Community Union Defence League

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

As of 2021, CUDL operates branches in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Coffs Harbour.

History
In November 2020, a street kitchen was started by CUDL in Coffs Harbour in response to significant homelessness in the area.

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. 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.