The Guardian • Melbourne
Issue #2066
“Keep Fighting AUKUS”
Joon Shik Shin’s business card gives his profession as “peace activist.” He has been a long-time worker for unions and the peace movement in both...
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Issue #2065
Hiroshima Day
Sydney Sydney – walking towards the Defence Department. Hiroshima/ Nagasaki Day 2023, was one of the best attended for years. The bombing of two cities...
Read moreA Melbourne perspective: lockdowns, “freedom” rallies, and mandatory vaccination
The topics covered were discussed at a recent Melbourne CPA branch meeting.
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Issue #2023
The rent is too high!: RAHU speaks truth to power at the Victorian state election
On 2nd September, the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) launched their state election campaign in Victoria, on the platform that “the rent is too high.”...
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Issue #2024
Melbourne hosts another successful CPA National School
Who started smoking cigars earlier, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Fidel Castro? Which scientific discovery was announced in The Daily Worker (a British communist paper) before anyone...
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Issue #2029
Victoria underwater, but Flemington dry
The northwestern suburbs of Melbourne are underwater, but Flemington Racecourse remains dry. It is a timely reminder that in the battle for climate, there is...
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Issue #2063
Anti-AUKUS action rocks Melbourne
Melbourne comrades gathered in Brunswick to protest the planned AUKUS commitment and the Albanese government’s plans to turn Australia into a parking lot for nuclear...
Read moreBetting the house: the Crown Casino scandal
Royal Commissions in two states, Victoria and Western Australia, into the Crown Casino empire have revealed the enormous amount of corruption.
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Issue #2022
(Un)equal pay day: Melbourne
On Monday the 29th August, working women took to the streets of Melbourne to raise awareness and protest against the rising gender pay gap. The...
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Issue #2034
Pampas workers reject crumby deal
More than fifty pastry and pie makers at Pampas in Melbourne commenced an indefinite stop work on Monday last week in a fight for job...
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Issue #2039
Invasion Day rallies demand “Treaty before Voice”
As many as 100,000 people took to the streets with rallies and marches in every state and territory on Invasion Day, 26th January. Protestors held...
Read morePalm Sunday: Melbourne walks in solidarity with refugees
On Sunday, the 28th March was Palm Sunday, an important day on activist calendars for groups across the political spectrum. The Palm Sunday march is held each year on the Sunday before Easter in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, and other cities across the country.
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Issue #2070
Chile 11 September
MELBOURNE: There were tears, poetry, song, and many heartfelt speeches this week at a gathering to pay tribute to all those who suffered in the...
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Issue #2045
Party members in anti-Fascist action
Late last year it was revealed that a Nazi white supremacist organisation known as the National Socialist Network had held a get-together at Legacy Boxing...
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Issue #2052
May Day 2023
On 1st May Communist Party of Australia comrades gathered at the 888 Hour monument in Melbourne to mark May Day. From a speech by comrade...
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Issue #2064
MUA rallies for respect for workers
Australian maritime workers converged in Melbourne to rally at the Australia Wind Energy conference at South Wharf, to draw attention to the actions of global...
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Issue #2064
Cuban resilience to overcome the blockade
Cuban Ambassador, Tanieris Dieguez La O, expressed her gratitude to the Consultation for the continuing Australian solidarity with the Cuban people. At the Australia Cuba...
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