Tag: australia

Children of stones throw rockets

The children of the stones
have scattered our papers
spilled ink on our clothes
mocked the banality of old texts…

Fact: There are 15 million native Palestinians, 8 million are refugees or displaced people who do not have the right to return home (2/3rd of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are refugees).… Go to Article

Labor Foreign Policy – fear of United States?

In this podcast, Alternative News makes a strong case that ALP leadership fears US government intervention in local affairs. The program says that this underpins Labor’s foreign policy decisions.… Go to Article

Police case in tatters over arms dealer convention

LAND FORCES International Land Defence Exposition, Australia’s premier arms dealer convention, will move from Brisbane to the Melbourne in 2024. The Brisbane protests in 2022 produced a conflict between police and demonstrators as to the right of public assembly.… Go to Article

True believers

The price of wool was falling in 1891.
The men who owned the acres saw something must be done.
“We’ll break the shearers’ union and show we’re masters still,
And they’ll take the terms we give them or we’ll find the men who will!”… Go to Article

Palestinian uncle’s plea for help

Sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/israel-s-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine

End travel restrictions on Palestinians

Sun, Nov 13, 2022 12:45PM • 7:47

SPEAKERS

Khalil, 4PR – Voice of the People

4PR – Voice of the People 

We’re at the Milton markets and I’m talking with Khalil Hamdan, who has a nuts and fruit store here and honey.… Go to Article

End Ban on Palestinian Travel

Petition at https://www.change.org/p/israel-s-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestine

To the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives and Members of the House of Representatives

This is a petition for the Australian government to relax travel restrictions on Palestinians fleeing Israeli violence by occupation forces in the West Bank and Gaza.… Go to Article

Top Guns

Land Forces 2022 will be a powerful forum for key decision makers from throughout the region, enabling government representatives, defense officials, military procurement managers and senior Army officers to network with defense material manufacturers, equipment suppliers and service providers.… Go to Article

Submarines made out of Coffins

There are too many jellyfish in Moreton Bay for a Submarine Base. Submarines would “inevitably” be forced into an emergency reactor shutdown by swarms of jellyfish – Lisa-ann Gershwin, leading marine biologist and Jellyfish expert.… Go to Article

Cost of Nuclear Subs

Kristin Perissinotto, the media officer from the Electrical Trades Union spoke about workers rights and conditions, the impact of war on climate, First Nations people, and refugees and people seeking asylum.… Go to Article

Former Labor Minister at odds with his party over US alliance, nuclear subs

AUKUS and nuclear subs are an ‘election stunt’ – former Labor Minister, Rod Welford

Former Labor Attorney General and Environment Minister in Queensland told a crowd on International Human Rights day yesterday in Brisbane Square that the federal government purchase of nuclear submarines is ‘a stunt’.… Go to Article

Covid confusion – view from a wooden chair

Announcer: This is Ian from 4 PR – voice of the people and we’re presenting a speech given by a registered nurse over the weekend during the anti-vaccination demonstrations in Australia.… Go to Article