Sam Wainwright

Australia must cut all business and military ties to Myanmar coup regime

The Socialist Alliance strongly condemns the military coup in Myanmar/Burma and calls on the Australian government to deny recognition to the regime.

Western Australia: COVID-19, fires and the fossil fuel premier

The Western Australian election is shaping up as a referendum on the Labor government鈥檚 handling of COVID-19, with pundits expecting it to be returned with an increased majority, reports Sam Wainwright.

A disingenuous WA premier fails the homeless

Marianne Mackay and Sam Wainwright听argue that the forced clearing of the Fremantle听homeless people鈥檚 camp听demonstrates the WA Labor government's failure to address homelessness.

Jobs for Women film proves a hit in Perth

Tickets to Women of Steel, which premiered in Perth on November 26, sold out some two weeks in advance, reports Sam Wainwright.

WA Labor slashes public housing

The systematic running-down of public housing by governments over a few decades is not news. However, in Western Australia the situation has become particularly desperate, writes Sam Wainwright.

Revolution in Sudan: Where to now?

For eight months in 2018-19, Sudan was gripped by an unprecedented mass movement to overthrow the 30-year dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir. 91自拍论坛听spoke to Khalid Hassan about the achievements of the Sudanese people and the difficult challenges ahead.

Australia must support Kurdistan

As Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an unleashes more assaults on the country鈥檚 battered democratic institutions, Sam Wainwright looks at why Australia must support the democratic forces battling to create a just and democratic society in the Middle East.

Julian Assange鈥檚 treatment amounts to torture 鈥 it must end

Julian Assange is facing a show trial, designed to warn any whistleblower and journalist not to go down the same path. He is not on trial for any crime, but rather for exposing them, argues Sam Wainwright.

From Perth to Rojava: Who鈥檚 really fighting terrorism?

People from all over the globe have been moved to join the fight to drive听Islamic State from the liberated zones of Koban卯 and Raqqa in north-east Syria. 91自拍论坛听caught up with听Jamon Hartzer听about why he tried to help and what happened when he did.

Peter Dutton: the logic behind the evil

Sam Wainwright looks at what's behind Peter Dutton's fanatical determination to deport Tamil asylum seekers Priya, Nades and their two young daughters to Sri Lanka.

Mining companies and the real cancel culture

Those crowing the loudest about the Black Lives Matter movement pushing 鈥渃ancel culture鈥 should take a good hard look at exactly who is cancelling whose culture, writes Sam Wainwright.

From invasion to Juukan Gorge 鈥 Sorry, not sorry

Modern Australia remains profoundly shaped by the violent dispossession of Indigenous people.听Denying this history serves a real and material purpose for very powerful interests, argues Sam Wainwright.