Hundreds of Detroit-area workers, students, retirees and artists attended a rally called by the Socialist Equality Party and International Youth and Students for Social Equality to fight the threats from Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to sell off art from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Australia: Senior Lismore psychiatrist speaks out against understaffing and worsening workloads
“Our mental health system is failing patients, their families and communities” – Dr Kylie Cheng
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International students face severe housing stress in Australia
Immigrants and international students are some of the most severely affected by the cost of housing, often forced to live in degrading conditions
Aditya Syed•
Australian election: The Labor government’s record of war and austerity
Amid profound global shocks and dangers, it is essential for workers and youth to review their bitter political experiences with the Labor government and draw the necessary conclusion—to join the fight for a socialist future.
Mike Head, SEP candidate for the seat of Oxley•
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
India: ASHA workers’ strike in Kerala enters eighth week; Bangladesh: TNZ Group garment workers protest for unpaid wages in Gazipur; Australia: Castlemaine Perkins brewery workers strike for higher pay; Mental health workers strike and march on Victorian parliament; New Zealand: Hospitality workers protest over low minimum wage.
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Max Boddy, SEP candidate for the Senate in NSW•
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Mike Head, SEP candidate for Oxley•
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Peter Symonds•