National news | Westender - West End 4101 https://westender.com.au Brisbane's Urban Voice Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:10:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.2 https://westender.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Presentation1-1-e1590309844160-32x32.jpg National news | Westender - West End 4101 https://westender.com.au 32 32 “Peace Crimes” launched at West End’s House Conspiracy https://westender.com.au/peace-crimes-launched-at-west-ends-house-conspiracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peace-crimes-launched-at-west-ends-house-conspiracy Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:45:31 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=15975 In 2006, I travelled to Alice Springs to sit in on the trial of former West End resident Jim Dowling, Brian Law,  Adele Ferguson, and Donna Mulherin. They had been […]

The post “Peace Crimes” launched at West End’s House Conspiracy appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> All the way with Donald J? No way, says IPAN https://westender.com.au/all-the-way-with-donald-j-no-way-says-ipan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-way-with-donald-j-no-way-says-ipan Sun, 02 Aug 2020 20:41:49 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=15810 Former Australian ambassador Mr Richard Broinowski urges Australia to resist U.S. pressure regarding provocative actions in South China Sea. The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) is encouraged by recent […]

The post All the way with Donald J? No way, says IPAN appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> First ancient underwater cultural sites discovered in Australia https://westender.com.au/first-ancient-underwater-cultural-sites-discovered-in-australia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-ancient-underwater-cultural-sites-discovered-in-australia Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:59:55 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=15342 Exciting new archaeological finds off northwest Australia provide evidence of the deep time history of human activities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Dating back thousands of years to […]

The post First ancient underwater cultural sites discovered in Australia appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> Out with the Windsors – the Sax Coburg Gotha https://westender.com.au/out-with-the-windsors-the-sax-coburg-gotha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-with-the-windsors-the-sax-coburg-gotha Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:54:12 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=15084 White Australians struggling with approaches to justice for First Nations people might consider a Radical Republic, writes Geoff Ebbs. The coincidence of the Queens Birthday long weekend and the Black […]

The post Out with the Windsors – the Sax Coburg Gotha appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> New social progress index ranks Queensland sixth overall but high on personal freedom and choice https://westender.com.au/new-social-progress-index-ranks-queensland-sixth-overall-but-high-on-personal-freedom-and-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-social-progress-index-ranks-queensland-sixth-overall-but-high-on-personal-freedom-and-choice Thu, 27 Feb 2020 22:25:39 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=13848 A new index to measure the quality of life for people across Australia has been launched today by leading research organisation the Centre for Social Impact. The Australian Social Progress […]

The post New social progress index ranks Queensland sixth overall but high on personal freedom and choice appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> What is the Religious Freedom Bill and why are people protesting? https://westender.com.au/what-is-the-religious-freedom-bill-and-why-are-people-protesting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-religious-freedom-bill-and-why-are-people-protesting Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:30:49 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=13439 What is the Religious Freedom Bill and why are people protesting? On Saturday 1 February at 5.00pm people opposed to the Religious Freedom Bill will be protesting in Brisbane at […]

The post What is the Religious Freedom Bill and why are people protesting? appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> WOW! Women of the World Festival comes to Brisbane in 2020 https://westender.com.au/wow-women-of-the-world-festival-comes-to-brisbane-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wow-women-of-the-world-festival-comes-to-brisbane-in-2020 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 04:26:38 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=12793 In 2020 the Women of the World (WOW) festival in Brisbane will feature former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, former Governor General Quentin Bryce, singer-songwriter Christine Anu, the Spinifex Gum […]

The post WOW! Women of the World Festival comes to Brisbane in 2020 appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> Whistleblowers need protection – IPAN https://westender.com.au/whistleblowers-need-protection-ipan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whistleblowers-need-protection-ipan Thu, 07 Nov 2019 01:39:02 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=12384 The prosecutions of former senior ASIS intelligence officer and whistleblower, Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery, of David McBride, who leaked information on special forces, and of Australian Taxation […]

The post Whistleblowers need protection – IPAN appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> Uluru Statement should be respected https://westender.com.au/uluru-statement-should-be-respected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uluru-statement-should-be-respected Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:33:11 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=12339 In a statement made last week, Minister for Indigenous Australians, The Honorable Ken Wyatt MP, announced that Indigenous Australians from across Australia will have the opportunity to have their say […]

The post Uluru Statement should be respected appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> Drug testing welfare recipients opposed by QCCL https://westender.com.au/drug-testing-welfare-recipients-opposed-by-qccl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drug-testing-welfare-recipients-opposed-by-qccl https://westender.com.au/drug-testing-welfare-recipients-opposed-by-qccl/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2019 02:01:54 +0000 https://westender.com.au/?p=11903 In a Bill to be tabled in Federal Parliament next week, the Morrison Government is reviving a plan it shelved in 2017 to test recipients of Newstart and Youth Allowance […]

The post Drug testing welfare recipients opposed by QCCL appeared first on Westender - West End 4101.

]]> https://westender.com.au/drug-testing-welfare-recipients-opposed-by-qccl/feed/ 1