28/04/2026
The new issue of Marxist Left Review is now on our website. It has a whole host of important articles and book reviews. Check it out now at https://marxistleftreview.org/, print edition will be coming out asap.
* Editorial: Australia catches up - Understanding One Nation's far right surge
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.
* Why Pauline Hanson's rise is different from the last time
In this important article, Mick Armstrong compares the rise of Pauline Hanson in the 1990s and the surge for One Nation today.
* How capitalism, not migrants, created Australia's housing crisis
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.
* The Australian Socialist Party: A project to transform the left
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.
* Venezuela in Trump's crosshairs: Interview with Anderson Bean
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.
* Review: Conspiracy nation: Inside Australia's far right
Priya De reviews a new book looking at the rampant conspiracism on the Australian far right.
* Review: When workers don't step up: a history of recent revolutions
Owen Marsden-Readford reviews a new book on revolutionary movements in Poland, South Africa, Iran and Brazil in the late 20th century.
* Review: The academy ruins an important history of Jewish anti-zionism
Long time socialist and radical anti-Zionist Janey Stone reviews a new book on Jewish anti-Zionism but finds it disappointing.
* Review: Has Chile changed since Pinochet?
Clara da Costa-Reidel reviews a two volume book series on the evolution of Chilean politics after the vicious coup of 1973.
