Return The Gweagal Artefacts
By Rodney Kelly
250 years ago several artefacts, including a shield and 40-50 spears, were stolen from the Gweagal People of Botany Bay. They now sit in museums scattered across the globe.
Rodney “Murrum” Kelly, Gweagal Warrior, writes on the campaign to bring them home.
Read moreThe Stolen Generations Debate & Black Lives Matter
By Zac Gillies-Palmer
In 1915 the New South Wales Parliament passed a series of amendments to the Aborigines Protection Act. The amendments granted disturbing new powers to the Aborigines Protection Board, most notably the authority to remove Aboriginal children from their families without parental consent or court orders. This movement towards ‘assimilation’ ultimately led to the removal of thousands of Aboriginal children from their families. We remember the children affected by these horrific practices as The Stolen Generation.
Read moreAdmin Committee Report: July
By Simonne Pengelly
There’s nothing quite like a by-election in the middle of a pandemic and following close on the heels of a bushfire disaster to remind us all of the complexities of modern campaigning and that, these days, the election cycle never really stops.
Read moreHow to Change the ALP: Understanding The Rules
By Shannen Potter and David Pink
The NSW Labor Party Rules can be confusing or arcane to new members, or members who are not used to dealing with them. A solid understanding of the Rules is crucial, however, to effective grassroots organising within the Party because the Rules outline the mechanisms for rank-and-file participation. It is important to increase literacy of the Rules amongst ordinary members. Here Shannen Potter and David Pink explain the basic rules that govern the engagement of rank-and-file members in the ALP.
Read moreCan We Plan the Economy?
By Nicholas Daniel
In The People's Rebulic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundations for Socialism, Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski ask us to reconsider the possibility of a planned economy by looking at the massive planning operations at the heart of capitalist society
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