The Guardian • Issue #2124 • November 11, 2024
Issue #2124
Israel’s war on aid
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has long been the target of Israeli aggression. Now a massive vote in the...
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EDITORIAL
Heard about Optus? Our second-biggest phone company after Telstra is in the Federal Court charged with ‘unconscionable conduct’ selling phone plans and products that people...
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MUA, unions stand with traditional owners
Gomeroi traditional owners and union members including members from the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association, New South Wales Teachers Federation, Maritime Union of...
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Robodebt and the paper tiger
When Labor’s new National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) decided not to inquire into the referral of six public figures from the Robodebt Royal Commission, the victims,...
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Not just a spooky story: HR Nicholls Society and the war on workers’ rights
Halloween may not be a firmly established tradition in Australia, but the HR Nicholls Society has decided to deliver a holiday scare to the Australian...
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DINGO
“We have a health system that is universal, but with that comes an obligation for Australians to contribute. We have an obligation to care for...
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HR who?
The HR Nicholls society was formed in 1986 by a group of legal, political, and business figures “united by their opposition to Australia’s ‘industrial relations...
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Port Adelaide says NO to AUKUS
Alarming revelations about the dubious background to the one-sided AUKUS deal emerged at a packed public information forum organised by PACOA (Port Adelaide Citizens Opposing...
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Victoria: Labor praised and blamed
Some have welcomed Premier Jacinta Allan’s recent reforms aimed at making the Victorian rental market fairer, which include a ban on no-fault evictions, and lease...
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Conroy puts war on the election agenda
Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, has delivered a disturbing speech to the National Press Club. It was akin to a...
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GREEN NOTES
In Spain torrential rain has battered the eastern region of Valencia, and taken the lives of hundreds of people. It has swept away bridges, buildings,...
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Cuba night at the Semaphore
As the home of progressive music and thought in Adelaide, the Semaphore Workers Club was the ideal venue to highlight Cuban culture and values. The...
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What are you worth?
Marx wrote extensively on the relationship between wages and prices. He showed that the relationship between a worker and their employer is that of a...
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LETTERS
BSW and Left Unity Dear comrades, My name is Maxim Nicola and I am a member of The Left party from Germany. A comrade of...
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China condemns Japan expansion
The Chinese Foreign Minister, Mao Ning, has condemned Japan’s unilateral move to increase the size of its continental shelf, in contravention of the United Nations...
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CROSSWORD – Answers
Crossword Answers – Russian Revolution (4 November) Down 1. Petrograd – Former name of city where the revolution took place 2. RedFlag – Iconic Symbol...
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Japan’s election and a broken system
The Japanese election, the uncertainty that came with it, and the loss of a majority for the almost perpetual ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has...
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The USA has Georgia on its mind – and in its sights
The result of the election in Georgia might not have gone the way that Washington or its European allies wished. But even a loss for...
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Brazil, Belt and Road and the USA’s Monroe Doctrine
The decision of the Brazilian government not to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being regarded by Washington as something of a setback...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
LEBANON: Israeli war crimes have taken new dimensions over the past year. In Lebanon alone, Israeli forces killed 173 health workers, injured 277 medical team...
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WEASEL WORDS
‘Have fun’ When is ‘having fun’ weaselly? When it really means ‘losing money you can’t afford to lose.’ Gillon McLachlan who has transitioned to a...
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US election 2024: lessons for Australia
The United States’ election spectacle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has dominated Australian screens and social media this year. Between government policies such as...
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Australia: even more the 51st state?
The recent National Security and Australia’s Northern Defence paper by the right wing think tank/lobby group, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) favours permanently expanding...
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Brutally murdered 13 years ago, this leader is only growing more beloved
October marked 13 years since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was brutally murdered by a NATO-supported mob of rebels in circumstances still buried under a barrage of...
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