The Guardian • Issue #2153 • July 14, 2025
Issue #2153
GAZA – OPEN LETTER
More than 20 months into the conflict, the extremely dire situation in the Gaza Strip is devastating millions of Palestinian lives. Last month Médecins Sans...
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EDITORIAL
Tax is in the news again. Since there’s a productivity summit coming up this August, the usual suspects are agitating for what they call “reform.”...
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Quote of the Week
“We’re not just a vassal state, we’re an ally and a partner …” Andrew Hastie, Liberal MP obviously hasn’t got the memo about Australia’s relationship...
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Breaking: Israel plans ‘crime against humanity’
Israel’s Defence Minister has instructed the military to plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a “humanitarian city” on the ruins of Rafah. He’s...
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Childcare – Kick profiteers out
The charging of Melbourne childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown with 70 counts related to the alleged sexual abuse of babies and toddlers in his care...
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DINGO
Australian unions have won the right for thousands of workers employed in McDonald’s fast-food outlets to bargain together to improve their pay and conditions. A...
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CPA greeting to the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Gennady Zyuganov Chairperson Dear comrade, The Communist Party of Australia conveys its warmest greeting to the members and leadership of the Communist Party of the...
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UWU strike at The Star Brisbane Casino
Hundreds of United Workers Union (UWU) workers at The Star Brisbane Casino, owned by Star Entertainment, have initiated a protected strike in response to the...
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24-hour hunger strike for Palestine
A group of trade unionists and concerned people in Perth held a 24-hour hunger strike for Palestine Friday 4th July 4 at the Murray Street...
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Prac Payment explained
In late 2024 the Higher Education Support Act 2003 was amended by the Albanese government. The amendments included the addition of the ‘Commonwealth Prac Payment,’...
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PEACE NOTES
(Comrade Hannah Middleton inaugurated the Guardian’s Peace Notes column. As we prepare to commemorate her life and achievements, it seems appropriate to reprint these words...
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‘When the CPC succeeds, the people succeed’
You once said that the CPC has given a strong leadership to the people of China in the development toward a socialist society. What do...
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LETTERS
The (real) greatest threat Dear Comrade Thank you for giving front page cover to the article “Israel’s Nuclear Threat” by M Santos (Guardian 7 June...
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Now streaming: NAIDOC week ongoing
NAIDOC week, goes from the first Sunday in July to the following Sunday. It stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee, and celebrates...
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Warwick Thornton
That Warwick Thornton, Kaytetye man from Alice Springs, has only directed two films, and that those two films are both masterpieces is astonishing. When I...
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Trump increases ICE budget by US$45 billion
President Trump’s signing of the “Big Beautiful Bill” has tripled funding for locking up immigrants to US$45 billion(~AU$70 billion). This is larger than the amount...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
UK: The activist group Palestine Action has been prescribed a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. The House of Commons passed the motion by...
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HALF THE SKY
Last month the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released a report outlining urgent reforms with the aim of addressing workplace sexual harassment. The Speaking from...
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Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform
Australian Human Rights Commission Coronial findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner,...
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