The Guardian • Issue #2114 • September 2, 2024

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

FIGHT BACK

In an act of naked aggression aimed at the union movement, Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, on 23 August, put the CFMEU’s construction and general division...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

EDITORIAL

All too often working class solidarity is a slogan people don’t worry about. You’re busy with your job, your life, your family and interests. How...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

CFMEU: Workers hit the streets

PERTH: over 1000 CFMEU members as well as delegates and officials from other unions attended in a show of unity and solidarity. MC for the...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

Parliament works as designed – against workers

Several ABC commentators this week have been singing Parliament’s praises, cheering on co-operation between Labor and the Coalition. However, these messages about ‘reaching across the...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

When the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was at its height, a global blockade was implemented, to make South Africa’s isolation tangible and clear....

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

Perth public sector walk out

The Community and Public Sector Union Civil Service Association has been having rallies for the Public Sector Alliance wage claim for two months now. Since...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

GREEN NOTES

After considerable campaigning by climate scientists and environmentalists Google took an important step by demonetising the Heartland Institute by removing paid ads. Youtube is a...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

The CPA welcomes the election of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela

The Communist Party of Australia, congratulates President Nicolás Maduro on his successful election of 28 July 2024. In a recent meeting with Venezuelan Chargé d’affaires,...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

NT Election: ‘Fear and division’ pay off for CLP

The Country Liberal Party has formed a majority government in the Northern Territory after a campaign described by activist group GetUp as “using crime as...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

CPA diplomatic visits

CPA visit to Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission Mr Li Fanjie at the Chinese Embassy on 21 August 2024 CPA diplomatic visit to the...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
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Socialist Vietnam and China strengthen relations

Vietnam’s new President and General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Tô Lâm has just concluded his first state visit to China. The meetings...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

GLOBAL BRIEFS

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Hundreds of Dominicans demonstrated in front of the National Palace, Santo Domingo, demanding improvements to the Criminal Code. The protesters wanted a modern...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

Comic

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

USA: possible recession

Is the United States heading into an economic recession? The recent Wall Street upheaval and the panic that spread to global stock markets suggest that...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

The Snail and the Starfish

Just as today, two and a half millennia ago, the ancient Greeks knew of Aesop’s Fables and the race between the tortoise and the hare....

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
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WEASEL WORDS

Cumbersome Non-weaselly, this word means something is hard to carry, like an extra-large phone that could destroy a pocket, or a sofa that’s a nightmare...

Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
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Issue #2114

• September 2, 2024
• THE GUARDIAN

US, Israel, and Palestine – privilege and oppression

The influence that America exerts on the world and the media’s ability to focus global attention was on full show as the US Democratic National...