The Guardian • Issue #2149 • June 16, 2025
Issue #2149
Australia-US ‘alliance’
The alliance with “our great and powerful friend” the USA comes at a human and financial cost to Australians, currently demonstrated by the Albanese government’s...
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EDITORIAL
PM Albanese has said, and made sure it’s reported, that he won’t do anything too radical in his second term in power. By being so...
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Feeling classy?
What’s all this about classes? I left school ages ago. You’re in a social class because of your relation to the means of production. If...
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Freedom Flotilla snap defence rally
Communist Party of Australia members attended a snap rally in Naarm/Melbourne on 10 June to protest Israel’s terroristic seizure of the Madleen Flotilla. The flotilla...
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Woodside gas project extension and COP31
The Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) notes with deep concern the recent decision by the Government of Australia (GOA) to extend the lifetime of its Woodside...
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Boost to wages on the way
Australian Unions have fought hard to win wage rises for lower paid workers throughout the country. The ACTU has welcomed the Fair Work Commission’s decision...
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Queensland: consultation fail
The Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council (MMEIC) are concerned that the Port of Brisbane has failed to conduct adequate consultation on the environmental and cultural...
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Qld Nurses and Midwives Union strike
More than 96 per cent of the Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) members have voted to strike over a wages dispute with the Liberal...
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Sussan Ley comic
Our cartoonist keeps drawing Sussan Ley like she’s Tony Abbott in disguise. He says it’s because sservants of capital all look bassically the ssame.
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DINGO
Communist mayor Annie Powell has been celebrated in Wales with a blue plaque in her honour in the Rhondda Valley. Rhondda Cynon Taf Mayor Councillor...
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Confusing food labels are costing Australians: it’s time for industry to act
We’ve already seen alcohol companies lobby hard against health warnings that could protect pregnant women. Every shopper has learned to ignore the complex ingredient labels...
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Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre Opening
Thousands gathered at Port Adelaide for the opening of the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Yitpi Yartapuultiku, (Kaurna for Soul of Port Adelaide). Yipti is situated on...
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USA targets our kids
We do a lot to keep our children safe in this country – crossing supervisors, swimming classes, all sorts of safety precautions. Every state trains...
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PEACE NOTES
The demise of the British Empire Denis Doherty On May 25 this year, the Sydney Morning Herald issued an editorial “London lets the sun go...
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Oceans of plastic waste
Every year 8 June marks the United Nation’s World Oceans Day. This year’s theme is “Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us.” To be sustainable requires the...
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LETTERS
Policing – an ongoing tragedy Dear Comrade Editor, Some police officers may wonder why they are generally treated with total distrust, if not disgust, especially...
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Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House analyses the 2024 United States presidential election, examining Joe Biden’s disastrous bid for re-election, and the...
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Young Korean men move to the right
According to Korean media site Hani Koreh, Korean men in their 20s and 30s are showing a definite trend of leaning conservative. 60% to 70%...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
United States: The US has once again vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Gaza. The most recent resolution, introduced by a coalition...
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UN Climate Week in Panamá: we need three planets
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held its first Climate Week in Panamá City, Panamá, 19-23 May. The solutions to the climate crisis...
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HALF THE SKY
Medical misogyny has recently gained significant attention. Rightly so. This describes a pervasive inequality in women’s experience of the health system. Government inquiries, including the...
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