50 Years of Activism in Brisbane – with Anne Richards
Being kicked out of home was only the start of a long and continuing journey as a self described...
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Category: South Brisbane
“The sparks of solidarity in our community give me hope”: Amy MacMahon reflects on the year that was and on her hopes for 2021
We asked our local Federal, State and Council representatives to reflect on the year that was, and...
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On the Green: A Conversation with Amy MacMahon
On Thursday 3 December, following her first three sitting days in Queensland’s Parliament, I...
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Labor will honour funding commitments to South Brisbane but Council needs to come to the party
During the election campaign in South Brisbane, The Westender published stories detailing...
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The new member for South Brisbane faces the press
It is not often as a citizen journalist that I get to attend press-conferences: they are...
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The Day of the TrollÂ
On Election Day an anti-abortion activist entered the polling area at West End State School with a...
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Independent candidate calls out treatment of rival by Murdoch Press
Dr John Jiggens gives an outsider-insider view of as an independent candidate of the South...
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Three South Brisbane candidates make their final pitch
It’s been a hard-fought campaign in South Brisbane, and at times very personal. There has been...
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Key issues for South Brisbane voters at Montague Markets
For each election, we try to get out and have some conversations with voters about the key issues...
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Commitment to fix gaps in pedestrian and cycle Riverwalk has cross-party support
At the first of the candidates’ forums for South Brisbane held on 7 September in Kangaroo Point,...
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Funding boast promised for West End’s ‘Chrysalis Projects’
The Arts is a critical cultural and economic sector in South Brisbane and Arts funding, especially...
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John Meyer puts his case for election in South Brisbane
Background, work and interests I grew up in semi-rural Beenleigh. Mum was a nurse and my dad ran a...
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