Community Union Defence League Explained
| Community Union Defence League |
| Location Country: | Australia |
| Founded: | 2016 |
The Community Union Defence League (CUDL) is an Australian mutual aid group that is led by the Australian Communist Party.[1]
As of 2021, CUDL operates branches in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Coffs Harbour.[1]
History
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 were approached by South Australia's Department of Human Services, and told they would need to relocate their weekly street kitchen to a different part of the city.[3] The Australian Communist Party, and the state Labor opposition questioned the visit from the DHS representative constituted a conflict of interest, after it was found the chief executive also had ties to a pub nearby Whitmore Square.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Community Union Defence League . Community Union Defence League . https://web.archive.org/web/20210715033644/https://www.cudl.org.au/. 7 October 2021 . 2021-07-15. Wayback Machine.
- Web site: Street Kitchen launches in Coffs Harbour . News Of The Area . 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119104907/https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/street-kitchen-launches-in-coffs-harbour-61972. first published 7 November 2020 . 7 October 2021 . 2021-01-19. Wayback Machine.
- News: Cold war breaks out between soup kitchen communists and department chief over 'conflict of interest' claim . ABC News . 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004185015/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-22/bureaucrats-try-to-push-communist-soup-kitchen-out-of-square/100391210. first published 22 August 2021 . 7 October 2021 . 2021-10-04. Wayback Machine.
- News: Adelaide pub distances itself from moves to push communist soup kitchen out of Whitmore Square . ABC News . 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004185013/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/sa-communist-soup-kitchen-whitmore-square/100413012. first published 28 August 2021 . 7 October 2021 . 2021-10-04. Wayback Machine.
