Monthly Archives: October 2020

First Nations forest protectors are calling for more allies to join them camping out at Deebing Creek Here’s an update from Deebing Creek from Jono Sri and Amy McMahon filmed a couple of days ago. For now, joining the Justice … Continue reading →

High voltage lines bringing electricity from far away coal fired power stations and small boy wonders what sort of world he will live in as an adult. What kind of world … ?Small boy passes the common on the way … Continue reading →

Hannibal ad portas!“Hannibal is at the gates!” Hannibal managed to lead his Carthaginian army over the Alps and into Italy to take the war directly to the Roman Republic, bypassing Roman and allied land garrisons and Roman naval dominance. Yet … Continue reading →

“The first brigade from Australia to Cuba was named the Eureka Brigade and left Australia in December 1983, returning in January of 1984. After this, New Zealanders were also invited and the brigade became known as the Southern Cross Brigade, … Continue reading →

“Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccinations save lives” Mullumbimby in Northern NSW boasts the highest number of parents who do not vaccinate their children. Mullumbimby has a large alternative community in an advanced capitalist country and is environmentally conscious but distrusts … Continue reading →

Listen online to Paradigm Shift [4ZZZ fm 102.1 fridays at Noon] about ‘The Brisbane Left’12pm Fri 16 Oct 2020: http://ondemand.4zzzfm.org.au/paradigm-shift Interviews with Anarchists and Socialists from the 1960s & 70s about how they became radicals. Features interviews with Barbara Hart … Continue reading →

Join us at 4pm Thursday 22 October for an online webinar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories and in refugee camps in neighbouring Lebanon. Palestinians During a Pandemic: Impacts in the Middle East and the … Continue reading →

“When Petersen first became Premier, he was virtually a non-entity. (The previous Premier, Pizzey had died after a few months in office, after the retirement of Frank Nicklin. Jack Pizzey was in his fifties when he died.) … Petersen had … Continue reading →

I am an old woman.When Germany had awokenPension rates were cut. My childrenGave me the pennies they could spare. ButI could hardly buy anything now. So at firstI went less often to the shops where I’d gone daily.But one day … Continue reading →

Ipswich Residents who are concerned about the proposed Remondis Incinerator in Ipswich are taking matters into their own hands concerned politicians aren’t doing enough to protect their health and the environment.   They will blockade the Head Office Waste Office … Continue reading →

This gallery contains 1 photos.

Book launch for Anne Richards’ memoir – ‘A Book of Doors’ About this Event AndAlso Books invites you to the launch of A Book of Doors — Anne Richards’ new look at growing up radical in Brisbane during the culturally … Continue reading →

ABC Four Corners covers the Beirut blast in August 2020.

This month ordinary cyclists, unionists and activists across Australia combined to do a Big Ride for Palestine to raise money for a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. This week Lance Armstrong rode a cycle tour of Beirut to raise cash … Continue reading →

This is the latest report about the Assange extradition hearing (now in its 5th week) at the Old Bailey in London. Note that it is assumed in the report that Assange will not get a fair trial should he be extradited to the U.S.

What I do not understand is that the defence in Assange’s extradition trial does not appear to be arguing that you can’t extradite a person from one country (the UK) to another (the US) if the person is unlikely to get a fair trial? Continue reading →

This month we bring you performances from Cuban trovadores; Erick Sánchez and Enid Rosales, and Julio Hernández. We met Erick in 1996, first seeing him play at the Sala Atril in the Karl Marx Theatre. Later, on a subsequent visit … Continue reading →

Given a choice between building attack class submarines for the Navy (cost = $50 and the cost of running power underground throughout Australia (cost is the same), I know which one I would opt for. Continue reading →