Author: Workers BushTelegraph

Workers BushTelegraph discusses current and past events, books and film with the aim of sharing worker political education and consciousness. WBT poses 3 questions: who owns the land, workers control of production and democratic rights.

May Day 2026

This May Day felt different. The unions stayed within their own groups, whether large or small. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and ETU contingents appeared subdued, having been heavily pushed back and changed by state intervention.… Go to Article

Australian Government’s racist immigration policies

Under Australia’s migration system—principally the Migration Act 1958—the Minister (currently Andrew Giles) has significant powers. These include:

  • Refusing or cancelling visas on “character” or security grounds
  • Intervening personally in cases deemed in the “public interest”
  • Setting or influencing policy directions applied by the Department of Home Affairs

Australian migration law and administrative practice—particularly around work, student, and family visas—operate in a way that systematically disadvantages Palestinians, especially those seeking refuge from settler violence in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza refuge, even when supported by Australian family members.… Go to Article

Hormuz

Israel hates things beginning with ‘H’

Hamas, Hezbollah, Hormuz … Humanity

– Sundeep Bhardwaj

A friend sent me this video: “China Quietly Built a 10,400km Railway to Iran — The US is Terrified”

Hmm … I don’t like the click bait title.… Go to Article

Anzacs in the Middle East

“And lonely lonely lonely
are the hearts of men;
the waves the waves the waves
break, forever break,
against the stone in our breasts” – Ian Mudie

A waterside worker had this to say about a ‘stunt’ in the campaign to defeat Rommel when he fought at Toobruk: “On patrol (in North Africa), there was a full blood aboriginal, Paddy Walsh.… Go to Article

ABC just won’t get it right on Palestine

The Queensland government has attacked the Palestine movement against genocide in Australia. Specifically the government has targeted the right of Justice for Palestine Magandjin to organise.… Go to Article

Palestine and Cuba at Tour de Brisbane ’26

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados
Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos
Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos
Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio – Jorge Drexler

Each year, Australia to Cuba with Love and the Big Ride for Palestine Australia bring people together in solidarity with two beleaguered countries under blockades by the United States (Cuba) and Israel (Palestine)— and this year, we rode to raise awareness of nearly 1,000 days of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and to end the United States blockade of Cuba.… Go to Article