‘The ladder of the law has no top and no bottom.‘ – Bob Dylan in Lonesome death of Hattie Caroll.… Go to Article
Tag: protest
Forty years of land rights struggle
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Commonwealth Games Land Rights protest in Brisbane in 1982. In 2012 BIMA made 30th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Games Protests 1982.… Go to Article
Shut down mining
They do not, by and large, like politicians – I suppose that, by and large, they do not really like anyone much – but they have a certain respect for them the same way they might have for a horse or a gun dog.… Go to Article
Mad Max made it into Parliament!
Max, who was banned by the local LNP dominated Brisbane city council, is now in federal parliament!
The Courier Mail (Murdoch Press) would have us believe Max, the member for Griffith, is a mad, frothing-at-the-mouth revolutionary.… Go to Article
University gave Joh doctorate after sacking SEQEB workers
In 1985 during the SEQEB dispute, 1005 workers were sacked by the Bjelke-Petersen government and replaced by fewer people on contracted labour.… Go to Article
The ‘day of the political street march’ — struggle for democratic rights in Queensland
Democratic Rights Struggle 1977 – 1979
On 4 September 1977 Joh Bjelke Petersen, the Premier of Queensland, said the day of the political street march is over.… Go to Article