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We will be loud against the silence Angry at the greed We will not beg we are defiant Tell it like it is– Phil & Elsha Monsour, ‘Our House is on fire‘ It was Anna Bligh’s Queensland Labor government that … Continue reading →

The first public campaign challenging the destruction of public housing through the building of freeways throughout Brisbane under the Wilbur Smith scheme was waged by a small group of activists and residents. Bowen Hills residents won this struggle with the … Continue reading →

I recorded my own narration for the State Government’s Gabba Station promo video. This is publicly owned land, and we need to demand a plan for this site that meets the needs of the local community. Selling off development rights … Continue reading →

Future Hostilities? Scenarios for the Asia-Pacific Region A warning from a well-placed source in a mainstream media outlet that Australia may get drawn into a regional conflict between the United States and China, has to be taken seriously. As the … Continue reading →

We gave her everything we owned just to sit at her tableJust a smile would lighten everything – John Lennon In 2009 Prime Minister Rudd sent Office of National Assessments (ONA) chief, Peter Varghese, on a sensitive mission. Australia’s billion … Continue reading →

This year marks 50 years since the launch of one of Australia’s first major conservation battles, waged against Queensland’s ultra-conservative, pro-development premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was for a location few had ever heard of – Cooloola, an area that stretches … Continue reading →

Queensland governments have a bad history – support for the Vietnam war, rigged electoral boundaries, censorship, suppression of democratic rights, apartheid-style segregation and control of first nations people, persecution of gays, criminalisation of women seeking abortion, corrupt and politicised police, … Continue reading →

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory … Continue reading →

This year’s conference, titled ‘Australia at the crossroads: Time for an independent foreign policy’ is being held in Darwin as it is the centre for the most recent establishment of a foreign military presence in Australia. Public Meeting – Friday … Continue reading →

WEALTHY University of Queensland alumni are being urged to stop giving donations until UQ management drops plans to demolish the landmark Schonell Theatre. The Schonell, UQ Union building, the Refectory, relaxation block and Forum will be replaced with a new … Continue reading →

MThe heritage campaign to try and protect the student space at University of Queensland including the Schonell Theatre is appealing to graduates to suspend giving donations to the university. The university management is moving to demolish a set of buildings … Continue reading →

The next meeting of the 17 Group will take place on Wednesday the 3rd of April at 7 pm in Unit 6 at 20 Drury St, West End.  It will be addressed by two Speakers, Pat Buckridge and Peter Wertheim, on … Continue reading →

Political power comes from the barrell of a gun – Mao When talking up regime change in Venezuela Trump and his deputy, Pence, are happy to invoke the Munroe Doctrine. This 100 year old U.S. policy says that European states … Continue reading →

Wednesday 3rd of April Breaking Ground – Frontline Truths (Brisbane6.30pm-9pm20 Brennan St, Slacks CreekFB eventJoin us for a special night of storytelling, song & traditional dance as we share #FrontlineTruths. Pacific Climate Warriors from across the Pacific Region and the Pacific diaspora … Continue reading →

50th Anniversiary:WHEN UNION POWER FREED CLARRIE O’SHEA Burkes Room, Red Brick Hotel, 83 Annerley Road, WoolloongabbaSunday, April 28, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM Speakers: Michael Clifford: Assistant General Secretary, Queensland Council of UnionsPhil Griffiths: Labour historian In May … Continue reading →

When: Thursday 28 March 2019 7:15pm for 7:30pm start Where: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Rd, Windsor (underneath the Albion Overpass, near Blackmore St; UBD 140 Ref. C14)  Click here for a map. Cost: $2, to help cover venue hire costs. Presentations: Daily, we … Continue reading →

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” – Marcus Aurelius We publish this cracking yarn by Rob Pyne, the former independent Member … Continue reading →

Greetings from the Palestinian Film Festival Australia team! Thank you for participating in our recent post-festival survey. The results have been amazing; we are truly humbled by the love and gratitude expressed. This is some of what you told us… … Continue reading →

“In 1973 we hosted Inti-Illimani, a Chilean folk music group stranded outside of their country after the Pinochet coup. We became involved with a Palestinian woman and worked with her to educate people on campus about Zionism and the occupation … Continue reading →

Letter to the Byron Echo which probably will not get printed because of howls of protest from the large Israeli community living in the shire.Dear Editor, Whenever Israel attacks Gaza with the most lethal weaponry our media describe it as … Continue reading →

After the shooting and murders in Christchurch, the question remains, why? In an attempt to find answers to the massacre, Ian plays speeches by Uncle Sam Watson and Basil from ‘Muslim Lives Matter’. Sam describes the massacre of his own … Continue reading →

Hanson: I am fed up with being told, ‘This is our land’ by Aboriginals. Well, where the hell do I go?

“When you talk about destruction, don’t you know that you can count me out” – John Lennon We publish these excerpts of the book “You Say You Want A Revolution SDS, PL, and Adventures in Building a Worker-Student Alliance in … Continue reading →

“We are stardust…billion year old carbon, caught in the devil’s bargain…. and we got to get ourselves back to the garden” – Joni Mitchell Why peace activists must work with climate change protesters and refugee advocates to prevent future wars … Continue reading →

1       Night strike…. rubble at dawn (oh no)          Day light…. horror for home          In any god’s name take a long hard look          Where is it hidden in your sacred book? Ch     Why see the world through those … Continue reading →

Warning this video contains images of a person who has passed. Ross Watson was a Dawson River murri where Warabinda Mission stood for many years. His grandmother lived on the Dawson river prior to the mission being set up. His … Continue reading →

Paradigm Shift 4ZZZ FM 102.1 Fridays at noon … listen on demand at http://ondemand.4zzzfm.org.au/paradigm-shift The student strike for climate justice on 15 March 2019 demonstrated that there needs to be more contemporary issues discussed as part of public education. Political … Continue reading →