Tag: Billy Bruffey
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Party before the protest
The “March in March” rallies held around Australia, perhaps more than emphasising the various grievances the left have with the Abbott government’s policies, called into question the effectiveness of mass protest as a political weapon. It was not the outpour of genuine, often heartfelt sentiment from protesters, but the tongue-in-cheek response of Prime Minister Tony Abbott…
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Hard right Liberal club meeting disbanded following security concerns
An attempt to create a Conservative Club on February 7 was marred when the Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) was dissolved by UNSW security following occupational health and safety concerns, with members of both the “soft” right and “hard” right-aligned factions of the Liberal Party levelling accusations of club stacking against each other. These events bear…