Category Archives: State / Politics

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Reclaim Australia & The Great Aussie Patriot : Shermon Burgess

Posted on February 2, 2015 by @ndy

‘Reclaim Australia’ is the name given to a series of public rallies planned for Saturday, April 4 — three weeks before the multi-million dollar ANZAC Day celebrations. Untangling the threads of the big ball of resentment that is Reclaim Australia … Continue reading →

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Solidarity with #OccupyDandenong : Family & Community BBQ : Saturday, January 31

Posted on January 30, 2015 by @ndy

UPDATE (February 3) : Dandenong factory workers claim ‘significant win’ after four-day lunchroom protest, Nick Toscano, The Age, January 30, 2015 | In the factory and in the street, Labor [/labour] is learning again that there is power in a … Continue reading →

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#OccupyDandenong: Support occupying workers at International Flavours & Fragrances!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by @ndy

UPDATE (February 3) : Dandenong factory workers claim ‘significant win’ after four-day lunchroom protest, Nick Toscano, The Age, January 30, 2015 | In the factory and in the street, Labor [/labour] is learning again that there is power in a … Continue reading →

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Citizen slackbastard is a detective (The 7.30 Report)

Posted on January 25, 2015 by @ndy

FTR, I make a brief appearance in this item from The 7.30 Report (January 23, 2015): ALISON CALDWELL, REPORTER: In May last year, a neo-Nazi rally in Brisbane was interrupted. A group of construction workers from a building site nearby … Continue reading →

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Letter from asylum seekers in “Foxtrot” compound at #ManusIsland internment camp

Posted on January 18, 2015 by @ndy

[via RISE] 18th January 2015 From: Foxtrot Compound To: Mr. Peter Sutton We would like to say today about your policy that if you do not wish us to come to Australia, then that’s okay. It’s your country. But it … Continue reading →

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A note on Facebook (esp for Strayan #antifa) …

Posted on January 10, 2015 by @ndy

Note : The Facebook profile ‘Astrid Ezard’ is a fake nazi account. Treat accordingly. === If you use Facebook and are in any way involved in expressing opposition to racism and fascism then there’s some possibility you will be targeted … Continue reading →

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Graeber et al on the ‘Rojava Revolution’

Posted on January 5, 2015 by @ndy

Below I’ve republished David Graeber’s recent interview with Pinar Öğünç about his recent (December) trip to Rojava as part of a small international delegation to the area. I’ve also included links to several articles of relevance. A good collection of … Continue reading →

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Pilot refuses to fly after plane protest by cuffed asylum seeker

Posted on December 20, 2014 by @ndy

I think this deserves props so I’m republishing it here (via C|O). See : Pilot refuses to fly after plane protest by cuffed asylum seeker, Refugee Action Coalition Sydney, December 20, 2014.

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Far right, post-siege …

Posted on December 20, 2014 by @ndy

I wrote an article for New Matilda. You can read it here. Note that another Islamophobic organisation, the Patriots Defence League Australia, is meeting in Geelong on Sunday at the Rippleside Park Motor Inn. Finally, the ‘Party for Freedom’ managed … Continue reading →

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Nationalist Alternative throw their former Führer under the bus #antifa

Posted on December 14, 2014 by @ndy

Back in June 2014, Melbourne-based neo-Nazi groupuscule Nationalist Alternative (NAlt) underwent a schism, with NAlt’s leader apparently being deposed and control of the group’s Facebook page assumed by some of his underlings. Since then the page has published various, often … Continue reading →

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