Marcus Strom

Marcus Strom is former President of MEAA Media, the journalists union, a former Labor Press Secretary and is a member of the ALP.

Recent articles by Marcus Strom

Our case against AUKUS is more relevant than ever

Our case against AUKUS is more relevant than ever

Next Monday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump victory makes AUKUS a further danger to Australia

Trump victory makes AUKUS a further danger to Australia

Grassroots anti-AUKUS campaign, Labor Against War, has called on the federal Labor government to withdraw Australia from the AUKUS military pact.

Our vision of a republic must be an all-encompassing one

Our vision of a republic must be an all-encompassing one

While most of us are fixated on why the King needs to travel to this country with his own supply of fresh blood or how many pomps his ceremonies will need, there are more serious issues raised by the visit to Australia of Charles Mountbatten Windsor, who by birthright holds central powers in Australia’s constitution.

"Reveal government secrets on AUKUS and Gaza war"

"Reveal government secrets on AUKUS and Gaza war"

Grassroots anti-AUKUS campaign, Labor Against War, has called on the federal Labor government to reveal the secret political undertakings it has said it has made to the US government as a condition for the continued pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines.

Militant, independent unions can tame the concrete jungle of the building industry

Militant, independent unions can tame the concrete jungle of the building industry

Only a fool would think that removing the union from the equation will rid the building industry of criminality.

AUKUS and the Nuclear Agenda: the challenge for the labour movement

AUKUS and the Nuclear Agenda: the challenge for the labour movement

AUKUS is fundamentally part of a global program to reassert US dominance as its power fades. That is what AUKUS is about; it's about tying Australia to that slowly sinking ship, the United States Empire. The Labor Government has been captured by this militaristic ideology, and it is our job to shake them out of it.

Labor Budget 2024-25: $10b to support nuclear shipyards of ageing US/UK empires

Labor Budget 2024-25: $10b to support nuclear shipyards of ageing US/UK empires

Grassroots anti-AUKUS campaign, Labor Against War, has called on the Federal Labor Government to come clean about just how much it is pouring into US and UK coffers to rebuild their ageing nuclear shipyards, both of which build nuclear-armed submarines.

Marcus Strom: AUKUS is a mad, bad and dangerous war policy

Marcus Strom: AUKUS is a mad, bad and dangerous war policy

Anthony Albanese likes to think of himself as a Bob Hawke unifying type. But if he keeps dragging us along this war path, he will be remembered as our Tony Blair.

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