The Guardian • Issue #1971 • July 26, 2021
Issue #1971
Stop Talisman Sabre war games!
US-Australian war games, currently being played in Queensland, should be cancelled for compelling security, environmental, economic, and health reasons.
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Issue #1971
Aus gov’ts favour celebrity racist over citizens
Last week, Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins had her visa cancelled and subsequently was deported from Australia.
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Issue #1971
Green ban reaffirmed as legal avenues to save Willow Grove exhausted
On Friday 16th July, the NSW Court of Appeal ruled against the North Parramatta Residents’ Action Group (NPRAG), upholding the Land and Environmental Court’s judgement that Infrastructure NSW’s Environmental Impact Statement was valid.
Read moreVaccination the only way out
The delta strain of COVID-19 had spread to all states on the eastern seaboard and to South Australia and border closures are in place at the time of writing.
Read moreBring back Jobkeeper!
Thousands of workers face a substantial loss of income with the extension of lockdowns in Victoria and NSW and a new one in South Australia.
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Issue #1971
Better Read Than Dead workers begin Australia’s first retail industrial action in 50 years
100 per cent of Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) members have voted yes to all forms of industrial action.
Read moreWomen in Australian politics meet to address “toxic” workplace culture
Earlier in July, a number of female politicians, staffers and academics met to form the basis of a model for the nation’s parliamentary conduct.
Read moreAssange: when the process is the punishment
Australian Wikileaks journalist Julian Assange spent his fiftieth birthday in a London-based high-security prison earlier this month ...
Read moreHorn of Africa
It is almost impossible to find out any news of what is happening in Africa.
Read moreSocialism: Utopian or Scientific – A guide
Uprisings have happened countless times throughout history. Revolutionary transformation is the historical norm, not the exception.
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Issue #1971
The streets belong to the revolutionaries
The Cuban people celebrate the 26th July spark of the Cuban Revolution. Also called National Day of Revelry commemorates the assault by Fidel Castro and his comrades of the Moncada Barracks
Read moreUS Can’t unilaterally define “guardrails” of ties with China
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday that Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman would seek to show China on her upcoming visit to the country “what responsible and healthy competition can look like.”
Read moreJackie Chan expresses desire to join the CPC
During a recent forum hosted in Beijing, action movie star, director, and martial artist Jackie Chan expressed his interest in joining the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Read moreHow Harvey Norman buys the press
Open a copy of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, or almost any other Nine-Fairfax newspaper, and you will see pages of advertisements for furniture retailer Harvey Norman.
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