The Guardian • Issue #2160 • September 1, 2025
Issue #2160
A DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
The Albanese government’s much-heralded Economic Reform Roundtable last month revealed the government and employer agenda to use class collaboration as a shackle on organised labour...
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EDITORIAL
Have you taken any medicine in the last week/month/year? How useful was it? How much did you need it? How about the people you care...
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Quotes of the Week
“Writers withdrew … because they most likely read the code of conduct on the same phone screen that brought them images of amputee children, emaciated...
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Albanese expels Iran ambassador
On 26 August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took steps to expel the Iranian ambassador, and withdrew Australian diplomats from Iran, following allegations from ASIO that...
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Childcare
Early education reforms must solve widespread unsafe staffing issues, with early childhood educators demanding an end to a misused staffing loophole and more inclusion support...
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Qld government stops collecting royalties at Adani coal mine
The Queensland LNP government has negotiated with Bravus (formerly Adani), to defer royalty payments on the Carmichael coal mine. The former Labor government had signed...
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DINGO
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has welcomed the acknowledgment by technology companies of the rights of Australia’s media and creative workforce and willingness...
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$90m message for Qantas
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has welcomed the Federal Court ruling that Qantas will be penalised $90 million – the largest employer penalty in Australian...
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Cannon fodder from down under
A mother speaks to her son as he prepares to go to war: “Now as you go forth to do your master’s bloody business, ahead...
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WA: Senator and environmental activist fined
Former Greens Senator and long-time environmental activist Jo Vallentine of Western Australia faced the Perth Magistrates Courts on 13 August 2025, charged with one count...
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Shame on ANU leadership!
On the 20 August, the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU), Geniveve Bell, showed a blatant disregard for the well-being of the workers in...
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GREEN NOTES
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) warns of a growing and serious impact on climate. That is the rapid, unregulated expansion of AI data centres including...
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National Day of Action in Support of Palestine
Boorloo/Perth Vinnie Molina Tens of thousands rallied and marched for Palestine as part of the National Day of Action on Sunday 24 August 2025. In...
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The Last Tour: Paul and Eslanda Robeson’s Visit to Australia and New Zealand
Paul Robeson was a famous African-American singer, actor, civil rights and anti-colonialism activist. His wife, Eslanda, was a civil rights activist, United Nations journalist and...
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Korea: expats crave ‘a land free of imperialism’
Six men, all former soldiers and spies of the DPRK, all of whom had been arrested and imprisoned in South Korea decades ago, have collectively...
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Bolivia’s election – a turn to the right
Bolivia’s 17 August general election saw a loss for the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. MAS has dominated Bolivian politics for nearly twenty years....
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
New Zealand: The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has released a report claiming that the nation is facing threats of interference and espionage, particularly from...
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Together for peace
The world is at a crossroads. We are seeing new fractures open up along old conflict zones. The world is crying out for stability, for...
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World Youth Peace Initiative
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. Eighty years ago, in...
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WEASEL WORDS
Leaders/bosses There’s a family of weasell-ish words that are transitive. That means they’re different depending on who you’re talking about. Countries the media respects have...
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Netanyahu spells out vision for ‘Greater Israel’
In a recent interview with Israel’s i24 News, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly declared his support for the vision of “Greater Israel.” Asked by interviewer...
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