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Latest Posts
Silicosis the “new” Asbestosis
Shane S. 4 March 2019
A recent Queensland report from the ABC has again highlighted the growing danger of industrial disease, in this case, Silicosis. “An audit of Queensland's manufacturing stone industry has revealed 98 workers have contracted the potentially deadly lung disease silicosis — 15 ...
US strengthens military grip: The Australian International Airshow, Avalon 2019
(Contributed) 3 March 2019
Speaking at the Avalon International Air Show at Geelong yesterday, the head of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Air Marshal Leo Davies has predicted a "significant investment" in space for the RAAF over the next twenty years. Although he distanced this spend from Trump’s ...
(From the International Bulletin of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party Turkey/Kurdistan February 2019) 25 February 2019
With the initiative of a women's strike in Argentina and Poland, the call for an international women's strike on 8 of March has spread in more and more countries since 2017 (1). With the women's ...
Many Vanguard readers are probably aware that Ted Hill was a leader of the Communist Party of Australia in the 1940s and 1950s and initial Chairperson of the CPA -ML when it formed in the early 1960s. Vanguard readers are probably familiar ...
Vanuatu, US imperialism and the “Defence of Australia” Doctrine
(Contributed) 24 February 2019
Recent high-level diplomatic meetings between Australia and Vanuatu have received little publicity in mainstream media outlets, only a scant acknowledgement they took place and the outcome was partially successful. It is not difficult to establish why this was the case:
Australian workers! We can be heartened! There are movements and workers on strike around the world that are making great strides to challenge capitalism. We aren’t hearing much about it, but it is happening. First we have the teachers in Los Angeles.
“Ramping” - a Third World problem in a First World setting
Nick G. 20 February 2019
In Australia we seem to have First World ambulance services and hospital facilities, yet Third World conditions where the two meet. Yesterday, an old lady in her nineties developed bed sores as a result of being “ramped” for eight hours.
Recent media coverage of Operation Yellowhammer in the UK has revealed the use of psychological warfare operations (psy-ops) as part of emergency provision for conflict over Brexit.
Psy-ops have a long and interesting history. In recent times United States-led military planners have ...
2019 shapes up to be a critical year for public transport workers in Victoria, with the Enterprise Agreements (EA) for all three major operators (Metro Trains, Yarra Trams and state owned regional rail operator V/Line) up for expiration and renegotiation.
A Comment on the Contributed Article “US Imperialism Intensifies Hostility Towards Cuba”
Louisa L. 10 February 2019
The CPA(ML) greatly values contributions from our readers and supporters. US Imperialism intensifies hostility towards Cuba includes some analysis of history which differs from our party’s. As the article points out, Cuba is a beacon to the world for standing firm against US ...
Leading figures in the Trump administration have described Cuba as a serious national security threat to the United States in a further return to Cold War rhetoric.
While Cuba has remained a preoccupation for the US intelligence services for sixty ...
On Saturday 9th February, former SA Unions Secretary, Joe Szakacs, was elected Labor MP for the by - election in the inner north-western suburban safe Labor seat of Cheltenham in Adelaide. The by-election arose after former Member for Cheltenham and former Labor Premier, Jay ...
US imperialism – common enemy of the Venezuelan and Australian people
Danny O.
US National Security Advisor John Bolton made it perfectly clear in a recent interview on Fox News that the ongoing US-led coup attempt in Venezuela was predominately about one thing – oil.
Supermarkets Hurting Egg Producers Egg farmers fear that dozens of egg farms could be wiped out in the near future. Because of the drought, their feed costs have increased considerably, up from $420 a tonne twelve months ago to $640 a tonne ...
On the Royal Commission into the Murray Darling Basin
Nick G . 4 February 2019
In 2017, the ABC exposed serious water theft, particularly in the northern part of the Murray Darling Basin. In response, the then Labor SA government established a Royal Commission to follow-up the allegations. The Commission’s terms of reference gave it the authority to investigate matters ...
The British Conservative government has contingency plans to introduce martial law with Operation Yellowhammer, following threats of disorder with Brexit.
Three important considerations have arisen, which also have significance for Australia:
Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) 29 January 2019
The Invasion Day marches on January 26 brought many tens of thousands of people on to the streets around Australia. Whether marked by First Nations and their allies as a Day of Mourning, of ...
A recent hostile statement about Iran by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rests upon a Cold War position dating to the earliest days of the Trump administration, and beyond. It is not difficult to establish US desperation with Iran and the wider Middle ...
