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  1. Fair Work Ombudsman prosecutes聽piecework case

    Brisbane in 2014. FWO said under the Horticulture Award 2010 a piece rate should allow a worker to earn at ...

  2. Day 5: What the #WaterForRivers bus tour was really like

    came up from Hobart women's refuge on a job swap. We were going up to Brisbane to take thousands ... we could have been arrested. We used to take money up to the Brisbane women's refuge because ...

  3. Australians say 'Hands off Venezuela'

    people to work out themselves, free from external pressure and American bully tactics.鈥 In Brisbane, more ...

  4. Residents step up the pressure on Labor over Adani

    residents who visited Labor MPs offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Sydney residents concerned about ...

  5. The war on dissent in Queensland

    Economy Angus McAllen 鈥淭he Battle of Brisbane.鈥 These were the words that greeted readers of ... dealt with the alleged threat of violent protests at the G20 summit to be held in Brisbane on November ... the Courier Mail screamed: 鈥淲ELCOME TO BRISBANE, FERALS鈥. The implication is plain, the police and ...

  6. From politics to music, or vice versa

    be enjoying Shaw's discomfort is Philip Monsour, a Brisbane left activist and musician currently ... CD, Spirit. In Brisbane during the '70s and '80s, radical politics and alternative music ... Joh's private army, the Brisbane alternative music scene was thriving underground, in venues such as ...

  7. Let them stay: Settlement not refugee bashing

    Over 65 people took part in a Brisbane protest for refugee rights on September 1. The protest took ...

  8. The fightback against Adani and Aurizon steps up

    Parliament House in Canberra on December 5. Another round of #StopAdani rallies has聽been called in Brisbane ... organised a series of direct actions, successfully disrupting trains at Abbot聽Point and the Port of Brisbane ...

  9. Mobilise the power of mass action: march on CHOGM

    pressure to cancel planned protests against the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Brisbane next ... media. In recent weeks Brisbane has come alive with anti-corporate globalisation activity, abuzz with ... at the expense of social justice, human rights and sustainable life on Earth. Although the Brisbane ...

  10. Labor was not radical enough

    in the Brisbane seat of Griffith, flowing from one of the most left-wing campaigns run by a Greens ...

  11. A victory for women鈥檚 rights as Queensland decriminalises abortion

    in Australia). Australia October 18, 2018 1200 A rally for abortion rights in Brisbane on October 14. ...

  12. Asbestos is slipping past Australian customs officials

    Brisbane and Perth last year. Parker said there were "dodgy builders who'll do anything to save ... officials found insulation products containing asbestos on construction sites in Brisbane and Perth last ...

  13. Workers' alternative needed, say socialist candidates

    Workers' alternative needed, say socialist candidates By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE 鈥 "The ... Democratic Socialists support a city council which truly represents the working people of Brisbane ... ", socialist candidates Graham Matthews and Coral Wynter emphasise in a joint statement for the Brisbane City ...

  14. Qld socialist candidates: 'strike against corporate tyranny'

    BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE 鈥 "The movement to challenge corporate power is a growing and ... South Brisbane and Coral Wynter will represent the party in Brisbane Central. A participant in the S11 ... action 鈥 a workers' and student strike and a blockade of the stock exchange in Brisbane on May 1. ...

  15. What kind of rebellion will it take to save humanity from extinction?

    a member of the Socialist Alliance.] Australia August 2, 2019 1231 A Stop Adani protest in Brisbane. Only ...

  16. Inquiry into disastrous WestConnex begins

    business cases for the failed Lane Cove Tunnel, the Cross City Tunnel, and the Clem7 Tunnel in Brisbane ...

  17. Stop Adani protests heat up

    rail infrastructure for the Galilee Basin mega coalmine, a rash of protests erupted in Brisbane ... the most activist sector of the movement, focusing on nonviolent direction protests in Brisbane and ... campaign. Rallies were held in Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay and other centres and Adani鈥檚 office in Townsville ...

  18. 'Whose side are they on?'

    BY TIM STEWART More than a few Brisbane unionists added their name to the S11 campaign, inviting ... been in Brisbane to speak at a manufacturing workers' demonstration 鈥 and argued in favour of ... "Australia first" protectionism. When the Brisbane S11 committee approached the Queensland Council of ...

  19. Protests against war, attacks on civil liberties

    Jim McIlroy, Brisbane A vigil on the steps of King George Square on September 11, called in ... Brisbane against the Iraq war and in defence of civil liberties under attack from the Howard government. ... were not able to enter the AFP's Brisbane offices. They marched to the immigration ...

  20. Michael Albert: 'Build mass movements'

    BY JIM McILROY BRISBANE 鈥 "If you want to replace the World Bank, World Trade Organisation ... and the Z-net cyber journal, told the Brisbane Social Forum on March 17. Albert's keynote address ... anti-corporate globalisation movement. The Brisbane Social Forum was held at the Powerhouse on March 16-17. It ...

  21. Labor faces by-elections in Queensland

    Labor faces by-elections in Queensland By Graham Matthews BRISBANE 鈥 The Queensland Labor ... Ipswich, and Bill D'Arcy from the seat of Woodridge, south of Brisbane. The loss of either seat would ... the Democratic Socialist Party's Brisbane secretary, Jim McIlroy, told 麻豆传媒 Weekly. ...

  22. 'Nationalise the banks', say socialists

    'Nationalise the banks', say socialists By Bill Mason BRISBANE 鈥 "The answer to ... Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Brisbane in the federal election, said on June 20. Matthews ... Democratic Socialist candidate for Brisbane Central in the June 13 state election. "One Nation's ...

  23. Ways to get active this week

    Paor. Entry $7. The Jade, 160 Flinders St, Adelaide. Ph Claudia 0435 108 439. BRISBANE Enjoy a River ... Brisbane River. All proceeds go to 麻豆传媒 Weekly. Mowbray Park Ferry Terminal, East Brisbane. For ...

  24. Retired metalworkers debate support for jailed unionist

    Andrew Martin, Brisbane On October 19, the Retired Metalworkers Association of Queensland (RMAQ) ... Meanwhile, in Brisbane the campaign to release Johnston from jail is being organised by the relaunched Defend ... in Brisbane on November 20 (see the Activist Calendar on page 23 for more information). To get ...

  25. Aids council defunded

    Robyn Marshall, Brisbane On July 21, 70 people gathered outside the Queensland parliament to ... "Queensland Health makes me sick". Sam Walker, Brisbane QuAC education officer, described the removal of ... seat of Brisbane, and Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett also addressed the rally. To show your support ...

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