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Joseph Toscano 4 Higgins

Kinda sorta. Actually, Uncle Joe is using the Higgins by-election (December 5) to draw attention to other matters. His policies are set out in his campaign literature. They include: 1. establishment of a “people’s bank”; 2. improved workers’ compensation; 3. … Continue reading

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2022 Victorian state election : Left and Right

I asked a mexican who ran a bar for americans “who won” I said “the election?” he laughed and I felt like a gringo It’s that time again! Leaving aside The Usual Suspects (Labor, Liberal/Nationals and Greens), you can find … Continue reading

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Token 2021 (Melbourne) May Day Post

Happy May Day ‘N’ All That. In Melbourne, May Day continues to shuffle along, and you can join in this weekend by way of: 1) A Walking Tour A tour of significant Melbourne anarchist historical sites commencing at Chummie Place, … Continue reading

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(Return Of The Son Of) Lenin ~versus~ #ausvotes

While results have yet to be finalised, I thought I may as well take note of how Socialists and communists fared at the federal election … As one of 20 Ungrouped candidates in the NSW race for a Senate seat, … Continue reading

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token #vicvotes post

Blah. Blah blah. Blah blah blah. See : Beyond Voting. Left Socialist Alliance: Sean Brocklehurst for Pascoe Vale and Sarah Hathway for Geelong; Stephen Jolly (Socialist Party) for Richmond. Also, Joseph Toscano (Anarchist Media Institute/Libertarian Workers For A Self-Managed Society) … Continue reading

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anarchist notes (october 17, 2012)

one ”It’s an idea I believe doesn’t work,” Koch says, likening Wilson’s utopia to 20th-century communism and hippie communes. At university, Koch embraced anarchism, wanting the abolition of money and the state for a society that shared everything. ”But it … Continue reading

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Keine Macht für Niemand : 2012 Melbourne By-election

The candidates for the July 21 by-election for the lower house seat of Melbourne (in order of ballot preference) are: 1. Berhan Ahmed (independent); 2. Ashley Fenn (Family First); 3. Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka (MAY JUSTICE ALWAYS PREVAIL); 4. David Nolte (self-described, … Continue reading

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Socialism vs. 2010 Federal Election: Results

Update : September 12, 2010. The 2010 Australian Federal election saw several score socialists and — notwithstanding The Greens — a handful of communists stand for seats in both the Lower (House of Representatives) and Upper (Senate) Houses of the … Continue reading

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Socialism vs. 2010 election

There are a number of Socialist (meaning: Leninist) battlegrounds at this year’s federal election. Apart from the Senate, in the Whorehouse of Representatives, there’s pitched battles in South Australia (SA) and Tasmania (TAS); two in Queensland (QLD); three in Western … Continue reading

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Anarchy, Catholicism, Democracy, Greenery, Independence, Labor… Higgins!

Ten candidates have put their hands up for the Federal seat of Higgins: 1. Stephen Murphy — Independent [“climate sceptic”] 2. Fiona Patten — Australian Sex Party 3. Kelly O’Dwyer — Liberal Party* 4. Isaac Roberts — Liberal Democrats [“libertarian”] … Continue reading

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