We post this zine by the Catholic Worker community members about the recent land forces expo protests. Thanks to Bek, Jim, Andy, Hannah , Anne and others who put this zine together and especially those who went and stood out in the cold each morning to disrupt this show of military might at the Convention … Continue reading Love against the Machine

Welcome to the Paradigm Shift on FM 102.1 4ZZZ Fridays at noon. We challenge the assumptions of our current society, to resist oppression ...more June 25, 2021 This week we get an update on what's happening in climate struggles around the country - from those trying to stop Adani's Carmichael mine in central Queensland, to … Continue reading Dirty Dollar in Climate Struggles

Weather versus Climate Change Earth’s climate system is interconnected over very large distances. An example is the Rossby Circulation of winds at high altitude around the northern and southern hemispheres latitudes that I have mentioned before. The intense rainfall events in Japan recently had an effect of this circulation and helped create the “off the … Continue reading Trev’s weather report from 6 July 2021

 Changing others? Changing ourselves! As a zoologist and geneticist I am always puzzled about human (optimistically named Homo sapiens) behavior. It was always important for me at least to try to understand this complex species. Not just only out of curiosity but out of necessity because I was to become a teacher and team “leader” … Continue reading Changing ourselves

Aren’t you glad we are not on the Pacific north-west coast of America with an extreme heat wave raising maximum temperatures to the mid to high 40Cs – never recorded before, and most probably associated with global heating. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/28/pacific-north-west-breaks-heat-records  https://soundcloud.com/ian-curr/trevs-brisbane-weather-forecast-29-jun-2021 According to long term records, Portland’s June temperatures should be similar to June temperatures in … Continue reading Trev’s Brisbane Forecast for next 7 Days from 29 June

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana The campaign to save the UQ union complex was not a shrine to past glories, if there were any, in that place. The Vietnam War slowly came to an end as did Bjelke-Petersen and his attack on democratic rights. Uranium continues … Continue reading Save UQ Union campaign wins heritage fight

The SEQEB dispute was one of the biggest sellouts of workers in Queensland Labour history ... we post this account of how the dispute was remembered in music and art. We thanks the State Library of Queensland's blog by R. Hillier. Also Erroll O'Neill wrote a play about the dispute, called ‘The Hope of the … Continue reading SEQEB sellout provoked music, art …

Trev’s Forecast for next 7 Days from 22 June We’ve just had the winter solstice, that is, the day with the least number of daylight hours, 21 June, with 10.4 daylight hours. This is due to the Earth’s axis being tilted at a fixed angle relative to the Sun’s orbital plane, and creates the seasons. … Continue reading Trev’s Forecast from 22 June

I didn't have time to wait for Women's Lib - Mary Quant, 2021 While in lockdown WBT has been looking at street art, now we venture into fashion. British fashion took off in the 1960s during the sexual revolution. One of its exponents was Mary Quant, a designer with a talent for self promotion. Quant … Continue reading Mary Quant in Bendigo

The University council has appointed climate denier and chairman of Whitehaven Coal, Mark Vaile, as Chancellor of the University of Newcastle. Mark Vaile, as Nationals leader and deputy prime minister from 2005 to 2007, went all the way with George Bush's invasion of Iraq resulting in the destruction of society and over a million deaths. … Continue reading Iraq: Oil for food – Wheat for weapons

Bicycles line up at the local storeFactories crumble behind rusting ironGraffiti grows on the railway bridgeWorker in overalls walks on home- Jumping Fences, View from a Wooden Chair I have spent a month in Covid lockdown in Melbourne during May/June '21. Here is some art that I have seen. Hidden along a cobbled path near … Continue reading Alley art in Lockdown

Government should be a referee, not an active player.” ― Milton Friedman In the early 1990s Queensland Treasury was dominated by commerce and economic thinking that government could not efficiently deliver better infrastructure in electricity, ports and rail especially in a high growth economy … Treasury thought the corporatisation of Rail, Electricity and Ports was … Continue reading Queens Honours for public servants

Another storm front associated with an upper level trough just passed over south east Queensland this morning. These troughs aren’t shown on the surface pressure weather charts. The Bureau meteorologists commented in May on the ABC how unusual storms are for this time of year, but that they are not associated with the La Nina … Continue reading Trev’s Forecast for next 7 Days from 15 June

Speaking of people with no country ... ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO!   Scattered People film.We are incredibly excited to finally have our documentary film launch for Refugee Week 2021. Scattered People will have its premiere on Thursday 17 June at the Randwick Ritz Cinema in Sydney and will be screening around the country in … Continue reading Scattered People

Bail has been used as a means of silencing Democratic Rights activists in Queensland for as long as I can remember. We give some examples after the arrest of a social media producer this week for alleged stalking the NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, who, in turn, stands accused of corruption. During a street march … Continue reading Bail as political weapon