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Joh escapes a second trial
By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE 鈥� Farcical scenes broke out in the Queensland parliament on October 31 as ... hotel project in Brisbane in 1986. The decision not to proceed with a second trial has been generally ... Brisbane for a second trial, thus making a conviction unlikely. But this argument has been demolished by an ...
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Opposition to Newstart grows
By Brad Adamson and Peter Chiltern BRISBANE 鈥� Newstart "agreements" being forced on ... head", says Paul Glenning of the Newstart Opposition Group in Brisbane. The Australian Council of Social ... unemployed, union and welfare activists in Brisbane have organised a rally for budget eve, August 20, in King ...
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Queensland students debate elections
By Ben Reid BRISBANE 鈥� A rally of 250 people here on February 26 slammed the federal Coalition and ... March 9, solely against the Liberals, Brisbane Resistance organiser Sean Healy said, "Some seem to ... the Democratic Socialist candidate for Brisbane, said, "The key issue in this election is: how ...
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Greens, Democrats battle over Queensland Senate seat
By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE 鈥� Queensland voters in the federal election will have some 205 ... Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Brisbane, Susan Price, said, "Unfortunately, we will not ... Brisbane and Griffith." Queensland Greens state campaign coordinator Malcolm Lewis told 麻豆传媒 ...
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鈥楾he only answer to organised corporate greed is organised labour鈥�
president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) at its congress in Brisbane over July 17 and 18. ...
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Can鈥檛 Stand By network aims to end mandatory detention
largest cities: 1300 people in Adelaide, 2000 in Perth, 2200 in Brisbane, 4400 in Melbourne and 4800 in ...
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Pussy Riot jailed for two years
Democracy Books & music A Russian judge sentenced three members of Pussy Riot to two years each in prison on hooliganism charges on August 17. The judge said the three band members, who have already been detained for five months, committed hooliganism ...
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Catalonia: Huge pro-independence 'human chain' sharpens crisis
National liberation Dick Nichols Barcelona About 1.6 million Catalans linked arms to form the Via Catalana, a 400 kilometre human chain demanding a referendum on independence for their country, to mark Catalonia鈥檚 national day (the Diada) on September 11. ...
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How to make an ecosocialist revolution
Environment Socialism Ian Angus Ian Angus is editor of climateandcapitalism.com and co-author, with Simon Butler, of the new book Too Many People?. This is his keynote presentation to the recent Climate Change Social Change conference in Melbourne. * * * ...
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Early education workers walk off for equal pay
supporter at the Brisbane rally told educators that "you need to be valued and paid for what ... equal_pay_for_early_educators Video:聽Equal Pay for early educators- 麻豆传媒. Photos from the Brisbane rally can be seen here. ...
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Write on: letters to the editor
students and members of the community gathered outside Brisbane Parliament House in Brisbane on Friday ... set a phase-out date will be held in Brisbane in August. It is crucial now to keep up the support so ... Territory, or CAG-e (Chook Action Group against exploitation) in Brisbane on 3255 0023. Liz Shield Brisbane ...
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War, occupation and the fight for workers' rights
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane "No-one in Iraq supports the US invasion; no-one supports the ... auditorium on October 6. The public meeting was part of a national tour by Ismaal, sponsored in Brisbane by ...
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Venezuela shows 'there is a better way'
Peter Rafael, Brisbane "The essence of the revolution is humanity 鈥� how can you oppose ... Solidarity Brigade, told a packed audience at the Brisbane Activist Centre on September 14. The meeting heard ...
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Students plan large sustainability conference
Carey Hemingway, Brisbane The 15th annual Students of Sustainability (SoS) conference, the largest ... student-run environment conference in Australia, will take place in Brisbane on July 9-15. Ellie Smith, ...
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Anti-war activists' notebook
"Death". Logan peace rally demands No War! BY LYNDA HANSEN BRISBANE 鈥� More than 150 people attended a peace ... rally in Logan City, south of Brisbane, on March 9. The rally was initiated by the newly formed Logan ...
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Qld govt attempts to suppress protest camp
BY BILL MASON & TIM STEWART BRISBANE 鈥� In an extraordinary move against food-irradiation ... Brisbane. The protest camp was set up in June 2002, after the government reneged on the state ALP's ...
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Government 'censoring the truth' about the war
BY MARCEL CAMERON BRISBANE 鈥� "Our bombs and missiles will be as effective [in fighting ... terrorism] as fighting fire with kerosene", retired brigadier Adrian D'Hage told a packed Brisbane ...
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Politicians seek to tarnish campaigners
BY EWAN SAUNDERS BRISBANE 鈥� Scenes of clashes between protesters and heavily-armed Italian riot ... anti-capitalist groups planning actions during the October Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Brisbane ...
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Unionists to rally for maritime workers
By Nick Everett BRISBANE 鈥� Several thousand trade unionists are expected to rally in ... Brisbane's King George Square on March 4 in support of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The rally, to ...
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Action updates
Freeway protest BRISBANE 鈥� About 50 people attended a rally on June 17 to protest against the city ... freeways". Students protest GST BRISBANE 鈥� Thirty students picketed the Democrats' offices here on June ...