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  • New opposition party formed in Fiji, regime tightens strings

    Byron Clark After a conference in Nadi last month attended by more than 400 delegates from all affiliates of the Fijian Trade Union Congress (FTUC), Fiji’s trade unionists have begun forming a new political party. Felix Antony, secretary of the FTUC and a one time a Labour Party MP who left the party last year Read more

  • Bush fires and climate change

    Grant Brookes The bush fires ravaging Australia this summer could turn out to be the worst on record. Public reaction on both sides of the Tasman has been full of humanitarian concern for the victims. Meanwhile, our leaders plough on with policies which will spread more disasters like these globally – including here in Aotearoa. Read more

  • Kiwibuild and housing in the modern capitalist economy

    Joel Cosgrove At their most recent conference Labour leader David Shearer, under immense pressure from both inside and outside the Labour Party, announced a keynote policy which promises 100,000 new homes to be built over the ten years following a Labour Party electoral victory in 2014. The response to date, with a few exceptions, has Read more

  • Charter schools: Against the interests of the majority of teachers and students

    Joel Cosgrove ‘Hard to see harm in a little more choice in education’ was the first line in a recent NZ Herald editorial regarding charter schools. On this issue the mainstream media has taken cues from the National government and presented the introduction of charter schools as harmless, not to be worried about, almost not Read more

  • Christchurch teachers take a lead, government’s education plans can be defeated

    Jared Phillips Primary school teachers in Christchurch voted in late January to carry out a political strike in opposition to the government’s decision to close 11 Christchurch schools and put a further 24 schools through mergers. Teachers, parents, and school children want earthquake damaged schools fixed and reopened. A clear majority of teachers voted for Read more

  • Canada is “Idle No More”

    In this article adapted from the website of the Socialist Workers Party (US) Brian Ward reports on the rise of the Idle No More movement, which is demanding that long overdue attention be paid to Canada’s impoverished First Nations communities. Canada has become one of the wealthiest countries in the world by means of its bountiful Read more