Occupy Brisbane

We are peaceful citizens from all walks of life & politics to occupy Brisbane. Our hastag #occupybris #occupyoz #ows - We gain our genesis from @OccupyWallSt

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Anzac Day is the time to pay our respects to the brave men and women that have served in operational service. We have all heard the stories of our Aussie Veterans but the tales of service animals are forgotten. These brave... https://t.co/dxv0LVrz1O

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An estimated 30 per cent of Anzac soldiers were born overseas.
Unsurprisingly, most of those were British-born, but there were many from countries as varied as the Philippines and... https://t.co/i23smk22BO

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Letters from Aboriginal men who served Australia during the First World War are extremely rare.

But as the history of Aboriginal military service during the Great... https://t.co/4XpMiGNU7J

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SBS Insight are working on a show about transgender young people. Interested? Contact Associate Producer Maria Nguyen-Emmett at [email protected] or on 0402 39 49 53.

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SBS INSIGHT are working on a show about transgender young people. They're keen to chat with trans young people and/or their families. If you're interested in taking part, you can contact Associate Producer Maria Nguyen-Emmett at [email protected] or on 0402 39 49 53.

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More than 1,000 people have been arrested at Extinction Rebellion climate protests in London, police have said, in what organisers described as the biggest civil disobedience event in recent British history. https://t.co/5eyAGy4jQ6

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Former Water Minister Barnaby Joyce spent $80 million buying back floodwater from a Cayman Islands company set up by Energy Minister Angus Taylor. https://t.co/qHLY2o8UQJ

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So the researchers conducted two studies in 2014 and 2016 with diverse national panels of over 2,000 U.S. adults, asking: Is climate change happening? Does it... https://t.co/6RaM8qIpSC

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Most working Australians fear they’ll run out of money in retirement—a problem which experts attribute to the fractured nature of Australia's retirement system, a new global... https://t.co/RASxlxJ5eY

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It reminded us of author and economist Donald Horne’s loving poem to the great people of Australia who have always strived tirelessly to do their second best:

“Australia is a lucky... https://t.co/y4iSuS7Y8B

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Scott Morrison made the pilgrimage to Texas last year to visit Exxon bosses. The then Treasurer might have prodded them to pay tax in Australia, but no, at that point he was trying... https://t.co/ZPcv1U6Rx6

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Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it?
Climate change activism is increasingly the domain of the young, such as... https://t.co/gQQt8q72ui

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Coali... https://t.co/T9sthLcRYe

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The first step in coming to terms with the attack in Christchurch is to understand that it has been produced by right-wing extremism, both in Australia and internationally. https://t.co/jOFsHmRT2v

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The ABC's Background Briefing program has revealed that alt-right activists have proposed stunts such as dressing in blackface and burning the Quran to get controversial former One Nation Senator Fraser Anning re-elected — claims which the Senator... https://t.co/j1SSaRe6Lr

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Andrew Wilson, who has a long history with Australia's white nationalist movement, is one of the men identified in conversations.

In one message, Mr Wilson claims to be... https://t.co/Y79jJsidvb

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Leaked messages seen by the ABC's Background Briefing program reveal the Australian alt right's covert strategy to use Queensland Senator Fraser Anning to expand their extreme agenda in the Australian parliament and beyond. https://t.co/gfBtW2KOLo

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According to the ABS, an Australian resident moves overseas every minute and 51 seconds"
At $1661 a month, rent for a one-bedroom city apartment doesn't come cheap [and] Australia's public transport costs at $141 a month are also the highest of all... https://t.co/m5E8niSI44

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The disability watchdog received almost 1,500 reports of serious incidents like sexual assault against... https://t.co/xyTfMSfGtr

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Out-of-work Australians have complained that private job service providers offered them cash and petrol to lie about their... https://t.co/fErS7qnpLw

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SYDNEY, Wednesday 17 April 2019 – Australia’s children and young people consider the need to take action on climate change, to reduce air, sea and land pollution and to... https://t.co/QoNsZniDzJ