Sue Bolton

Djokovic, distractions and blame shifting

The聽reason Scott Morrison stopped Novak Djokovic's entry visa to play in the Australian Open championships is because he聽needs a distraction from the ongoing disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, argues Sue Bolton.

鈥楩reedom鈥 protests are a far-right con

Not everyone at the 鈥淔reedom鈥 protests is right wing, but the protests are and so are the organisers. Their growth should be a serious cause of concern for the left, argue Jacob Andrewartha and Sue Bolton

Lilly Murphy at a campaign stall.

Vale Lilly Murphy, 2003鈥21

Lilly Murphy was an incredible young person. Sue Bolton writes that in her short life had a big impact on the world and those around her.聽

Capitalist 鈥榙emocracy鈥 normalises branch stacking, pork barrelling

Corruption and branch stacking is a symptom,聽not the cause, of the problems with the Liberal and Labor parties, argues聽Sue Bolton.

Far-right throws up new challenges for unions

Mainstream commentary about the almost daily anti-vaccination rallies in Melbourne this week has avoided analysing the complex motivations of the demonstrators and failed to聽suggest sensible ways of responding, argues Sue Bolton.

Behind the attack on the CFMEU office

Conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers,聽far-right activists and some union members have attacked the聽Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union office in Melbourne over mandatory vaccinations for construction workers. Sue Bolton reports.

Make Afghanistan the war to end all imperialist invasions

The quick collapse of the puppet government in Afghanistan and its army should not come as a surprise given the聽imperialists' criminal聽record.聽Sue Bolton argues that Australia's聽war criminals need聽to be held to account.

A left perspective on the West鈥檚 defeat in Afghanistan

A recording of a public forum on left perspectives of the Afghanistan war and aftermath hosted by 麻豆传媒 and the聽Socialist Alliance.

Morrison has an obligation to increase Afghan refugee intake

Scott Morrison probably never intended to rescue Afghans who had helped Australia鈥檚 occupation forces, but he is being forced to. Sue Bolton聽 argues that he must be forced to do a lot more.

Residents say 鈥楧on鈥檛 close the pool鈥

Residents in Moreland City Council are fighting to save their pool from being downgraded or shut. Sue Bolton reports.

Break military ties with Israel

Australia's ties to Israeli weapons corporations make it complicit in the atrocities being committed against Palestinians, argues聽Sue Bolton.

Sue Bolton: Why I moved a Palestine solidarity motion on Moreland council

Sue Bolton reports on how a聽motion聽in solidarity with Palestine moved at Moreland City Council was defeated by the casting vote of Labor Mayor Annalivia Carli-Hannan.