BRISBANE More than 30 people attended a November 8 Green Left Weekly screening of The Power of Community How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, at Sandgate Community Centre.
Paul Benedek
St Marys church in South Brisbane has been threatened with excommunication if it maintains progressive practices that have the overwhelming support of the parish and community.
The family of Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton say they are relieved he did not get a life sentence and they will not be mounting an appeal against his six-year jail sentence. However, there has been widespread questioning of the discrepancy in the “justice” received by Wotton and white senior sergeant Chris Hurley.
Twenty people from farming families on the Darling Downs travelled several hours to occupy Premier Anna Blighs office on October 31, demanding the state government introduce legislation to protect prime farmland from mining.
Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton was sentenced to six years’ jail for “riot with destruction” on November 7 — just four days after 22 police officers received “bravery awards” for their role in the 2004 Palm Island protests.
Aboriginal activist Sam Watson has called for major rallies in cities across Australia in response to Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton being found guilty on October 24 of “rioting with destruction”.
A police officer who is a key witness against Palm Island Aboriginal resident Lex Wotton has admitted at the trial that he lied during a previous investigation into senior sergeant Chris Hurley.
University of Queensland (UQ) womens collective members discovered racist, sexist and homophobic messages covering the Womens Room on the morning of September 17.
Two hundred dollars for the Cuban Hurricane Relief Fund was raised at a screening of the new documentary Salud!, which examines Cubas remarkable attitude to health care both within Cuba and around the world.
We need a genuine peoples movement like this planet has never seen, Friends of the Earths Dr John Mackenzie told the launch of Climate Emergency Week at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) on September 22. We need a global movement that will make the sixties look like a rehearsal!
Save the Tamil children in Sri Lanka; Cricket Australia dont play cricket in the Tamil killing field; Mr Rudd <197< condemn Sri Lanka for breaking the peace accords. These were some of the messages on placards and banners held at a picket of PM Kevin Rudds Morningside office on September 23.
On August 29, Dr Mohamed Haneef was officially declaredno longer a person of interest after more than 12 months of investigations that included detention without charge, the then-federal Howard government revoking his visa, and continual insinuations of support for terrorism, at a total cost of over $8.5 million.
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