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Victorian Skools and Domino’s Pizza

Posted on June 6, 2012 by @ndy

Members of the ‘Australian Education Union’ (AEU) are going on a 24-hour strike tomorrow (Thursday, June 9) and taking an excursion to the city. The strike’s been triggered by the failure of the Victorian state government (boo! hiss!) to agree … Continue reading →

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Loophole closing?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by @ndy

Loophole Community Centre — “an umbrella organisation providing a home to a wide array of arts and humanities projects” — appears to be on the verge of closing. Well, perhaps only at its current location (670–672 High St, Northcote), having … Continue reading →

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NB. Vomitor

Posted on May 29, 2012 by @ndy

‘Evil Invaders IV’ organiser Hushy today fwded me the following statement by Brisbane band Vomitor: The impetuosity of youth can lend itself to an over-zealous desire to shock and offend for what end up being all the wrong reasons. To … Continue reading →

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National Socialist Black Metalhead Bumped Into Parliament (Heil Hitler! Heil !nataS)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by @ndy

Giorgos Germenis I reckon this has gotta be a first. Among the 21 Golden Dawn candidates bumped into the Greek Parliament Last Thursday is ‘Kaiadas’ (Giorgos Germenis when he’s at home), bass player for Naer Mataron. Germenis’ success gots me … Continue reading →

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#BobHawke trolls the ACTU : ‘Solidarity Forever’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by @ndy

*hic* ‘Solidarity Forever’ was written by Ralph Chaplin (1887–1961), a member of the ‘Industrial Workers of the World’ (IWW). In Australia, the IWW (‘Wobblies’) frequently battled the ALP for the hearts and minds of the working class. They lost, and … Continue reading →

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#LeaveCraigThomsonAlone! #knockshop

Posted on May 14, 2012 by @ndy

How fucking dare anyone out there make fun of Thomson after all he’s been through! He lost his credit card, he went through a divorce… he had two kids, his union turned out to be a user, a cheater, and … Continue reading →

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Pell & Co. ~versus~ Deveny & Twitter… and memes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by @ndy

Oh dear. Local comedian Catherine Deveny got a letter from the government Twitter the other day. She opened it, read it, it said they were suckers she may wanna remove a tweet she done re Sydney Archbishop George Pell — … Continue reading →

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The Situationist International: Forty Years On (John Lepper)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by @ndy

The Situationist International: Forty Years On John Lepper Socialism and Democracy Vol.26, No.1 (March 2012) Mackenzie Wark, The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International (London/New York: Verso, 2011). Richard Gilman-Opalsky, Spectacular Capitalism: … Continue reading →

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Trouble @ usyd education mill // #saveusydjobs

Posted on May 7, 2012 by @ndy

lulz. SAlt is getting blame for police arresting students @ usyd during course of protest today (video). Well, so some boofhead on Sydney radio reckons anyways. Below is moar dramatic footage of police foiling terrorist plot/’police being thugs’. Take note … Continue reading →

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New, Golden Dawn for Greece

Posted on May 7, 2012 by @ndy

Congratulations to Χρυσή Αυγή / Chrysi Avyi/Chrysi Avgi / Golden Dawn on entering the Greek Parliament… again. Certainly, it’s interesting times ahead for Greece. As teacherdude says, “the real fun and games start when the world’s stock markets open on … Continue reading →

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