Category Archives: State / Politics

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White nationalism v national anarchism

RAHOWA! An awesome! discussion has been taking place on Stormfront Down Under recently on the subject of the New Right/national anarchism, and its rather strained relationship with ‘White nationalism’. On the one side, there’s the Jew-hating ‘anarchists’: such as White_Australian, … Continue reading

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Bill Henson : Video response

For Andrew Bolt & Timmeh Blair & Paul Sheehan & So On & So Forth: Evidently Chickentown!

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Kevin Andrews : Tool of the Week

Former Minister for Immigration Kevin Andrews is a scumbag — and that’s official. In July 2007, Andrews, struck down with an advanced and seemingly incurable case of PotKettleBlack, conspired to keep Gold Coast doctor Mohammed Haneef locked up because of … Continue reading

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Free Hicham Yezza!

Hicham Yezza is a former student and current employee at Nottingham University in the UK. Presently, he is facing being deported by British authorities to Algeria as early as this weekend, despite having resided in England for the last 13 … Continue reading

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Marxists & Hobgoblins

One of the more interesting derivations of Marxist thought is contained in the works of CLR James (1901–1989) and Raya Dunayevskaya (1910–1987), aka ‘Marxist Humanism’. For a short period, James and Dunayevskaya were members of the (US) Trotskyist Socialist Workers’ … Continue reading

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Bill Henson Again (Again)

1) Henson controversy now a matter of record, courtesy of Cate. Nude Photos Ignite Australian Debate The New York Times May 28, 2008 Cate Blanchett joined forces on Tuesday with prominent people in the arts to protest plans by the … Continue reading

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Jeff Sparrow adds to his ASIO file

Recently, the National Archive has released into the wilds of disinterested public opinion a few 30-year-old bits of paper regarding ASIO. Jeff Sparrow has written some thoughts on the released documents for Crikey. By way of introduction, this 1994 documentary: … Continue reading

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Burchell on 1968 and all that

David Burchell is (was?) a Senior Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of Western Horizon: Sydney’s Heartland and the Future of Australian Politics (Scribe, 2003). He was the co-editor, with Andrew Leigh, of … Continue reading

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2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson

2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson theatre notes Tuesday, May 27, 2008 I know it’s been quiet on the blog the past couple of days. However, it has not been quiet at home: I’ve been putting together an … Continue reading

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Bill Henson … Again

Update (May 28) : Art or not, it’s still exploitation, Steve Biddulph, The Age | High Court’s soft spot for Henson, Leo Shanahan, The Age | Henson art is great, Sebastian Smee, The Australian… Previously on Bill Henson’s Blues : … Continue reading

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