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the behaviour you walk past is the behaviour you accept

“the behaviour you walk past is the behaviour you accept” – Chief of Army, Lt Gen David Morrison

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What could be more fundamental than this?

Sam Seaborn: It’s not just about abortion, it’s about the next 20 years. In the ’20s and ’30s it was the role of government. ’50s and ’60s it was civil rights. The next two decades are going to be privacy. … Continue reading

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I support the NTEU’s campaign for a fair enterprise agreement.

IT’S TIME TO GET REAL ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 7 months, 20+ meetings, and still no agreement! I support the NTEU’s campaign for a fair enterprise agreement. Find out more here: * http://nteu.org.au/melb * http://facebook.com/nteu.unimelb

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Billy Bragg – Thatcherites

USUALLY, when a public figure dies, even their staunchest enemies briefly suspend hostilities in respect for the dead. But with Margaret Thatcher that was never going to be the case. She was loathed by too many, for too long. — … Continue reading

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It’s the end of the world

(A bit of piss-taking from our PM, this is why it is great to live in Australia)

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Death knell for the Victorian faunal emblem?

Leadbeater’s possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri – this possum is a shy small nocturnal marsupial, highly agile and living only in Victoria and habitats within the tall eucalypt forests within Central Victoria. This possum is regarded as one of the rare members … Continue reading

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Melbourne’s #CryptoParty

Tentative date for Melbourne’s #CryptoParty – 2012 October 6th. NEW laws will allow authorities to collect and monitor Australians’ internet records, including their web-browsing history, social media activity and emails. — [The Age] “Throw a party, help ppl to install … Continue reading

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“Madonna, Putin’s persecution of” Pussy Riot

Vladimir Putin is right to be frightened by Pussy Riot. They are essentially a concept and you can’t stop a concept – m.guardian.co.uk Punk-moleben “Madonna, Putin’s persecution of” Pussy Riot v Temple FULL POST on the punk prayer service, “Mother, … Continue reading

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A bunch of petty piss-ants?

“The Aust public is entitled to look at us as a bunch of petty piss-ants if we can’t sort this out”: Senator Nick Xenofon #faine #auspol – @774melbourne Perhaps then there are different crises. For the poor wretches desperate enough … Continue reading

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We were not going to be forgotten

“What the Nobel Peace Prize did was to draw me once again into the world of other human beings, outside the isolated area in which I lived, to restore a sense of reality to me. And what was more important, … Continue reading

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