Social:Community Union Defence League

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Short description: Australian community group


Community Union Defence League
Founded2016
Websitewww.cudl.org.au

The Community Union Defence League (CUDL) is an Australian mutual aid group that is led by the Australian Communist Party.[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 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]

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