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Issue #2046

A return to Cuba

Since January 1983, dedicated groups of Australian and New Zealand friends of Cuba have made their way to the Caribbean to show their support for...

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Half the Sky column logo Issue #2141

HALF THE SKY

Media makes invisible the role of Cuban women in maintaining the revolution – every day that the media tells lies about Cuba, its teachers and...

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Quill and ink . Issue #2128

LETTERS

On Cuba Dear Guardian Editor, Thank you for your coverage of Cuba.  I went on the Southern Cross Brigade at the end of last year....

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Guardian editor interviewing Johanna. Issue #2132

Kurimakao – solidarity and joy

Kurimakao is a music and performing arts school in Cuba’s Matanzas province. During the ‘special period,’ in 1992, when Cubans faced massive deprivation, Commander of...

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Iván’s visit to Perth in 2023. Issue #2127

Natural disasters, el bloqueo, and Trump 2

From my earliest days as a communist, I have been intrigued by Cuba, a bastion of working-class power and a beacon of hope for proletarians...

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Cuba night, Fremantle, 2011. Issue #2185

Australia’s friendship with Cuba

As the Trump administration’s murderous blockade continues, the Communist Party of Australia maintains fraternal connections with the Communist Party of Cuba and the Cuban government....

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Issue #2197

Cuba for unionists

A very successful screening of the Cuba after Castro documentary by Abby Martin and Matt Belen was held in Boorloo/Perth on Saturday 27 June. The...

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Issue #2180

Southern Cross Brigade 2025-2026

Communist Party of Australia comrades have long been active in support of Cuba, both as members of the Australia Cuba Friendship Society and as members...

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Issue #2177

The 41st Southern Cross Brigade: success in difficult times

I was pleased to co-lead the 41st Southern Cross Brigade to Cuba with Ana Borges and 10 wonderful brigadistas who were wonderful ambassadors for the...

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Brigade’s leaders Mary-Clare and Vinnie present the commemorative 40th Southern Cross Brigade t-shirt to the vice director of the International Camp Julio Antonio Mella, CIJAM. Issue #2132

Cuban way to socialism!

A recent visit to Cuba with the 40th Southern Cross solidarity brigade was an eye-opener for the group of Australians and New Zealanders. The brigade...

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