Brisbane

One of the men told the court: "I was charged with saying ‘From the River to the Sea,’ the great crime of the century".

Lots happening. Should be both fun and worthwhile. There are some ticketed experiences which you need to book ahead of time.

The best spot to find on-street car parking in the Brisbane CBD was in the east

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My vote is Kedron, for the beautiful Kedron Brook.

Unfortunately it's too early for me to attend, I'd be better off staying up all night

Anyone attend and what was it like?

Picture is Shrine of Remembrance which I walk past when I go into work

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance,_Brisbane

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The Queensland parliament is debating its third round of “adult crime, adult time” laws, in legislation which also rolls back the state’s drug diversion scheme and creates new move-on powers.

Human rights advocates say the changes target the state’s most vulnerable individuals, such as its homeless people.

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Brisbane public transport: Queensland Rail has warned it will run more 3-car trains, and even cancel services, as an industrial dispute drags on

Dont worry Brisbot, I'll get todays show on the road.

Bleep bloop.

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/31857458

Great, hope-giving article.

Stephen Heydt [the Jewish man] was one of 22 people arrested at the weekend for the display and reciting of one of two expressions frequently chanted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators that were prohibited under Queensland laws last month – taking the overall total to 25...

The criminal lawyer Terry O’Gorman said the events of the weekend harken back to the dark days of police repression under the corrupt former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

A name synonymous with the fight for civil liberties in the sunshine state, O’Gorman compared the laws to an amendment Bjelke-Petersen made to the traffic act in September 1977 that essentially suppressed the right to street protests. Mass arrests followed.

The activist group Justice for Palestine Magan-djin has said it would be coordinating a high court challenge to the laws, arguing it was invalid law under the Australian constitution.

Probiotics: Possible side effects and how to take them safely https://share.google/x9V84MFZ6O36MYCxq

Deborah Hume cited family reasons for her departure, as TMR begins search for her replacement.

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