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G20: With experts like these…

Luke Howie is a Research Intern at the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre and a lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. He’s also the expert the ABC’s PM turned to today in order to … Continue reading →

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G20: A less hysterical account

On the ground at the G20 protests By Cam Smith, riot reporter and campaigner with the anti-racism group Fight Dem Back! Halfway through the riot I began to worry that I’d never be able to write about it. It’s not … Continue reading →

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G20 and 60,000 dead children

Mr Costello said: “There are some socialists, there are some anarchists, there are some people that want to disrupt world trade. What do you want the international footage to be of? People trying to disrupt world leaders or a warm, … Continue reading →

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Police evict/ing aspaceoutside and the wake

As if they don’t own enough of the world already! Make Property History! Police evict aspaceoutside and the wake by @ndy Friday November 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM Hey folks! The police are currently in the process of evicting aspaceoutside … Continue reading →

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Accountant recommends political passivity

Treasurer urges peaceful protest Dewi Cooke The Age November 16, 2006 TREASURER Peter Costello has called for peaceful demonstrations at this weekend’s G20 meeting. He urged protesters not to disrupt the meeting of finance ministers and central bankers at Melbourne’s … Continue reading →

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The G20 According to The Corporation

Following a very tired old script, the overpaid hacks in the corporate sector that abuse the term ‘journalist’ have been working overtime, busy providing a skeptical Australian public with an ideological framework within which the forms of police violence on … Continue reading →

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‘Compassionate Slavery’ Market for Africa: WTO

November 13, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WTO ANNOUNCES FORMALIZED SLAVERY MARKET FOR AFRICA US Trade Representative to Africa, Governor of Nigeria Central Bank, weigh in at Wharton… Text, photos, video | Conference website | Conference contacts | WTO Contact : … Continue reading →

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The Great Australian Bikini March

Weird shit. ‘Nationalist’ Australian clothing company True Blue Productions — which, while claiming to be “100% Aussie”, uses t-shirts manufactured overseas by Gildan Activewear* — is engaged in a guerilla advertising campaign called ‘The Great Australian Bikini March’. According to … Continue reading →

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¿Qué está sucediendo en América Latina?

What’s happening in Latin America? Stories and films in a friendly environment — music by DJ Mono. Featuring: + Rosa del Carmen Curihuentro : journalist and Mapuche indigenous activist from Chile + Heriberto Salas : ‘People for the Defence of … Continue reading →

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Relaxed… comfortable… ASIO

ASIO has just released its Annual Report to Parliament for the (financial) year 2005-06. Dale Mills (Green Left Weakly, November 10, 2006) has courteously provided the public with a brief summary, relaxedly and comfortably titled ‘ASIO steps up surveillance of … Continue reading →

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