Category Archives: State / Politics

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…blog back. News bad.

Posted on July 21, 2013 by @ndy

Apologies for the interruption to service. For reasons beyond my control, the blog appears to have been down from Tuesday (16) through to Sunday (21). Thanks to those responsible for getting it back up. In the meantime: PM KRudd has … Continue reading →

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Statement by Jock Palfreeman on the denial of his transfer request (July 2013)

Posted on July 13, 2013 by @ndy

[START COMMUNIQUE] On the 9/7/2013 the Head Prosecutor of Bulgaria rejected Australia’s request to transfer me to serve my sentence in Australia. His excuses can be summarized into 3 major points: 1. Bad prison conduct; 2. Not served enough time … Continue reading →

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Free Jock Palfreeman! (July 2013 Update) #freejock

Posted on July 12, 2013 by @ndy

Jock Palfreeman is a young Australian currently serving a 20-year sentence for murder in Sofia, Bulgaria. I’ve been following Jock’s case since December 2007 when he was first accused. His account of the events surrounding Andrei Monov’s tragic death has … Continue reading →

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Just say gNOme to McDonald’s in Tecoma! #burgeroff

Posted on July 3, 2013 by @ndy

The struggle to save Tecoma and the Dandenongs from colonisation by US fast-food chain McDonald’s appears to be entering its final phase. Earlier in the week McDonald’s mobilised VicPol and private security against locals to evict them from the site … Continue reading →

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2013 Australian federal election : far right and far left

Posted on June 24, 2013 by @ndy

Another year, another election, and once again patriots and upright-citizens-with-lower-cognitive-abilities will be appealed to by the far right, while the far left pitch their message to that dreary tribe of high-minded women and sandal-wearers and bearded fruit-juice drinkers who come … Continue reading →

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Julia Gillard ~versus~ Preston KFC

Posted on June 21, 2013 by @ndy

I’ve been mucking about on Twitter today, trying to track down a story about a poster. It seems that once upon a time, a few months ago, a poster appeared in the window of the Preston KFC (128 Bell Street). … Continue reading →

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To vote or not to vote [2013 Australian federal election] #auspol

Posted on June 16, 2013 by @ndy

‘If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.’ ‘Whoever you vote for, government wins.’ ‘Don’t vote: it only encourages them.’ ‘If you think it’s humiliating to be ruled, how much more degrading is it to choose your master?’ ‘A change … Continue reading →

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Is Socialist Alternative a political cult?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by @ndy

A critic sent me the above image to accompany the launch of a new fortnightly newspaper, Red Flag. Produced by Socialist Alternative, “a revolutionary Marxist organisation” (with many hundreds of members it is, perhaps, apart from Socialist Alliance, the largest … Continue reading →

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Towards Federation? (Anarchist conference, Melbourne, June 8/9, 2013)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by @ndy

Last weekend a small gathering of anarchists took place at the Melbourne Anarchist Club. The 20 or so who attended did so in order to discuss anarchist federation: that is, the establishment of a formal linkage between a number of … Continue reading →

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#occupygezi et cetera

Posted on June 2, 2013 by @ndy

See also : What is Happenning in Istanbul?, tarihinde yayımlandı, June 1, 2013 | www.whatishappeninginistanbul.com. source : #occupygezipics Interesting times in Istanbul. The protests appear to be growing, but who knows where they’re going. I’m not sure what are the … Continue reading →

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