Communist Party of Australia

Current Issue of The Guardian

June 14, 2017 - click here for index of articles.

“Don’t sell our buses” – Higher fares – Fewer services

Many Sydneysiders depend on public transport bus services, and a great many depend on the public transport system as a whole in Australia’s largest city. Two weeks ago the NSW coalition government announced its intention to privatise operation of public bus services in the city’s inner west and south. more ...

Editorial – No one is illegal

In the last few years, there have been countless official reports that have exposed abuses and recommended the closure of centres on Nauru and Manus Island. In November 2014, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention uncovered numerous reported incidents of assaults, sexual assaults and self-harm involving children. more ...

The Last of the Red Matildas

In rememberence of Phyllis Johnson (1917 - 2009), a life-long member and campaigner for the Communist Party, staunch fighter for peace, social justice and women’s rights. more ...

Tearing the fabric of democratic rights

The NSW government will introduce legislation in the next sitting week of parliament, which starts on June 20, to “provide certainty” to police officers to use lethal force against suspected terrorists Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. The increased police power comes out of the inquest into the Lindt Cafe siege of December 2014. more ...

Taking Issue – Superbug pollution

Most of us these days are aware of the increasing risk posed by so-called superbugs, bacteria and fungi that are immune or resistant to the drugs that are meant to kill them. Steps to combat or limit this phenomenon include phasing out the indiscriminate inclusion of antibiotics in cattle feed, stricter adherence to hygiene protocols and control over the use and dissemination of antibiotics within the community. more ...

Cuba – Socialist adjustment

Cuba is facing serious economic and financial problems, with the US economic blockade the source of many of them. And like the people of all other nations, Cubans also confront a world overwhelmed by pervasive corporate greed, wars, populations in distress, and climate change. Such were the circumstances greeting Cuba’s National Assembly as it met on May 31 and June 1 in an “extraordinary session.” On the agenda was discussion of several documents fundamental to the project of building a socialist society in difficult times. more ...

The Siege of Leningrad

The cold war against Russia – and previously the Soviet Union – continues. This includes the removal from public memory of the many atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on the Soviet population and the latter’s heroic role in the defeat of fascism. more ...

Terror as opportunity

The hallmark of any administration worth its corruptly curing salt is making hay while the sun shines its searing rays. Not long after the slashing and running down taking place in London, moving from London Bridge to Borough Market, the tweets of blame and fire were already coming through. more ...