Clarrie Lewis from the NSW Socialists and member of the Bread & Roses Caucus, writing in a personal capacity, explores whether the electoral organisation offers new hope or a collision course of old sect tensions. Note: This article originally appeared in the Labor Tribune on February 2, 2026. It has been republished with the permission […]

Written by Edith Fischer, presented to the Fourth General Conference of Communist Unity, January 2026. The Exceptional Regime and the Capitalist State The transition from immature capitalism to mature capitalism, which was marked by a transition from liberal, competitive capitalism to monopoly capitalism, and the transition from formal subsumption to real subsumption of world-production, also […]

Today, the Rules-Based International Order has few friends and many enemies. It seems the system is in crisis. Rumman Afaq argues that we need a systemic alternative. The organizing principle of the world as it emerged out of the Second World War is the primacy of American hegemony. Unlike the old order dominated by European […]

Written by Edith Fischer and Brunhilda Olding, presented to the Fourth General Conference of Communist Unity, January 2026.

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 […]