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
Anne Reid of the Secular Party is an accountant who works in the Griffith suburb of West End, and lives just outside the electorate in nearby Yeronga. Anne Reid – Secular Party Since being out on the campaign trail, she has discovered that ‘secular’ is a poorly understood term. Essentially, she says, the SP stands for Continue Reading →
Liam Flenady of the Socialist Alliance routinely attends rallies in support of community campaigns such as marriage equality, rights for asylum seekers, single parents and action on climate change. When he is not out on the hustings he is a PhD student in composition at the Queensland Conservatorium. He says he keeps his art and his politics Continue Reading →
Karin Hunter of the Palmer United Party is a local teacher and businesswoman. ‘I have found Clive Palmer to be refreshingly honest and upfront, and a great advocate for the pensioners, veterans, sick, and the community,’ she said, before explaining the five ways her party differs from the LNP. The PUP would repeal the carbon tax Continue Reading →
Consumer insights consultancy BrandHook has conducted a timely study into the voting habits of Australians and discovered that the number of people likely to be casting an informal vote at next week’s ballot is the highest in recorded history. An informal vote is a ballot paper which has been incorrectly completed or not filled in Continue Reading →
There are eleven candidates standing for election to the House of Representatives in the Queensland division of Griffith, and the polls are getting tight Many will be watching Griffith because Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is, of course, the sitting member, with the LNP’s Dr Bill Glasson his main contender. Mr Rudd’s office has politely declined Continue Reading →
Seven Over Our Dead Bodies environmental activists began their hunger strike to protest the planned development of a coal complex in the Galilee Basin outside Aurizon on Eagle Street in Brisbane CBD today. The theme of the hunger strike is Carbon Bomb and the protest at Eagle Street was marked by Former Australian Senator Andrew Continue Reading →