This morning a whole stack of Brisbane folk converged outside the Liberal Party headquarters to protest against Howard government’s inhumane and shameful policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. A bunch ofRead More…

Tonight’s fundraiser at The Zoo was an incredible success with an amazing turn-out. I was so impressed. Proceeds go to Refugee Action Collective’s campaign to close Baxter Detention Centre, so it wasRead More…

Today I attended a Leadership Workshop held by Howard Nielsen. It was a great afternoon and discussed the concept of Servant Leadership which I really appreciated and could relate to. We talkedRead More…

Received a heartbreaking e-mail in my inbox today. All it’s done so far is make one of the local papers, so to push things along I sent the story to Brisbane Extra,Read More…

Tonight I attended a fundraiser at The Zoo to raise money towards the court costs of those Brisbane folk who were arrested while at Baxter 05. Enjoyed groovy music, caught up withRead More…

I went to a seminar this morning put on by Ross Irvine, a Canadian-based public relations consultant. I dressed all nice and respectable and donned my “activist” badges for a neat contrast.Read More…

It was a long day on Friday. Didn’t have enough energy or enough daylight to write. When we arrived at Port August we made contact with the Perth bus. I was textingRead More…

Almost at Port Augusta. Most people are sleeping. It’s an easy thing to do on a bus. Helen, who is documenting the trip for The Greens, hasn’t filmed any of the journeyRead More…

I wrote this on the bus to Baxter: Journey begins… I couldn’t fit the marquee in the car to bring along. This will be sorely missed. Shade will be scarce in theRead More…

Oh gawd it took all the energy I could muster to get to the Baxter meeting tonight, but once I was there it was really good. Got lots done as per usual.Read More…

Dear Mr Fox, While doing some research on police and cultural sensitivities I came across your name and occupation. I read a transcript on ‘Policing Diversity In Queensland’ in which your colleagueRead More…

Being that today is my birthday I tried my hardest to find something else to do besides go to the RAC video screening of Woomera 2002. However, with my family all busy,Read More…

Had a Greens branch meeting tonight. I had a shocking migraine, but managed to successfully deny its existence and carry on as best I could. Tonight my branch decided it would fundRead More…

Went to a Baxter 05 planning meeting tonight held by Refugee Action Collective. Got through a lot of business as per usual. A very efficient bunch. It’s just so good to beRead More…

Tonight I attended a screening at the Metro of an SBS documentary ‘Tales From a Suitcase’. The evening was put on by Refugee Action Collective to raise money for the Baxter 05Read More…

Hello hello hello. Today I marched in solidarity with Queensland women to speak out against injustices women experience in the local community and the world at large. After some speeches at KingRead More…

The reason I’ll be going… Abortion is still illegal in Queensland – and now some draconian members of our community want to go back in time and again debate legislation that restrictsRead More…

I could only spare an hour today to join the protesters at Minnippi West. I really enjoyed talking to the many people who took time out from their Sunday adventures to pullRead More…

The dog and the cat were friends. It may sound like an unusual pairing, but for them it made sense. The dog, although quite old, was very much like a puppy. HeRead More…

Today I was interviewed on 4ZZZ as part of their news program. I spoke about the problems surrounding a golf course, conference centre and housing estate proposed for 125 ha of BrisbaneRead More…