Khalil’s story
Mr Justice Tom Sullivan has ruled this week that the Brisbane City Council’s Ethics Committee misread the ethics provisions of the relevant legislation when it ruled against Greens Councillor for the Gabba Ward, Trina Massey.… Go to Article
Foco Nuevo in September
For 18 years, musicians from far and wide have turned up for the monthly gigs organised by Jumping Fences, the house band.… Go to Article
Here are some news items during the month of September 2026 of the United States and Israel’s war on West Asia.… Go to Article
‘The uprising (1936-39) itself arose only after non-violent resistance through petitions, protests, strikes, and boycotts was met with violent punishments.’… Go to Article
Robert E. Stripling, HUAC’s chief investigator, asked Lawson:
“Mr. Lawson, are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party of the United States?”… Go to Article
In January 2025, Chris Hedges interviewed MIT PhD students Prahlad Lyengar and Richard Solomon about MIT’s documented links to Israeli military research, including work involving mathematical compression algorithms, artificial intelligence and Elbit Systems.… Go to Article
Australian Government provides military support for US ”act of war” against Iran
The United States has insisted that the UAE impose sanctions on Iran.… Go to Article
“Australia is a long way from anywhere” – Adjunct Professor Warwick Powell speaking at AUKUS Inquiry on 25 August 2026.… Go to Article
When the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) was formed in 1971, I was working on Fraser Island (K’gari) as a yardman at the Orchid Beach Resort.… Go to Article
Today I completed the Brisbane to Gold Coast bike ride with around 3,500 other riders.
I finished the ride in 3 hours and 13 minutes, averaging 31 kilometres an hour, with around 900 metres of climbing over the course of the ride.… Go to Article
A big thank you to ICRR in Read Street, Woolloongabba, for putting on the film Ningla A-Na La — Hungry for Our Land.… Go to Article
Enclosed here is a respectful but quite pointed letter, particularly because it’s recipient, Councillor Howard, is the Chair of Council’s Community and Arts Committee.… Go to Article
“….Though these women may never see Palestine, to embroider is to understand that in the world of cloth, and perhaps in reality, Ramallah and Hebron have different cyprus trees, Bethlehem and Jerusalem have different roses.… Go to Article
The genocide in Palestine grinds on. Palestinians are killed daily. The siege continues. The theft of Palestinian land accelerates.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers and settlers terrorise Palestinians and seize their land with impunity.… Go to Article
In this coverage of the Tour de Samoa, we include some commentary on the various stages of the race by a local bike rider, Lachlan Hurse.… Go to Article
Union representation for teachers, nurses and others on the board of Workplace Health and Safety have been unceremoniously stripped by the Crisafulli government.… Go to Article
Two important actions for our readers!
1. Sign & share the e-petition to qld parliament:
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/petition-details/4656-26
This petition was created by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin (JFP) and is sponsored by Greens members for Maiwar, Michael Berkman.… Go to Article
Deep cuts in net overseas migration are advanced by those seeking short term political gain by claiming that those cuts will help solve the housing crisis.… Go to Article
‘Looking with both eyes‘ – Persian proverb meaning to look behind the facts.
Appeal court ignores Israel’s genocide in assault case
6 May 2024 — Labor Day function at the RNA Showgrounds — last words
Yesterday’s man, former premier of Queensland, Steven Miles, made a speech at the 2024 May Day celebrations ignoring the fact that assembled unionists had turned their backs on him because of his government’s complicity in the genocide in Gaza.… Go to Article
According to the series, Say Nothing, based on a book by Patrick Radden Keefe, Gerry Adams is a liar, a traitor, and a murderer.… Go to Article
F-35s are used in bombardment campaigns across Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen that have killed tens of thousands of civilians, including children, sheltering in schools, hospitals, and refugee camps.… Go to Article
“I’m not Nigel Farage.”
“I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate.”
“I will build at least one affordable house.”… Go to Article
The propagandists whose writings are in evidence in this case and terrorists who respond to their call (like the offenders now before the Court cannot sensibly be regarded as mere anti-social deviants.… Go to Article
“The fish start swimming in a circle, they go round and round, others from the school join in, males and females.… Go to Article
The Queensland government’s banning of “from the river to the sea” is a racist trope against Palestinians and their organisations (including Justice for Palestine Magan-djin).… Go to Article
Sunday 9th August, Brisbane: Campaign closing celebration. Picnic at Wellington Point and a walk to King Island.
We met at Wellington Point on Sunday, 9 August, for the finale of the From Australia to Cuba with Love campaign — and what a finale it was!… Go to Article
Every time there is a violent incident or alleged terror event, a resistance movement is blamed. Sometimes those incidents are ordinary criminal acts.… Go to Article
“Revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.” ― Fidel Castro
After 14,700 kilometres, we have finally made it to Havana.… Go to Article
