the world economy.
The Labour Party came to power in 1972 after 23 years of opposition. The reason was clear.
ruling parties of the bourgeoisie, the Liberal Party and the Country Party, were in a mess.
They were sharply divided on key questions such as incomes policy and devaluation. Their foreign policy was not in keeping with the new strategy of detente. At the same time Australian workers had reached a new level of political consciousness as exemplified in their campaign against Australian involvement in Vietnam. This was the reason for the Labour victory.
Confusion Three years later the situation had changed. The right-wing policies adopted by the Labour Government in the face of the recession, coupled with a series of scandals, had produced confusion and demoralisation in the ranks of the Labour and trade union movement. The bourgeois parties, having gone some way to reconsolidating their perspectives and organisation, noved to block Labour's Budget in the Senate.
The gauntlet was taken up by strike action from the most advanced sections of the class, with metal workers, dockers, public servants and others attending massive rallies all over the country. The workers were completely opposed to talk lasted." (Financial Times, 26 I cbruary).
It is therefore no surprise that Lonhro's chairman, "Tiny" Rowland is regime, by its refusal to respond to Wilson's blandishments, is proving to be an embarrassing thorn in the side of Details what they fear most is that an armed struggle in Zimbabwe today would not merely develop a strong anti-capitalist dynamie (as it began to do in Angola) but that this would sorcad mro me rest or soumer Africa, putting at stake the gigantic interests that imperialism maintains in the arca today.
It is clear that an armed struggle against the racist Smith regime. and is on the agenda today as the only www.orware tor tne timpaowcan masses. But the stakes involved in this struggle go well beyond Zimbabwe.
Every blow struck by Zimbabwean militants will advance the struggle of Namibia and SWAPO (South West African People's Organisation). Every blow struck by the latter advances the Zimbabwean cause. Together their fight can advance the struggles of the oppressed masses or une woole or soutnern Alrica. There must be a resounding 'no' to any British "settlement' or intervention, which will serve imperialist interests alone.
Today in Britain there is an urgent need to mobilise in solidarity with the struggles taking place in southern Africa in particular in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Against the reactionary stand of the wilson cadershio. break alanKs with racist Vorster and Smith! No to imperialist intervention! South African troops out of Angola! South African troops out of Namibia!
JULIUS KARANJA Far from being an outpost of prosperity, and a haven for workers seeking to escape the anarchy of production in capitalist Britain, Australia has plunged into deep crisis with the rest of Unemployment in Australia is now running at the same rate as in Britain, and workers' living standards are being driven down by inflation and incomes policy. ely promote the question of antinational - we have supported the of the Brisbane Three.
sacking of Whitlam was sharply axised against the treacherous role Strike against the sabotage of the Government pledged to socialist policies.
viding the leadership which the tralia so urgently needs. in campaigns around Indochina and Timor. The only forces which activracism are those of the Fourth Interstruggle of the aboriginal people to defend their land rights and fought against the attempted victimisation Our role in the events around the of the trade union bureaucracy. We consistently put forward a General ruling class. In the election we campaigned for the return of a Labour We are confident that our organisation can move towards prostruggle of the working class in Aus L I B Communist League militants on march after overthrow of Whitlam COMMUNIS A LEAGUE STAY BRANCH Are this, Anthony tabled a question in rarnament asking nitiam what ne
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