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Racial vilification in WA

Posted on September 15, 2006 by @ndy

‘WA court dismisses charges over racial insult’ AM – Friday, 15 September, 2006 Reporter: David Weber TONY EASTLEY: In Western Australia the Attorney-General Jim McGinty has endorsed a court’s decision to dismiss a racial vilification charge against an Aboriginal teenager. … Continue reading →

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“You will submit!” US court says to Wolf

Posted on September 14, 2006 by @ndy

While the Australian corporate / state media maintains its silence. ‘Freelancer held in contempt for refusing to testify’ David Kravets (AP Legal Affairs Writer) San Francisco Chronicle September 11, 2006 A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the contempt of … Continue reading →

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Heinemann : No pay, no safety, and no respect

Posted on September 12, 2006 by @ndy

‘Safety fears at overtime row firm’ Ewin Hannan The Australian September 12, 2006 THE Melbourne company [owned by another, South African-based company which is, in turn, owned by a TNC] that docked 56 employees a week’s pay for not working … Continue reading →

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September 11 / S11 / 9:11

Posted on September 11, 2006 by @ndy

1973 : ‘Chile’s Pinochet victims testify’ Clinton Porteous BBC News, Santiago May 13, 2004 Human rights groups say Pinochet’s regime killed thousands More than 30,000 Chileans have said they were victims of torture or political detention under the 17-year Pinochet … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Sings the Heinemann Electric Blues

Posted on September 10, 2006 by @ndy

[Update : As far as bad bosses go you don’t get much worse than Heinemann Electrics. Heinemann have forced their workers on to the picket line by refusing to negotiate a decent agreement or to pay them for a whole … Continue reading →

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Heinemann & Freehills : Industrial Relations, South African style

Posted on September 8, 2006 by @ndy

Praise boss when morning work-bells chime. Praise him for bits of overtime. Praise him whose wars we love to fight. Praise him, fat leech and parasite. ‘All work and no pay may be immoral but it’s legal, company says’ Dan … Continue reading →

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Battle in Seattle // This Revolution

Posted on September 8, 2006 by @ndy

First Rosario Dawson play-acted an ‘anarchist’ (I think) called ‘Tina Santiago’ in This Revolution; now Charlize Theron is slated to play-act — What? A ‘concerned citizen’ or something? Sounds like it — “Lou, a pregnant bystander who loses her child … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitism on campus?

Posted on September 7, 2006 by @ndy

Two articles have appeared in The Age recently alleging an increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campus, and accusing the ‘far left’ — Socialist Alternative in particular — of engaging in intimidating tactics. The first recapitulates a press release from the … Continue reading →

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Josh Outta Jail!

Posted on September 1, 2006 by @ndy

‘Bail granted for journalist Josh Wolf’ Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle August 31, 2006 (08-31) 15:46 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Josh Wolf, a freelance journalist who has been jailed since Aug. 1 for refusing to turn over videos of a … Continue reading →

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Little Rich Working Class Oi Boy (Part 2)

Posted on September 1, 2006 by @ndy

Jesus Christ. Hit a couple of young black girls with a metal police baton while you’re shouting racist slurs – and get sentenced to community service in a homeless shelter? Oh, I may have left out something relevant. Did I … Continue reading →

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