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West End residents protesting at the Mollison St site

Residents blockade West Village development

Geoff Ebbs /22 November, 2016

West End community groups and Greens councillor Jonathon Sri will blockade the West Village development at the old Peter’s Ice Cream factory on Mollison and Boundary Street West End, starting today Wednesday 23rd November. The blockade protests the decision of the deputy premier, Jackie Trad, to allow the developers to build 20 storey towers over Continue Reading →

Yellowcake at BHP AGM

Protestors leaflet BHP AGM this morning

Geoff Ebbs /18 November, 2016

Robin Taubenfeld and other protestors handed out cake and leaflets at the annual general meeting of BHP in Brisbane this morning. Police and security guards tried to move protestors on but Ms Taubenfeld successfully argued that the Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre is public space and there is nothing illegal about offering cake, tea and Continue Reading →

Flag raising at NAIDOC

Pumicestone MP calls for Blackbird apology

Geoff Ebbs /18 November, 2016

A speech by the Member for Pumicestone, Rick Williams, demanding an apology to the descendants of 62,000 enslaved Pacific Islanders has inspired Queenslanders to petition Parliament to issue a formal apology. The practice of capturing islanders and transporting them to Queensland as slaves on cane farms and coastal building projects was known as “black birding”. Continue Reading →

COP22 in Marrakech

Warming worsens as world wanders into Marrakech

Geoff Ebbs /15 November, 2016

One year after Paris, the annual Conference of Partners (COP22) is being held in Marrakech with nations meeting to hammer out a series of protocols designed to limit dangerous climate chaos. With the lowest ever coverage of Arctic Sea Ice in the recent northern summer, polar temperatures overpowering the La Nina in the South Pacific Continue Reading →

Sunni Conference in Chechnya

Russia hosts Sunni Muslims to undermine Saudis and USA

Geoff Ebbs /15 November, 2016

A global conference of Sunni Muslims was held in Chechnya with the blessing of Russian President Putin, to plan the isolation and undermining of Saudi Arabia and its radical Wahabi brand of Islam that spawned Al Quaeda and ISIS. At the same time, Iran, Iraq and Syria are overcoming political differences to present a united Continue Reading →