Queensland: A Part Time Heaven or Hell
The casualisation of the workforce over the past 20 years has been one of the most noticeable and disturbing trends in the workplace according to the Queensland Council Unions Submission to the Independent Inquiry into Insecure Work (2012).
The Closure of the Collinsville Power Station
The plan to close the Collinsville Power Station raises again the opportunity for solar power in North Queensland, says Jenny Stirling, Qld greens Spokesperson.
Premier’s comments on Aboriginal embassy inflammatory, divisive, deeply inappropriate
The Queensland Greens have urged the Premier to take a more constructive approach to the presence of the fledgling Aboriginal embassy in Musgrave Park.
‘Threatening to send in police, and particularly likening Australia’s first people to squatters, is obviously not going to help find a constructive way forward,’ said Greens spokesperson, Adam Stone.
Quirk should negotiate with Musgrave Park community
The Queensland Greens have urged Lord Mayor Graham Quirk to resume negotiations with the Musgrave Park community who have established an Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy in the park grounds.
The Aboriginal community fears that they will be forcibly removed after a Brisbane City Council officer informed them by phone that all negotiations were off this afternoon.
‘The Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy supporters have been negotiating amicably with the Panyiri Festival organisers about using the park for the annual Greek celebration this weekend so it is disappointing to have the council foment confrontation in this way, ‘ Queensland Greens spokesperson Libby Connors said this evening.
‘Council cannot deny Aboriginal people’s long use and identification with Musgrave Park. It has been recognised as an Aboriginal place since the early foundations of the city of Brisbane.’
‘To not allow the Aboriginal community to conduct their negotiations with the Panyiri organisers without intimidation by council is inappropriate.
‘The mayor cannot support multiculturalism and deny Aboriginal cultural connections to the Park.
‘We Greens are concerned that Mayor Quirk’s paternalism is going to lead to a violent showdown in the lead up to one of the city’s most popular multicultural festivals.’
