[Broadcast on PShift, 4zzz, fm 102.1, at noon on friday 7 feb 2014]
We drove up to a small park in Acland to meet the town’s sole surviving citizen Glen.… Go to Article
Month: February 2014
‘Parliament, Government and Reform in Queensland, 2001-2013’
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE
‘Parliament, Government and Reform in Queensland, 2001-2013’
Public Forum -Parliament House, Brisbane 10 February 2014 10:00 am – 12:00 noon The Premiers Room
The Accountability Round Table is a non-partisan group of citizens with diverse backgrounds (academics, lawyers, politicians, journalists, authors) who are gravely concerned by the current erosion of honesty and integrity in our democracy.… Go to Article
Refugee Boat Timeline to February 6th
Refugee Boat Timeline to February 6th
TWO TURNBACKS TODAY
6th FEB
No arrivals reported today.
LATE NEWS
Again, thanks to Marg Hutton
Migrants stranded in Sukabumi, rejected by Australia
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Thu, February 06 2014, 11:40 AM
Dozens of migrants from the Middle East have bcome stranded in Sukabumi 
after being refused entry by Australia at the immigration detention center in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java.… Go to Article
Sri Lanka war report ‘shows rights abuses’
Dear Friends
This report joins a library of human rights concerns about the situation in Sri Lanka.
What makes it so relevant to us is that the Australian Government is complicit in placing lives at risk by deporting Sri Lankan asylum seekers without a proper refugee determination process.… Go to Article
Suicide crisis – from tragic to catastrophic
Israel and Natalia are entitled to equality – Photo, Gerry Georgatos
Australia is facing a suicide crisis that is not abating, it is continuing and getting worse.… Go to Article
Foco Nuevo in February
| FOCO NUEVO IN FEBRUARY
Friday, 7 February 2014, 8.00 p.m. Kurilpa Hall TwoCrows / Jumping Fences / Para Você As always Maggie’s delicious cakes tea and coffee will be on sale. | ||
You’ve got to be Jo(h)king: History, the Left and Queensland
(This is a guest post from a friend of The Word From Struggle Street Jon)
It was the 40th anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising recently.… Go to Article
Manus camp report on Minister Bishop’s visit
Minister Bishop visited the Manus camp today. One man from each nationality and compound group was chosen to attend a briefing.… Go to Article
Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated by twelve nations; the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement.… Go to Article
Protected: Magistrate refuses to listen to submission on the Sacred Fire in Musgrave Park
17 Group on Anti-Bikies Legislation
The first of the 17 Group Meetings for 2014 will be held on Wednesday the 5th of February in the usual location at the usual time, unit 6 at 20 Drury St West End at 7 pm.… Go to Article
Statement From Gomeroi Elders
Gomeroi culture and heritage pays the price for bungling and cultural management failure. Gomeroi people implore Minister Hunt to declare an emergency stay of works to protect and investigate Whitehaven’s actions.
