Issue #2173

The Guardian • Issue #2173 • December 1, 2025

Australia's first fully automated, around-the-clock, synthetic fuels research facility. CSIRO Perth, 2010. 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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Issue #2173

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 group photo. Issue #2173

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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Nyiyaparli Widi game Issue #2173

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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Issue #2173

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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Rare earth in beakers - science lab. Issue #2173

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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Trolley Bus, Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1968. Issue #2173

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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Gig worker. Issue #2173

‘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 Issue #2173

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 Issue #2173

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 Issue #2173

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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Zohran Mamdani. Issue #2173

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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Boorloo/Perth rally for Palestine on Sunday 24th August as part of the national day of action in support of Palestine. Issue #2173

‘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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Live at Trades Hall Issue #2173

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 Issue #2173

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’ cultural dancing in Xinjiang. Issue #2173

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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Sanae Takaichi Issue #2173

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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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. Issue #2173

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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Communist Party of Australia logo 2024 Issue #2173

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 column logo Issue #2173

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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Rally for Palestine, Perth/Boorloo, 12 October 2025, marking 2 years of genocide. Issue #2173

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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