The Guardian • Issue #2201 • August 10, 2026
Issue #2201
Gaza – the hidden tragedy
Gaza has slipped from the headlines of most mainstream media outlets, but the killing continues and the aftermath of previous assaults is ongoing. ORPHANS Since...
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EDITORIAL
Ben Carroll, Victoria’s new Premier is a man in a hurry. The Victorian election will be held on 28 November this year and his party...
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Quote of the Week
“I think the biggest driver of anti-Semitism in the world today is the Israeli state, which wants to associate itself and its genocidal actions with...
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Survey Time! Prizes!
So that we know more about what the Guardian’s readers think, we have made a survey. You can access it three ways: 1. Through this...
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RAHU negotiating with ‘mega-landlord’
The Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) is contacting tenants across the country who rent under mega-landlord Edward Dilleen. Dilleen claims to own over 200 properties...
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Brisbane Ferry workers take action
Workers on Brisbane’s Ferries have made a collective decision to take lawful Protected Industrial Action after RiverCity Ferries left them no other option. Despite a...
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Qantas AI job cuts
The Australian Services Union (ASU) says that in briefing calls on news reports Qantas claims that there are no plans for jobs to be lost...
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DINGO
Greenpeace is calling on the Albanese Labor government to urgently address Queensland’s deforestation crisis using the new national nature law, after the Great Barrier Reef...
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Workers escalate strike action in the Pilbara
Less than a month after the historic first strike in the Pilbara in nearly three decades (see Guardian #2199, ‘Battle for the Pilbara’), BHP workers...
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Work-from-home worth legislating?
Is working from home something that’s just going to happen anyway, or does it need legislation? Do workers need protections from employers even if they...
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Vale Bevan Ramsden
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Bevan Ramsden passed away on 27 July 2026. Bevan was an integral member of...
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Sunshine Coast education book club reads ‘What Is to Be Done?’
The Sunshine Coast Branch education book club classes on Lenin’s important and influential work, 1902’s What Is to Be Done? have been very rewarding. Lenin...
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Call to boost uni staff and student voices
Victorian universities would have a minimum of three staff and two student representatives on governing bodies under new recommendations in a landmark parliamentary report. The...
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PEACE NOTES
Pat Conroy is the Minister for Defence Industry. He’s taken up the main role on negotiations to do with AUKUS and has just visited the...
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Abby Martin on the US military
Progressive filmmaker Abby Martin has been touring Australia with her new film Earth’s Greatest Enemy. An interviewer from Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) caught...
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LETTERS
What happened in Ein Arik 2 August This afternoon, settler militias – backed by the army – attacked farms in the West Bank village of...
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
The long-awaited and highly controversial adaptation of the Odyssey has been released. Before the film was even released everyone and their dog already had an...
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Fear Before the Fall. Horror films in the late Soviet Union
Fear Before the Fall: Horror Films in the Late Soviet Union by Alexander Herbert (2023) is a fascinating study of how Soviet filmmakers channelled societal...
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Grand Final prospects, the year so far
With the AFL Grand Final looming, we had a chat with the Scientist. As the cliché has it, football is a funny old game and...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
IRAN: Dialysis equipment for 44,000 patients has finally reached Iran after being held by the United States for 95 days. The eight-container shipment had been...
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Cuban ingenuity and resilience are saving the country
The US oil embargo and sanctions have restricted Cuba’s access to finance, trade, and many imported goods, causing high fuel and food prices. Limited access...
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Trump cuts Medicaid
The Trump administration will withhold a total of US $2.2bn to Medicaid funding in California, as well as $550m to Minnesota. The funding cut will...
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HALF THE SKY
Women are less prone to suicide than men, but the figures still point to a tragedy that should be prevented if possible. The latest complete...
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