The Guardian • Issue #2014 • July 11, 2022
Time for a wage rise
The cost-of-living crisis has not abated as households face further economic pressures with interest rates and inflation on the rise. Trade union militancy is on...
Read moreWorkers across New South Wales fight for their rights!
Over the last two weeks, intense industrial action has been taken against the Perrottet government. Having held a mass meeting at Sydney’s Town Hall, The...
Read moreAssange rally – Adelaide
CPA members in Adelaide attended the recent rally in support of journalist and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In light of British Home Secretary Priti Patel’s...
Read moreThe devil in the details of the “housing crisis”
The latest Census figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia had over one million unoccupied houses. This is approximately...
Read moreThe tragedy of inaccessible housing and domestic violence
On 1st February at 11:35 PM, I was given the news that my friend, Aminah Hayat, had been allegedly killed by her husband. I had...
Read moreDINGO
While the Prime Minister was talking trade deals with the European Commission, who should pop up but Simon Crean, former ACTU President and erstwhile leader...
Read moreRBA and ALP want workers to pay for the crisis
After decades of wage stagnation and increasing living costs, the Reserve Bank of Australia has told workers to tighten their belts and accept further real...
Read moreQueensland comrades organise! the CPA and the lower-northern Qld tour
See Part One In the last part of our report, we left readers with a brief outline of our travels on Friday 24th June. That...
Read moreGender pay gap remains a national shame
Australia’s gender pay gap remains deeply entrenched thanks to a decade of indifference from the previous Liberal government. That’s according to the latest data released...
Read moreFlood, fire and famine
The 2022 Eastern Australian floods were one of the nation’s worst recorded flood disasters, destroying large parts of Southeastern Queensland and Northeastern NSW. The flooding...
Read moreBRICS, BRICS+, and the new G8”
What are BRICS, BRICS+, and the “new G8”? What is the meaning of these acronyms and why are they important? BRICS To begin with BRICS:...
Read moreLeft victory in Colombia
The electoral victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia is, without a doubt, one of the most significant political developments in Latin America in the last...
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