Category Archives: Student movement

Greeks students are revolting

‘Arsonists attack Greek police station’ [AP] International Herald Tribune March 12, 2007 “ATHENS, Greece: Dozens of youths hurled petrol bombs at a police station near central Athens early Monday, damaging a patrol car and the building’s entrance, authorities said. No … Continue reading

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Young Tories: Recruiting now!

Do YOU think Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is rubbish? Do YOU believe high schools spend too much time force-feeding their students black-armband history? Are YOU outraged that Australia is full of rubbishy old “sacred” sites? Are YOU sick … Continue reading

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Greek anarchists do what Greek anarchists do be do be do… in styleee

Australian corporate media think Greek anarchists are very stylish: “GREEK riot police clashed with stylish anarchist youths in Athens today, turning the city centre into a battleground of billowing smoke for hours. The youths hurled hundreds of petrol bombs at … Continue reading

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What are you, Deaf or something?

On Leftwrites, Jeff Sparrow has drawn my attention to an article by Lennard J. Davis, ‘Deafness and the Riddle of Identity’ (The Chronicle Review, January 12, 2007). It raises a number of interesting questions (see below) in relation to notions … Continue reading

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Anarchist U!

Most of the time, in a wowserish city in which most amusements closed on Sundays, the Yarra Bank simply provided a form of free entertainment. For those interested in ideas, though, the forum offered what Labor Prime Minister John Curtin … Continue reading

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Campus Watch

Last month, Dateline ran a story on the US-based Campus Watch, “a project of the Middle East Forum, [which] reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America, with an aim to improving them”. Established by one of Australian President … Continue reading

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I Was A Teenage Tory : John Hyde Page

Some people might say my life is in a rut But I’m quite happy with what I got People might say that I should strive for more But I’m so happy I can’t see the point Something’s happening here today … Continue reading

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G20: Three G20 protesters granted bail

Three G20 protesters granted bail Sasha Shtargot and Andrea Petrie The Age December 7, 2006 THREE demonstrators accused of violence at the G20 city protests last month were granted bail last night. Students Rosalie Delaney, 19, of Parkville, and David … Continue reading

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G20: Resistance vs. Socialist Alternative

Wearing my leftist train-spotting hat while clothed in white overalls, vegan boots, leading a dog on a string, listening to Loikaemie, and reading a copy of the Australasian Spartacist, I give you the wonderful mess that is: Resistance vs. Socialist … Continue reading

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Anti-Semitism on campus?

Two articles have appeared in The Age recently alleging an increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campus, and accusing the ‘far left’ — Socialist Alternative in particular — of engaging in intimidating tactics. The first recapitulates a press release from the … Continue reading

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