The Guardian • Issue #2190 • May 18, 2026
Issue #2190
BUDGET 2026 – Wealth divide is class divide
“I’ve listened hard for the sound of wealth trickling down but all I hear is the sound of the excluded still waiting”: poet, author and...
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EDITORIAL
Antisemitism is a real problem. We don’t need a Royal Commission to know that. Antisemitism has badly and often lethally affected Jewish people worldwide and...
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New report finds discrimination against trans and gender diverse Australians across schools, healthcare, and workplaces
A new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found discrimination against trans and gender‑diverse people is widespread – with serious impacts on safety,...
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‘Systemic failure’ as a baby dies in Wagga
On 6 May, twins were born in a homeless camp in Wagga Wagga, 15 minutes walk from the nearest public toilets or running water. Homelessness...
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Support Community Radio
3CR’s annual Radiothon fundraiser is in June. The theme for 2026 is ‘Celebrating 50 Years’. In 1976 the community in Melbourne came together to build...
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DINGO
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) says it is aware of a recent ABC report which exposed ‘Aussie Gigs’ as a sham booking agency...
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Unionists gather at US consulate
On 7 May, a group of trade unionists gathered outside the US consulate in North Sydney. The crowd was largely made up of trade union...
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Results of Farrer by-election
The by-election results in the NSW electorate of Farrer are historic. One Nation has won its first seat in the House of Representatives joining Barnaby...
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Julie Bishop resigns as ANU Chancellor
Julie Bishop recently resigned as Australian National University (ANU) Chancellor. Bishop is a former politician, Foreign Minister, Deputy Liberal Leader, and former lead lawyer for...
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Kumanjayi Little Baby and Indigenous women and girls
The alleged brutal sexual assault and murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs has raised the question of how the police and the...
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First climate case reaches the High Court
On 13 May 2026, the High Court of Australia heard the nation’s first ever climate change case to reach our highest court – a landmark...
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GREEN NOTES
One of the most visible ecological responses to global climate change is the increased forest density and spread of boreal forests, or taiga. These are...
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Atlas of AI
This is a book warning us that artificial intelligence, like all the other capitalist innovations in the past, is not for the benefit of humanity,...
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The Boys
The Boys is one of the most provocative American TV series (Prime TV) in recent years. It is thrilling, psychologically disturbing, and genuinely insightful about...
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The Principles of Communism
Engels’ The Principles of Communism acts as a great FAQ for Communism. This short work (my copy is only 30 pages!) covers 25 important questions...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
POLAND: Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Poland was ready to host US troops withdrawn from Germany in addition to the 10,000 which are already stationed...
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WEASEL WORDS
Uncertain One thing is certain, there’s a lot of uncertainty about. It’s a problem for our pro-US ‘alliance’ ALP government. On the one hand they...
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Nakba 2026: displacement and pillage
The anniversary of the Nakba – meaning ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic – is on 15 May, the day after Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948....
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Revolutionary women: Helen Macfarlane
Helen Macfarlane was the first person to translate the Communist Manifesto into English. Though she knew Marx and Engels well, hers is no longer the...
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Unpaid overtime? Look to Marx
Legally, the working week in Japan is 40 hours, but good luck finding anyone who puts in less than 46 hours on the job. For...
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India and the myth of Gen-Z
In India, over 123 million people voted in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (home to 290 million people) for...
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‘Footing the bill for both’
Peter Mertens is the General Secretary of the PVDA-PTB aka the Workers’ Party of Belgium, a Marxist and socialist political party, and currently the strongest...
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Washington bullies Canadian company out of Cuba
Citing financial and operational pressures from the escalating US economic war against Cuba, Canadian mining company Sherritt International has announced it is suspending its operations...
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Eyes on the next global flashpoint: Malacca Strait
The strategic importance of Greater Nicobar, the southernmost and largest of the Nicobar islands of India that dominate the Malacca Strait – a critical maritime...
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