Month: August 2013

Micah moves towards Reconciliation

Micah moves towards Reconciliation

Posted by | Aug 13, 2013 | , |

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this article contains references to people who have passed on. Local not-for-profit organisation Micah Projects officially launched their Reconciliation Action Plan last week at Kuril Dhagan Indigenous Knowledge Centre at the State Library of Queensland. In 2011 Micah Projects started working on their Micah Projects Reconciliation Action Plan and their book Kurilpa: A learning resource, so the organisation can continue the ongoing journey towards reconciliation and equip their employees with tools to better help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when they contact Micah Projects. Micah Projects chairperson Michael Kelly...

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ACOSS challenges politicians

ACOSS challenges politicians

Posted by | Aug 9, 2013 | , |

Australia’s Councils of Social Service (ACOSS) has challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to put homelessness back at the top of the federal election campaign agenda and halve the rate of homelessness by 2020. ACOSS’ Fernando de Freitos says that more than 100,000 Australians are homeless each night. In 2008 the Federal government under Prime Minister Rudd committed to halve this number. Federal and state governments’ have agreed fund a Partnership Agreement on Housing and Homelessness, until 30 June next year. “A long-term approach is critical if we are to truly tackle homelessness and provide...

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Coal industry declares coal dust safe

Coal industry declares coal dust safe

Posted by | Aug 9, 2013 | |

Environmental Activist Group Stop Brisbane Coal Trains has today criticised the findings of an Air Pollution Monitoring Study released on Monday by the Queensland Resources Council. Group Spokesperson and former Environmental Engineer John Gordon says, ‘This monitoring program has been a complete sham from the start,’ The group is calling for a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the truly bizarre state of affairs that has allowed the Coal Industry to conduct it’s own air monitoring program using Government scientists. Mr Gordon says the Senate Inquiry hearing in Brisbane where his group gave evidence found that ‘air pollution standards are...

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New evidence in Whiskey Au Go Go case

New evidence in Whiskey Au Go Go case

Posted by | Aug 9, 2013 | , |

True crime author, Tony Reeves addressed a packed meeting of West End’s 17 Group last week with new evidence in the Whiskey Au Go Go fire bombing. The 1973 fire bombing murdered 15 people and Mr Reeve’s new evidence implicates police, clears John Andrew Stuart who died in Boggo Rd jail while serving time for the crime and identifies a person of interest. The manuscript is under consideration by the Queensland University Press and pending legal clearance may be released in time for Christmas. Due to the reclassification of the Fitzgerald Inquiry documents last year, much of the evidence...

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Australians fear possible mass surveillance

Australians fear possible mass surveillance

Posted by | Aug 8, 2013 | |

Socialist Alternative hosted an anti-surveillance meeting at their West End office early last week. After the release of information gathered by Edward Snowden there has been a growing worry that citizens are under mass surveillance by their own state. This fear seems to have reached Australia due to its close relationship with USA at the Pine Gap. Socialist Alternative‘s Jessica Payne said the collection of metadata is done on an enormous scale, not just in the USA, but also in the UK. “GCHQ can collect 21.6 petabytes a day,” Ms Payne said. “In comparison that is [approximately] 2.5 million...

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