Archive for September, 2017
Amazon sales of my poetry book
Posted by John, September 29th, 2017 - under Songs for the band unformed.
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For overseas and Australian friends who are interested you can buy my 2016 book of poetry Songs for the Band Unformed through Amazon
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Can Australia’s social democratic left defeat neoliberalism?
Posted by John, September 25th, 2017 - under Neoliberalism, Social Democracy.
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There is an urgent need for an organised political Left to challenge current neoliberal economic and social policy, says John Passant in Independent Australia.
I have marked the box of love – a poem
Posted by John, September 19th, 2017 - under Poems.
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I have marked the box of love And survived the survey I am not gay, that is why Survival is easy for me A white man, Free, at least, of oppression A retired exploitée Living on the scraps of super But for those who have fought So long and well And those to come Can […]
Marriage equality will end Christmas, freedom and life as we know it
Posted by John, September 18th, 2017 - under Independent Australia, Marriage equality.
Tags: Equal love
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Conservatives are rallying against marriage equality in a desperate attempt to defend a backward system of discrimination that is crumbling around them, says John Passant in Independent Australia.
The streets of old men – a poem
Posted by John, September 17th, 2017 - under Poems.
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The streets of old men We are all surfers on the waves of night Where the bridge of humanity meets the edge of light And where the old man stumbles along Singing songs in the flattened tones of yesterday Can we house him in a place of quiet? Can he house himself in […]
Section 47 of the Marriage Act
Posted by John, September 13th, 2017 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Equal pay
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MARRIAGE ACT 1961 – SECT 47 Ministers of religion not bound to solemnise marriage etc. Nothing in this Part: (a) imposes an obligation on an authorised celebrant, being a minister of religion, to solemnise any marriage; or (b) prevents such an authorised celebrant from making it a condition of his or […]
The Turnbull government is out of energy
Posted by John, September 11th, 2017 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Carbon tax, Climate change
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Not only did we not save $200 a year as Abbott promised but energy prices have doubled since the Coalition scrapped the carbon tax; now, dropping subsidies for renewables is the latest thought bubble from the Nationals. John Passant reports in Independent Australia. Comments on the IA site please.
The Turnbull government continues to attack workers
Posted by John, September 4th, 2017 - under Independent Australia, Turnbull government.
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It’s time to break the unjust laws that make up Australia’s industrial relations system, writes John Passant in Independent Australia. https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/turnbull-government-continues-to-screw-over-workers,10681 Feel free to make comments on the site too and to share.
Farewell young man – a poem
Posted by John, September 1st, 2017 - under Poems.
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I wrote this a year ago. Farewell young man In the blacklight dark That is my country White men suit Themselves to rule Shining in their world Of fading fools While young boys lie Hooded in our prisons And boys on bikes die From driving knife hands No one asks why They ‘understand’ To question […]