Issue 30 — Autumn 2026

The surge of support for One Nation has shaken up Australian politics and blown apart the idea that we are immune to the advance of the far right. In this editorial Tom Bramble looks at how changes in Australian politics over decades has laid the basis for One Nation's rise.

In this important article, Mick Armstrong compares the rise of Pauline Hanson in the 1990s and the surge for One Nation today.

The feeling that migrants are the cause of the housing crisis is widespread. Right-wing politicians frequently blame “unsustainable immigration” for the lack of affordable housing. In this article Jordan Humphreys debunks this racist myth and explains how the capitalist system has entrenched housing inequality in Australia.

In June last year a unanimous decision was made by the Victorian Socialists’ conference to establish a nationwide organisation known as the Socialist Party. The enthusiastic welcome that this new party has received has exceeded many expectations. In this article Omar Hassan outlines a radical vision for the new party.

In an interview with Marxist Left Review, Anderson Bean, provides an account of recent Venezuelan politics that cuts against both the lies of the US government and the uncritical approach of sections of the international socialist left.

Priya De reviews a new book looking at the rampant conspiracism on the Australian far right.

Owen Marsden-Readford reviews a new book on revolutionary movements in Poland, South Africa, Iran and Brazil in the late 20th century.

Long time socialist and radical anti-Zionist Janey Stone reviews a new book on Jewish anti-Zionism but finds it disappointing.

Clara da Costa-Reidel reviews a two volume book series on the evolution of Chilean politics after the vicious coup of 1973.