Communist Party of Australia

Current Issue of The Guardian

January 25, 2017 - click here for index of articles.

On the backs of battlers

The Coalition government wished the big banks and corporations a Prosperous New Year with the promise of tax cuts and more corporate welfare. But the message was different for the most vulnerable and least well off as the government embarked upon one of its most callous and criminal exercises yet – Centrelink’s Auto-Debt Recovery Program. Thousands of social security recipients and former recipients are being pursued to pay debts they do not owe in a massive exercise to reduce the budget deficit on the backs of the poor. more ...

Editorial – “The way has been shown”

The year 2017 is shaping up to be a huge one for the working class of Australia and all exploited and oppressed people around the world. Communists around the world will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution, a momentous turning point in human history in which Russian workers and peasants took power and built a new type of society. more ...

Victoria on the path to a treaty

Victoria’s treaty process will next involve a second series of community consultations, which will culminate in a ceremonial “on country” event to be held in April involving the state’s traditional owners, Aboriginal organisations and the treaty interim working group. more ...

Another life at risk on Nauru

A refugee man on Nauru who appears to have suffered a serious cardiac event more than one month ago is being denied access to urgent medical treatment after Australian authorities have failed to transfer him to a facility with appropriate testing and treatment options. more ...

The singer at the gates of dawn

The Department concert was organised by one of the division managers as an attempt to boost staff morale during the government’s selective retrenchment program. Some members of management sympathised with the employees because they knew that the government’s real agenda was to abolish the entire Department. more ...

A rich history

Sitaram Yechury is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the parliamentary group leader of his Party. He was recently in Sydney to speak at a conference and while he was there visited the Communist Party of Australia’s headquarters. He kindly agreed to an interview with Anna Pha from the Guardian. more ...

Under darkness, Gazans mark new year

A father and his two daughters were three of the first Palestinians to suffer injuries related to Gaza’s electricity crisis this year. They have been left with moderate burns after a candle the girls lit to do their homework started a fire in their apartment in Gaza City on January 2. more ...

Culture & Life – The last Veddas of Sri Lanka

Last month the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minorities Izsák Ndiaye praised the current Sri Lankan government for offering “a glimpse of hope” to excluded communities across the island. However “challenges remain”, and beyond the Sinhalese and Tamil friction, another minority is fast disappearing altogether. more ...