Background
The Mutiny Collective came together as an anarchist collective interested in direct action anti-war protest after the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 and has organised or participated in a number of protests against corporations involved in the war in Iraq, including office occupations. The collective has participated in conferences such as the Sydney Social Forum in 2004, presenting papers or workshops on topics such as Profiting from the reconstruction of Iraq, Re-colonising the Pond: Australia, New Zealand, and the G20's shadow over the Pacific, and How Australian imperialism in the region fits into a neo-liberal context. Since early 2006 Mutiny have published a monthly zine, called Mutiny - A Paper of Anarchistic Ideas and Actions, exploring Australian imperialism, disobedience and resistance in the Pacific.
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