Category Archives: Student movement

Lech Walesa has a lot to answer for

Posted on February 4, 2008 by @ndy

Bah humbug! In terrible news for trainspotters, there’s been a reconsolidation on the Trotskyist left in Australia: the International Socialist Organisation (ISO), the Socialist Action Group (SAG) and Solidarity have agreed to join together in a new Party, imaginatively titled … Continue reading →

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Would the real anarchists / Trotskyists… (Et cetera)

Posted on February 1, 2008 by @ndy

From the Department of Where Are They Now? ‘K so, a few days ago the newly-appointed boss of Australia’s Worst Union (AWU) was profiled in the local rag. And according to it, Paul Howes is a former Trotskyist. Actually, the … Continue reading →

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Frank Ellis

Posted on January 30, 2008 by @ndy

From the Department of Extremely-Late-Breaking News: A short while ago, in an attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for ‘Number of Missing Premises in a Completely Batshit Political Argument’, a Yanqui fascist claimed on my blog that “the anarchists … Continue reading →

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Viva Chávez? WSJ on the student opposition…

Posted on November 26, 2007 by @ndy

To Oppose Chávez, Youth In Caracas Rally Behind Stalin John Lyons and José Córdoba Wall Street Journal November 24, 2007 CARACAS, Venezuela — As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez attempts to push through what he calls 21st-Century Socialism, his biggest obstacle … Continue reading →

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G20 : Not-corrupt police give sub-editor opportunity to use word ‘nab’

Posted on November 16, 2007 by @ndy

Note that the G20 is meeting again this weekend (November 17/18) in Kleinmond, South Africa. “During this meeting — which will be hosted by the current Chair of the G20, our own Trevor Manual — the most powerful economic ministers … Continue reading →

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Oh Crikey! it’s : APEC

Posted on September 5, 2007 by @ndy

Today Crikey! has published ‘Your cut out and keep APEC protest guide’ by Luke McKenna, a leftist trainspotters’ guide to who’s who in the anti-APEC Zoo. In it, Luke identifies ten main groups, to which I’ve added a little commentary. … Continue reading →

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APEC : Huge sale! All journalistic standards must go!

Posted on September 2, 2007 by @ndy

[Oh yeah: F.L.A.R.E. in the void, ‘for liberation, autonomy, resistance, exodus and a Collingwood victory in the Grand Final’ is a convergence taking place from Wednesday September 4 — Sunday September 9 somewhere in Sydney. Go read the blog, phone … Continue reading →

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APEC : Protesting is baaad, mmmkay?

Posted on August 31, 2007 by @ndy

If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat? or If you like school, you’ll love work I believe the children are our future, and so … Continue reading →

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APEC : Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :)

Posted on August 22, 2007 by @ndy

Hi Emma, Gabrielle Boyle here from the TEN Newsroom in Sydney. We are currently covering a series of stories about the lead-up to APEC. We are wondering how to contact you or a spokesperson for your group today? Kind regards, … Continue reading →

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Tricksy ASIO wants the nasssty anarchisssts

Posted on June 26, 2007 by @ndy

They’re all from New Zealand I tells ya! Police spy agencies target Australian universities Laura Tiernan wsws.org June 26, 2007 Last week’s revelation that police intelligence sought to recruit University of Sydney Students Representative Council (SRC) leader Daniel Jones to … Continue reading →

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