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Melbourne Nazis Say: No to The Voice to Parliament/Yes to Boxing Gyms in Sunshine West

A march and rally supporting a ‘No’ vote in The Voice referendum was held in Melbourne CBD yesterday, one of several that took place in cities across the country. The Melbourne event, the latest in a series titled a ‘World … Continue reading

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Trot Guide January 2023 Update

Another year, another chance to Return to the Path of Lenin and Trotsky (and/or Mao)! I last reviewed the guide in February 2022 (FWIW, the first survey what I done was published in January 2006). To begin with, I’m encouraged … Continue reading

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antifa notes (december 16, 2022) : last drinks for 2022

It’s been a while since I published some notes: about two-and-a-half months in fact. Inter alia, I suppose I could discuss how (anti-)social (corporate) media has destroyed the blogosphere, and maybe whine about how Facebook and Twitter are shit (as … Continue reading

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2022 Victorian state election : Left and Right

I asked a mexican who ran a bar for americans “who won” I said “the election?” he laughed and I felt like a gringo It’s that time again! Leaving aside The Usual Suspects (Labor, Liberal/Nationals and Greens), you can find … Continue reading

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Far left candidates at the 2022 Australian federal election

Racing! Nominations for the 2022 Australian federal election have now been officially confirmed and — despite rumours that communists, socialists and other ‘far’ leftists lurk within the bosom of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Greens — there’s only … Continue reading

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Trot Guide February 2022 Update

According to the recently launched website Internationalist Standpoint: The main problem faced by the working masses internationally, today, is the lack of organization and leadership – the crisis of the system is reflected into a crisis of the working-class organizations, … Continue reading

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Blogging 2021 : A Summary

See also : Blogging 2020 : A Summary. January (5) A flying start: three posts dedicated to Yeah Nah Pasaran! (interviews with Becca Lewis, Marc-André Argentino and Megan Kelly) plus one taking note of a failed coup and another about … Continue reading

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #096 w Tom Tanuki on #MelbourneProtest & Freedumbs : November 25, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Tom Tanuki [Twitter] about recent agitations by ‘Freedumb activists’, especially the anti-vaXX rallies of November 20. Under the enormous umbrella of Liberty gathers a divers range of Ordinary Mums … Continue reading

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CFMEU, broken windows, grifters, plague rats, workers’ solidarity …

[Update (September 29) : The plague rats have today obtained a qualified victory, as CFMEU outbreak: President tests positive, Setka in isolation, Michael Fowler and Ben Schneiders, The Age.] … and more besides. Just a brief note to let you … Continue reading

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Token 2021 (Melbourne) May Day Post

Happy May Day ‘N’ All That. In Melbourne, May Day continues to shuffle along, and you can join in this weekend by way of: 1) A Walking Tour A tour of significant Melbourne anarchist historical sites commencing at Chummie Place, … Continue reading

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