The Guardian • Canberra
Issue #2021
DINGO
All the contradictions. The official unemployment figure is 3.4 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Workers were told that once unemployment...
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Issue #2005
Communists are back in Canberra
Workers in Canberra have recently established a Canberra branch of the CPA, which hasn’t maintained a branch for several years. The new members hope that...
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Issue #2022
Canberra housing coalition kicks off
More than forty activists from across Canberra met at the Canberra Food Co-op to launch the Canberra Housing Coalition. As reported in the Guardian previously...
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Issue #1969
Maritime Union of Australia takes the fight to Parliament House
Canberra is known for its cold mornings, and the 23rd June was no exception.
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Issue #2027
Canberra branch celebrates formal launch
On Saturday, members and friends met to celebrate the official launch of the Canberra branch of the CPA. Having formed earlier this year, its first...
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Issue #2030
Canberra Branch attends PRC Poverty Alleviation Seminar
If you’re looking to alleviate poverty, there’s no better place to look for guidance than the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Their sheer volume of...
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Issue #2009
Housing crisis in the capital
During the past 20 years of Labor and Labor-Green Territory government, Canberra has developed a reputation as “one of the most progressive cities in Australia”...
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Issue #2114
The CPA welcomes the election of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela
The Communist Party of Australia, congratulates President Nicolás Maduro on his successful election of 28 July 2024. In a recent meeting with Venezuelan Chargé d’affaires,...
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Issue #2010
Sixty years of Australian-Cuban solidarity
On Saturday, 4th June 2022, activists from around Australia gathered at the Cuban Embassy in Canberra to receive commendations from the Cuban Institute for Friendship...
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Issue #2022
Venezuelan film premieres in Perth
On Saturday 13th August 2022 in a joint venture between the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Canberra, the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society and...
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Issue #2188
Losurdo’s Class Struggle: more than just workers vs capital:
Losurdo’s Class Struggle: A Political and Philosophical History, helps to elucidate how Marx and Engels’ conception of class struggle is far broader than just the...
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Issue #2093
‘A properly liberated socialist nation’
8 March International Women’s Day was celebrated by the Communist Party of Australia. The Guardian is proud to present an excellent speech made on the...
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Issue #2074
Public Service Union leadership to face challenge from Members United
On 7th October, dozens of Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members convened in Canberra for the formal launch of the Members United Team. Formed...
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Issue #2178
Venezuela: The cost of challenging an Empire
Hosted by Guardian, the Workers’ Weekly under the coordination of comrade MC and the Canberra Branch of the CPA, we were pleased to have filmmakers...
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Issue #2072
So much for the ‘Canberra Voice’!
The NSW vote is shaping up to be crucial for the Voice referendum, so members of the Canberra Branch decided to tour peripheral towns near...
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Issue #2195
Canberra teachers take action
ACT teachers, school leaders, school psychologists, and school assistants have walked off the job after months of no progress on bargaining claims. On Thursday 11...
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Issue #2174
No ban on the Communist Party of Poland!
On 1 December members of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) protested outside the Polish Embassy in Canberra against the attempt to ban the Communist...
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Issue #2182
Women’s Day picnic
On International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) the Canberra Branch held its first ever picnic. MaryClare led speeches which touched on the importance of women in...
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Issue #2162
Report on Cumberland Branch contingent to Canberra convergence event
A coalition of grassroots organisations focusing on solidarity with Palestine organised a nationwide convergence on Canberra from the 20 to 22 of July on the...
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Issue #2182
Anti-Imperialism protest in Canberra
On 4 March between 50 and 60 people turned up outside the US Embassy in Canberra with flags, banners, and even an anti-AUKUS truck, to...
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Issue #2100
High profits mean low wages
According to a recent article in Canberra Times (13 May 2024), passive returns for property investors are enormous and well outside what workers gain through...
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Issue #2187
Canberra Branch and the way forward
The CPA Canberra Branch hosted an event featuring General Secretary Andrew Irving, Party President Vinnie Molina, and Deputy General Secretary Elizabeth Hulm. The purpose of...
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Issue #2147
Canberra hits the dance floor for Cuba
The Canberra ACFS (Australia-Cuba Friendship Society) staged a Peña (musical get-together) on Saturday 24 May. It was a fun evening that really took off. Festivities...
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Issue #2200
Farewell reception for HE Ambassador Xiao Qian
General Secretary Andrew Irving represented the CPA at the farewell reception in Canberra for HE Ambassador Xiao Qian whose diplomatic post to Australia has ended....
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Issue #2161
Greeting 80th anniversary National Day of Vietnam
The Communist Party of Australia welcomes the opportunity to celebrate the 80th National Day of Vietnam with you. We send our warmest fraternal greetings to...
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