Queensland Labor is adopting watered-down Greens policies at record speed, while resisting deeper change
Labor is copying some of the Greens' more modest reforms while stubbornly opposing the bigger, more important ideas
Queensland's 'Youth Crime Crisis' is a scare campaign
Crime rates are dropping, so why is everyone acting like they're rising?
“What’s the point of protesting? You’re not gonna win!” Recent activism successes in Brisbane
Yes, activism does work. Here's a bunch of Brissie-based campaigns that achieved at least some of their goals despite initial opposition from the major parties
Koalas vs Olympic stadiums, environmentally destructive renewable energy projects, saving cheap old flats, a new revolutionary poem + more
Hi friends,
I hope August has been treating you well! For those who didn’t see the news yet, my
Clipper blades and feather pillows
A spoken word poem to shake you out of complacency...
Eungella as renewables sacrifice zone? Why the Greens should oppose the Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro energy storage project
When bushwalking along rougher trails in dense rainforest, you often spend a lot of time looking down at the track
Save Wallum: A radical struggle against destructive 'development' (Part 2: The politics of resistance)
Development campaigns reveal the power and limitations of different strategic approaches... What if Save Wallum actually won?
Saving cheap old flats: Is Sydney’s dwelling retention initiative about to strike a blow against gentrification?
If 'increasing supply' is the goal, why should councils approve redevelopments that reduce the number of homes?
Free camping as prefigurative rebellion
Why is leaving a vehicle in a carpark overnight free, but a person sleeping inside the vehicle makes it illegal?
The future of Barrambin/Victoria Park: Stadiums or koalas?
What if we re-imagined Barrambin as a space of ecological restoration, rather than cramming more stuff into it?
