Australian Government’s racist immigration policies

Under Australia’s migration system—principally the Migration Act 1958—the Minister (currently Andrew Giles) has significant powers. These include:

  • Refusing or cancelling visas on “character” or security grounds
  • Intervening personally in cases deemed in the “public interest”
  • Setting or influencing policy directions applied by the Department of Home Affairs

Australian migration law and administrative practice—particularly around work, student, and family visas—operate in a way that systematically disadvantages Palestinians, especially those seeking refuge from settler violence in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza refuge, even when supported by Australian family members.… Go to Article

Hormuz

Israel hates things beginning with ‘H’

Hamas, Hezbollah, Hormuz … Humanity

– Sundeep Bhardwaj

A friend sent me this video: “China Quietly Built a 10,400km Railway to Iran — The US is Terrified”

Hmm … I don’t like the click bait title.… Go to Article

Anzacs in the Middle East

“And lonely lonely lonely
are the hearts of men;
the waves the waves the waves
break, forever break,
against the stone in our breasts” – Ian Mudie

A waterside worker had this to say about a ‘stunt’ in the campaign to defeat Rommel when he fought at Toobruk: “On patrol (in North Africa), there was a full blood aboriginal, Paddy Walsh.… Go to Article

ABC just won’t get it right on Palestine

The Queensland government has attacked the Palestine movement against genocide in Australia. Specifically the government has targeted the right of Justice for Palestine Magandjin to organise.… Go to Article

Palestine and Cuba at Tour de Brisbane ’26

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados
Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos
Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos
Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio – Jorge Drexler

Each year, Australia to Cuba with Love and the Big Ride for Palestine Australia bring people together in solidarity with two beleaguered countries under blockades by the United States (Cuba) and Israel (Palestine)— and this year, we rode to raise awareness of nearly 1,000 days of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and to end the United States blockade of Cuba.… Go to Article

The geography of ‘from the river ███████████████████ [Redacted under Queensland Government directive (2026).]

Does the expression “From the River to the Sea” describe the borders of Palestine, or of Israel, or of both? Israel’s officially recognized borders are defined by international treaties with Egypt and Jordan, while other boundaries remain disputed or are based on armistice lines.… Go to Article

May Day Red Contingent

1978 was the first year we carried the Red Contingent banner. There were 12,000 people behind us including the socialist parties, the Latin Americans, the Campaign Against Nuclear Power, and the Civil Liberties Coordinating committee with their Unite in oppositionto State and Federal governments banner plus the anarchists and Friends of the Earth.… Go to Article