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Some lists of May Day events around Australia (including events on later dates) (aussie.zone)
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Unfortunately I haven't yet found a comprehensive list, so post any additional lists in the comments

https://www.greenleft.org.au/events

https://cpa.org.au/guardian/issue-2187/may-day-around-australia/

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[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

No worries with Socialist Alliance's GreenLeft, but my knee-jerk reaction to the CPA is that they are, not even embarrassed, Stalinists. Based on reporting and having gone out to the pub with some of them after a protest once.

I may have fighting words with comrades who think a one-party state who "consults with" the working class, and rules for them (their words, not mine).

Nothing wrong with "communists", but the CPA, in my view, and by their own admission (people I met), are maoists and stalinists - and those people hate democracy.

They very seriously told me that while China isn't perfect, it's a government who governs for the people. Which is some hilarious shit If I've ever heard it, considering how China is capitalist as heck and has no popular democracy whatsoever. Even less than us.

There is no socialism without democracy.

Apologies, but I feel very strongly against the CPA. It sucks, because what the common person thinks communism and socialism, is what they're espousing...

Thank Christ they're a tiny org in Australia.

(Maybe there is more than one org calling itself the a Communist Party of Australia???)