Community Union Defence League
| Founded | 2016 |
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| Website | www |
The Community Union Defence League (CUDL) is an Australian mutual aid group that is led by the Australian Communist Party.[1]
History
[edit]In November 2020, a street kitchen was started by CUDL in Coffs Harbour in response to significant homelessness in the area.[2]
In August 2021, CUDL Adelaide members manning a street kitchen in Whitmore Square were approached by South Australia's Department of Human Services and told they would need to relocate to a different part of the city.[3] The Australian Communist Party and the state Labor opposition questioned whether the visit from the DHS representative constituted a conflict of interest after it was found the chief executive of the DHS also had business ties to a pub nearby.[4]
In March 2025, CUDL Brisbane held a protest at Musgrave Park against the decision of Lord-Mayor Adrian Schrinner to evict homeless campers from council parks, with the lead organizer of the protest calling the move "shameful" and "evil".[5]
In 2026, CUDL announced that it would shut down operations in every state but Queensland.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Community Union Defence League". Community Union Defence League. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Street Kitchen launches in Coffs Harbour". News Of The Area. 27 November 2020 [first published 7 November 2020]. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Cold war breaks out between soup kitchen communists and department chief over 'conflict of interest' claim". ABC News. 21 August 2021 [first published 22 August 2021]. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Adelaide pub distances itself from moves to push communist soup kitchen out of Whitmore Square". ABC News. 27 August 2021 [first published 28 August 2021]. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Homeless say streets safer than boarding houses as Brisbane cracks down on tents in parks". ABC News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Closing down CUDL". cudl.org.au. CUDL. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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