Controversy mounts around religion and identity in the 2016 Australian Census. Political parties, activists and religious leaders have robustly criticized the Australian Government for collecting the names and IP addresses of people who complete the Census online this year. The government insists this is simply to verify the accuracy of the data and the names Continue Reading →
With the world gathering for a well deserved round of Mandela-worship it is worth remembering that it is only five years ago that this great man was taken off the US terrorist watch list.
A minute’s silence will be observed at a pro refugee rally to be held in Brisbane at 11am, Saturday 22nd, in Brisbane Square (top of the Queen Street Mall). The rally is part of Refugee Week and is calling for immediate policy changes from the Labor government. A refugee known as Ahmad Ali Jafari died in detention yesterday evening after Continue Reading →
Ahmad Ali Jafari, 20th February 1987 – 20th June 2013 Report and tribute by Graeme Swincer, Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group Just before 4pm today, Thursday 20th June 2013, I said goodbye to my dear friend Ahmad Ali Jafari at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. Little did I know it would be the last time. As usual he had served me a Continue Reading →
Charges dismissed against three Aboriginal activists arrested at Musgrave Park Sacred Fire protests The three warriors from the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, arrested last December for defending the sacred fire, were found not guilty today in the Brisbane Magistrates Court. Police offered no evidence against Wayne Wharton, Boe Skuthorpe-Spearim and Hamish Chitts. This was in Continue Reading →
August 27, 2009 Langlee Wave Power And Unmaksan To Build 24-MW System Oslo, Norway [Hydro Review] Turkish energy company Unmaksan and Norwegian energy company Langlee Wave Power have signed a deal to build a 24-MW wave power system off the coast of Turkey. The exact location has not been determined. The first phase of the Continue Reading →