4PR - Voice of the People

a beautiful poem by Mahmoud Darwish https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2026/05/18/court-report/#comment-817920

I don't think too much about the luck I have to life without, worrying if I will have enough to eat to be alive While trying to survive with missiles flying, buildings falling down I guess I live in luxury Bombs raining down More than 60,000 in the ground How could this be happening? While I just just live my life like there's no genocide Watched an old man die waiting for rice Now I decide what I...

Two proposals supported by Justice for Palestine JFP rally at Speakers Corner in Brisbane Magand-jin on 12 February 2026 The rally resolved to : Collect signups to the JFP mailing list and send a cheat sheet on how to complete a submission to the Queensland Parliament opposing the proposed draconian laws (as soon as possible to enable submissions by 27 Feb 2026). Encourage and coordinate unions, f...

Public trial of Isaac Herzog at the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane

The Home Affairs Minister can list organizations as prohibited hate groups via an administrative process. The aim is to: Tie activists up in legal processes and costs Deter participation in protests Silence dissent and allow a dominant zionist anti-semitismnarrative to prevail. The Australian government passed the 2026 Combating Anti-Semitism, Hate and Extremism, (Criminal and Migration) Laws with...

Uncle Dale Ruska (Stradbroke Island/Yuggerra) framed Australia as a crime scene, tracing colonial violence from Cook’s 1770 observations of Aboriginal fires and the false British claim of terra nullius through military incursions led by Oxley. He recounted the murder of an elder on Minjerribah and Ulipi’s retaliation, the Battle of Big Creek (Anugoray), the Moreton Island massacre, atrocities at P...

Solidarity with struggles against imperialism in Venezuela, Cuba and Palestine. Speech given by Sue Monk from the Australia Cuba Friendship Society at a rally organised by the Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network on 16 January 2026. Music Pegale duro al fiero (Strike the Beast Hard) by Gaviota with Sue Monk

In this trial, magistrate Zachary Sarra entered no conviction against a Palestinian man who blocked the driveway of a weapons factory complicit in the genocide in Gaza. This interview provides the reasons given by the Magistrate. however, in a truly unhinged performance of 23 minutes, magistrate Sarra pointed the finger at the accused as if he were to blame for Bondi. Music Raffeef Ziadah - Chrono...

Words can never ever explain the raw tragedy It’s not a war, they’re just murdering more rapidly – Lowkey The interview with Yvette Cooper, the UK Home Affairs Secretary, addressed the UK government's ban on Palestine Action due to an incident where activists damaged RAF Voyager tankers. These tankers were used in military operations over Libya and Yemen. The UK claims it is providing £20 million...

14 September 2025 4pr-voice-of-the-people Radio Program- AUKUS distorts funding priorities-homes for US military instead of Australian homeless. Final. “La guerra empezó en la radio y en la radio terminó.” “The war started on the radio and ended on the radio” – Ghassan Kanafani

Opposing US war preparation by LeftPress

Bob Carnegie, a working-class activist, discusses the 1985 SEQEB dispute in Australia, emphasizing its historical and personal significance. He highlighted the global economic context, including Reagan's anti-union policies and Thatcher's monetarist approach, which led to widespread de-industrialization. In Australia, the Prices and Incomes Accord weakened union power, reducing union membership fr...

Michelle McDonald criticizes the Australian media's bias towards Israel, highlighting a commercial radio report that omitted key details about the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's nuclear arsenal. She points to the influence of Lachlan Murdoch and News Corp, which owns a significant portion of Australia's newspapers, and accuses them of promoting pro-Israel narratives. McDonald cites a 2013 Busin...

The speaker and crowd in attendancde criticized the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for its failure to report on Australia's involvement in the international weapons trade, particularly in supplying components for the F-35 fighter jets used in Israeli genocide in Palestine and in the conflict with Iran. Specific grievances included the ABC's silence on the $45 billion in subsidies to Rhe...

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US Decay and Australia's independence opportunities by LeftPress

Podcast Recording US Decay and Australia's independence opportunities mp3 version.mp3 by LeftPress

Omar Ashour condemns the repeated bombing of Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza by Israeli forces. It as an act of genocide. The hospital was previously bombed on October 17, 2023, causing significant casualties. Omar indicts Israel for targeting essential infrastructure, including hospitals, universities, schools, mosques, and churches, to make Gaza uninhabitable. He calls for international ac...

Unions against War by LeftPress

Okay for those so you are right to be suspicious. The purchase of these submarines is really alarming, not only because it’s going to cost so much, but because it locks Australia into a certain set of foreign policy values, the US right now, their stated goal is to contain and control China. This is our largest trading partner in the Pacific. I think what’s really lost in this deal, though, is tha...

The podcast discusses the impact of the Trump administration on Australia's strategic reliance on the US, highlighting the need for an alternative defense policy. The speakers argue that the ANZUS Treaty is insufficient and that Australia should pursue self-reliant territorial defense. They cite the Greens' proposal for a sovereign defense industry and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Networ...

The rally against the state government on March 4, 1978, in King George Square, Brisbane, featured several speakers addressing various issues. Peter Noonan discussed the threat to student unionism, highlighting the Western Australian government's ban on political use of student fees and the potential for similar actions in Victoria. Kev Durnian from the Seamens Union spoke about the Utah dispute,...

This is an oral record of discussion at Brisbane Anarchist Summer School 13 Jan 2013 led by Tim Briedis about SMG founded in Brisbane in 1971. A big thanks to Tim, Tony and Barbara for making this talk so interesting. I got a real sense of elder anarchists handing over to the next generation. I was impressed by how people in their 20s and 30s so readily took up the gauntlet laid down by people nea...

Speaking at Save UQ Union complex, Sam Watson, a long-time activist for Aboriginal rights, recounted his involvement in the 1970s campaigns to abolish the draconian aboriginal protectionist acts in Queensland. Sam highlighted his early university experience, where he was warned by a senior bureaucrat to avoid campus radicals, which instead inspired him to join them. Watson emphasized the importanc...

Tiga Bayles grand daughter speaks on Invasion Day 2025