The Guardian • Issue #2168 • October 27, 2025
Issue #2168
Healthcare a human right
Australia now has an increasingly US-style, two-tier health system – a private one with massive co-payments that offers genuine primary and other health care and...
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EDITORIAL
So you’ve heard about ‘Taco trades’? Taco stands for Trump Always Chickens Out. A Taco Trade is when a stockbroker bets on US President Donald...
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Quote of the Week
“She has never shied away from tackling difficult subjects” Professor Henry Brodaty, celebrating Ita Buttrose at the release of her autobiography Unapologetically Ita. It cost...
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Labor’s superannuation disgrace
The Communist Party of Australia completely rejects the Labor government’s watering down of the proposed reforms to the superannuation tax system. On the 13 October...
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Victoria: San Remo rallies for Palestine
A weekend rally for Palestine has been held in the Victorian resort town of San Remo on the weekend of the Phillip Island Moto Grand...
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Robodebt fallout – the risks of tech-driven decisions
Peter Farmer The federal government has agreed to pay $475 million in additional compensation to Robodebt victims. Monash University Associate Professor Michael Duffy has described...
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DINGO
The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has joined with colleagues in Australia and Timor-Leste to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ‘Balibo Five.’ Greg...
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Rare earths deal – will it succeed?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seems to have sealed a deal on rare earths with US President Donald Trump. Australia and the US will put $1...
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The ALP’s 5 per cent deposit debacle
The local Federal ALP member for the Sydney Electorate has put out this wonderful sounding advertisement in local papers. Under the heading ‘5% housing deposits’...
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West Gate Bridge collapse remembered
This year CFMEU commemorated the West Gate Bridge collapse to honour the memory of the 35 workers who lost their lives. The event includes a...
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40th anniversary of Uluru handback
On 26 October 1985 the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, returned the title deeds for Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa to the Aṉangu people. Now known as...
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Tipping points
“How hot we let it get and for how long really matters in preventing climate tipping points,” the Global Tipping Points Report 2025 warns. “The...
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LETTERS
Beryl Miller remembered Comrade editor, Thank you for the coverage of Beryl Miller’s life in Guardian #2166. The solidarity shown in the support Beryl and...
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Beijing declaration 30 years on: how far have women come?
The Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China in 1995. It was the biggest UN forum ever held with over 34,000 delegates...
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Israeli settler violence increases
Israeli occupation settler violence has intensified across the occupied West Bank in 2025, with over 2,900 settler attacks recorded since the beginning of the year...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
BOLIVIA: Rodrigo Paz, a right-wing senator, won Bolivia’s presidential election with 54% of the vote and told supporters in his victory speech: “Today Bolivia can...
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Greetings on the 97th Anniversary of the PCP
Domingo Cabrera Toro General Secretary Peruvian Communist Party Australia 4 October 2025 Dear Comrade, The Communist Party of Australia sends warm and fraternal greetings on...
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Swiss Communist Youth
Adam Barbato Shoufani General Secretary Swiss Communist Youth The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) salutes the Swiss Communist Youth and wish you every success in...
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CPA greeting to the CPB’s 58th Congress
Robert Griffiths General Secretary Communist Party of Britain Dear comrade, The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) sends solidarity to the Communist Party of Britain (CPB)...
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US celebrates National Indigenous Day
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the United States is observed on 14 October 2025 (also Columbus Day) to celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of...
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WEASEL WORDS
Generative opportunities This probably isn’t a problem for many of our readers, but if you ever really want to say “Hey, times are tough, we’re...
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Venezuela to close embassy in Australia
The government of President Nicolás Maduro has announced it will close its embassy in Australia and Norway as part of a diplomatic reshuffle. The Venezuelan...
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