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Make the call on Domestic Violence

Wan Kerr /24 April, 2014

‘Don’t let concern become regret – make the call to DVConnect’: That’s the message from Communities Minister Tracy Davis in the lead up to Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month 2014. Ms Davis said the month, which was held each May, raised awareness of domestic and family violence and aligned with the Queensland Government’s election Continue Reading →

Engaging a new Dark Age of Corporate Feudalism

Dave Andrews /23 April, 2014

Recently I wrote about ‘Entering A New Dark Age’ and its policy impact on asylum seekers published in The Westender under the title ‘Corporate Feudalism’ The two default reactions for dealing with a threat to civic society like the ‘New Dark Age Of Corporate Feudalism’ we are face to face with are ‘Fight’ and ‘Flight’ Continue Reading →

Parks cool cities and replenish groundwater

Geoff Ebbs /23 April, 2014

Parks are not simply useful for human recreation, they also help reduce air temperature and wind speed and replenish ground water supplies, all of which have knock on effects for the environment and the comfort of that most urban of creatures, you and I. Findings from Portland Oregon last decade indicate just how dramatic the Continue Reading →

Catch the Fly: Anwhere Theatre

media /23 April, 2014

  Theatre has the power to explore the heightened edges of life, and it is through using this power that change can happen. We will draw from aspects of performance art including (but not limited to) physical theatre, realism and music. Something needs to be done about the taboo nature of mental illness. As a society, we Continue Reading →

Wild Law book launched at Avid Reader

Geoff Ebbs /23 April, 2014

The big names in Brisbane’s environmental movement rolled up to Avid Reader last night to launch a new book Wild Law in Practice. Editor of the tome and National Convenor of Australian Earth Laws Alliance (ALEA) Michelle Maloney was joined by Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe and Steven White from Griffith University and Professor Douglas Fisher and Felicity Deane Continue Reading →

Bloke comes to Blackwall

media /23 April, 2014

Four blokes, four beers, one hour and one actor. This honest and darkly funny tale will introduce you to four mates who meet at the same bar at the same time every year. But this year, it’s different…. Not just for the blokes, this smart and witty play explores masculinity, mateship, sexuality and relationships. Ultimately Continue Reading →