The Guardian • Issue #2110 • August 5, 2024
Issue #2110
Remembering Hiroshima
As we approach the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin...
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EDITORIAL
The Australian government has just released the results of a Cultural Diversity review. It hasn’t made a huge splash in the news, what with the...
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Appointments by CFMEU National Secretary
I have appointed Geoffrey Watson SC to investigate alleged criminal wrongdoing raised in public reporting. He will report back to me as the National Secretary...
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Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
to whom it may concern As part of the campaign to isolate and expel Israel from the Paris 2024 Olympics, the boycott department at the...
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Attack on CFMEU – Solidarity is the key
Not all delegates at the NSW ALP conference rose to their feet for PM Anthony Albanese. Electrical Trades Union (ETU) representatives remained seated, and when...
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Your rights at work
The following are extracts from a letter sent by Zach Smith, National Secretary CFMEU (Construction and General Division) to members of the CFMEU on 17...
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Maritime Union of Australia: Rob’s back
There’s a classic Australian ad for toothpaste that shows the back of a man who’s brushing his teeth, looking at the bathroom mirror. He’s a...
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DINGO
This week’s target of US interventions and aggression is Indonesia 1957-58: President Sukarno, like Egypt’s Abdel Nasser, was the kind of Third World leader the...
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GREEN NOTES
Scientists at the Potsdam Institute estimate that the costs of inaction on climate change will be US$38 trillion a year by 2050, whereas climate action...
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Belt and Road: Three aspects
The ancient Silk Road thrived in times of peace, and declined in times of war. Without a peaceful and stable environment, it would be impossible...
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Moncada Rebellion
The Australian Cuban Friendship Society commemorated the Moncada Rebellion on Sunday 28 July. The Cuban ambassador to Australia Dr Tanieris Dieguez addressed the event.
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Nguyen Phu Trong: Great Marxist-Leninist
The communist world is rattled and shaken by the death of Nguyen Phu Trong. Born in 1944, from an “average peasant” family background, Nguyen Phu...
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Netanyahu in Washington: Protest and delusion
Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington and his address to the Congress is just one more shameful indictment of America. While there were those in the...
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Communist Party of China Plenum on road to socialism
The Communist Party of China has just concluded its Third Plenum. The meeting, held every five years set course for economic and social development. The...
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Maduro’s win in Venezuela is a win for the Bolivarian Revolution
Nicolás Maduro is the declared winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, winning a third term. It is also a win for the ‘Bolivarian Revolution.’ The head...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
UKRAINE: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has led a Ukrainian delegation to Guangzhou, in China, for peace talks. Kuleba announced that Ukraine is willing and prepared...
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LETTERS
Albanese, apartheid and genocide Dear Guardian Reader, The Albanese government stands condemned for its support of those who commit genocide. Albanese wheels out his support...
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Slick – Australia’s toxic relationship with Big Oil
How many billion tonnes of CO2 did humanity pump into the atmosphere the year you were born? How about the year your youngest relative was...
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WEASEL WORDS
Unprecedented Remember The Pier? This famous object was built by US forces so that they could unload aid to Gaza. The aid was a fraction...
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Israel: roadblock to peace
Israel’s relentless disregard of life, its dismissal of the outrage of the international community, its denial of truth, continues. The myth of Israel, as a...
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