Peter McGregor

Peter James McGregor (10 November 1947 – 11 January 2008) was an Australian anarchist known for his political activism, university teaching and commitment to direct action.

He was actively involved in and led several major Australian and international political campaigns.

[1] 2006 2007 His contributions to activism in the Vietnam anti-war movement and the Australian anti-apartheid movement which successfully disrupted the 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia, as well as more recent activism such as his attempt to effect a citizen's arrest of Attorney General Philip Ruddock, for war crimes for Australia's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, were recognised by the Eureka Australia Medal award conferred by Dr Joseph Toscano and the Anarchist Media Institute at Bakery Hill, Ballarat on 3 December 2007.

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