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theangle.org · 5M ago

Union Delegation Rattles Fijian Regime

An Australian and New Zealand union delegation heads to Fiji next week to investigate first hand abuses of workplace rights within the island nation. The delegation comes on the back of moves this week by the International Labour Organisation to intervene to safeguard human and labour rights in Fiji
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theangle.org · 6M ago

Guitar Ace Nicholas Ogburn Launches New Album

Fresh from a solid live-to-air on 3CR, local guitar-artist Nicholas Ogburn launched his new album – a fifth – with great aplomb last Friday night at the Acoustic Café in Collingwood.
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theangle.org · 6M ago

Occupy Sydney and the Graveyard Shift

"Embedded" Occupy Sydney reporter John O' Driscoll describes the movement that has caught the world's attention — from the inside.
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theangle.org · 6M ago

Some Impressions of the Occupy Sydney Movement

The small group who gathered on (2 Nov) at my first Occupy Sydney GA (General Assembly) at Town Hall, maybe 50 people, was dwarfed by the attendance at the Noam Chomsky screening inside, let alone the crush of commuters and shoppers.
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theangle.org · 6M ago

Chomsky Takes Thunder Down Under

Myths about the benevolence of Anglo-American foreign policy were utterly exploded last Friday night in Melbourne, as Chomsky thundered out his latest critique of the changing contours of global order.
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theangle.org · 7M ago

Radically Designed Whisper-Quiet Wind Turbine Targets Small Scale Production

A radically new Australian design called the Eco Whisper Turbine has been developed with increased efficiency and reduced noise in mind. Rated at a 20kW capacity, the turbine is 23 metres high with 30 blades extending out from a 6.5 metre radius from the hub.
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theangle.org · 7M ago

Soft Treatment Of IPA Lightweight Shames Melbourne Uni Panel

The IPA’s Tim Wilson was allowed to dominate on a Q&A panel including the Green’s Adam Bandt, shaming the Humanities & Social Sciences department of Melbourne relative to the intellectual standards properly required of the Tertiary sector.
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theangle.org · 7M ago

Some Thoughts on Occupy Melbourne

On Friday morning the police moved in to remove the Occupy Melbourne protesters that had been occupying Melbourne's Town Square. Unfortunately as those assembled at Town Square quickly found out, no-one was really paying much attention in the first place. That can be the only description given the c
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theangle.org · 7M ago

Water Goals Remain Elusive Says Report

The debate over water reform has received less scrutiny of late with the drought broken in much of the country and national attention turning to matters such as the carbon tax debate, the bankrupted Malaysian refugee solution and of course the coverage of the footy finals.
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theangle.org · 7M ago

ŽIŽEK ROCKS THE ABC’S Q

US hegemony, hypocrisy, and capitalist imperialism in the Middle East finally came under fire last night on the ABC's Q&A.
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