Monthly Archives: February 2008

Aussie KKK “not sorry”… yet…

What a wanker. An Australian member of one of the KKK’s umpteen franchises decided (February 1, 2008) to upload a video on to YouTube giving his opinion on the recent decision by the KRudd Government to issue a formal apology … Continue reading

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Nazis. Kiwi Nazis.

Nazi salute in court as tensions spill over NZPA The New Zealand Herald February 7, 2008 A Nazi salute was delivered as gang tensions spilled into a court today when two brothers accused of a drive-by shooting appeared in the … Continue reading

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Starlight Childrens’ Foundation Endorses Use Of Neo-Nazi Linked Pub // More deaths in Germany

STARLIGHT CHILDRENS’ FOUNDATION ENDORSES USE OF NEO-NAZI LINKED PUB Monday, February 4th, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE USE Australasian anti-fascist campaigners Fight Dem Back! (FDB!) notes with concern that on Saturday, February 9th, 2008, a benefit gig for the Starlight Childrens’ Foundation … Continue reading

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Trot Guide 2008 #1.0

First, The Scoreboard: A) Dead Parrots 1) Committee for a Revolutionary Communist Party in Australia; 2) Communist Left Discussion Circle; 3) Communist Party Advocate(s) [i]; 4) International Socialist Organisation (ISO) [ii]; 5) Marxist Initiative; 6) Marxist Solidarity Network [iii]; 7) … Continue reading

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Darren Kenneth Ray: Go directly to Jail – do not pass Go, do not collect $182,281.42

Update : The Age publishes a follow-up piece: Former student union head jailed for $180,000 tax fraud Kate Hagan February 7, 2008 A FORMER Melbourne University student union president has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after defrauding the … Continue reading

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[For Dion] “I Love Trash”

Dion: December 12, 2007: “As I stated on the [Bombshell] forum Andy, you are a liar, a hypocrite and no better than the trash that you fight against.” Russia police arrest skinheads in 20 murders probe Reuters February 5, 2008 … Continue reading

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Pip Starr (1967–2008)

The following obituary appeared in The Age, Monday, February 4, 2008, p.12. As it doesn’t appear to be available online, I thought I’d publish it here. Filmmaker with lens focused on injustice Stuart Andrew Hill (Pip Starr) Documentary Producer 20-12-1967 … Continue reading

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Contrary to unpopular demand

From the Department of The All-New You Asked For It! Hal’s Back For fuck’s sake. After pissing off and declaring he was never coming back, neo-Nazi radio ham Hal Turner is back, with denials (of course) and demands for more … Continue reading

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Bloggy February

Neo-Nazis? Shut up already! Here’s some non-neo-Nazi related blogs: 1) Andrew Norton : is a barking mad reactionary, or in his words, ‘Carlton’s lone classic liberal’. A little dull, occasionally worthy, but about the most coherent bloggy defence of privilege … Continue reading

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Lech Walesa has a lot to answer for

Bah humbug! In terrible news for trainspotters, there’s been a reconsolidation on the Trotskyist left in Australia: the International Socialist Organisation (ISO), the Socialist Action Group (SAG) and Solidarity have agreed to join together in a new Party, imaginatively titled … Continue reading

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