted serious concerns for US-led foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific region, with implications for Australia...

Faced with global warming, Tuvalu is reconsidering its China-Taiwan diplomatic choices. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol #Tuvalu

18.09.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The uphill struggle to protect NSW’s Koalas <p><strong>On August 9, NSW Premier Chris Minns announced the establishment of the Georges River Koala National Park, covering a bit over nine square kilometres of koala habitat in south-west Sydney. ...

Foreign markets for Australian forest timbers continue to threaten endangered koala populations. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

16.09.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have strength to stop Israel’s participation in cycling’s Tour Down Under <p><strong>The international working class and its allies are best able to fight Israel by fighting on our own lands.Β Β <br /> Greek dockworkers banned arms shipments to Israel. Italian dockworkers hav...

The team representing the genocidal Zionist regime must be taken out of the Tour Down Under. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

16.09.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US company to profit from Ghost Shark contract <p><strong>On September 10, US agents of influence Richard Marles and Pat Conroy announced a $1.7 billion spend on extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles – known as the Ghost Shark – for the Royal A...

Marles and Conroy tried to describe it as a win for an Australian defence industry, but the Ghost Shark contract is anything but. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

15.09.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Message from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Burma on the 86th anniversary of its founding <p><em>More information is coming to light about the people's war in Burma. Together with the Burmese People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of Burma, armies represeting ...

The Communist Party of Burma celebrated the 86th anniversary of its founding on April 25. The following statement was released by its Central Committee. cpaml.org/post4.php?id...

15.09.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US-Chinese rivalry in Micronesia <p><strong>The vast Micronesian area of the Indo-Pacific region is rapidly becoming a potential flashpoint in Cold War hostilities between the US and China. As China has emerged as a serious competito...

Albanese has just returned from Micronesia where the rival imperialisms of China and the US have overshadowed inter-government talks. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

11.09.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We welcome the call for a climate-based and more independent foreign policy. <p><strong>The Australian Army, Navy and Airforce – collectively the Australian Defence Force – constitute the core of the ruling class machinery of state.<br /> Institutionally, they will never foreg...

We welcome the views of the ASCLG on a climate-basedforeign policy and offer our own take on global warming. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

08.09.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NT Government approves illegally built US fuel tanks <p><strong>US imperialism can act illegally, with impunity, in Australia aided and abetted by the national traitor class of politicians, public servants and their big business backers.<br /> This is t...

The NT government has approved Illegally built US storage fuel tanks in Darwin. cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

06.09.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Independence from both US and China is in the interests of Australia <p><strong>The recent accepted invitation of a number of countries' heads of state (including Russia, North Korea and Iran) to China's commemoration of the defeat of Japan in China in 1945 and the hug...

The controversy over the presence of former Australian politicians at the commemoration of China's victory over Japanese militarism raises the importance of genuine Australian independence.
cpaml.org/post4.php?id... #auspol

05.09.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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German comrades rally against Rheinmetall <p><em>We have been contacted by the Free German Youth and publish below a report on the activity of opponents of Rheinmetall, a German-based armaments manufacturer. Rheinmetall is the largest German ...

German comrades have sent us a report of actions taken against Rheinmetall, one of the largest arms manufacturers in the world. It is also present in Australia. cpaml.org/post4.php?id...

04.09.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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