The Guardian • Issue #2191 • May 25, 2026
Issue #2191
WAGE RISE NOW!
Support for the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Annual Wage Review claim can only succeed with movement on the ground by unions – workers’...
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EDITORIAL
Australia didn’t win the Eurovision song contest, but this country punches above its weight in one area. When it comes to media ownership concentration, Australia...
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Automation is a class issue
Warren Smith Deputy national secretary Maritime Union of Australia, MUA Dear comrade, The Communist Party of Australia stands in solidarity with the Maritime Union of...
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Iran war has exposed Australia’s real vulnerabilities and misplaced priorities
Successive Australian governments’ misplaced priority on military “security” against a fictitious threat has left Australians without adequate fuel, food, and transportation security. The disruption to...
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Nakba 78 commemorated around Australia
This year marks 78 years since the Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe.” The term refers to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from...
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DINGO
The Greens have condemned the Albanese government plan to cut $38 billion from the NDIS, removing support from 160,000 people while increasing defence spending on...
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Tax rorts for the rich
“This budget does nothing for ordinary people – renters, first-home buyers and mortgage holders – who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads....
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Victoria: not a real win for teachers
Burnout is the real crisis. This latest deal between the Australian Education Union (AEU) and the Victorian Education department doesn’t fix our schools. We deserve...
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Class action against KFC
Tens of thousands of KFC workers across Australia are being urged to sign up for a class action against KFC before registrations close on 26...
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One Airport, One Workforce: ASU turns the tide
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has secured a major victory for aviation workers, with a new proposal from the Qantas Group to bring hundreds of...
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Alleged torturer Adriana Rivas extradited to Chile
Adriana Rivas is a 72-year-old Chilean Australian, who lived in Bondi, Sydney working as a nanny and a cleaner. During her time in Australia, she...
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Illegal Israeli interceptions and kidnapping of Australians under way
The Australian delegation to the Global Sumud Flotilla, seeking to bring aid to Gaza, has confirmed that eleven Australians were aboard the vessels when interceptions...
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PEACE NOTES
Defence was listed as one of the ‘winners’ of the 2026-2027 Budget. In 2025-2026, Australia spent roughly $52.1 billion on the military. The figure varies...
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Cuba: the socialist character of our revolution
Excerpts from a speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the...
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20th Century socialism: a step forwards
While the Soviet Union eventually ossified and liquidated itself, recall that its Marxist-Leninist style of governance had already impacted countries from Africa to Latin America...
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LETTERS
Ending the impasse Tehran could agree to move their enriched uranium out of the country if Tel Aviv agreed to do the same. This would...
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Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Concise Guide by Roland Boer
In order to understand modern China, one must thoroughly understand Chinese Marxism. However, in order to do this, you need to specifically understand the modern...
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A trio of Cuban films
Teresita’s Dream This May, Teresita’s Dream screened to a packed house at the Havana Film Festival in New York. The film documents the true story...
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Solutions to Crossword
Guardian 8 May 2026, 2190 Across 2 When union members sing, how long do they want solidarity? FOREVER 3 How many countries stayed out of Eurovision due to...
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UK: The impending death of Starmerism
British PM Keir Starmer is in trouble. It seems to be partly the scandal over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
FRANCE: Members of Extinction Rebellion France, an environmental and social activism group, scaled the Eiffel Tower on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, displaying a...
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Upholding the one-China principle and safeguarding peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait
The one-China principle is where the arc of history bends and public opinion trends, and to uphold it is the right thing to do. No...
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One-China principle
The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) has a consistent policy to support the one China principle and supports the People’s Republic of China in its...
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HALF THE SKY
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have had a fierce tradition of protest music in Australia, blending personal, community, and political struggle fighting for land,...
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Lebanon: Hezbollah fights back
Since 2 March, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 2,896 people, injured over 8,824, and displaced more than 1.6 million, about one-fifth of...
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Iran’s civilisational strength
During some of the worst days of the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, I was talking to friends who were in the civilian areas being...
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Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
Shortages of electricity, fuel, medicine and medical supplies are severely disrupting emergency care, blood banks, laboratories, immunisation programs, and maternal and child health services, Edem...
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