Monthly Archives: July 2012

Joolya, working families, and political rhetoric

Posted on July 30, 2012 by @ndy

Above : Members of a working family. “This is why workers and working Australians — the “working families” phrase long since having been taken out the back and shot — recur so frequently in the Prime Minister’s domestic speeches; not merely on industrial relations … Continue reading →

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#StrikeColes v.2.0 : NUW 1 Coles/Toll 1 (w/- BONUS! HSU & SDA & WTF &…)

Posted on July 28, 2012 by @ndy

NUW! The two-week long strike at the Coles/Toll warehouse and distribution centre ended on Monday with both Coles/Toll and the NUW declaring victory. Thus: In the end, the striking workers got most of what they had asked for. Their union … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Salvador Torrents (1950/1975/2012) : Spanish anarchist exiled to Australia

Posted on July 27, 2012 by @ndy

Interviewing Salvador Torrents (PDF) is a re-publication and the first English translation of an interview originally conducted in 1950 with the Spanish anarchist Salvador Torrents (1885?–1951), exiled to Australia in 1915. It was edited, published and produced by Acracia with … Continue reading →

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Golden Dawn in Melbourne?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by @ndy

Above : Local Golden Dawn supporters attend Greek Independence Day celebrations in Melbourne, 2012. Dunno why but The Australian is running an article about the attempt — not yet fully realised, it seems — to establish a branch of the … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes (july 25, 2012)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by @ndy

• a reminder : the second annual melbourne anarchist bookfair takes place on caturday, august 4 at the abbotsford convent. nice location, dozens of stalls, many workshops, free entry, and more deets here. • also in melbourne, on the following … Continue reading →

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ANARCHO-PUNK.NET ~vs~ CRASS

Posted on July 24, 2012 by @ndy

Huh. In the same week Chumbwamba deaded, What-Was-Once-Crass-But-Now-Knows-Better-Than-Not-To-Enforce-Its-Copyright successfully complained to file-sharing site Mediafire to have several of its recordings removed. Further, in response to the complaint, Mediafire apparently removed not only the Crass material (por ejemplo) but over 3000 … Continue reading →

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The Noise of Democracy in Melbourne 2012

Posted on July 22, 2012 by @ndy

Greens or Labor? Probably — and somewhat contrary to expectations — Labor. But who cares? The real competition was between Anarchy, Communism, Constitutionalism, Christianity, Secularism and Sex. Currently: 1. [Sex!] PATTEN, Fiona (Sex Party): 1801 / 6.61% 2. *MAYNE, Stephen: … Continue reading →

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Simon Harwood 1 Ian Tomlinson 0

Posted on July 20, 2012 by @ndy

I am shocked. Shocked and stunned: Ian Tomlinson death: PC not guilty (BBC, July 19, 2012). For the record: • Ian Tomlinson was not killed by PC Simon Harwood. • The murder did not take place during protests against the … Continue reading →

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#StrikeColes

Posted on July 12, 2012 by @ndy

Update (July 13) : While having earlier succeeded in having FWA ban solidarity action at other Coles’ warehouses, today Toll failed to convince the industrial umpire to blow the whistle and declare the Somerton picket unlawful. As a result, Toll … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Pope

Posted on July 12, 2012 by @ndy

More sex abuse claims levelled at Catholic priest, 7.30 Report (ABC), Adam Harvey, July 10, 2012 (Updated July 11, 2012) | Unholy Silence, Geoff Thompson and Mary Ann Jolley, 4 Corners (ABC), July 2 (Updated July 4, 2012) | (Interview … Continue reading →

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