The Guardian • Issue #2173 • December 1, 2025
Issue #2173
CSIRO staff cuts: sacrificing the future
CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), is Australia’s leading science and research agency. It has announced it will cut 350 science research roles...
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EDITORIAL
Here are some figures. It’s more than two years since 7 October 2023. In that time, Israel’s military have killed over 68,000 civilians. It’s one...
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COP30. ‘End the era of fossil fuels’
“COP30 will go down in history as the deadliest talk show ever produced,” Harjeet Singh of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation said at the conclusion...
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Tapping into culture: the mobile game reviving Nyiyaparli Esther Colman Doom scrolling, binge watching and brain rot gets to us all these days, especially the...
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DINGO
ABC offer ‘insulting’ Staff at the ABC have voted to reject management’s insulting enterprise agreement offer, which sought to undermine previous wins, threaten to stall...
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CFMEU fights Kangaroo Court Royal Commission
The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (2014–2015) was established by the LNP Abbott government, with former High Court Judge Dyson Heydon as...
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OP-ED: Rare earths deal
Western imperialism, aka the rules-based order, is supply chain dependent on its strategic rival China. This is the context for the recently announced increase in...
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Queensland transport: so many gave so much
There is a long history of union activism and militancy in Queensland transport. I recently attended a 100th anniversary event for the Brisbane city council...
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‘World-first’ deal to give delivery drivers better pay
Under a draft agreement, still to be approved by the Fair Work Commission, delivery drivers will be paid a minimum $32 an hour from July...
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COP30: Fossil fuel lobby-fest
While there were no official US representatives at the COP30 United Nations climate talks in Brazil following President Trump’s withdrawal, there was no shortage of...
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PEACE NOTES
Military lobby in Australia Traditionally since its inception the RSL has been a focus for pro-military spending forces in Australia. Today it is no different. ...
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Hasan Piker: Socialist, Revolutionary, and Democrat?
Hasan Piker is one of the most successful leftist media personalities of the past decade. He commands a vast online audience with his unapologetic socialist...
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Blowback – uncovering the American Empire
The world of podcasts is infamously inundated with conservative conspiracy slop, lazy true crime, and the stereotypical genre of two guys talking about nothing. Blowback,...
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Mamdani and the task ahead
Undoubtedly Mamdani’s victory over Cuomo to take the mayorship of New York City is progress, and the joy and momentum from it should be relished...
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‘Gaza bleeds infants’
In a recent statement, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine has highlighted a fresh revelation about the Israeli Army’s conduct in the war...
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CROSSWORD SOLUTION
Guardian 4 November 2025 2172 Across 3 EDIT – Put the BBC in Trump’s sights 4 FILES – Trump wants to keep them locked up 5 APOLOGY...
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Breeze – Live at Trades Hall (21 September 2025)
Breeze are a pop-rock band based in Naarm/Melbourne who write political songs about surfing, the ennui of Australian coastal living and how the beach is...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
HUNGARY: The current corruption scandal in Ukraine is “one of the most serious corruption scandals in the history of European politics,” the Hungarian Foreign Minister...
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang: What’s the story?
In the early 1990, rates of terrorism in Xinjiang China began to increase, with several notable terrorist organisations being founded. Over the decade, numerous brutal...
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Japan’s Takaichi: be alarmed
Australians have been presented a benign view of the new Japanese Prime Minister. Our Prime Minister has posed for photo ops. The reality is that...
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When Ecuador said no
This November, Ecuadorians have voted in a referendum on allowing the return of foreign military bases. The referendum was proposed by President Daniel Noboa, a...
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CPA greeting to the 41st Convention of the CPC
Elizabeth Rowley Leader Communist Party of Canada Dear Comrade Elizabeth, We are inspired and energised to see the progress made by our fraternal brothers and...
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HALF THE SKY
Women who spend a lot of time on social media are regularly exposed to a lot of harmful content, and little of it is more...
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Palestine update: Only one side uses airstrikes
The situation is changing all the time, but UNICEF has been very clear about the facts of life for people in Gaza: 67 children have...
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