The Guardian • Denis Doherty
Issue #2097
World military spending explodes
World spending on the military in 2023 reached an astronomical $2.44 trillion, according to research just released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)....
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Issue #2194
Tear up the AUKUS agreement now!
The AUKUS pact is in the news now. Three items have made it prominent: the Budget, the Shangri-la Conference in Singapore, and the announcement of...
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Issue #2085
Dear Editor, In a week when the International Court of Justice has reminded Israel to prevent genocide happening and to be more sensitive about supplies...
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Issue #2026
Strong community challenge issued to NSW and federal governments over their lack of housing vision
The NSW Government is attacking Glebe public housing again. Not satisfied with demolishing public housing in Elger, Cowper, and Franklyn Streets, now they plan to...
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Issue #2092
LETTER
Dear Editor, When two China-haters write on ASEAN there can’t be too many expectations of a reasonable assessment of that organisation’s deliberations in Melbourne on...
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Issue #2104
Soft rugby diplomacy
Rugby League is huge in Papua New Guinea. It is enormously expensive to have a National Rugby League franchise in your state or region. The...
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Issue #2099
Gaza pier: US at its most cynical
“The United States has been leading international efforts to get more humanitarian assistance into Gaza. Tonight, I’m directing the US military to lead an emergency...
Read moreNO nuclear submarines: NO AUKUS treaty – NO war on China
New anti-AUKUS coalitions around the county are gearing up for this weekend (10th-12th December).
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Issue #2147
An Ode to Latrell Mitchell
Latrell Mitchell is a controversial figure in the NRL and has had several run ins with the judiciary of the game. However, he is undeniably...
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Issue #2041
ALP housing policy is a sham!
In May 2022, the new Labor government promised an injection of $10 billion into the housing sector. In late February 2023, not a single house...
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Issue #2194
LETTERS
Moronocracy I was incensed that some commentators on an otherwise interesting podcast compared Trump and the buffoons and sycophants around him to those surrounding Joseph...
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Issue #2135
LETTERS
Caravan distraction Dear Editor, Media reports in NSW about a caravan full of explosives has been used to inflame tensions about antisemitism and deflect attention...
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Issue #2187
SPORTS
ATHLETICS The Australia Athletics world is excited about a crop of young athletes who are setting records that haven’t been seen for generations. The general...
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Issue #2086
The Cabinet Papers and the Iraq War
No one knows with certainty how many people have been killed and wounded in Iraq since the 2003 United States invasion. Between 280,771 and 315,190...
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Issue #2140
LETTERS
Caravan Con Dear Editor, For weeks the ‘caravan con’ has wracked the NSW Government. A caravan, packed with explosives containing a list of addresses of...
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Issue #2195
World Cup in the USA
Russia is officially banned from competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of the Ukraine. The USA not being banned because of the Iran...
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Issue #2197
PEACE NOTES
US BASES An article in Covert Action, “US Military Bases around the world are facing growing protest from an emboldened antiwar movement” by Jeremy Kuzmarov,...
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Issue #2037
Call for housing justice
Housing is looming as a major election issue in the NSW election to be held in March this year. The housing crisis extends from the...
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Issue #2187
LETTERS
The $53 Billion defence boost The Minister for Defence Richard Marles, in announcing this increase, said “a significant increase is needed for an era in...
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Issue #2160
National Day of Action in Support of Palestine
Boorloo/Perth Vinnie Molina Tens of thousands rallied and marched for Palestine as part of the National Day of Action on Sunday 24 August 2025. In...
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Issue #2105
Peter Dutton & the nuclear shit show
We watched in horror as Peter Dutton and a whole cavalcade of Coalition ministers rolled out their nuclear nightmare in a blatant attempt to keep...
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Issue #2143
LETTERS
Dear Editor, Every April in Australia, ANZAC Day comes around with little discussion to water down the exaggerated displays of nationalism and jingoism. Vijay Prashad...
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Issue #2175
PEACE NOTES
The recent attack on Venezuela was obviously done with overwhelming force and superior technology. Many of the Chavista were expecting a conventional war which would...
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Issue #2167
PEACE NOTES
Weapons stocks soar The business pages of our mainstream papers are rubbing their hands with glee as they report on Trump urging the world to...
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Issue #2159
LETTERS
Comrade Editor, The Channel 9 papers seem determined to push Australia into buying the hideously expensive AUKUS submarines and a war with China. So desperate...
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Issue #2103
Free education? Sorry kids, the military has all the money
The 2024/25 Federal Budget in May announced that military spending would be $53 billion, an increase on last year’s figure of $46 billion. The figure...
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Issue #2172
Darling Harbour weapons expo
The Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition (hereafter called the Expo) held from 4 - 6 November this year finally revealed in all its starkness how complicit the...
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Issue #2173
PEACE NOTES
Military lobby in Australia Traditionally since its inception the RSL has been a focus for pro-military spending forces in Australia. Today it is no different. ...
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Issue #2084
The East is still Red
This is a book that appeals to all people in Australia to look at China with eyes that are open, fair, and modest. For too...
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Issue #2072
NSW budget ‘miserly’ on housing
The 2023 NSW budget is a massive disappointment on housing. The NSW government’s miserly and inadequate approach to the housing crisis has dashed the hopes...
Read moreNO to Nuclear Submarine Madness!
We condemn unreservedly the new tripartite agreement, AUKUS, between Australia, the UK, and the US and the announcement that Australia will have nuclear powered submarines.
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Issue #2098
Rental market ‘never less affordable’
The 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot surveyed rental listings across Australia and found that affordability has crashed to record lows. Out of 45,115 rental listings, we...
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Issue #2189
PEACE NOTES
Not frugal with fuel Recently, this breathless account caught my eye: ‘US Army Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division, alongside Philippine Army and Australian Army...
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Issue #2128
A look back at Eureka
In 1954, the 100th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade, the Communist Party of Australia published a portfolio of lino prints commemorating the event. The introduction...
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Issue #2185
PEACE NOTES
The War in the Middle East The extent and brutality of the war just continue to mount with very little protest from the Australian government...
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Issue #2165
PEACE NOTES
The recent military parade in Beijing, celebrating China’s role in the defeat of fascism, has alarmed and encouraged elements within Australia to push for more...
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Issue #2119
LETTERS
Cesspits of misinfo Dear Comrade editor, I enjoyed Alex McKinnon’s article (23 September 2024) on the complexities of banning social media for kids. While I...
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Issue #2166
World track and field championship 13 to 21 September
The world track and field championships finished in Tokyo last month and Australia was expected to do well. There has been a frisson of excitement...
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Issue #2179
PEACE NOTES
High probability of failure (AUKUS) Comments from retired rear admiral Philip Mathias, a former director of nuclear policy with the UK Ministry of Defence, have...
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Issue #2163
PEACE NOTES
The Australian mainstream media Sometime in the late 80’s the Australian mainstream media adopted the policy of not reporting on peace rallies or criticisms of...
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Issue #2183
PEACE NOTES
Some reports on this war from mainstream sources indicate a massive victory is heading the US/Israel’s way. However the level of censorship and plain propaganda...
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Issue #2195
PEACE NOTES
US Navy Establishes NSA Stirling near Perth This announcement should send a chill down the spine of all Australians. It is time to redouble our...
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Issue #2149
PEACE NOTES
The demise of the British Empire Denis Doherty On May 25 this year, the Sydney Morning Herald issued an editorial “London lets the sun go...
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Issue #1971
Stop Talisman Sabre war games!
US-Australian war games, currently being played in Queensland, should be cancelled for compelling security, environmental, economic, and health reasons.
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Issue #2203
PEACE NOTES
The Public Inquiry met in Sydney on 10 August in the NSW Parliament. The meeting was preceded by an anti-AUKUS demonstration organised by the Sydney...
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Issue #2049
NSW: More people sleeping rough
Homelessness in Sydney has been steadily growing. Years of NSW neoliberal governments have created a perfect storm of conditions that lead to homelessness. It is...
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Issue #2062
NO TO NATO
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Vilnius, Lithuania on 11 - 12 July. Albanese was present as part...
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Issue #2096
Marles boost to military spending ‘a disgrace’
Peace groups are outraged by Defence Minister Richard Marles announcement at the National Press Club that Australia’s military spending will rise from the current 1.9...
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Issue #2039
A lesson in neglect and discrimination
Bans on alcohol sales in the Northern Territory were lifted on July 16, 2022. Almost six months later, the media is filled with alarmist stories...
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Issue #2201
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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Issue #2155
Hannah Middleton: a celebration
Hannah Middleton (1942 – 2025) was the Communist Party of Australia’s first woman General Secretary and President. She was also editor of this paper, Guardian,...
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Issue #2050
Public Housing in Glebe saved!
Pro-public housing group Hands off Glebe has been campaigning to stop the sell-off of public housing in Sydney’s Glebe area for years. Now they have...
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Issue #2193
PEACE NOTES
Second Hand Submarines for AUKUS Australia is to accept three second hand nuclear submarines because the US says it can’t spare any new ones. You...
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Issue #2159
We say ‘human rights,’ they say ‘tourists’
The Communist Party in Sydney has been campaigning for the NSW government to ban Israeli arms corporations from exhibiting their wares at the Indo Pacific...
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Issue #2191
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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Issue #2183
Close Bases Day – Global Day of Action – Australian section
The weekend of 21 and 22 February was chosen as the global day of action to close bases. The idea originated in the US where...
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Issue #2115
City of Sydney CPA branch takes on Sydney University
The City of Sydney branch of the CPA has taken on Sydney University over their changed rules for demonstrating after the experience of the student...
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Issue #2171
PEACE NOTES
Here are some stomach-turning remarks from Richard Marles, Minister for Defence in his opening address to the opening of the recent Indo-Pacific Expo/arms fair in...
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Issue #2170
End Game
End Game hosted by Tony Armstrong is a very important documentary about racism in sport in Australia. It provides some insights into the problem and...
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Issue #2141
AUKUS, Trump, and the Indo-Pacific – an address by Vijay Prashad
The opportunity to listen to Vijay Prashad is one not to be missed, and in Sydney and on Zoom he wowed comrades and friends once...
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Issue #2063
For a nuclear free Australia
The 6th of August this year is the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Though Nazi Germany was defeated on 8th May 1945,...
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Issue #2121
Communist Parties’ meeting in Sydney
The brutal and illegal aggression by Israel first on Gaza, then on the West Bank, and now in Lebanon has brought together fraternal parties affected...
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Issue #2091
Timber Creek Propaganda
Timber Creek is little more than a pit stop in the Northern Territory. It is in the spotlight because it is next to Bradshaw, a...
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Issue #2142
Obituary for Maria Hilario
In late February this year, the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) lost a great campaigner, worker, enthusiast, for women’s rights, and more recently Cuba, Venezuela...
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Issue #2168
The ALP’s 5 per cent deposit debacle
The local Federal ALP member for the Sydney Electorate has put out this wonderful sounding advertisement in local papers. Under the heading ‘5% housing deposits’...
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Issue #2059
The Housing Crisis
After decades of State and Federal neoliberal housing policies, Australia faces an exploding housing crisis. The 26th June Anglicare report on the cost of living...
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Issue #2078
STOP ISRAELI WAR CRIMES
There is absolutely no excuse for the Netanyahu government to act in the way it is, raining down artillery shells and bombs on a trapped...
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Issue #2154
NSW ALP demolishes public housing
A last-ditch attempt to dissuade the NSW government from demolishing 82 Wentworth Park Road (82WPR) has been held in Glebe. A modest crowd heard about...
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Issue #2125
Build public housing here!
The vacant land left over from the Westconnex (a massive underground road construction) owned by the NSW state government on the corner of Mallett Street...
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Issue #2084
Israel protest outside of Tanya Plibersek’s office
Tanya Plibersek Environment Minister in the Albanese ALP government has her office close to the Communist Party office in Sydney. Plibersek’s electorate have been waiting...
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Issue #2184
Sydney: ‘Stop the War on Iran – Scrap AUKUS’
A combination of peace groups under the banner of Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition (SAAC) and the Palestine Action (PA) came together on the 14 March to...
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Issue #2123
When the King comes knocking
There was only one line in the major media about King Charles III visiting an inner-city housing development in Sydney. The Minister for Housing Rose...
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Issue #2157
PM rebuffed for insipid attitude to Gaza crisis
Despite the combined opposition by the ALP governments federally and in NSW to act against Israel for its cruel, indecently violent actions against the people...
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Issue #2100
Arms corporations win, People lose
Australians will be poorer but not more secure as a result of the massive increase in military spending in the next financial year outlined in...
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Issue #2079
SHAME ALBO SHAME
The genocide taking place in Gaza has not stopped for over 30 days. The death toll in what the United Nations is calling the “children’s...
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Issue #2110
Remembering Hiroshima
As we approach the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin...
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Issue #2051
Military uses for Arnhem Space Centre
Last year the Guardian reported on the development of the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) in north-east Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory. We warned...
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Issue #2054
Give us a Peace Budget
Decaying capitalism is turning the world upside down. Australians are sleeping in the streets and going without food and health care while half a trillion...
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Issue #2141
Rally for public housing
On Saturday March 22 a rally was staged as part of the campaign to protest the NSW government’s lack of concern for low-income housing. Protesters...
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Issue #2161
OP-ED: The ‘March for Australia’
We appreciate the angst that many communities are experiencing after the hurtful and unnecessary ‘March for Australia’ held in many centres on 31 August. We...
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Issue #2051
Selling out Australia
In recent years, former US Navy officials have played critical but secretive roles as paid advisers to Australian governments. Since 2015, six retired US admirals...
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Issue #2164
Palestinians attacked on Sydney train
There were three rallies on Sunday 31 August, one anti-immigration, one pro-immigrants and refugees and the usual pro-Palestine rally. Shamikh Badra and Mohammed Saleh attended...
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Issue #2188
Former General Secretary honoured – Dr Hannah Middleton scholarships
Former colleagues of Hannah Middleton from the Sydney Peace Foundation have set up scholarships named after her at the University of Timor Leste for students...
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Issue #2157
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day marked in Sydney
On 2 August a reasonable crowd gathered at the annual march and rally to commemorate those who perished in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and...
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Issue #2200
Hiroshima/Nagasaki 2026
As the 81st anniversary of the bombing of two cities in Japan dawns on 6 and 9 August respectively, there has never been more immediate...
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