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Victorian local council election results (far left and far right)

Posted on November 30, 2008 by @ndy

How excitement! LEFT Initial results indicate that the people of Queenscliffe are not allying themselves with socialism, SA candidate Chris Johnson coming last of nine candidates with 102 votes. In Maribyrnong (Stony Creek Ward), SA candidate Stuart Martin got 811 … Continue reading →

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Tom Gabel : ‘Anna Is A Stool Pigeon’

Posted on November 29, 2008 by @ndy

A song by Tom Gabel (Against Me!) about “Anna”, the FBI informant and media *. ‘She thinks she’s a hawk / But she’s just a fucking snitch’. “Anna is a wise one for her years, and she knows she needs … Continue reading →

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New! Improved! IR laws doubleplusgood

Posted on November 29, 2008 by @ndy

“While WorkChoices pared back rights to five minimum standards, Labor’s new rules write into the law 10 workplace standards and a further 10 rules covering workers on federal awards who earn less than $100,000 a year.” Doubleplusgood. The five minimum … Continue reading →

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Anarchy! Spies! Private eyes! Libraries!

Posted on November 26, 2008 by @ndy

OMG!!!!1!! Next thing you know, tricksy police and corporate whores will be infiltrating groups, sending undercovers to punk gigs (and to protests wearing Che Guevara caps), and freeing chickens. Oh. Wait. Private spies hired by police Richard Baker and Nick … Continue reading →

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Always Look On The Bright Side of Life : The AIDEX ’91 Story

Posted on November 24, 2008 by @ndy

Iain McIntyre — in association with one of Melbourne’s leading cultural institutions, the Homebrew Cultural Association — has just published a great new book: Always Look On The Bright Side of Life : The AIDEX ’91 Story. The book’s publication … Continue reading →

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White supremacists vs. Law-talking guys

Posted on November 21, 2008 by @ndy

Bill White: “Not so tough” Bill White — online serial pest, lawyer, real estate owner, and the leader of one of umpteen recent versions (American National Socialist Workers Party) of the American Nazi Party — is currently facing trial, on … Continue reading →

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Go Diane! For petunias, the Queen and clean toilets

Posted on November 12, 2008 by @ndy

(Also no immigrants or treaties.) Diane Teasdale, President of the Australia First Party [to be confused with the Australia First Party (NSW)], is calling on the good people of Shepparton to vote for her on Saturday, November 29. One of … Continue reading →

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Remember, the Eleventh of November

Posted on November 12, 2008 by @ndy

“Mr. Block is legion,” wrote Walker C. Smith in 1913. “He is representative of that host of slaves who think in terms of their masters. Mr. Block owns nothing, yet he speaks from the standpoint of the millionaire; he is … Continue reading →

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RAM, Respect & the Socialist Alliance

Posted on November 11, 2008 by @ndy

New Zealand: Broad left party strides ahead Peter Robson links.org.au May 17, 2008 The Residents’ Action Movement has been growing rapidly in the last month (with around 100-300 people joining per week) as a result of the popularity of their … Continue reading →

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2008 Election in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Posted on November 10, 2008 by @ndy

NZ employs the Mixed Member Proportional representation (MMP) voting system. The NZ Parliament has a total of 122 seats, 7 of which are reserved for Maori candidates. The Nationals won 59 (gaining 11), Labour 43 (losing 7), Greens 8 (gaining … Continue reading →

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