Our identitification of Anarchist website ‘Slackbastard’ – an urgent rectification

We have grouped together a number of articles that have appeared on our website in recent months concerning the identity of the Melbourne-based anarchist who calls himself ‘Slackbastard’ (aka Andy Fleming and Andy) and who publishes a website and Facebook page with…

Kelly Hazell Quill lawyers in politics: Lawyers for Bruce Wilson lose bid to suppress ruling

by Pia Akerman, in The Australian, December 10, 2013: “LAWYERS for former AWU boss Bruce Wilson have lost a bid to keep details of the case against their client secret. Astrid Haban-Beer, representing Mr Wilson, yesterday asked Victoria’s Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen…

Festival of Dangerous Ideas by extreme Leftists

Ethical principles underpin practical moral judgment.  And so it is clear that ethics is lacking at the Sydney Opera House under the direction of Ann Mossop, curator of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. How could Mossop have had a moral bone in…

@ndy Slackbastard’s Magpies succumb to Hawthorn yet again

The mighty Hawks above the Yarra muddy anarchists have again extended their dominant run against Collingwood to win by 29 points last Saturday afternoon. In front of 74,095 fans, the Magpies let down again.   The Hawks cruised to the finish line in…

Kelly Hazell Quill lawyers in politics: Sledging on the outer according to proposed anti-discrimination changes

by Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun, December 12, 2012: “FOOTBALLERS sledging each other about injuries, a rude waiter serving a meal or someone at work criticising others for their political views could all be ruled as breaking the law under proposed anti-discrimination changes.…

Kelly Hazell Quill lawyers in politics: Privacy plan the ultimate in anti-free speech, media lawyer says

The Australian, Sydney, July 25, 2011: THE federal government’s plans for a new way of suing the media for privacy breaches will expose journalists and their employers to unprecedented penalties, including fines or jail for refusing to comply with court orders. If…

Kelly Hazell Quill lawyers in politics: Gillard’s wicked law would put her boyfriend in the dock

From Herald-Sun (Andrew Bolt Blog), January 31 2013: The tape doesn’t lie. When Tim Mathieson told his harmless joke, most people in his audience laughed. Yet what the Prime Minister’s partner and his audience thought funny, the Prime Minister plans to make…

Government backs survivor Carla Gagliardi’s fight to name and shame thugs

by Ellen Whinnett, Herald Sun, August 31, 2013: “VIOLENT thugs who breach intervention orders face being publicly shamed after a ground-breaking court case by a family violence survivor. Carla Gagliardi was bashed and almost killed by her former fiance, Hugh Marshall, three…

Kelly Hazell Quill lawyers in politics: Magistrate refuses to release Julia Gillard documents

Sydney Morning Herald, December 17, 2013: “A Victorian magistrate refused to publicly release documents prepared by former prime minister Julia Gillard when she was a lawyer to help officials from the Australian Workers Union set up a slush fund. Chief magistrate Peter…