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“DON’T GIVE IT OXYGEN!” – The Rise of Unscientific Journalism

The following article was written prior to the removal of Robyn Irene’s ‘The Betrayal of Julian’ from the Western Australian newspaper The Stringer. Since Robyn’s article was also published on Indymedia, my reference links are now pointing to that site.

“DON’T GIVE IT OXYGEN!” was temporarily approved for publication by The Stringer’s founder, Gerry Georgatos, but I was advised within the hour, that the newspaper had opted instead to remove Robyn Irene’s ‘The Betrayal of Julian’ .

A shame – and painfully ironic? – that “DON’T GIVE IT OXYGEN!” cannot address the same audience, but I respect Mr Georgatos’ wishes to have “never published ‘The Betrayal of Julian’ in the first place”, for the reasons he stated.

I also appreciate Gerry’s kind advice that I try uploading my article to the other site, Indymedia, where he is apparently a ‘Trusted User’ with publishing rights for his own and other writers’ articles. Robyn Irene may also be an Indymedia ‘Trusted User’, so I would advise her, Gerry or Anonymous (name listed as the publisher of ‘The Betrayal of Julian’) to carefully re-read the Indymedia Editorial Policy:

“Newswire articles and/or comments will not be placed on our promoted newswire if they are [among other things] (1) inaccurate: posts that are inaccurate or misleading; (2) from political parties: the newswire is designed to generate a news resource, not a notice-board for political parties; and (3) a personal attack: articles and/or comments that contain abusive language against other activists or site users.” (coughs…) Continue reading

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WIKILEAKSPARTY.OMG.AU

Voting has now closed, and as we await the results – predicted one week ago by the bookies, the Murdoch press and, minutes ago, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as landslide victory for our right-wing Liberal Party – I will take a moment to explain what we intended to do in the Australian Senate. We had realised that the Upper House, which was intended to review and adjudicate on the operations of government – our Lower House – had become more of a House of Deal-Making. Who better, we thought, than Julian Assange and his fellow-candidates to represent us in the Australian Senate; given the Wikileaks’ outstanding international track record, of keeping the bastards honest? God knows we’d tried taking to the streets before the Iraq War, but the man at the top had not heard our voice… Continue reading

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Wikileaks Party for the Australian Senate

Whatever your choice of political party for government in the House of Representatives, you can still vote for the Wikileaks Party in the Senate. This short film explains how… Continue reading

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PRISM BREAK

Why is it important to have a Wikileaks Party in Australia? Perhaps, no more important than to have one in the US, New Zealand, Canada or the UK, since these countries form the “5 EYES” alliance which surveilles every citizen … Continue reading

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The Wikileaks Party Buzz…

While the Australian Wikileaks Party are busy processing their applications for membership, what’s the buzz around Sydney about Wikileaks and Julian Assange? Continue reading

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Wikileaks and the ‘Underground’ Party Tour – don’t miss it!

Of particular note was the solidarity expressed by the filmmakers and cast with their subject. No surprise, given the track record of award-winning director, Rob Connolly, in making politically conscious films, such as ‘Balibo’, and ‘The Bank’, where the gap between art and life has merely been widened to protect the innocent. Rob muses as I quote Alexa O’Brian’s fleeting tweet: “We don’t need any more Hollywood film scripts. We need transcripts of what’s actually happening in the court room”, and we are both reminded of Assange’s recent gripes regarding the proposed opening scenes of ‘The Fifth Estate’. A sequel to ‘Underground’ is apparently not out of the question… Continue reading

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Would Julian Assange make a good Australian Senator?

The Australian Wikileaks Party is about to launch, with Julian Assange as its leader and transparency its motto. Sounds great, but isn’t he “holed up” somewhere in the Ecuadorian Embassy in the middle of London? What a shame, since the polls say that 1 in 4 Aussies would vote for him. Time, dear compatriots, for a reality check… Continue reading

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