Queensland
The battle for Queensland and the pandemic — play it safe or 'let ‘er rip'

The battle for Queensland, coming to a head at the State Election, is a national event due to the ...  
Queensland Election: Youth crime and race get politicised in Townsville

In Townsville, there seem to be combined efforts on different fronts to make an election issue out ...  
Morrison's Queensland campaign the usual brand of LNP misogyny

Dr Jennifer Wilson analyses the PM's movements during his Queensland LNP election campaign tour ...  
Morrison and the border closure distress opportunity

There is no doubt that the PM saw a political opportunity in the case of Caisip but this does not ...  
Words are hollow: Australia can revive projects and manufacturing

Australia must grasp the opportunities of manufacturing, writes Nanette Radeck.  
Refugees taken to high-security facility, commit to a hunger strike

Two asylum seekers have been moved to a high-security facility in Brisbane. They have vowed to not ...  
New Hope's New Acland mine: No hope for health and environment

Communities continue the fight against the New Acland coal mine despite a "Hydra", which in ...  
Investigation
Dave Donovan discusses 10 years of truth-telling with Steve Austin

For ten years, a local independent news website has been running on the whiff of a hint of a smell ...  
Brisbane Black Lives Matter rally a powerful statement in solidarity

Black Lives Matter demonstrations highlighting systemic racism took place across three continents ...  
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PODCAST: BrizzPol #1: The Big Green Swing with Jonathan Sri

In this episode of Brizzpol, Michael R Williams talks to the councillor for the Gabba Ward ...  
Locking people up is expensive and not the answer

Queensland’s prison population is growing rapidly.  
Gold Coast transport strategy takes a wrong turn

Gold Coast Council’s focus on “congestion busting” is at odds with how cities really func ...  
50 blatant lies and broken promises by Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate

If you are a Gold Coast resident and are considering voting for Tom Tate, then perhaps read ...  
EXCLUSIVE: Queensland Government damns the Paradise Dam

Why is the Queensland Government so desperate to knock down or massively reduce a huge dam it ...  
Gas and resource companies prevail over common good

The Government has prioritised the interests of resource companies over rural communities and the ...  
Suicidal patients are being turned away by Queensland mental health units

Luke Williams shares his experience of dealing with mental health units unwilling to help suicidal ...  
‘Hard Yakka’: Yuggera people fight for sovereignty over Deebing Creek

'Your system fails us, we gotta protect our kids — and our dead.' Michael R Williams intervi ...  
Favours, deals and deception: Mining in Queensland

Sand mining will finally end at the last mine on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, when the ...  

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