The next talk in the 17 Group at 6/20 Drury St West End on Wednesday the 2nd of June at 7pm will be of interest to anyone who was involved in the politico-cultural radical movement of the 60s and the 70s.

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Alex Macdonald Memorial Lecture 2010

Dr Ros Kidd – ‘One of the Great Scandals of Australia’s History: Aboriginal Labour in 20th Century Queensland’

5.30pm Thurs 20th May

Level 2 TLC Building

16 Peel St

South Brisbane

free admission

refreshments available

Ros Kidd was awarded a doctorate by Griffith University in 1994 for her groundbreaking research into government control of Aboriginal people in Queensland between 1840 and 1988.… Go to Article

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0517/Sagging-in-polls-Australia-s-government-toughens-stance-on-asylum-seekers/%28page%29/2

Sagging in polls, Australia’s government toughens stance on asylum seekers

Australia’s Labor government, which recently fell behind in the polls for the first time since taking power, has imposed a freeze on asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.… Go to Article

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Phil Monsour News and Information You are invited to: Benefit Concert DVD Launch and Dinner Saturday 29 May 6.30pm Kurilpa Hall 174 Boundary St West End $25/20 (children under 12 free) Bookings essential 0400912550 or phil RSVP 22 May All proceeds to Union Aid Abroad- APHEDA projects in the West Bank, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip (See photos below) Featuring the Phil Monsour Band for more info http://www.philmonsour.com/

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