Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
If everything goes according to plan, as far as the government is concerned, Australia might end up with the highest retirement age in the world. The suggested retirement age is 70, surpassing countries such as Greece, Iceland, Israel and Norway with their retirement age set at 67. While in Sweden retirement age is set at Continue Reading →
By Sophia Skordilis There were eight children in our family and I was number seven. So, by the time my mother had my younger brother, Pauly, and me, even though she wanted us, she was sick of kids. Mum never rejected us but the drudgery and monotony of keeping a house going often threatened to Continue Reading →
Fossil fuel free portfolio for ethical investors Have you heard about the National Divestment Day which will be held on Saturday 3rd May? If you are concerned about precious environmental areas like the Great Barrier Reef, not to mention our land, and water resources, then you may like to get involved. In the last 8 Continue Reading →
“Parks can improve physical and mental health, ecosystem services and urban biodiversity. You don’t have to use these spaces to benefit from them.” wrote senior lecturer Jason Byrne, Griffith University (9 January 2012). Brisbane City Council is furiously approving all kinds of new apartment buildings, all over West End. The LNP’s ambition is to bring Continue Reading →
On Friday May 2, the organisers of the Brisbane G20 provided a moderately well attended community information forum at Brisbane Town Hall. Bernadette Welch head of operations from the Department Premier Cabinet, Terry Crane, Executive Director of the G20 state coordination unit in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and Peter Rule, Executive Manager for Continue Reading →
West End has long welcomed new migrants to its streets, churches, shops and tin and timber houses. The most celebrated being the Vietnamese and Greeks. But has this changed forever? The 2011 census from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) documents a fundamental shift – the Greeks have officially left West End. By birthplace of Continue Reading →