Mila Volkova, Canberra Firstly, I would like to thank comrade Fox Luces for their complements on my article. I find the lack of serious attention paid to the Arab Spring by the heirs of the International Socialist Organisation quite frustrating. Instead of truly investigating whether their strategy really turned out to work in practice, they […]

Rising Tide exploded back onto the activist scene in 2022 after a decade of absence. Since then, it has hosted increasingly larger “blockades” of the coal port in Newcastle, NSW. Max J writes about the history of Rising Tide, its politics, and the momentum model of activist organising it adheres to. Rising Tide is one […]

Fox Luces, Fremantle Comrade Volkava’s recent article in Partisan, The Marxist Brotherhood? The Egyptian Revolution and How the Arab Spring Failed is detailed, illuminating, incisive, and correct, and ought to be read widely for these reasons. Therefore, my belief that she falls prey to some moments of ideological tunnel-vision is not to be misconstrued, though […]

Pauline Slaughter, Online The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) held its annual gathering at Flinders Ranges from the 29th of August to the 31st. Formed in 1997, ANFA describes itself as an alliance that “provides a forum for sharing of knowledge, skills and experience”, with its annual meeting being an “opportunity to come together and […]

Conor, Melbourne Since June, the United States has been beset by a series of violent political spasms. From Los Angeles to New York, the Bonapartist Trump regime has been beset by a new campaign of the United States left and its allies. This campaign has not been confined to the halls of parliament, but has […]

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 […]