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The future of St Marys Church, which for many years has served as a beacon of hope for many in need in the South Brisbane district, will soon be decided by the Roman Catholic archbishop, John Bathersby.
鈥淭hings will get worse before they get better.鈥 These were the shrewd words of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaking on January 20.
Mona Mona community Good to see Jonathan Strauss writing about Mona Mona (GLW #779). I live in the area and over the years I've come to learn some of the history of this area, including the extraordinary story of Mona Mona. More than 10
BRISBANE 聴 Cynthia Merchant, an activist with the Queensland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, kicked off the discussion at a Socialist Alliance meeting on the slaughter in Gaza on January 22.
Along with the sheer brutality and horror inflicted on Palestinians, the massacre in Gaza has resulted in a serious political setback for Israel. Internationally, support for the Israeli apartheid state has been weakened and Hamas鈥 legitimacy has skyrocketed.
MELBOURNE 聴 Israel聮s massacre of the Gazan people has resulted in the biggest demonstrations in support of the Palestinians in decades.
Wars are fought over access to scarce resources. The 20th century was dominated by wars over colonial possessions and energy resources.
The scientific evidence is conclusive. The delicate ecological balance of the planet is being destroyed.
MELBOURNE 鈥 A public meeting took place on January 22 to discuss the background of the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the focus for solidarity.
The massive public turnout in the US for the inaugural presidential address of Barack Obama underlines the incontestable fact that millions of people in the US and around the world invest great hope for change in him. But amid the bloody ruins of Gaza, the latest victims of US-backed imperialist war blinked uncomprehendingly at TV images of this spectacle of euphoria.
The federal Labor government, in coordination with state and territory governments, is forcing Aboriginal communities to give up communal land ownership in exchange for future housing and infrastructure improvements.
After a year-long industrial dispute, the New South Wales Teachers Federation (NSWTF) has reached an agreement for a new award with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET).