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Racism in the Media: The Lie that Built the Northern Territory Intervention

This Friday, November 26 journalist Chris Graham will be discussing ‘Racism in the Media: The Lie that Built the Northern Territory Intervention’ @ Bella Union bar @ Trades Hall (cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton). Starts @ 7pm and is … Continue reading

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Kinect for Xbox 360 : “Natural’s Not In It”

From the Department-of… …comes… LOL. Gang of Four. Neo-Marxist funk. Alienation. Kinect for Xbox 360. Dave Allen is: NORTH is a compass pointed forward. Part ad agency, part creative boutique, part crash-pad for artists, designers, film makers, bloggers, bands and … Continue reading

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What the Anarchist Studies Network reckons anarchism really means

What anarchism really means The Anarchist Studies Network guardian.co.uk November 18, 2010 Direct action is part of creating direct democracy, but the student protests saw the media painting a caricature of anarchism. Protesters are never a homogenous group, but those … Continue reading

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Australia First, refugees… last?

Props to Australia First Party members in Adelaide for getting some media attention by jumping on the increasingly-crowded anti-refugee bandwagon. A previous stunt in August — when some Queensland members joined a Mission Australia protest — also drew some attention. … Continue reading

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Racist YouTube uploader goes to jail

Strewth. There are tens of thousands of explicitly racist videos on YouTube calling for RAHOWA! and other nonsense. I guess Gareth just got unlucky… Man jailed for posting racist video clips on YouTube BBC November 15, 2010 A man has … Continue reading

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The level playing field: Hansonism, globalisation, racism

The level playing field: Hansonism, globalisation, racism Race and Class Suvendrini Perera October 1998 Abstract: The success of Pauline Hanson’s extremist One Nation Party has led to a shift in Australia’s political agenda away from multiculturalism and indigenous rights, legitimising … Continue reading

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EDL? MAC? Same Thing! [Malatesta]

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; / The British far right begat the EDL; and the EDL begat the SDL and their brethren (the WDL, the ADL and the DDL). They also … Continue reading

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Burdened with Debt: “Debt Crisis” and Class Struggles in Greece

Melancholic Greek Troglodytes give birth to a big fat Greek analysis (via libcom): BURDENED WITH DEBT “Debt Crisis” and Class Struggles in Greece TPTG August-October 2010 Through the constant terrorism of the media for almost a year now concerning “our” … Continue reading

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Racist rampage?

Two Melbourne teenagers have been convicted of engaging “in a four-day racist rampage” last December. The pair, Julius Medina and Peter Salapura, were members of a larger gang of up to eight yoof what robbed several Indian men “of their … Continue reading

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Jock Palfreeman : November 2010 Update

Update : Court unable to make final ruling on Jock Palfreeman case, Boel Eriksson, The Mosman Daily | Family pleased at Bulgaria killing appeal, The Sydney Morning Herald (AAP) | Appeal hears Bulgaria stabbing was self defence, ABC (AM) | … Continue reading

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