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2012 Queensland State Election

For 120 years Labor has been the force of fairness, equality and reform in Australia. LOL. Unusually, newly-elected Campbell Newman “pledged last night his new, overwhelmingly powerful government would conduct itself with humility, grace and dignity” rather than pride, awkwardness … Continue reading

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Flogging dead refugees / live Muslims = smart politics?

Probably. Australian Deputy Prime Minister (since June 24, 2010) and Treasurer (since December 3, 2007) Wayne Swann has accused The Mad Monk of parroting the views of marginal right-wing party One Nation. This follows Shadow Minister for Productivity and Population … Continue reading

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White Nationalism Goes To The Polls : 2010 Australian Federal Election Results

Update : September 12, 2010. So how did the white nationalists fare at the polls in 2010? On the whole, fairly poorly. The largest party, One Nation, fielded 21 Lower House candidates, the most popular of which received 2,721 votes, … Continue reading

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One Nation in Victoria…

Judging by his Twitter account, the President of One Nation (ON) in Victoria, John Groves, is a rather unpleasant and, perhaps, even mildly psychotic fellow: homophobic, racist, and paranoid. Who woulda thunk it? Recently, Melissa Fyfe wrote on how Victoria … Continue reading

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John Groves & One Nation ~versus~ greedy f*cking little jew boys

Update : Following the publication of the article by SBS about his desire to assault gays, John has now protected his tweets. D’oh! OK. So. Like… just as nobody expects The Spanish Inquisition, so nobody — in their right mind … Continue reading

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Whatever happened to… the One Nation Party?

Having lost its one remaining Parliamentarian in the Queensland State election last year, the One Nation Party (ONP) nevertheless continues to dribble along. While standing no candidates in the Tasmanian State election, in the South Australian State election last weekend, … Continue reading

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The Idealistic Faces Of “Australianism”

IN 1973 Al Grassby, immigration minister in the Whitlam government, announced the end of the white Australia policy. “It is dead,” he said. “Give me a shovel and I will bury it.” But the policy’s passing does not mean that … Continue reading

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Move over One Nation, here comes Australia First!

According to a sauce at the ‘Australian Broadcasting Corporation’, (Pauline Hanson’s) ‘One Nation Party’ (ONP) looks set to disappear, 12 years after it burst into national (and international) prominence (One Nation: from a bang to a whimper, Nicole Butler, ‎October … Continue reading

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