Unionists for Palestine Queensland organising meeting

6pm Monday 23 March

Pig’n’Whistle

Cnr Melbourne & Merivale Sts, South Brisbane

(There is two hour free parking at Coles and Woolworths five minutes walk down the road.)… Go to Article

Magistrate Zachary Sarra is really going over the top issuing a search warrant to not only give police phones and laptops, but also their passwords to access the devices, just to prosecute a Catholic worker for putting up a banner saying: ‘from the river to the sea come and get me Crissafuli‘.… Go to Article

Justice for Palestine (JFP) announced a new coalition of community  opposing the new laws of the Queensland Liberal National Party government.

Israel and the United States continue their bombardment of Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran. We have been here before.  US/Israel regimes simultaneously attacked Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq in 2006.… Go to Article

As far as I can tell, there are three strategies at play regarding the government’s anti-free speech amendments to the Queensland Criminal Code (Fighting Antisemitism).… Go to Article

Israel and the United States continue their bombardment of Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran. We have been here before.  US/Israel regimes simultaneously attacked Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq in 2006.… Go to Article

The new anti-semitism laws found their third victim today, the 18th of March 2026. The person arrested was a long-time opponent of the United States spybase at Pine Gap.

“I do believe I will have the honour of taking Cuba” – US President Trump.

The United States has imposed ruthless sanctions across the world , none greater and longer lasting than those against Cuba.… Go to Article

Please join us for our first monthly meeting of the year  and other activities, actions, and events, and feel free to send us your items of interest and ideas for meetings.… Go to Article

The Great Ride of Return

29th March 2026
7.30 am Assembly, 8 am Start

John Walker Place, Brisbane Corso, Yeronga
24 km

Route details: https://www.strava.com/routes/3463889918642998932… Go to Article

This conflict is not about Iran’s nuclear capability, or liberation of the Iranian people from a repressive regime. Iran had historically complied with international nuclear regulations and inspections, and was already agreeing to a lot of demands in this space in negotiations before the attack by the US and Isreal, including placing fuel processing outside Iran.… Go to Article

The Times of Israel, a conservative Israeli newspaper, breathes a sigh of relief after The Voice of Hind Rajab does not win an Oscar.… Go to Article

To: MPs in state and federal government, and to councillors in local government (listed below).

I write as a resident of [Wynnum, Manly, Tingalpa, Cleveland and greater Brisbane Magan-djin], who is deeply concerned about F-35 parts manufacturing taking place in our community and its connection to ongoing genocide in Gaza.… Go to Article

18 March 2026

Peace activist and Catholic worker Jim Dowling is the third person to be arrested and the Queensland anti-free speech laws.

4PR: We are speaking today with an expert on the fossil fuel crisis.  Thank you for joining us. We’re discussing how the Middle East conflict is threatening global oil supplies — roughly 35% of world oil flows from the Persian Gulf and chokepoints like the Red Sea and straits near Yemen are creating major transport risks.… Go to Article

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We post this article by Ray Bergman that explains the story behind the Oscar winning film THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.… Go to Article

It is often maintained that the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ expresses a genocidal and antisemitic intention.… Go to Article

“They (the Australian government) went in under another lie about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. We know that was a lie.… Go to Article

Have a listen to Ann Toomey on the Constitutional Clarion about the Queensland suppression of free speech legislation.

The government made amendments to the bill that outlaws From the river … pro-palestinian slogan of the past 2 years.… Go to Article

COMMUNITY NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF WYNNUM, MANLY, TINGALPA, CLEVELAND AND GREATER BRISBANE (MAGAN-DJIN)

Concern about F-35 weapons parts manufacturing in Tingalpa

At the Tingalpa facility of Ferra Engineering, precision components like wing kits for bombs are produced for the international F-35 program.… Go to Article

What incredible technology the patriots (missiles) have been, and lasers will soon do work of patriots – Trump speaking about Epic Fury at press conference in Florida on 10 March 2026.… Go to Article

I said to this admiral, ‘They all sound the same, you know, in the end.’ He said, ‘What do you mean?’… Go to Article

The United States has been trying to drag people into its military adventures for over 60 years. They’re adding young Iranians and others in the West to their list, claiming that the government of Iran is a repressive dictatorship.… Go to Article

29th March 2026
730 am Assembly, 8 am Start
John Walker Place, Brisbane Corso, Yeronga
24 km
Route details: https://www.strava.com/routes/3463889918642998932

The Great Ride of Return is a global, non-violent, family-friendly grassroots movement uniting communities across more than 95 cities and 35 countries demanding justice, equality and an end to the occupation.… Go to Article

“It doesn’t matter what the gentiles say; it matters what the Jews do.” Gideon Levy quoting the founder of modern Israel, David Ben Gurion.… Go to Article

Despite Labor Friends of Palestine contacting each member of parliament,  the Labor opposition will vote with the LNP government’s  ban on ‘from the river to the sea’.… Go to Article

Volunteer opportunities for “Iftar for Palestine 2026” are now open.

Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn’t work) to go to the signup sheet:

https://volunteersignup.org/YL8PQ… Go to Article

Israel/US are continuing to attack ordinary people, in hospitals, in residential buildings and in tents in Gaza; in Gandhi Street, Teheran;  it has bombed the southern suburbs of Baghdad, Iraq; in Duma on the West Bank and so on.… Go to Article

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, the Queensland government will pass a bill that seeks to ban ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free‘ and other expressions to be nominated by the Attorney General Deb Frecklington.… Go to Article