The Guardian • Issue #2144 • May 12, 2025
Issue #2144
Labor has no mandate
The Albanese government has no mandate to implement its anti-people agenda. Behind the swing to Labor in terms of seats in the Lower House, the...
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EDITORIAL
Peter Dutton is history after a catastrophic loss in the federal election. He’s being given some points for being ‘gracious’ in his acceptance speech. The...
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CPA Statement on UK ruling on the definition of a woman
The Central Committee analysed the implications of the UK ruling on the definition of a woman. It was important that the issue be seen in...
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CPA CC Statement on the federal election
The Communist Party of Australia welcomes the electoral defeat of Peter Dutton and the Coalition on Saturday 3 May 2025. It is clear the electorate...
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DINGO
An activist-run ship on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza was attacked by drones in international waters off the coast of Malta last...
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Need for electoral reform
Parliament and parliamentary campaigns have an important place in the whole process of the struggle to advance the interests of the people – provided that...
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A win for the band-aid solution
A burning question, one that the Communists will be answering in the next few months, is this: can Social Democracy hold off the tide of...
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May Day Naarm
Naarm/Melbourne had two May Day events this year. On the day itself, a feast of music, speeches and performance at Trades Hall, featuring the Trade...
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Victory Day
80 years ago this year, fascism was defeated. Most Australian and other English-language media focusses on the role of the UK and the USA in...
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ABC: Arrogant Williams censured
Journalists at the ABC are beyond disappointed by revelations on Media Watch, showing that the ABC Chair, Kim Williams, has inappropriately intervened to gain promotion...
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GREEN NOTES
Energy-hungry data centres are among the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The energy sector is at the heart of one of the most...
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Always was, always will be
Last year as the country’s racist elements turned up the hate by targeting Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremonies, Brendan Kerin from Sydney’s Local Aboriginal Land...
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May Day in Cuba
May Day in Havana is something special to look forward to as a member of the organised working class, and as a member of a...
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LETTERS
Letter from Longman Dear Comrade Editor, The Labor victory on 3 May 2025 will be long remembered as one of the greatest sweeps to power...
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CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS
Guardian 5 May 2025 2143 Across 2 Sheep – This animal and its industry caused one of Australia’s earliest and most important industrial disputes in 1891...
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Battleship Potemkin at 100
This year marks the centenary of one of the greatest films of the 20th century, Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin. This great Soviet silent film influenced...
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Pope Francis and the Mothers
In 1998, Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio was made archbishop of Buenos Aires. Three years later he became a cardinal. In 2013 Bergoglio was elected pope,...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
MEXICO: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected US President Trump’s proposals to send US troops to Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking. Speaking at...
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CPA greeting on the 60th anniversary of JVP
Anura Kumara Dissanayake President of Sri Lanka People’s Liberation Front, JVP Dear comrade, The Communist Party of Australia conveys its warmest greetings to the JVP...
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WEASEL WORDS
Friend In the hands of Donald Trump, pretty much any word can be weaselly, also meaningless. The US President has called Anthony Albanese “A friend...
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Gaza humanitarian aid ship attacked by drones
Gaza humanitarian aid ship attacked by drones C Bartholomew On Friday, 2 May, in the dark of night, the Conscience, a ship operated by the...
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Leg glance
The Indian Premier League (IPL) can be exasperating. The quiet diligence of test cricket, and even the relative soberness of the one-day games, are overcome...
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Escape from a world of debt?
In the past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to USD 11.4 trillion (2023). It is important to understand that this...
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