The following theses were written by Edith Fischer and presented to the Fourth General Conference of Communist Unity, January 2026.

The following perspectives document was adopted by the Fourth General Conference of Communist Unity, Melbourne, January 2026. We live in the epoch of the transition from global capitalism to global communism. However, nowhere is the working-class in a position to take power. This fact has produced and continues to produce all manner of combined forms, […]

What are the essential tasks of communists today? Ober weighs in. A Necessary Correction Comrade Fox Luces’ well-intentioned letter “Abolish it how?” makes a number of serious errors that require correction lest they lead themselves or others astray. These corrections are made in good faith, recognising the appeal of alternative forms of organisation and individualised […]

The following theses were adopted by the Central Committee of Communist Unity as part of the official relaunching of the organisation on May Day, 2026. We have been nothing; we shall be everything. Communism Lives! Real human history begins and society leaves behind the realm of necessity. In the realm of freedom people will become […]

A draft program for the Communist Party in Australia, adopted by the Fourth General Conference of Communist Unity, Melbourne, January 2026. With the unification of the entire earth into a single world market, the growth of enormous financial and industrial monopolies, the intensifying rivalry between imperialists, and the threat of global war and ecological crisis, […]

Labor MP and Minister for Health & Ageing and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Mark Butler has announced sweeping cuts to the funding scheme. Max J reports. Are you an NDIS recipient or support worker? Get in touch with Partisan to share your thoughts: partisanmagazine@proton.me. Albanese’s Labor government is set to announce their 2026-2027 budget […]

The following statement was circulated by the Central Committee of Communist Unity for May Day, 2026. On International Workers Day 2026, the Central Committee of Communist Unity sends its fraternal greetings to the communist movement of the world, and the struggling toilers on every continent. Today, with the world imperialist system unleashing terror and starvation […]

Max J introduces Issue 17 of Partisan Magazine. Partisan has undergone some subtle but interesting changes since Issue 16. These changes coincide with changes within the Revolutionary Communist Organisation. Firstly, the Revolutionary Communist Organisation accepted the membership of the Spartacist League of Australia, who now exist within the RCO as the Spartacist Tendency. Secondly, the […]

The Australian government has touted youth social media bans as the solution to all manner of social ills. Instead, it will just bring more repression. O. Dziga comments for the International Communist League. Last December, the Australian government introduced a ban on youth under 16 holding social media accounts across all major online platforms. Millions […]

Where now after the defeat of the Grassroots Left in Your Party? Ewan Tilley, writing in State & Confusion, provides a sketch. The Situation and the Question The Grassroots Left did not lose a vote. It lost a political struggle whose terms were set before most of its members understood it was occurring. The conclusion […]

Mila Volkova gave the following talk at the 2026 Marxism Fringe conference in Melbourne on the 6th of April. We publish it for the benefit of our readers and the broader socialist movement. Introducing the Debate The socialist movement’s most recent major debate on the topic of sexual politics has been the exchange between Socialist […]

C. Cunningham, Melbourne I read with interest the letter by Labor Tribune’s Martin Greenfield (March 21), “About the slogan ‘defend Iran’…” This is a polemic against Communist Unity (CU) for raising the call to “Defend Iran!” in the face of the barbaric US-Israel onslaught. Our critic calls centring defence of Iran “an error” that should […]