Archive for 'Julia Gillard'
Refugee activists call on pro-refugee Labor MPs to cross the floor
Posted by John, September 13th, 2011 - under Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Refugee Action Collective (Victoria), Refugees.
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Labor have sunk to a new low, ignoring all opposition in order to push through with this barbaric refugee policy. The Refugee Action Collective calls on those ALP members who voted against Labor policy in caucus to cross the floor and vote against any legislation that legalises offshore processing.
Labor: making Abbott look good
Posted by John, September 6th, 2011 - under ALP, Gillard Labor, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Neoliberalism, Profit rates, Reformism, Social Democracy, Tony Abbott.
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Labor’s neoliberalism is a shit sandwich. It is not the leader selling us the shit sandwich who is the problem. It is the shit sandwich.
The Australian and the Prime Minister
Posted by John, August 29th, 2011 - under Julia Gillard, The Australian.
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The news organisation that bought you phone hacking in the UK brings you untruths in Australia.
The Australian – by its untrue stories shall you know it. The Murdoch press – where untruths abound.
Of course Julia Gillard is a racist
Posted by John, June 19th, 2011 - under ALP, Australian Labor Party, Homophobia, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Neoliberalism, Racism, Socialist Alternative.
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All this ongoing Labor Party rightward shift has done is make Tony Abbott, the man of reaction, and his policies, look reasonable. Every ALP attempt to wedge the Liberals with Labor racism or Labor homophobia or Labor neoliberal economic policy further legitimises Abbott and the Coalition.
Climate change: the critical decade
Posted by John, May 24th, 2011 - under Climate change, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Liberal Party, The Greens, The Liberals, Tony Abbott.
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As the revolutions across the Arab world show, ordinary people have to seize their future. We can begin by arguing in our unions for real action on climate change that makes the bosses pay for their pollution and moves us to a renewable energy economy by 2020.
Labor: seeking refuge in reaction
Posted by John, April 26th, 2011 - under Asylum seekers, Gillard Government, Gillard Labor, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Reaction, Refugees.
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Labor is consolidating around a reactionary agenda and destroying itself politically as a consequence.
This is a government without political purpose, without vision, without morals, without principles other than ruling for the rich, but with a strategy to out-Tory the Tories.
With this sort of Labor trajectory the Conservatives could be in power soon.
Our task is to resist reaction of whichever hue and to argue for a fightback in our unions and in the social movements.
Maribyrnong, refugees and democracy
Posted by John, April 26th, 2011 - under Asylum seekers, Detention centres, Julia Gillard, Maribyrnong detention centre, Refugees.
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Two people in front of me reeled back, clutching their eyes. The cops had used capsicum spray on them. One was a photographer. Maybe taking photos is a threat to democracy too like tying ribbons on a fence.
Five people helped the other protester as he staggered about, blinded and in pain for the crime of attending a demonstration.
Tear down your detention centres, Julia Gillard
Posted by John, April 25th, 2011 - under Asylum seekers, Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Refugees.
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Refugees are the real ANZACS with their determination, commitment and struggle to win democracy and freedom.
Julia Gillard, tear down your detention centres.
Labor, profit rates and ruling for the bosses
Posted by John, April 18th, 2011 - under Julia Gillard, Labor Party, Profit rates, Social Democracy.
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Social democracy and capital are caught in the grip of generalised falling profit rates. Julia Gillard is its logic.
Neoliberalism’s snake oil sales people
Posted by John, March 14th, 2011 - under Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party.
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Support for Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard has plummted. Deposed PM Kevin Rudd is now more popular than her. So who’s turn is it this week to be Labor Party Prime Minister? Maybe it is the party’s embrace of neoliberalism, its capitulation to big business, its attacks on workers that are the real problems, not [...]