The Guardian • Issue #2186 • April 20, 2026
Issue #2186
The war spreads – with Australia involved
Having reduced Gaza and the long-suffering Palestinian people to a state of ruin and desolation, the US-Israeli axis of destruction has now turned its murderous...
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EDITORIAL
Is Trump as mad as a meat axe, or is there a plan? This is the choice that has been presented by a lot of...
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In solidarity with the people of the Middle East
The Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) condemns in the strongest terms the escalating war being waged by the United States...
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Systemic wage theft in NSW cruise industry
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has revealed that systematic wage theft from taxpayer funds occurring in and alongside the NSW Cruise industry at publicly...
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Thorpe alleges PM refused to meet deaths in custody families
Thirty-five years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, it has been alleged that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused to meet with the...
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DINGO
The Health Services Union (HSU) is calling on governments and employers to deliver immediate, targeted relief for health, aged care and disability workers during Australia’s...
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Time to stop giving away gas
If you drink beer, congratulations, you’re the backbone of the Australian economy! After all, that’s how politicians and the media describe the gas industry. The...
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CSIRO ‘barely surviving’
The science industry showed up to support CSIRO in Canberra recently, as the Senate Economics Committee held a public hearing as part of an ongoing...
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Climate Council: time to Trump-proof Australia
The Climate Council is urging the Albanese government to use next month’s Federal Budget to fund measures that will deliver Australians lasting energy security, not...
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Global Sumud Flotilla takes off
At a time when public attention is focussed on Israeli and US attacks on Iran and Lebanon, Gaza is still being attacked and is still...
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Urgent action needed after uni revelations
Australian universities are under fire after revelations of secret government audit findings, a $1.8 billion consultancy bill and mass job cuts driven by flawed data....
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GREEN NOTES
Australia is spending $568 million to extend the West Island airfield at an Australian-United States military base on Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 3,000 km north west...
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‘Our members are united’ – Offshore Alliance stands firm for workers
The Offshore Alliance – Australian Workers’ Union (AWU)/Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) – has applied to the Fair Work Commission for a Protected Action Ballot...
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LETTERS
Lawless prosecution President Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores, have been held by the US judicial system after being kidnapped and transferred to the...
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GOOD PLACE TO START
(an occasional series for the beginning communist and the communism-curious) Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti Michael Parenti passed away in January this year. There...
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Worth Streaming: Small Prophets
In a world full of series that go on and on until even the people making then don’t want to watch anymore, there’s a charm...
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Taiwan: a move towards peaceful dialogue
In early April this year, Taiwanese Opposition Chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, travelled to mainland China (PRC) to meet with President Xi Jinping....
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
US: President Donald Trump acknowledged in an interview that the United States had supplied weapons to anti-government protesters in Iran during recent January unrest. The...
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African Intelligence: The hidden exploitation behind AI
AI tools and platforms are often touted as bringers of automation. Companies discussing AI focus the conversation on digital elements such as machine learning, data...
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Trump removes Little Bighorn Native American signage
The Trump administration has targeted signage displays at a national monument that honours tribal sacrifices and reflect the Indigenous history of the battle known as...
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Latin America, the US and China
The 2026 National Defense Strategy report redefines the United States’ role in the world, prioritising the Western Hemisphere as the forefront of its strategic concern....
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WEASEL WORDS
Impact Don’t call the Reserve Bank of Australia cold-hearted. If interest rises are hurting you, the RBA’s assistant governor feels your pain. Well, let’s not...
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China and Cuba’s solar revolution: solidarity in practice
When the lights go out in Havana – as they have done for up to 20 hours a day in the worst months of Cuba’s...
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