The Central Committee releases its analysis on the ‘Pukpuk’ treaty and Australia’s imperialist endeavors in Papua New Guinea. The announcement of the intent of the Australian and Papuan governments to sign the Pukpuk treaty must be understood within the context of Australia’s historic engagement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and current global inter-imperialist tensions. The announcement […]

The Australian National University (ANU) chapter of the Platypus Affiliated Society held a panel on 25th September 2025, on the subject of China’s rise and its contemporary lessons for the left. We publish here an abridged version of the opening statements given by Christina Veselovskiy of the Revolutionary Communist Organisation. Fifteen minutes of speaking tonight […]

A presentation by C. Bourchier of the Spartacist League of Australia on the ongoing relevance of Trotskyism in the 21st century, for Talking Reds. Hello comrades,It is a real pleasure to present today as a member of the SL/A, and hopefully soon, a member of the RCO. Believe it or not, I think the topic […]

The Arab Spring continues to weigh on Middle Eastern politics, and the Socialist Left. Mila Volkova analyses the failure of the Egyptian revolution and how the Left oriented itself toward this spontaneous movement. June 6, 2010, a young Egyptian man is composing music in an internet café before he is arrested by two police officers. […]

The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communist Organisation declares its unwavering support for the current upsurge of mass struggle gripping Indonesia. The butcher Prabowo is increasingly being left with no clothes as his bombastic calls for economic growth falls apart in the tempest of world politics. To the working masses taking to the streets to […]

Nineteen years ago, the Tongan capital descended into flames as pandemonium gripped the streets. Mainstream imperialist press peddles narratives of rampant youth gangs destroying peace and order. But under the surface, writes Max J, there was a heightening political struggle which is often overlooked. The 2006 Riot The first riots started at 3pm on Thursday, […]

Below is a speech given by Comrade Neil for the Spartacist League to the Palestine demonstration in Melbourne on 22 June 2025, the day the US began bombing Iran. US imperialism today is on the verge of doing to Iran what it did to Iraq, to Syria, to Libya, to Afghanistan. This US attack on […]

Simon Blow, OnlineDavid McMullen’s latest reply to my polemic ‘Red Specktarian’ only confirms what was already obvious: the politics of the duplicitous duo behind Red Speck have nothing to do with Marxism. What they advance is the detritus of Stalinism, carried through to its most illogical and embarrassing endpoint. Where Stalin demanded the subordination of […]

As unity talks between the RCO and the Spartacist League continues, Mila Volkova responds to ‘The Road to Party’ by asking what – if anything – does the Spartacist League seriously disagree with the RCO on. “You yourself know the difference between a sect movement and a class movement from personal experience. The sect seeks […]

2025 broadly marks the third year of the RCO producing a frequent publication. Max J, who has worked on the RCO’s publications from their beginning in 2023, reflects on the lessons and futures for the publishing wing of the organisation. Communists have broadly recognised the importance of the press in disseminating communist ideas to the […]