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Left Unity on 'Brexit' vote: 'A disastrous outcome'

The executive committee of , a socialist group in England, issued the following statement on the outcome of Britain's referendum on leaving the European Union. *** Left Unity deplores the Leave outcome of the EU Referendum. This referendum came from pressure from the far right 鈥 driven by anti-immigration sentiment, fuelled by racism. This has been the most reactionary national campaign in British political history, resulting in an open emergence of the extreme right.

Fight against WestConnex toll road steps up In Sydney

More than 200 residents filled Glebe Town Hall on June 20 for a Stop WestConnex public meeting organised by the Coalition of Glebe Groups. A panel of transport and campaign activists slammed the $16.8 billion WestConnex tollway project, and outlined the case against the plan on environmental, health, economic and political grounds.

Brexit sparks calls for referendums on Irish unity and Scottish independence

THERE are calls for referendums on Irish unity and Scottish independence as both the North of Ireland and Scotland look set to be dragged out of the European Union despite voting overwhelmingly to remain. Huge votes in favour of a so-called 'Brexit' in England and Wales gave a final result of 52% voting to leave European community which Britain joined in 1973. In the North almost 56% of citizens voted to remain in the EU. Sinn F茅in National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA says there is now a democratic imperative for a referendum on Irish unity:

After Brexit debacle, struggle against racism and austerity continues

Campaigners in Lambeth against LIbrary closures. The area voted overwhelmingly for 'remain'. , an English socialist group that is part of Left Unity, released this statement on June 24 on the result of the EU referendum ***
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The massacre at a Mexican LGBTI bar no one talked about

Reactions by politicians and the media around the world to the horrific mass murder at an Orlando LGBTI club on June 12 have largely focused on the attacker鈥檚 alleged links to Islamic extremists 鈥 despite the killer pledging allegiance to both the Islamic State group and its nemesis Hezbollah.

Walden Bello: How neoliberalism killed the Philippines' EDSA Republic

The Benigno Aquino administration is down to its final days till it makes way for the new presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, who was elected in May. You could make the case that we are also seeing the curtain fall on the 30-year-old liberal democratic state that came to existence with the February 1986 EDSA Uprising that overthrew the military dictatorship of Marcos.

Colombia: FARC and government sign historic ceasefire

Rebels from the left-wing Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). One of the world's longest running conflicts appears to be nearing an end after more than 50 years of fighting. Colombian government officials and rebels from the left-wing Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) gathered in Havana, Cuba, on June 23 to announce a historic ceasefire nearly four years in the making.

NSW budget 'a scam based on stamp duty, asset sales': Socialist candidate

"The NSW state budget brought down by the Mike Baird government on June 21, which was trumpeted by Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian as 'the strongest in the country,' is a scam, based on stamp duty from overpriced housing sales and the sell-off of the state's electricity assets," Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Sydney in the federal election, said on June 23.
CNTE protest against neoliberal education reform, Mexico City, June 24.

Mexico: Teachers defy repression in fight for education

Marathon talks between the Mexican government and teachers protesting neoliberal education reforms in the face of deadly repression ended on June 22 with no resolution, TeleSUR English said the next day.

Momentum on 'Brexit' vote: Labour movement must show way forward for the working class

The statement below was , a grassroots group within the Labour Party that seeks to organise in support of the left platform of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. *** Yesterday, the British people voted to leave the European Union. Momentum, which campaigned to remain in the EU in order to transform the EU, respects the decision taken by the electorate.

Activists lock-on to NSW state parliament

A couple of hundred people rallied outside NSW parliament house and several dozen locked onto its fence in an action advertised as The World's Biggest Lock-on. The rally was called in opposition to the recently passed anti-protest law that carries up to seven years' in jail for 鈥渦nlawful protest鈥 鈥 such as blockading a CSG drill site.

Maximise your vote for a people's movement against corporate greed and racism

Pork-barrel politics and scare tactics have dominated the final weeks of the 鈥渓ongest election campaign ever鈥. Voters in marginal seats have been warned to 鈥渧ote carefully鈥, to not 鈥渨aste your vote鈥 or 鈥渞isk a protest vote鈥 which might result in 鈥 shock horror 鈥渢he chaos of a hung parliament鈥. We have had 鈥渢radies鈥 in political ads trying to convince workers that the Liberal National Party (LNP) is their party, and Labor trying to convince the public that they have 鈥渞ediscovered鈥 labor values.