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Find out more about Solidarity

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

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Solidarity | Facebook | Solidarity (@soli_aus) / X | Solidarity ▪ Activism (@solidarityau) • Instagram photos and videos | Solidarity (@solidarity-aus.bsky.social) — Bluesky

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

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Riley Hogan explains Labor's deep commitment to US imperialism and its watchdog in the Middle East, Israel.

Read more about Palestine.

Find out more about Solidarity.

This talk was given in Melbourne on 19 February 2026.

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