Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and George MacKay sparkle in this tale of lesbian and gay activists’ support for the miners’ strike

Cards on the table: having been actively involved in the banner-carrying, badge-wearing, internecine bickering of student politics in the early 80s, I am predisposed to embrace any movie that celebrates the rag-tag allegiances that sprang up across class and gender boundaries during the miners’ strike.… Go to Article

Come and help us celebrate the Fredoom of the Five, and this momentous step for the Cuban Revolution and it’s people.

Arthur came from a town called Wee Waa, 
in the deep north of New South Wales.
Where cotton is grown by wealthy landlords, 
and cheap black labour helps keep it that way.

If ISIS didn’t exist, anyone who wanted to promote hate against Muslims or have a poster boy for creating and fuelling Islamophobia would have to create them.… Go to Article

A visit to the MITA ( Melbourne’s family friendly detention camp) on the night before Christmas Eve. Yesterday six men awaited release after years of detention.… Go to Article

Seven passengers stood up on an Air China flight to stop a Chinese asylum seeker being deported late last Friday night.… Go to Article

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The National Indigenous Human Rights Awards will be launched at NSW Parliament in late June, with nominations now open. The Awards will be Welcomed in by NSW parliamentarian, Linda Burney and launched alongside Yalmay Yunupingu and Gail Mabo and will include awards named after Dr Yunupingu and Eddie Mabo.… Go to Article

End o’ year BBQ!

Dec 21, 2014

5pm-8pm

The Basement @ 5 Paris Street, West End

(near the 199 bus stop cnr Vulture and Hardgrave Rd)

After many achievements this year, the Brisbane Community Action Network would like to invite you to one final get-together for 2014… and to introduce you to the Paris Street Basement – our proposed community creative space.… Go to Article

Subject: [SU] History repeats: Ethnic cleansing in ACT 1954 and now in WA removal from homelands.

find attached another missive from ghillar michael anderson on removing aborigines from their homeland areas.… Go to Article

Since my election as President of the State Council and Council of Ministers I have reiterated in many occasions our willingness to hold a respectful dialogue with the United States on the basis of sovereign equality, in order to deal reciprocally with a wide variety of topics without detriment to the national Independence and self-determination of our people.… Go to Article

‘No appeal from the grave’
Phillip Hughes, workplace deaths and getting the balance right.

The death of cricketer Phillip Hughes on 27 November was one of several hundred workplace fatalities during 2014.… Go to Article

today is day of great shame for our police-controlled judicial system!

today is a day were legal fraud has been blatantly put on show in its most arrogant form!… Go to Article

‘The Refugee Action Collective and Hazara community representatives have called a protest vigil to stop the deportation of Gulistan, a 33 year old Hazara man who has been in Australia for 3 years.

The Saturday Paper December 13 2014 in an article about a threatened Afghan family, under the subheading Morrison’s new power, recorded: “In the early morning hours of Friday, December 5, while much of Australia slept, the senate passed its final bill for 2014.… Go to Article

Palestine will play in its first top-tier international football tournament in Australia five weeks from now. Palestine qualified after Ashraf Al Fawaghra kicked a brilliant long-range goal to clinch the 1-0 final against The Philippines in the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in The Maldives.