Archive for January, 2019
No one is buying the Coalition’s neoliberal message
Posted by John, January 28th, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Morrison government
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Despite tax cuts and an ongoing fear campaign, the Coalition Government is gone, writes Independent Australia Canberra correspondent John Passant. To read the article click here. https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/no-one-is-buying-the-coalitions-neoliberal-message,12319
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Fascism, free speech and Facebook bans
Posted by John, January 22nd, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Facebook, Fascism, Free speech
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Independent Australia’s Canberra correspondent John Passant finds himself on the wrong side of Facebook’s “community standards”. To read the article click here
Australia and the overpopulation myth
Posted by John, January 14th, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Overpopulation
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For many, overpopulation is the problem. It can also be code for keeping brown people out. For many activists, it might be unwitting but objectively, the overpopulation, anti-people scare campaign sends xenophobic and racist messages. To read my full article in Independent Australia, click here.
The St Kilda aftermath: Fascists and mainstream politicians
Posted by John, January 9th, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Fascism, Morrison government
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The St Kilda aftermath: Fascists and mainstream politiciansIn the wake of the St Kilda rally, John Passant explores the ways in which fascism is creeping into our government. You can read the full article by clicking here.
The Morrison Government takes Australia from bad to worse
Posted by John, January 8th, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Morrison government, neoliberalism
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It will be more of the same neoliberal policies from the Coalition in 2019, I write in Independent Australia. Click here to read the article.
Vote for my poetry book ‘Whose broken is this?’ in Dymocks top 101 books of 2018
Posted by John, January 3rd, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: my poetry, poetry
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Want to do me a favour AND have a chance at winning a $101 Dymocks bookvoucher? 1. Go to this site: https://new.dymocks.com.au/voting/top-101-voting-20192. Scroll to the bottom where it says “Got a favourite not on our list? Search for it here”.3. Start typing “Whose broken is this?”.4. When my book of poems called Whose broken is this? […]