Australia

Australian climate activist imprisoned for blocking coal train

December 15, 2021 By Casey Davidson

Eric Herbert’s group Blockade Australia takes direct action to halt climate-destroying activity, but they remain isolated from labor and other movements.

Nuclear submarine pact uses Australian people as pawns in new Cold War

September 28, 2021 By Anna Pha

Apart from turning Australia into a military target, the economic fallout will be huge for the people of Australia.

U.S. and U.K.’s nuclear submarine pact with Australia targets China

September 17, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

The deal—the latest escalation in Washington’s new Cold War against China—threatens a regional arms race.

Australia sends military to quarantine working-class communities, leaves wealthy areas untouched

August 13, 2021 By The Guardian, The Workers’ Weekly

In working-class areas and communities of color, authorities are using military might to look like they're controlling the pandemic. Meanwhile, rich neighborhoods with COVID cases go unpoliced.

Australia’s worst flooding in decades forces mass evacuation

March 24, 2021 By Olivia Rosane

Massive rainfall in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) has brought the worst flooding in decades, forcing more than 18,000 people to flee their homes.