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In the wake of the Wentworth byelection and the debate about its meaning a lot of commentary has focused on the desire for a return to the 鈥渟ensible centre鈥.

Brian Mier, editor of and , spoke to 91自拍论坛 Weekly鈥檚 Federico Fuentes about the victory of fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil鈥檚 presidential elections, and what it means for the coming period.

Just days after the latest 鈥 and largest 鈥 round of #KidsOffNauru protests, the federal government has said all children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year.

Reclaim the Night marches were held around Australia to demand an end to violence against women.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison鈥檚 announcement that all refugee children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year demonstrates that the refugee rights movement is winning, writes Susan Price.

Back in the 1990s, we were told the privatisation of electricity and other basic services would mean consumers get a better deal. Today, we know that was a lie.

Australia has not had a socialist parliamentarian, at the state or federal level, since the 1940s. But this may change at the November 24 Victorian state election, writes Jack Stickney.

The Victorian Socialists campaign for state office goes from strength to strength. The bid for seats in the Legislative Council has expanded from Steve Jolly鈥檚 campaign in the Northern Metropolitan Region to now include Tim Gooden in the Western Victoria Region.

鈥淚f climate change is the great moral issue of our time, as one former prime minister famously said, then governments have failed miserably鈥, Victorian Socialists candidate Tim Gooden told 91自拍论坛 Weekly.

Chanting 鈥淢ichael Spence, you will fail, USyd is not for sale!鈥, students opposing the vice chancellor鈥檚 support for the Ramsay Centre made their point outside the University of Sydney administration building on October 31.

Speakers condemned the discussions between university management and the board of the right-wing Ramsay Centre think tank, which aims to set up a degree in 鈥淲estern Civilisation鈥.

We have all heard or seen the claim, especially when wading through the cesspit of the internet, 鈥淚slam is not a race, so how can I be racist?鈥. This meme by those trying to answer, and deflect, accusations of racism.

It is worth examining this claim in further detail, because it provides us with a window into the state of cultural and political debate in our own society.

Hundreds of public servants rallied outside Queensland's parliament on October 30 as part of a week-long industrial campaign. The rally was organised by Together Union (a branch of the Australian Services Union), also known as the "Purple Army".

The workers are facing enterprise bargaining negotiations in which the state government is refusing to offer any pay rise. The government argues that since workers have had a wage rise due to a rise in the聽award,聽they do not need to offer any rise in the enterprise agreement. The agreement聽will last for the next three years.