The Guardian • Issue #2084 • January 29, 2024
Issue #2084
Stop Israel’s genocidal assault!
Millions of people around the world continue to mobilise with marches and rallies calling for a permanent ceasefire and an independent Palestinian state. Australia is...
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EDITORIAL
It’s the great Australian question. For a lot of Australians the answer is “Not too crash-hot.” Employment is down. Full-time employment is down and part-time...
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CPA Organising Conference – UNITY IN ACTION
On the weekend of 19-21 January, the CPA hosted an organising conference that brought together comrades from across the country in Sydney on Gadigal Country....
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International camaraderie
Mikhail Tzimis, from the Unified Communist Party of Georgia spoke at the CPA’s Organising Conference on 19 January. He touched on the history and struggle...
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Vale Joan Marjorie Coxsedge
Joan Coxsedge was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She was a driving force in the Save Our Sons Movement which opposed conscription for the Vietnam War,...
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Israel protest outside of Tanya Plibersek’s office
Tanya Plibersek Environment Minister in the Albanese ALP government has her office close to the Communist Party office in Sydney. Plibersek’s electorate have been waiting...
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Comrade ‘Jimmy’ Donovan
Comrade Jim “Jimmy” Donovan is a lifelong member of the Communist Party of Australia where he is a member of the Maritime branch in Sydney...
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DINGO
The current attack on ABC radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf – for referencing the Palestinians – is being conducted by bullying lawyers for the Israel lobby....
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Messy year for Public Service union
In December, Melissa Donnelly, National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), celebrated “strong support for the Melissa Donnelly Team across all positions”...
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GREEN NOTES
Thanks to concerted organising and campaigning by environmentalists, Traditional Owners, farmers, communities and individuals there were some wins in 2023. Progress is far too slow,...
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Fossil fuel hijack at COP28
Climate change is here, now, with catastrophic weather events impacting every continent and ocean. Time is running out to save humanity, yet the climate change...
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The East is still Red
This is a book that appeals to all people in Australia to look at China with eyes that are open, fair, and modest. For too...
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Sympathy with the Sorrows and Mourning of the Gazan People
Oh infant, Oh hungry Palestinian child , I have seen your thin body in pieces, your pacifier and your doll, your school bag and books...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
NAURU: Nauru switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, leaving Taiwan with only 12 diplomatic allies that recognise it as a sovereign state. Nauru’s decision...
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LETTER
Dear Comrade Editor, The genocidal assault against Gaza has taught us just how far the Israeli regime has shifted to the right, and how closely...
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Taiwan elections: butter before guns
The level of excitement from the USA, Australia and the shrinking clutch of anti-China states about the Taiwanese election is perturbing but hardly surprising. The...
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HALF THE SKY
As our society moves further into late-stage capitalism, we continue to see liberal ideologies adapt to serve the capitalist mode of production. This trend has...
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UK: Postmasters ‘dying while waiting for justice’
Persecuted postmasters are dying while waiting for compensation, the leader of their fight for justice said. Campaigning postmaster Alan Bates told a committee of MPs...
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