Last Drinx (until next time!) with Ciaron O’Reilly before he heads off to Dublin
– Sunday March 13th. 3-7pm *Rumpus Room, Boundary St.… Go to Article
Last Drinx (until next time!) with Ciaron O’Reilly before he heads off to Dublin
– Sunday March 13th. 3-7pm *Rumpus Room, Boundary St.… Go to Article
Warning: Amateur political analysis ahead. I posted this on Crooked Timber a few days ago. It isn’t as applicable to Australia.… Go to Article
Green’s plan to stop traffic congestion
Less congestion will save money, reduce stress, help our environment, and make our city a much more pleasant place to live, work and play
Senator Larissa Waters and lord mayoral candidate Ben Pennings today launched River Connect, the Greens’ $491m transport infrastructure plan for Brisbane.… Go to Article
Recent weeks have seen the introduction and review of laws designed to protect the operations of Australia’s immigration detention system, as well as the launching of the disturbing new Border Force agency.… Go to Article
8 March 2016 is International Women’s Day. This is an appropriate time to remember that Aboriginal women workers were taking action on women workers’ rights before the emergence of the Suffragette movement in Australia in the 1890s and early years of the 20th Century.
Amalgamations of unions – for better or for worse
In recent months there have been reports in the daily press about amalgamations of unions.… Go to Article
PRESS INVITE
Isis & Israel Public Lecture (Monday 7 March at 7pm, JHB) and
North West Premier with Dr Uri Davis Public Event (Monday 7 March at 7pm, Rustenburg) 07 March 2016
Members of the media and public are invited to two #IsraeliApartheidWeek public lectures taking place tonight.… Go to Article
Logan people deserve quality public transport. It’s a basic public service.
Through our work with the Queensland Community Alliance, we have been listening to hundreds of stories from people from Logan about their struggles with poor public transport.… Go to Article
1) Turkey Falls Under Boot of Dictatorship
2) Da’esh lost territory half the size of Lebanon this week to Iraq’s forces
3) Libya: From Jamahiriya to Heartland of Terror
4) Hybrid Wars 1.… Go to Article
But today, my body was a TV’d massacre made
to fit into sound-bites and word limits
- Rafeef Ziadiah
This is a national tour during the week of 27 Mar till 2 April … times and dates of where Rafeef Ziadah and Phil Monsour are performing at:
BYRON BAY: Tues 29 March – 6.30pm at Kulchjam, Acacia St, Byron Bay.… Go to Article
Many Thanks to David, Ray and Andy for making this show possible.
Ian Curr
4 Mar 2014… Go to Article

Foco Nuevo Turns 8!
Friday, 4th March, 2016
8.00 pm
Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street, West End (map)
When we started in 2008 we couldn’t have imagined we’d be going 8 years later.… Go to Article
Please join us on Monday to support brave farmers taking action to protect the Darling Downs.They are challenging the Acland coal mine expansion in the Qld Land Court.If… Go to Article
Publisher’s Note: Australia should have a discriminatory immigration policy. The government should not invite war criminals to visit Australia. Back in the 1990s a Liberal government permitted members of the Southern Lebanese Army to migrate to Australia.… Go to Article
Dear readers,
Nearly a month ago we had an American muso, George Mann, a former union organiser come to Brisbane and stay at our house.… Go to Article

Publisher’s Note: Democratic rights is under attack in Queensland once again, this time by ALP & LNP political parties. Under the #Votefor4 proposal a state election will be held on the last Saturday of October every four years, irrespective of the government of the day.… Go to Article