The Central Committee releases a statement in solidarity with Linksjugend. At their recent Federal Congress, the 12,000 strong youth wing of Die Linke, “Linksjugend [‘solid]” adopted a motion titled “We Must Never Again Remain Silent in the Face of a Genocide”. This motion, which was explicitly anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian liberation, is a huge step forward in […]

Having previously explained the momentum model and Rising Tide’s politics, Max J writes on how Rising Tide engages with the Left, and how the Left engages with Rising Tide in turn. Socialists are unclear on how to relate to and engage with Rising Tide, and groups like it. Organisations such as Socialist Alternative and their […]

The author of the Notes South from Nowhere blog, Tyler West, passed away suddenly last week (October 30th, 2025). A communist, a historian, and a faithful archivist of our movement, we share his reflections on his project. Comrade Tyler reflected the best qualities of a communist intellectual – willingness to educate, a deep love of […]

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 […]