Tag Archives: CFMEU

antifa notes (september 9, 2023)

Stand Back, Stand By, Go To Jail, Do Not Pass GO The leadership of the Proud Boys in the United States have been sent to jail over their role in the January 6 stoopid. What effect this will have on … Continue reading

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BIG (AMWU, CFMEU, ETU, PPTEU) vs Little (Blue-Winged Shoveler & Friends)

[Update (August 31, 2023) : The Victorian parliament’s Select Committee on Victoria’s Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements has published its report and among other things recommended recreational duck hunting be completely banned from 2024. You can download a PDF copy … Continue reading

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Press F# for neo-Nazi Keyboard Warrior David Hiscox

Briefly: David Hiscox, the editor and publisher of neo-Nazi blog XYZ, announced on the weekend that he intends to quit publishing. It’s unclear precisely why, after so many years, Hiscox has decided now is the time to stop promoting neo-Nazism, … Continue reading

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antifa notes (july 31, 2023) : nazis in Sunshine West +++

[Update (August 5, 2023) : Among other things, the location of the neo-Nazi gathering on the Sunday has been revealed as being Altona RSL. See : ‘Heil Ben’: Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell praises war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith, David Estcourt, The Age, … Continue reading

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antifa notes (october 31, 2021) : Fuhrious Nazis Go To Court, Tactical Dining & Boikov Decides

Thomas Sewell, Jacob Hersant, based51 Above : A teenage Jacob Hersant being groomed by former ‘United Patriots Front’ (2015–2017) lvl boss and sometime Sky News commentator Blair Cottrell, August 2016. (Cottrell goes to Frankston Magistrates’ Court on December 6 but, … Continue reading

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#CFMEUForever : COVID-19, Construction & COVIDIOTs

On September 20, the Melbourne office of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) was attacked by a group of angry anti-vaxxers and their allies: a motley assortment of malcontents, including union members, fueled by far-right myth-makers on … Continue reading

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Deconstructing a criticism : A reply to Jeremy Salt

[A few weeks ago I wrote something for Overland titled Constructing a narrative: the CFMEU protest and the far right (September 23, 2021). Last week, Jeremy Salt offered some criticism of the piece and, because my reply is so long, … Continue reading

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CFMEU, broken windows, grifters, plague rats, workers’ solidarity …

[Update (September 29) : The plague rats have today obtained a qualified victory, as CFMEU outbreak: President tests positive, Setka in isolation, Michael Fowler and Ben Schneiders, The Age.] … and more besides. Just a brief note to let you … Continue reading

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antifa notes (september 15, 2016) : united patriots front ~versus~ unions +++

1) Blair & Thomas Go To East Melbourne Collingwood The United Patriots Front (UPF) staged another dingbat stunt on Saturday night, on this occasion targeting Yarra councillor Stephen Jolly. The event the UPF attempted to gatecrash was titled ‘Re-elect Stephen … Continue reading

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antifa notes (nov 10, 2015) : #UnitedPatriotsFront and moar …

G’day patriots, Here’s a few notes about recent developments on the far right. 1) Chris Shortis : “It’s in Revelations, people!” United Patriots Front (UPF) leader Chris Shortis appears in an article in The Age, which details his rather bizarre … Continue reading

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