Is this the end of Al Khateb?

High court verdict spells the end for Australian immigration detention as we know it …

Today’s landmark hearing clearly set out the constitutional limits on detaining non-citizens.

Babcock boys go for frock ‘n’ awe

[Editor’s note: Babcock & Brown … the ones that the ATO could never catch up with … but they were always bottom feeding obscurantists, weren’t they?]… Go to Article

Park permits: Brisbane residents to pay to gather in large groups

[Editor’s note: There have been plenty of political gatherings in parks in recent years. The 30th anniversary of the Commonwealth Games in Musgrave Park in 2012 is one that comes to mind.

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Block-AID Stories

Come along to Block-AID Stories
An evening of acoustic music, drinks, talks and solidarity to raise awareness and inspire action.

Friday, October 10
at 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Turnstyle
10 Laura Street
Highgate Hill
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4101

Talks by Ecologists, Activists and Blockade Leaders

Performances by
Tawny
https://www.facebook.com/francesca.tawny?ref=br_tf… Go to Article

Iraq’s unity and equality for all Iraqis

Amerli was surrounded by the non-Islamic non-Staters for 3 months with 9 year old Turkman kids and their mothers bearing kalashnikovs to aid the men defending Amerli.… Go to Article

G20 Peoples Summit: call for presenters/invitation

Brisbane Community Action Network – G20
www.briscan.net.au
www.facebook.com/briscan.g20

Visioning another world
Brisbane G20 Peoples Convergence
Nov 8-16, 2014

Global Call to action
Dear Friends,
The G20 Leaders Summit will bring the leaders of the worlds’ 20 largest economies to Brisbane in November this year.… Go to Article

Professor John Quiggin talks about the ideas of Thomas Piketty

Thomas Piketty posits a “fundamental inequality”: if the rate of return on capital is higher than the rate of economic growth, then the gap between rich and poor will increase.… Go to Article

Aboriginal employment

whilst twiggy forrest is running around the country attempting to sell his master plan to ‘save’ we aborigines from our 60 000+ years of culture and history.… Go to Article

Coal: Divestment is Dangerous

My internal dialogue about all the coal divestment material I see has been getting angrier, more passionate, more desperate. Words like dodgy, diversionary, delusional and just plain dumb emotionally escalated last night to “what the fuck are these corporate stooge lying fuckers doing to our movement”.… Go to Article

Petition against attack on pro-Palestine activists

Hi,

I am asking for 30 seconds of your time to sign this petition opposing an attack on pro-Palestine activists at Monash University in Melbourne.… Go to Article

Foco Nuevo in September

FOCO NUEVO IN SEPTEMBER

Friday, 5 September 2014, 8.00 p.m.

Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street West End

The Boxties / Jumping Fences /
Steve Tyson & The New Felons

Cakes tea and coffee available.

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The Australian: Let’s bring our Constitution in line with current practice

if hirst is implying that we need a new constitution, then i agree with him. the rest of his polemic i most certainly do not agree with him.… Go to Article

Westender G20 Community Forum

Welcome, dear readers

If you’re in the neighbourhood next Tuesday evening, make sure you get along to the Westender’s G20 Community Forum, being held from 6pm at Souths Rugby League Club in Davies Park.

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How America made ISIS

Whatever your politics, you’re not likely to feel great about America right now. After all, there’s Ferguson (the whole world was watching!),… Go to Article

Hamid Kehazaei dying in Brisbane hospital

Another beautiful young man losing his life in Manus Death Camp.

A simple skin infection turning to septicaemia because treatment denied until too late.… Go to Article

Protected: The Ashford Trusts (TATs):)

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Social forum and Piketty meeting

Help is needed at the Davies Park markets this Saturday morning (Sept 6) to distribute leaflets promoting an upcoming meeting about the ideas of French economist, Thomas Piketty (see attachment).

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Battle for Pooh Corner at Wacol

” There needs to be proper policies put into place where the community gets consulted about the sale of these lands before they actually go ahead and sell them off.”