The Guardian • Issue #2154 • July 21, 2025
Issue #2154
Renewables, not gas powering clean energy
Asked what his legacy would be, Anthony Albanese said “action on climate.” Since being elected his government has made over 30 coal and gas approvals,...
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EDITORIAL
Vietnam is joining BRICS as a partner country. Some questions you may have include: • joining what? • which means what exactly? • why should...
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The Australian Special Envoy’s Proposed Plan to Combat Antisemitism
On 10 July 2025, Special Envoy Jillian Segal AO submitted her Plan to Combat Antisemitism for the Australian government’s consideration. A broad spectrum of stakeholders...
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Segal comes up Trump
Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, has handed down recommendations to cut funding to universities and cultural institutions that “enable or fail to...
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Anti-semitism: definitions and why they matter
The IHRA definition of anti-semitism is globally accepted, according to anti-semitism envoy Jillian Segal, who wants to use it to pass judgement on Australian universities,...
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DINGO
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) over aged care provider Bupa’s new plans to...
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WA: Murujuga officially listed as world heritage site
Murujuga, the world’s largest rock art site located on the Burrup Peninsula in West Australia, has officially been confirmed as a Cultural World Heritage Site...
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Witch hunt
On 31 March the Zionist Federation of Australia lodged a case in the Federal Court against Mary Kostakidis, one of many journalists who called out...
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NSW ALP demolishes public housing
A last-ditch attempt to dissuade the NSW government from demolishing 82 Wentworth Park Road (82WPR) has been held in Glebe. A modest crowd heard about...
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ALDI shoots the messenger, workers fight back
On 11 July, the United Workers Union and Retail, Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), Community and Public Sector Union and the National Tertiary Education Union...
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NAIDOC 2025 – The Next Generation
Fifty years ago NAIDOC, the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee, was commissioned to celebrate just one special day. Since 1975 it has become...
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GREEN NOTES
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves blasting huge volumes of water mixed with toxic chemicals and sand deep into the earth to fracture rock formations and...
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The enduring legacy of Simón Bolívar liberation wars
Known as Simón Bolívar Day, 24 July marks the anniversary of his birth in 1783. Bolívar is revered as “El Libertador” (The Liberator) for his...
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BRICS: Multipolar reality
BRICS is the heir to the Non-Aligned Movement,” declared Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the economic alliance’s 17th annual summit, held July...
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Classic film: Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth (1954), is a unique and politically groundbreaking piece of American cinema. It blends neorealism, social critique (including of racism and sexism),...
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Tibet: who’s for feudalism?
The ‘spiritual leader’ of Tibet, the Dalai Lama recently announced that he will be reincarnated and that his non-profit institution will have the sole authority...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
China: Chinese scientists have fully constructed a Submicron-resolution Three-dimensional Atlas of the Mouse Brain (STAM Atlas), a major step forward in neurological research. As an...
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Netanyahu wants chaos
On 5 June, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that his administration had been working with “clans in Gaza.” What exactly does this mean? Well,...
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WEASEL WORDS
Inflammatory (remarks) Just as ‘controversial’ is often used as part of a beat-up, to try to make something controversial, ‘inflammatory’ is often a plea by...
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UK’s largest union supports Israel arms embargo
Unite’s policy conference has passed a statement committing the union to support worker-led campaigns to boycott the handling of Israeli goods, as well as campaigns...
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India’s Communist parties support 250 million-strong strike
On 24 June the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India...
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