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Find out more about Solidarity

Visit Solidarity Online | A socialist organisation in Australia for news, analysis and theory.

And, of course we're on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Solidarity | Facebook | Solidarity (@soli_aus) / Twitter | Solidarity ▪ Activism (@solidarityau) • Instagram photos and videos

Responsibility for election comment is taken by James Supple, 410 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010.

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Ian Rintoul looks at how the Labor-style SPD has paved the way for the rise of the far right in Germany and draws lessons for the federal election in Australia.

Read more about Germany.

Find out more about Solidarity.

This talk was recorded at the Keep Left conference on 19 April 2025.

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