Month: May 2019
Martyrs of Otranto
Otranto Cathedral
The fall of Constantinople to the massed Ottoman armies of Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453 was a cataclysmic event, signalling the beginning of a crisis in the western and Mediterranean world.… Go to Article
Data shows ‘Boom and Bust’ in Queensland
Recently WBT has been discussing Gross State Product, and what it means – particularly with respect to the mining industry in Queensland.… Go to Article
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger Was A Movement Musician
On May 3rd, 1919, Pete Seeger was born. Many people in the more musical regions of my social circles are currently celebrating his life, for the occasion of what would have been his 100th birthday, had he lived past the age of 94.… Go to Article
Brisbane anti-war movement says ‘Free Julian Assange’
Last Train to Mirabad… Go to Article
Julian Assange took on the US
Wikileak'd ten years war in Afghanistan
Julian roams downstairs in Woolwich Court
Thinking what would Pilger and Ellsberg do now?
Profile of a union organiser
In the lead up to the 2019 May Day celebrations we take a look at what it is like being a union organiser.… Go to Article
Is climate change union business?
The Australian Labor Party was formed by the unions to gain parliamentary political power. From its formation a debate constantly raged as to the extent of compromise acceptable to achieve this goal.… Go to Article
From the Gabba Ward: Montague Road
Dear residents, I’m writing to you because you came along to our Montague Road community forum on the weekend or have expressed an interest in the future of this road corridor and surrounding neighbourhood. |
The strange story of Cornelia Rau
Cornelia Rau was a mentally ill German woman who was subject to mandatory detention in 2004 under Australia’s anti-asylum seeker laws.… Go to Article
Labour Day award for union organiser
Congratulations to Queensland Division of the NTEU for winning the Labour Day award for best small publication. NTEU Qld State Organiser, Lachlan Hurse, (pictured with the award) is no stranger to layout and design.… Go to Article
I heard it on the radio: 25 years of 98.9FM Murri Country
Join us for an afternoon on the Queensland Terrace to celebrate the opening of I heard it on the radio: 25 years of 98.9FM Murri Country.
Ecuador’s Ombudsman declares Assange’s expulsion illegal
The Ombudsman of Ecuador, as a National Human Rights Institution, expresses its deep concern at the decision adopted by the Ecuadorian State to withdraw the nationality of Julian Assange, as well as to terminate the diplomatic asylum he maintained at the Embassy of Ecuador in the United Kingdom.… Go to Article
