“Premier Campbell Newman is to be congratulated on maintaining the Queensland Government’s commitment to halving homelessness in Queensland by 2020”, said Karyn Walsh, Coordinator of Micah Projects, a not-for-profit organisation working with hundreds of people in Brisbane who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. (more…)
Greens candidate for Griffith, Geoff Ebbs, has received support from disaffected Rudd staffers and volunteers.
“The evening he won the leadership an ex-staffer asked for Greens campaign account details so that she could donate to the campaign.” Mr Ebbs said.
The Greens volunteer workshop in Coorparoo on Saturday will include many ex-Labor voters, volunteers and members, a spokesperson for the candidate said.
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.
Hi Kevin,
I trust you don’t mind if I call you Kevin do you, since you called me by my first name?
Thank you for your letter, and quite timely too. Congratulations on your becoming both the 26th and the 28th Prime Minister of Australia.
And it is quite interesting that you reference “Negative personal politics” given what has transpired over the last 18 hours or so…
Greens candidate for Griffith, Geoff Ebbs, congratulates his opponent on his return to the role of Prime Minister.
“The people of Griffith can now send a message to the highest office in the land that they are sick of the political gamesmanship and want a government that is building for a long term future.”
He said that the Labor leadership wrangle contrasts with the strong and steady leadership displayed by the Greens.
“Our leadership, like our policies, is stable over a long period and changes gradually with the broad support of the party,” he said.
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 guards ignored inmate’s call for help and then took more than an hour to call an ambulance. He, along with 13 other refugees who have died in Australian detention centres in the last 3 years will be remembered at the rally tomorrow.
Mohammad Baqiri, who was detained for nearly three years as a child on Nauru during the Howard years, will be speaking about his experience at the Brisbane rally. Other speakers include Benedict Coyne from Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and Father Pan Jordan from the Australian Tamil Congress. A range of groups are supporting the rally including church groups, ethnic groups, The Greens and Labor for Refugees.