The Guardian • Ron Hall
Issue #2073
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom history book launch
South Australia: “AUKUS – Nonsensical and may not even come to fruition!” This authoritative observation, made at the recent WILPF history book launch, was greeted...
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Issue #2004
Timor-Leste elections 2022
In a conclusive victory in the recent Timor-Leste presidential elections, José Ramos-Horta, a former foreign affairs Minister, Prime Minister and President, became the new President...
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Issue #2023
Juvenile justice a system in crisis
With frequent unlawful lock downs of over twenty hours per day, ostensibly caused by staff shortages, incarcerated youth are being denied access to formal education,...
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Issue #2024
Governor General – lobbyist par excellence!
Essentially Australia’s head of state is a prime ministerial appointment whereas, if democratic principles were to apply in choosing the highest position in a democracy...
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Issue #2137
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of IWD
First Nations artist and writer, Tabith Lean, an eloquent advocate for criminalised women, recounted not only her own devastating personal experiences on first being incarcerated,...
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Issue #2002
West Papuans escalate their fight for justice
In 1962 the “New York Agreement” signed at the United Nations led to the notorious Act of Free Choice that took place in West Papua...
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Issue #2056
Burrup desecration
Could the destruction of priceless 40,000-year-old art work in the great land of Australia ever happen today? The deliberately planned Juukun cave explosion of 2020...
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Issue #2049
Road to War
As Australia’s most outstanding documentary film maker with 21 films and many awards to his credit, David Bradbury has created another monumental and relevant work...
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Issue #2013
NAIDOC Week
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) can trace its origins back to 1938 when at one of the earliest human rights protests anywhere...
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Issue #2198
LETTERS
Happy Birthday USA In wishing the USA a happy 250th birthday, the Guardian editorial (‘Happy Birthday’, Guardian #2197) hopes for a rapid decline of the...
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Issue #2105
Aboriginal heritage under threat from biopiracy
Aboriginal cultural knowledge is under threat of being stolen through the skilful, but sometimes deceptive, use of patents laws. Indigenous communities are frequently targeted, for...
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Issue #2052
AUKUS unmasked
With an ultimate price tag of over half a trillion dollars, AUKUS represents a huge attack on the Australian way of life, on the environment...
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Issue #2096
Anti-AUKUS Forum, Port Adelaide
A coalition of Anti-AUKUS, peace and community activists organised a public forum on the dangers of the planned involvement of Port Adelaide in the nuclear...
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Issue #2149
LETTERS
Policing – an ongoing tragedy Dear Comrade Editor, Some police officers may wonder why they are generally treated with total distrust, if not disgust, especially...
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Issue #2136
Water vs ‘Defence’ in South Australia
A key feature of the water supply system in SA is the ADP (Adelaide Desalination Plant), which relieves demand on water from the Murray Darling...
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Issue #2115
AFOPA doubles membership
At the 2024 AFOPA (Australian Friends of Palestine Association) annual general meeting, a doubling of membership was reported along with growing support at rallies and...
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Issue #2060
Electric vehicles
Individually, Australians hold the dubious distinction of being the world’s biggest polluters, on a per capita basis, among nations of the OECD (Organisation for Economic...
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Issue #2093
Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC MBE DSG 1932-2024
On 4 February 2024, in Tartanya, (Adelaide), on Kaurna country, a great Aboriginal leader and highly honoured Australian, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, passed away. Her state...
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Issue #2124
Cuba night at the Semaphore
As the home of progressive music and thought in Adelaide, the Semaphore Workers Club was the ideal venue to highlight Cuban culture and values. The...
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Issue #2090
Maritime Union’s Quadrennial National Conference
The Maritime Union’s Quadrennial National Conference, from 26 February to 1 March, took place at the Adelaide Convention Centre with 500 delegates from around Australia...
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Issue #2081
Good Housing: A Human Right for all Australians
Residents of the remote community of Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) in the Northern Territory have just won their right to enjoy safe and healthy housing,...
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Issue #2149
Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre Opening
Thousands gathered at Port Adelaide for the opening of the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Yitpi Yartapuultiku, (Kaurna for Soul of Port Adelaide). Yipti is situated on...
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Issue #2159
Curry With Comrades
South Australian comrades came together for an evening of comradeship, curry, and inspiration for advocating peace and support for socialism. Fidel’s, the CPA hub in...
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Issue #2154
NAIDOC 2025 – The Next Generation
Fifty years ago NAIDOC, the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee, was commissioned to celebrate just one special day. Since 1975 it has become...
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Issue #2118
Beryl Miller’s 98th Birthday
One of the Party’s longest serving members, Beryl Miller, recently turned 98 and is still a keen reader of the Guardian – Workers’ Weekly. Over...
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Issue #2202
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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Issue #2124
Port Adelaide says NO to AUKUS
Alarming revelations about the dubious background to the one-sided AUKUS deal emerged at a packed public information forum organised by PACOA (Port Adelaide Citizens Opposing...
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Issue #2106
Fidel’s Centre
Fidel’s Centre was officially opened on 13 August 2016 to commemorate Fidel’s birthday with comrade Hannah Middleton as the guest speaker. Prior to that, it...
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Issue #2199
Increased voter support for South Australia’s Voice
South Australia’s First Nations Voice is a representative, legislatively created elected body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the state. Commenting on the...
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Issue #2138
IWD Luncheon Adelaide
First Nations artist and writer, Tabith Lean, an eloquent advocate for criminalised women, recounted not only her own devastating personal experiences on first being incarcerated,...
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Issue #2151
Guardian as campaigning tool
Guardian regular Ron Hall attached a PDF of this paper to every email sent to every member of the South Australian legislative assembly in protest...
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