Category Archives: Sex & Sexuality

Loophole closing?

Loophole Community Centre — “an umbrella organisation providing a home to a wide array of arts and humanities projects” — appears to be on the verge of closing. Well, perhaps only at its current location (670–672 High St, Northcote), having … Continue reading

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Pell & Co. ~versus~ Deveny & Twitter… and memes

Oh dear. Local comedian Catherine Deveny got a letter from the government Twitter the other day. She opened it, read it, it said they were suckers she may wanna remove a tweet she done re Sydney Archbishop George Pell — … Continue reading

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Law & Order & Chains & Cobwebs

The Curious Case of Occupy Melbourne concluded on Friday, May 4, with Justice North reserving his decision ’til laters. Will North agree with Merkel that #omel had the right to public protest, or will he concur with Doyle & Co. … Continue reading

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Doss Blockos ~versus~ LYNX Anarchy

Last Thursday I wrote about ‘Doss Blockos’, the faux-squatter beer produced by local marketing company Big Dog. When they’re not simply swingin’ on the flippity flop — Hell, maybe even when they are — the bRanes behind Big Dog are … Continue reading

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Safer spaces?

On libcom, Ramona has written an interesting blog entry on ‘Safer spaces, false allegations, and the NYC Anarchist Bookfair’. It concentrates on addressing what she argues is the mistaken fear that the implementation of somesuch policy lends itself to abuse; … Continue reading

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Free Pussy Riot! Melbourne rally, Friday, April 20

PuSsY RiOt is a kick-arse group of anarchist/feminist/punk malcontents from Russia. Formed in October last year, their creative acts of resistance to the plutocracy in that country has made them, like so many others, targets of state repression. Currently, three … Continue reading

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Church & State & Suicide & Survival

From the Department of Dwelling Crankily on Old Wounds (and on the eve of the 2012 Global Atheist Convention): Church’s suicide victims Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker and Jane Lee The Age April 13, 2012 CONFIDENTIAL police reports have detailed the … Continue reading

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Frankie Goes to Prison : The Rumjacks

[Update (September 1, 2016) : This post has been edited. In August this year, The Rumjacks released a new album, Sleepin’ Rough, and are currently on tour. Their return has sparked some controversy in the music press, and the band … Continue reading

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“Yes I am the chief and y’all just the Indians” proclaims runaway slave master.

Get off my dick and tell your bitch to come here because I totally care what young celebrities say and do, even if they are mutanoid, Caucasoid, white cave bitches… A RAPPER from Mullumbimby who has become a star in … Continue reading

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Yeah, Yeah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Whatever: On Women’s Rights.

The following is written in response to a brief discussion on Facebook regarding the article ‘On Women’s Rights: Yeah, Yeah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Whatever’ by Yashar Ali, originally published at The Current Conscience (March 19, 2012). It’s the second time … Continue reading

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