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Resistance is Utile: Critchley responds to Zizek (Harper’s Review, May 2008)

Posted on May 16, 2008 by @ndy

For what it’s worth, and ‘cos I mentioned it previously, I thought I might as well post the letter Simon Critchley sent to Harper‘s regarding Slavoj Žižek’s review of his latest treatise, Infinitely Demanding. The review, along with a response … Continue reading →

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The Punk Years

Posted on May 14, 2008 by @ndy

Huh. Just stumbled upon The Punk Years, a UK doco. Here’s Part One of the first episode: And here’s Part Three of Episode Four, ‘A Riot of Our Own’, which examines more closely the emergence of ‘anarcho-punk’, and in particular … Continue reading →

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Bad BAD Blogger: When Tories Attack!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by @ndy

More blah : Reasons You Will Hate Me, The happiest place on earth. | triple j’s hack: Undermining your boss [mp3] | gatewatching, Victorian Liberal staffers sacked for blogging | Christian Kerr, Blogs help Libs divide and conquer themselves Sheesh. … Continue reading →

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It’s the End of the World as We know it

Posted on May 11, 2008 by @ndy

#32 #31 #30

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Michael Costa is an odd fellow

Posted on May 10, 2008 by @ndy

[Image courtesy machinegunkeyboard] Michael Costa Costa’s obscene outburst at unions Andrew West and Andrew Clennell Sydney Morning Herald May 5, 2008 MICHAEL COSTA stormed across the room – his face flushed, his hands clenched – towards John Robertson, the secretary … Continue reading →

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Privatisation is good*

Posted on May 8, 2008 by @ndy

Or so says Cameron O’Reilly, Executive Director of the Energy Retailers Association of Australia: As a reward for his efforts in the field, O’Reilly received the 2008 Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs … Continue reading →

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G20 : SP says ‘Drop the charges’

Posted on May 8, 2008 by @ndy

And I think they’ve got a point. Oh, and drop the charges against Dave Kerin too! ======================================================== Drop the charges against the G20 arrestees SP Newsletter No.213 The Victorian Labor government is continuing with its campaign to further criminalise protest … Continue reading →

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Boundless plains to share…

Posted on May 8, 2008 by @ndy

Update : Asylum seekers fall through the cracks. Margaret Simons writes: Five minutes after yesterday’s Crikey story about the Rudd Government’s rejection of asylum seekers was published, a client of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne was told that … Continue reading →

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More media on the murder of Nicola Tommasoli

Posted on May 7, 2008 by @ndy

Update : VERONA: MAGISTRATE CONFIRMS ARREST OF 5 TOMMASOLI ATTACKERS (AGI) – Verona, 8 May – There has been confirmation of the arrest of the five youths accused of [having] punched and kicked Nicola Tommasoli to death on the evening … Continue reading →

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They break our legs / And we say “Thank you” when they offer us crutches

Posted on May 6, 2008 by @ndy

Yeah so NSW Labour Premier Morris Iemma is very keen to privatise the remains of the NSW state electricity system (a process begun some years ago). Anyway, Iemma’s plan is deeply unpopular among members of the NSW ALP, delegates of … Continue reading →

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