The Guardian • Issue #2202 • August 17, 2026
Issue #2202
Housing – problem and solution
Mission Australia doesn’t beat about the bush on this topic: the housing and homelessness crisis continues to worsen across Australia. Every hour, more than 3,200...
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EDITORIAL
Allister Heath is a right-wing British opinion columnist, easy to ridicule. There’s even a website which will generate Allister Heath headlines on any topic under...
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Federal budget discriminates against women
The Australian government has argued that the 2026 - 27 budget used gender analysis to improve women’s economic security. These include tax cuts, child support reforms, paid...
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Health insurers throw their weight around
Many Australians know that healthcare in this country, while not perfect, is much better than in the USA. Accounts abound of US insurance companies charging...
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Segal weaponises antisemitism definition
Commissioner Virginia Bell, who is running the antisemitism Royal Commission, has acknowledged that parts of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism were...
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Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence
The High Court has ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) in its long-running challenge to the groundwater licence granted to a horticulture...
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DINGO
African nations have been urged to step up preparations for what could become one of the strongest El Niño events on record, say scientists. Climate...
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Victoria erodes human rights in prisons
The Victorian government has passed a Bill in the Lower House which strips away one of the most basic human rights for people in Victorian...
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Man prosecuted over Gaza emails
A Palestine activist has been charged with a criminal offence, faces 5 years in jail and has driving restrictions on his Uber for pestering his...
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Cuban solidarity in Adelaide
Australia-Cuba-Friendship Society members in Adelaide are determined to support the Cuban people in their stand against the world’s mightiest war machine. ACSF recently held a...
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Government folds on gambling reform
After more than 1,000 days of silence, the federal government has finally responded to the recommendations to the Murphy Report into online gambling. Typically, rather...
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Australian unions support Palestine
Australian trade unions are one of the most prominent advocates for Palestinian rights in Australia, combining humanitarian advocacy with political lobbying and participation in public...
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Tasmania’s pigheaded bosses
Maritime workers responsible for the safe operation of Tasmania’s ports have commenced lawful protected industrial action after months of unsuccessful enterprise bargaining negotiations with TasPorts....
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Media union campaigns for live music
The growing use of recorded music in ballet productions is part of a broader trend that threatens the future of live performance in Australia. Across...
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Garma debate sharpens focus on Closing the Gap
Discussions at the recent Garma Festival reinforce the need for governments to focus on implementing the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, rather than creating...
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GREEN NOTES
Orchids are more than exotic and pretty flowers hanging from trees, or growing on the ground. They are excellent ‘bioindicators’ of the health of a...
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Party self-reform and Marxist theory
Around the first of July, 2026, I was invited to participate in more than half a dozen television interviews and panels. The topic: the CPC’s...
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What did the unions ever do for you?
What did the unions ever do for you? Plenty! Some of the most significant improvements in the lives of Australians were achieved by unions. The...
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Frame by Frame
This year’s NAIDOC Week from 5-12 July, marked fifty years of the official national movement, celebrating the strength, vision, and the legacy of Aboriginal and...
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News quiz
1. Which police force has scanned more than 130,000 faces under a facial recognition trial. 2. Which football code has inspired a video game? 3....
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Learning from Karl Marx’s favourite novels
We know from Karl Marx’s letters, family’s reminiscences, and accounts by his contemporaries, that he was a voracious and wide-ranging reader. For Marx, great literature...
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US - Iran war and oil profits
One-fifth of the world’s traded oil passes through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The outbreak of the US-Iran conflict interrupted Gulf oil and petroleum product...
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Venezuela’s post-earthquake environmental disaster
The 24 June 2026 twin earthquakes in Venezuela caused damage to residential, commercial, educational, health, institutional and industrial buildings is estimated at AU$52 billion. This...
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GLOBAL BRIEFS
CONGO: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has imposed an immediate ban on exports of copper and cobalt concentrates. It marks a major step...
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Colombian social movements reject far-right president
Popular leaders in Colombia have convened a demonstration and a day of peaceful civil disobedience to challenge the legitimacy of the incoming far-right President. The...
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WEASEL WORDS
Flawed Arguments are tiring. Even worse, other people often don’t cooperate with you when you’re trying to make an argument. Luckily, there’s an attractive range...
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