The Guardian • Issue #2189 • May 11, 2026
Issue #2189
Tax the corporate parasites
Last week’s hike in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), designed to increase unemployment, reduce the spending power of the working class...
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EDITORIAL
By the time you read this, ANZAC Day 2026 and the booing of two ANZAC ceremonies will be a fading memory. Remember the booing? Usually...
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Aboriginal solutions ignored in Victorian Budget
The Victorian government has delivered its first state budget following its commitment to First Peoples through Statewide Treaty. The 2026/27 budget is being heralded as...
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No apology for oppressive Minns law
New South Wales premier Chris Minns’ blanket ban on street protests was struck down by the NSW Supreme Court on 16 April 2026. That ban...
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Breakthrough breast cancer drug out of reach
Anyone who thought Trump is just a colourful character will be over the illusion after the price rises we’re all suffering because of his war...
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DINGO
The United Workers Union says the announcement that G8 Education will close approximately 40 childcare centres across Australia is deeply concerning for workers, families and...
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Fossil fuel freeloaders
As new polling shows majority of Australians support increasing taxes on the profits of large oil and gas corporations, one in three large fossil fuel...
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Crisis shows need for Australian ships
After three months of the USA/Israeli war on Iran and the constant closure and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Australians are eager to know...
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Adelaide transport blues
Adelaide has a significant rail history going back to the 1850s, but over the decades the system has become increasingly outdated to the point where...
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Age verification – not so simple
At first glance, age verification looks like a good idea, a no-brainer. There’s a lot of material on the internet we don’t want young people...
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RBA rate hike won’t influence Trump – but it will punish working people
Australian Unions say the Reserve Bank’s decision to hike interest rates will unfairly punish working people and fail to shield Australia from global energy shocks...
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PEACE NOTES
Not frugal with fuel Recently, this breathless account caught my eye: ‘US Army Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division, alongside Philippine Army and Australian Army...
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May Day – time to celebrate, time to organise!
May Day was celebrated around the country, as it is around the world. It’s a international day for workers around the world to unite. It’s...
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LETTERS
A show of solidarity As the Australian media continues its attacks on militant unions, most notably the CFMEU, it is clear that there is a...
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Pike River
This film by Rob Sarkies, starring 3-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm is based on the Pike River Coal mine disaster of November...
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Solutions to Crossword
Guardian 4 May 2026, #2188 Across 1 CHICAGO – Home to the Blues Brothers and the Haymarket affair 5 SOS – How to say ‘May Day’...
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A GOOD PLACE TO START
Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II by William Blum William Blum worked for the United States’ State Department until 1967,...
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Tiwi Islands at war
Tiwi Story: Turning History Downside Up Tiwi Story: Turning History Downside Up (2023), by Tiwi historian Mavis Kerinaiua and co-authored with Laura Rademaker, covers the...
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International support for Cuba
Since the illegal and brutal US invasion of Venezuela on 3 January this year and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
GERMANY: Presently the United States has more than 36,000 troops stationed in Germany. It had planned for some time to reduce the number by withdrawing...
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HALF THE SKY
Indigenous women and girls are twelve times more likely to be murdered or go missing than any other demographic in Canada. Over the past four...
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The making of the US military footprint in Ghana
In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissed swirling...
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Australians speak of violence, beatings, and sensory deprivation in Israeli detainment
Australians who were held in Israeli custody for over 30 hours, have spoken out about threats, violence, beatings and abuse. Six Australians were captured by...
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