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Brisbane rallies against Campbell Newman
Magan-djin/Brisbane A week before the Queensland election more than 500 people rallied against premier Campbell Newman ... democracy". Greens candidate for South Brisbane Jonathan Siri said: "We need a complete ban on political ...
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Occupying Brisbane City Hall
Anti-racism Freya Moran Magan-djin/Brisbane On May 2, following the rally in King George Square to ... spoke to them. Brisbane City Hall is a civic building that holds political and cultural significance and ...
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Audio: Brisbane pro-choice forum
Democracy Feminism Alex Bainbridge Magan-djin/Brisbane Young Queenslanders for the Right to Choose ... University College of Medicine, Cairns); Benedict Coyne (human rights lawyer based in Brisbane and the ...
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Protest marks Al-Nakba in Brisbane
Middle East Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane More than 100 people rallied in King George Square on ... The rally was organised by Justice for Palestine Brisbane. For more details visit ...
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Migrant fiesta set for Brisbane
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Fiesta '95, the migrant fiesta held annually here, is set for Sunday ... November 5 at Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. According to fiesta organiser Penny Glass, this year's ... lead-up to Fiesta '95, the Brisbane Migrant Resource Centre is holding an Open Week from October 28 ...
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Sam Watson — socialist for South Brisbane
Paul Benedek Magan-djin/Brisbane One of the most prominent Murri campaigners in Brisbane, longtime ... Brisbane at the March 21 state election. Watson is running as the candidate for the Socialist Alliance. ... salary increases as they sack workers." Watson believes running against Bligh in South Brisbane is ...
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Brisbane launches Women of Steel
Feminism Margaret Gleeson Jobs for Women campaign Women of Steel Magan-djin/Brisbane More than 30 ... people attended the Brisbane launch of Women of Steel: Gender, Jobs and Justice at BHP on September 17 ... follow us on Twitter. September 17, 2015 1070 Women of Steel book launch in Brisbane. Photo: Susan Price ...
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Brisbane workers demand pay equity
Workers & unions Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane More than 500 community services workers ... Services workers. Marg Gleeson, who works at Brisbane Community Housing and was named Australian Services ... Kath Nelson said, “Last year in Brisbane we had the biggest pay equity rally since the 1970s. Together, ...
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Rally, march for Invasion Day in Brisbane
Anti-racism Indigenous Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane About 200 people rallied and marched to ...
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Scorcher launch in Brisbane
Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane — Australia will face a moral duty to accept thousands of ...
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Constructing Fear premieres in Brisbane
Andrew Martin Magan-djin/Brisbane Two public screenings of Constructing Fear have been held in ... Brisbane — the first on September 19 to an enthusiastic crowd of 200 people at the University of Queensland ... was elected in the by-election for former premier Peter Beattie's seat of Brisbane Central. ...
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Brisbane streets erupt in protest
Marce Cameron Magan-djin/Brisbane Hearing news that war had begun, more than 10,000 people jammed ... into Brisbane's King George Square in a 5pm emergency rally called by the Queensland Peace Network ... colourful crowd came from all over Brisbane and beyond. A lively contingent from Griffith University Nathan ...
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Brisbane: Socialists plan campaigns
Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane "Towards socialism and sustainability" was the theme of ... Saunders, SA candidate for the seat of Brisbane, and activist in the Community Climate Network Qld; and SA ...
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Brisbane rally demands action on Black deaths in custody
Indigenous Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane "Still no justice! Stop Black deaths in ... announced that a new Deaths in Custody Watch Committee would be formed in Brisbane to monitor treatment of ...
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Stolen Aboriginal wages launch in Brisbane
Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane Ros Kidd, author of a new report detailing the theft of hundreds ... Brisbane seat of Griffith in the coming federal elections.] September 15, 2007 724 News ...
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Brisbane continues campaign for civil rights
Ben Sebastian Magan-djin/Brisbane In the wake of a Federal Court judge finding that the Australian ... your civil rights" was held in Brisbane on September 2. Kevin Clements, director of the Australian ...
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Brisbane Social Forum discusses war, globalisation
BY BILL MASON BRISBANE — "We are not anti-globalisation, we are pro-democracy, pro-human ... Development Policy (Food First), at a major session of the Brisbane Social Forum on March 22. The World Trade ... Brisbane Social Forum, held at the New Farm Powerhouse over the March 21-23 weekend, attracted more than ...
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Brisbane stands up for the CSIRO
Economy Workers & unions Alex Bainbridge Magan-djin/Brisbane The Commonwealth Scientific and ... More than 30 people attended a forum in Brisbane on June 23 and similar gatherings have been held in ... Acct 157325341. June 23, 2016 1099 Brisbane Friends of CSIRO. Photo: Alex Bainbridge. News ...
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Brisbane Civil Liberties Network launches campaign
Democracy Magan-djin/Brisbane A public meeting organised by the Queensland Civil Liberties Network ... was held at Brisbane City Hall on March 24, the second anniversary of the election of the Queensland ... against the anti-bikie laws in Brisbane. News ...
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Cuban musician launches Brisbane tour
Cuban musician launches Brisbane tour By Bill Mason BRISBANE — More than 100 people packed into ... major concert of the Brisbane leg of Herrera's Australian tour. Also featuring on the night were ... Socialist Party Brisbane secretary Jim McIlroy urged the audience to support the Cuban people's ...
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Brisbane unionists protest Rio Tinto over Olympic Games
Workers & unions Jim McIlroy Rio Tinto Magan-djin/Brisbane About 40 unionists protested ...
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Brisbane rallies against Work Choices
Jim McIlroy Magan-djin/Brisbane Around 1000 workers rallied in Musgrave Park on April 20 to oppose ...
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Truckies blockade Brisbane depots
BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE — Long-distance truck owner-drivers have blockaded major transport depots ... on Brisbane's southside, and have forced major companies to sign up to improvements in payments ...
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Financial light dims for Brisbane’s road tunnel
Environment David White Jim McIlroy The number of cars using Brisbane’s first road tunnel, which ... opened on March 18, has remained far below the target projected by the Brisbane City Council. After an ... are exhausted. The controversial Clem 7 tunnel is part of Liberal Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell ...
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'Controversial' art gets a hearing in Brisbane
The making of Pregnant Woman 2002 Queensland Art Gallery, Melbourne St, South Brisbane March 12- ... the lifestyle show Brisbane Extra. Apparently the only reason they included the segment on the program ... sculpture of a naked woman who is heavily pregnant. Brisbane Extra 's host had said: "We cannot ...