Category Archives: State / Politics

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Happy Australia Invasion Shoe Survival Day 2012

Yeah so indigenous peoples lost a continent. On the other hand, the Prime Minister lost a shoe. A shoe! Straya.

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What do women want lolwut?

Apart from stuff, that is? Naturally, a series of links. To begin with, some on the subject of feminism. And gate-keeping. Prompted by Melinda Tankard Reist’s legal spat with blogger Jennifer Wilson, Eva Cox writes ‘Feminism, not religion’ is at … Continue reading

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Tenants Union of Victoria (TUV) workers need support

Members of the Australian Services Union at the Tenants Union of Victoria (TUV) are currently undertaking industrial action. During 2011, they have been negotiating for a new workplace agreement that forms the basis for their rights at work. If you … Continue reading

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Emma Goldman on The Traffic in Women (1910)

“OUR REFORMERS have suddenly made a great discovery – the white slave traffic. The papers are full of these “unheard-of conditions,” and lawmakers are already planning a new set of laws to check the horror. It is significant that whenever … Continue reading

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#MTRsues Part Deux

More confusion : All of a twitter as legal threat to blogger adds spice to the public battle, Bianca Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 18, 2012 | Legal threats as insults exchanged, The Age, January 18, 2012 | MTR … Continue reading

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Hammered Neo-Nazi Music Festival, April 21, 2012

NB. ORGANISING MEETING AGAINST HAMMERED MUSIC FESTIVAL TOMORROW TONIGHT (THURSDAY) NIGHT @ 6.30PM (JANUARY 12), LEVEL 2, TLC BUILDING, 16 PEEL STREET, SOUTH BRISBANE. ALL WELCOME. I’m not quite sure why, but this year’s neo-Nazi Hammered Festival (scheduled to take … Continue reading

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hysterical slackbastard

A Twitter War broke out recently concerning the use of the term ‘hysterical’. In brief, Justin Shaw of The King’s Tribune wrote an article on pornography in which he referred to the “hysterical screeches” made by the “Anti-Pornography Activist, Lecturer, … Continue reading

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Dr James Saleam is Winning! in Cook

Huh. Following the distribution of ‘racist’ pamphlets in Warwick, Queensland — credited to but apparently not authorised by the Australia First Party (Shock at race-hate pamphlet, November 25, 2011) — comes this (December 2, 2011) article from local newspaper the … Continue reading

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Elves, pixies and ending civilization

The world becomes a sum of lifeless artifacts; from synthetic food to synthetic organs, the whole man becomes part of the total machinery that he controls and is simultaneously controlled by. He has no plan, no goal for life, except … Continue reading

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Moaron Defamation

Strewth. Local scribbler Marieke Hardy got done for defamation after mis-identifying the author of a hate blog (jvmck.blogspot.com). Writer Hardy pays up in legal row over wrong online shaming Michelle Griffin December 27, 2011 And it’s a pretty very hateful … Continue reading

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