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[Aug. 17th, 2011|02:19 am] |
I really don't have that many options. I'm pretty stressed at the moment, still no sign of a flatmate and I can't afford to live here beyond the next couple of weeks but have no heart to move. But I don't think it's just that that is depressing me. It is that I'm tired of living this life. I'll find someone to share the flat for six months, a year or two if I'm lucky, then they'll go and I'll need to find someone else. Life feels empty, but I don't think there are many other options- I can find another part time job, perhaps, or get someone else in, but that feels like a stop-gap solution.
And I don't know what it is. I was talking with some people I know tonight about the supposed value of being "vulnerable"- in a Christian sense, at least, of letting people really know what you are feeling, what you are fighting. But I can't let my guard down. It is difficult seeing people enjoying friendships that you can never be part of, go home and go through it all alone till the next week or few days. Even in the unlikely event that I ever get my own home, I don't think this problem will go away. There is no realistic solution; I can go on seeing people, guarded and frustrated, or I can withdraw completely into splendid isolation as much as possible, dealing with people at work, with flatmates or whomever but withdraw from everyone else, keeping the risk of certain pain to a dull ache (thankfully I am an optional extra and will be forgotten pretty quickly) and apart from a final solution, I can't see another way out.
I'm not looking for pity and I doubt anyone will understand, much less care, but at least a few people have more of an idea of why I'm so distracted at the moment, and why I do what I do (and may do in the future). I mentioned this briefly to a friend tonight who told me i was limiting my options, but I'm not sure what other options there are. Thanks for listening (if you've got this far!) |
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| I'm baaaccckkk... |
[Aug. 5th, 2009|06:33 pm] |
I'm back... since hotmail has become smtp friendly, I've finally made the move from Outlook to Thunderbird. OE didn't (as far as I know) have rss feeds, windows Live did and I was using that, but Livejornal and other blogs either didn't download or stopped downloading, and being too lazy to check out people on the browser, I assumed that people had stopped posting. Anyway, currently catching up on several months worth of blogs, and feeling like getting back into the fray (as opposed to pissing off good friends by posting controversial stuff on facebook.
Matt |
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| Of Sea Monsters and their Existence... |
[Jan. 24th, 2009|12:31 pm] |
Having once gotten in to trouble for mentioning offhand that I "believe" in Sea Monsters, a quote I never quite lived down (rather hard to argue the Fortean mindset of "equal opportunity" scepticism) I thought I'd share a comment I made on the Forteana list in reply to an article about the Loch Ness Monster as mythical being...
"I recently finished reading Michael Meurger's excellent Lake Monster Traditions, which should be required reading for any Lake Monster enthusiasts, and certainly is relevant to other areas of Cryptozoology and Forteana in general (especially UFOlogy and psychic phenomena). I think I intended to read this years ago after reading a ten star review from the ever-reliable Bob R in an old edition of FT. While Meurger never out-right denies the possiblity of a large unknown, he does demonstrate that most Lake Monster beliefs are primarily a mix of cultural perception and traditions, in the case of the Americas two traditions (IE original inhabitants and the Jesuit missionaries and other settlers). IE any sighting of natural or unsusual phenomena gets interpreted as being the monster. It's simply Occam's razor. Then again, after the discussions of the Akkorokamui on Cryptomundo and in Matt Bille's excellent blog, I reread last night Michel Reynal's comprehensive article on the Giant Octopus in Fortean Studies Volume 1, and certainly see no reason why the Japanese Akkorokamui can't be an enormously exaggerated Giant cephalopod."
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| Taking the "l" out of "L" |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|01:02 pm] |
News (courtesy of Anonymous Lefty) that Costello's supporters, are trying to oust the sitting member for Kooyong, Petro Georgiou and replace him with a Costello protege, Michael Kroger.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/liberal-under-siege-in-kooyong/2008/03/22/1205602734616.html
Georgiou, of course, is a relative rarity in the Liberal party, someone who lives up to the partie's name, and while his economic policies may be conservative, his social policies apparently aren't, having promoted multiculturalism and opposed the disgraceful Pacific solution and other Howard attacks on desperate immigrants and racial minorities. Hopefully he'll survive... I've no wish to see the Liberals in power any time soon, but it's nice to know that some of them at least are decent human beings who put compassion and equality over party dogma... and maybe get a party leader like Malcolm Fraser, who seems to be a Liberal pariah at the moment...
Here's the article:
Liberal under siege in Kooyong
Jason Koutsoukis
March 23, 2008
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HIGH-profile Victorian federal MP Petro Georgiou is facing a new challenge for his seat of Kooyong after investment banker Joshua Frydenberg won support for preselection from the powerful Costello-Kroger faction of the Liberal Party.
A former Victorian state director and former adviser to prime minister Malcolm Fraser, Mr Georgiou is regarded by many Liberals as a vital voice for "small-l liberalism" within the party.
He first won the seat in a 1994 byelection.
Mr Georgiou stood up to the Howard government's policy of mandatory detention for unauthorised refugees and has campaigned strongly on human rights and civil liberties issues.
At the last election, he secured the best result of any Liberal MP in Victoria, increasing the Liberal vote by 0.48% against the national trend and achieving the fourth-best Liberal result across the nation.
But Mr Frydenberg, who was a senior adviser to Mr Howard and former foreign minister Alexander Downer and now works at Deutsche Bank, is stalking Mr Georgiou ahead of the preselection battle expected to take place in the first half of next year.
Mr Frydenberg canvassed support among a large number of Liberal MPs during a visit to Canberra last week and believes he has won the support of former Treasurer Peter Costello and former Victorian state party president Michael Kroger.
A Liberal Party administration source said it was "fair to say that Kroger and Costello will not stand in Josh's way this time around".
"As the deputy leader of the party and the senior Victorian, there was no way Peter could not support Petro last time. But those same pressures are not there this time," the source said.
At his first attempt to win preselection for Kooyong in April 2006, Mr Frydenberg united Mr Costello, Mr Kroger, Mr Howard, Mr Fraser, former premier Jeff Kennett and Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu in a unique alliance against him.
Mr Georgiou won preselection by 62 votes to 22. But Mr Frydenberg is steadily trying to build support among the Liberal faithful in Kooyong.
His efforts have infuriated Mr Baillieu, who has said privately that he will do everything possible to ensure Mr Georgiou retains the seat. At a speech to the Kooyong Liberals' annual meeting on March 6, Mr Baillieu spoke for 45 minutes in praise of Mr Georgiou and savaged those who he believed were trying to undermine him.
"I would count Ted's support as being the most important factor," said one Liberal Party insider. |
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[Aug. 22nd, 2007|06:42 pm] |
Just watching a frightening doco on "Christian" Fundamentalists from Monday night. The kind of people who make me feel embarrassed to be a Christian, who have the intellectual capacity of a gnat and think they have some kind of right to politically control America and its inhabitants. Apparently "God loves America as the greatest country on Earth and it is worth fighting for"... makes you want to vomit, as does a lot of this. For some real Christianity, try sites like Evangelicals for Social Action ( http://www.esa-online.org/Display.asp?Page=home ) or Google names like Philip Yancey, Jimmy Carter, Tony Campolo, Ron Sider etc. Perhaps when the US start to use their Constitution again, they'll start to look at making the combining of Politics and religion an act of treason.
Meanwhile, thankfully unscathed by violent drunk Glen Milne, Kevin Rudd attacks an extreme cult as... well, an extreme cult. Saw a documentary a year or so ago on Four Corners about them, and they are truly frightening.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/extremist-cult-slammed/2007/08/22/1187462333971.html?sssdmh=dm16.275083
'Extremist cult' slammed
August 22, 2007 - 3:22PM
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* We're praying for you, Brethren told Howard
Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd has labelled the Exclusive Brethren an extremist cult and called on Prime Minister John Howard to reveal what was discussed when he met its senior members recently.
Mr Rudd said he had real concerns about the impact of the Brethren on Australian communities and, unlike Mr Howard, he refused to meet its members.
"I believe this is an extremist cult and sect," Mr Rudd told reporters in Adelaide today.
"I also believe that it breaks up families. I also believe that there are real problems with the provision of modern education to kids under their system where they, for example, are not given full range of access to information technology."
Mr Rudd's comment followed a report today that Mr Howard had met senior members of the sect, including a man under Australian Federal Police scrutiny for his spending on the Prime Minister's 2004 election campaign.
Mr Howard today said there was nothing wrong with him meeting members of community groups, including the Exclusive Brethren, but deflected questions about whether the sect was providing election funding for the Liberal Party.
Mr Rudd said Mr Howard should detail the content of his most recent meeting with the group.
"Mr Howard has a responsibility to level with the Australian public," he said.
"How much money has the Exclusive Brethren given the Liberal Party, what was the content of his most recent meeting with the ... so-called supreme leader of the Exclusive Brethren and what undertakings have been given?
"Remember, the Exclusive Brethren are currently under investigation of the Australian Federal Police concerning previous election activities.
"The Australian public deserves some answers on all of this. Mr Howard needs to be fair dinkum with the Australian community rather than pretending 'they are some other group'.
"They are not. They split families and I am deeply concerned about their impact on communities across Australia." |
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[Jul. 29th, 2007|09:14 am] |
Gak!! Just watching Tony Abbott on Insiders... he's a pathetic embarrassing little Dweeb. Peter Costello is about the only prominent Liberal who's shown any real leadership ability and actually shows an interest in real issues like Reconciliation and social justice- not perfect like his brother (or real Liberals, like Fraser or Hewson) but he's about the only real choice to replace Howard.
In other words, he'd make an ideal opposition leader!
Now just have to stomach Gerard Henderson for half an hour (Sort of Andrew Bolt with brains).
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| Tony Abbott calling the kettle black |
[Jan. 28th, 2007|12:30 pm] |
Seems that the Liberal Party has got it's knickers in a twist at Kevin Rudd impinging on their territory. I believe in the separation of church and state, and though a Christian with sympathies to Rudd's views, I guess at times I'm a little nervous at his emphasis on religion in politics as well. However, as Rudd said in the excellent ABC Compass interview with him a year or two ago, the Liberals have not hidden their allegiance with religious groups. Family First, for instance (disingenuously denying they have any allegiances with religious groups), a cultish branch of the Brethren church, and as a Four Corners expose last year, on branch stacking in state Liberal party meetings confirmed, alot of the extreme right of the party are involved with the fanatically moralist Opus Dei. Little Johnny has tried to show his credentials as a christian in the past, but his comments on the subjects that I've seen (once on another Compass special looking at the spirituality of the combatants in the last election, and just recently with Catch the Fire, another dubious Charismatic cult) seems to add up to waffle about the Christian work ethic and Australia's identity as a Christian nation, without ever elucidating on what that actually means to him personally. And his commitment to the churches only lasts only as long as they agree with him- remember his (and Downer's) comments when Catholic and Anglican ArchBishops Pell and Jensen challenged him on various issues, like the Workplace Relations act and inevitably longer hours (and less pay?) conflict with the "family values" image of the party- that churches should stay out of politics?
Now Tony Abbott has come out attacking Kevin Rudd for a perceived "pushing his faith", commenting that he was thought that many in the labour party were afraid he "might put that religiosity into political practice". Perhaps, to an extent, that is true. Rudd himself has admitted that professing Christianity in the ALP has never been a good idea (and one of the reasons, presumably, Peter Garrett is not forthcoming about his). But Rudd's Christianity- indeed, real Christianity- is compatible with social justice and championing the poor and neglected over the rich and powerful, which is probably why the first ALP Prime Minister was, apparently, a Christian. Though I'd rather not see them elected at all next time, I think Peter Costello would be the only sensible choice to take over from Howard. He is also a professing Christian, but his association with things like walking for Land Rights, his ability to see shades of grey in the RU486 debate (which Abbott took personally) and hopefully osmotic influence from his brother Tim, would signal a positive change for the party. I just hope against hope he would see fit to scrap the iniquitous industrial relations act. If Rudd does not come up with the goods to support his rhetoric, then perhaps Abbott is right and it is just "rhetoric" and worthless religion. But the rhetoric, at least, is in line with what Jesus taught, and the Libs cosying with big business and the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor, and its dead moralism, is what Jesus attacked in the Pharisees, with their accusing others, hypocrisy and wealthy indolence. Only time will tell.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/abbott-attacks-rudd-on-religion-in-politics/2007/01/27/1169788728254.html
Abbott attacks Rudd on religion in politics
January 27, 2007 - 4:30PM
The Australian Labor Party was beset by religious tensions with non-Christian members uncomfortable at the way Labor leader Kevin Rudd has been pushing his faith, Health Minister Tony Abbott said today.
Mr Abbott, a devout Catholic and former student priest, attacked the opposition leader over the role of religion in politics, accusing him of trying to shame Christians into voting Labor.
While many within the ALP were happy to have Mr Rudd use his faith to buttress the party's existing policies, there was concern about how far he would go, Mr Abbott said.
"There are enormous tensions inside the Labor Party on this whole question on faith in politics," Mr Abbott told reporters outside the Young Liberals Conference in Melbourne.
"They fear he might want to put something of that religiosity into political practice."
Mr Rudd declined to comment on the issue.
A spokesman for the opposition leader said he was busy with other matters.
Mr Abbott - who has been accused by Labor of injecting his own faith into government policy - said it was Mr Rudd who had brought up the issue of Christianity in his 5000-word essay, Faith in Politics, published in The Monthly magazine last October and subsequent debates on Radio National and the ABC's Lateline.
"He chose to say that from a Christian perspective, the policies of the Howard government are an abomination, (so) he can hardy complain when members of the government respond," Mr Abbott said.
"My complaint is against Rudd accusing others of using religion for political purposes when he is blatantly doing so himself."
Mr Abbott said while he did not doubt Mr Rudd's commitment to Christianity in private, in public his actions came across as those of a very calculating politicians.
By refusing to record a goodwill message for the controversial Catch the Fire Ministries, Mr Rudd showed himself to be very politically correct Christian, Mr Abbott said.
"The only senior politician who has tried to commandeer God for political purposes is Rudd himself," Mr Abbott told the Young Liberals conference.
"Jesus didn't quite say that the best way to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and visit the lonely was to vote Labor, but Rudd would have us believe that this is what he really meant."
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| Christ's Divinity Should Inspire Humility, Not Arrogance |
[Dec. 29th, 2006|03:10 pm] |
This article is great. Billy Graham has got alot of negative press (and I've been pretty angry with him at times, notably when records revealed that he gave Nixon some pretty diabolical advice about Vietnam during the war). But his reactions to "Christian" triumphalism is brilliant. Matt
P.S. I've included some comments beneath the article, mainly regarding one key event that shaped alot of my beliefs and put me ont eh road to where I am now...
http://www.beliefnet.com/blogs/godspolitics/2006/12/jim-wallis-christs-divinity-should.html
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Jim Wallis: Christ's Divinity Should Inspire Humility, Not Arrogance
In the continuing The Washington Post/Newsweek online discussion “On Faith,” I was asked: Do you believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God? If so, what exactly does that mean? If not, who was he? My response follows:
Yes, as a historically orthodox Christian, I believe that Jesus was the Son of God. But the second part of the question is more interesting to me. "What, exactly, does that mean?" I'm going to even add to it a bit, "And what does it not mean."
I believe the things that Jesus says about himself in the New Testament, and affirm what the later Scriptures and church creeds say about Jesus being the Son of God. But, that doesn't mean many of the things that Christians have too often concluded, or how we have acted on the basis of our belief.
Jesus being the Son of God does NOT mean that Christians are better, more right, more righteous, more moral, more blessed, more destined to win battles, or more suited to govern and decide political matters than non-Christians. Instead, believing that Jesus was the Son of God would better mean that people who claim to believe it ought to then live the way Jesus did and taught. And on that one, many of us Christians (who believe the right way) are in serious trouble when it comes to the way we live. Those who believe that Jesus was the Son of God should be the most loving, compassionate, forgiving, welcoming, peaceful, and hungry for justice people around—just like Jesus, right? Well, it's not always exactly so.
I'll never forget hearing Billy Graham, the world's greatest evangelist, the last time he spoke at Harvard. He preached at Harvard's Memorial Church (to a huge crowd of students who had slept out all night just to get a seat), and then to the prestigious JFK Forum at the Kennedy School of Government the next night. After giving a statesmanlike address at the Kennedy School, he turned to the audience for questions. All the Christian triumphalists had shown up for their man and their night at Harvard. One young believer stood up and asked Dr. Graham, "Since Jesus said 'I am the way, the truth and the life, and no man cometh to the Father but by me,' doesn't that mean people from other religions—Jews and the rest- are going to hell?" Billy replied, "I'm sure glad that God is the judge of people's hearts and not me! And I trust God to decide those questions justly and mercifully." The student was disappointed and pressed further, "Well, what do you think God will decide?" Graham demurred, "Well, God doesn't really ask my advice on those matters." Another questioner started again, "Well, what about those who aren't even monotheists—like the Buddhists?" Graham, replied, "You know, I've been to some Buddhist countries, and so many of the people I met seem to live more like Jesus than too many Christians I've seen."
Now Billy Graham would clearly answer the question this week, "Is Jesus the Son of God," in the strong affirmative. But the man who has arguably brought more people to Christ than any other person of our time refused to join in Christian triumphalism. To answer yes to the question is to, at the same time, admit our human failings, stand under judgment ourselves, and humbly seek to follow the one we say we believe in. And that might open up a wonderful dialogue with those who believe other things.
NB [Matt] The meeting above reminds me of a time, some years ago in the pressie church, when I somehow found myself at a Festival of Light meeting- even then I was getting pretty dubious about the whole Xtian right thing, and the talk was from missionaries from San Francisco to homosexuals, particularly in AIDS hospices. To my surprise, they opened with the passage talking about pride being the sin of Sodom, and in that respect we (Christians) are all sodomites*. They iterated that they were opposed to, and hated, namecalling, violence and persecution of homosexuals, and, despite some violent opposition from a small minority of militant gays (which included bombing their house at one stage) they loved mixing and talking to homosexuals and people dying in AIDS hospices. (In writing this, I'm aware that it sounds sometimes like "us and them", which is not my intention. A person is not, or should not, be defined by their sexuality). Equally surprising, though less so now, was the angry reaction from many of the listeners, which perhaps separates the moralists from the Christians (and I believe that moralism without grace is idolatry as sure as any other). I remember one person fuming that "I didn't come here to be called a sodomite" and similar comments, but worst of all, when the missionaries were talking about an AIDS patient (who, from memory, actually became a Christian) some people in the crowd cheered. I think that sealed my disgust with the moralists. Christ would have echoed the sentiments on the Statue of Liberty, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; send these, the homeless tempest-tossed, to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door," but unlike America, he would have accepted them in actuality as well as in word. For me, the "Christian" triumphalists and moral idolaters are contrary to what Christ taught, and were the people that Christ contended with on Earth.
Matt C
*Of course, the attempted homosexual pack rape depicted in the Sodom story is horrific, and probably all the homosexuals I know would be disgusted at the idea. Equally disgusting to me, or more so, is that Lot offered his virgin daughter to them to assuage their lust, an act that is against nature and is worse than most contemporary stories of child abuse. I've always believed the perjorative term sodomy, at least in context of the story, is inappropriate. |
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| National Day of Action |
[Nov. 27th, 2006|08:25 pm] |
Don't forget; The National Day of Action for the Your Rights at Work campaign- don't let the bastards take away our rights! More info at http://yourrightsatwork.com.au/
Matt
VICTORIA
Thu Nov 30, 2006
Melbourne: fill the MCG!
The main Victorian community protest will take place on 'People's Ground,' the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Thursday November 30.
It will take place from 8am to 10am Melbourne-time, and will be broadcast by satellite to capital cities and more than three hundred regional centres across Australia.
Please arrive early so we can start on time! Gates open at 7am.
Download a poster to advertise the Melbourne rally in your workplace and community: here.
More details about Victorian regional rally venues will be posted soon.
STAWELL
Stawell Town Hall Hotel, 62 Main Street, Stawell
BALLARAT
North Ballarat Sky Channel broadcast: 9 am to 10 am JD Sports Bar, Lydiard Street.
Ballarat Sky Channel broadcast: 9 am to 10 am Western Hotel, Sturt Street.
Contact BTLC on 5332 3666 if you are interested in a spot on a bus to Melbourne.
WESTERN REGION
Horsham Sky Channel West Side Tabaret, Function Room
Bennett Rd Horsham.
BENDIGO
Sky Channel venues to be confirmed
Rally: assemble at midday outside Bendigo TLC 40 View Street, Bendigo. Then marching to the gardens outside the old town hall. CFMEU and AEU arranging buses from Bendigo. Contact BTLC re local bus arrangements on 5443 5173.
GEELONG
There will be no venues as everyone coming down on buses to the MCG (buses and trains leaving 6.30 am South Geelong Train Station). Contact GTLC on 5221 1712 if you are interested in a spot on a bus to Melbourne.
GIPPSLAND
Bairnsdale: Sky Channel broadcast 9 am to 10 am The Grand Terminus Hotel, McLeod Street.
There will be seven buses bringing people to the MCG. Contact GTLC on 5134 3311 if you are interested in a spot on the bus.
Morwell: Top Pub in Morwell
MALLEE MURRAY
Mildura: Rally at 11 am at Henderson Park, corner of Deakin Avenue and 13th Street, Mildura
NORTH EAST
Albury: Meet 8.00am Dean St, 8.15am march to QEII Square, 8.30am local content and retired members recognition, 9.00am cross to live broadcast, 10.00am local content, 10.15am conclusion.
SOUTH WEST
Portland: Sky Channel broadcast 9 am to 10 am Portland Iron Bar, 101 Bentinck Street, Portland
Warrnambool: Sky Channel broadcast: 9am to 10am Royal Hotel, 43 Fairy Street (Cnr Timor Street)
Hamilton: Sky Channel broadcast 9am to 10am Grand Central Hotel, 141 Gray Street
Colac: Colac Austral Hotel 185 Murray St 3250
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Thu Nov 30, 2006
ADELAIDE: Elder Park, Thursday November 30, commencing at 8am, SA time.
The rally at Elder Park finishes at 9.30 followed by a march to Rundle Park for a concert until 12 noon.
Please arrive at around 8am. The rally will be finished by 10am.
The nationwide rally will be brought to locations around SA via a Sky Channel broadcast.
BORDERTOWN Bordertown Hotel, 79 East Terrace, Bordertown
MILLICENT Sportmans Hotel, 72 George St, Millicent
MT GAMBIER Commercial Hotel, 76 Commercial St West, Mt Gambier
MURRAYBRIDGE Murraybridge Hotel, Sixth St Murraybridge
NARACOORTE Naracoorte Hotel, 73 Ormerod St Naracoorte
PORT PIRIE Port Pirie Harness Racing Club
RIVERLAND Berrie Resort Motel/Hotel, Riverview Drive, Berri
ROXBY DOWNS Roxby Downs Tavern Motel, Norman Place, Roxby Downs
WHYALLA West Whyalla Football Club, KM Bennett Oval, Whyalla
PORT AUGUSTA Cooinda Social Club, 32 Flinders Terrace PA
PORT LINCOLN Grand Tasman Hotel, Tasman Terrace Port Lincoln
EYRE PENINSULA Cleve Hotel, 32 Fourth Street, Cleve
KANGAROO ISLAND Ozone Hotel, Kingcote
VICTOR HARBOUR Grosvenor Hotel, Cnr Ocean and Coral St Victor Harbour
LEIGH CREEK Leigh Creek Tavern, Black Oak Drive, Leigh Creek
CEDUNA Foreshore Hotel, 32 O Loughlin Terrace, Ceduna
KADINA 29 Taylor Street, Kadina
Please arrive at Sky Channel venues at around 8am. The broadcast will be finished by 10am.
Need help finding the closest venue? Call the ACTU Union Helpline on 1300 362 223.
TASMANIA
Thu Nov 30, 2006
Hobart: There will be a major march to the rally at City Hall in Hobart on Thursday November 30
The march departs Parliament House lawns at 7.45. Please arrive at around 7.30am.
Rally at City Hall commences 8.15 and will finish shortly after 10am
Launceston Central TRC Hotel, 131 Paterson St, starts at 8.30am.
There will also be rallies in regional centres - all rallies and and Sky Channel broadcasts start at 8.30am.
Wynyard Wynyard Ex-services Club, 9 Goldie Street
Devonport Devonport RSL Club, 18 Macfie St
Ulverstone The Lighthouse Hotel, 33 Victoria Street
Smithton Bridge Hotel, Montagu Rd Smithton
Burnie Burnie RSL, 36 Alexander Street
Mowbray Mowbray Hotel, 254 Invermay Road
New Norfolk New Norfolk District Football Club, 21 Black River Rd, 8.30am, tea coffee available & free sausage sizzle provided by the Football Club
Kings Meadows Kings Meadows Hotel, 117 Hobart Rd
Scottsdale Lords Hotel 2 King St
St Helens St Helens RSL 35 Quail St
Tasman Peninsula Nubeena Tavern, Main Road, Nubeena
Huonville Huon Ex-Servicemens & Womens Club, 25 Shield St
Rosebery Rosebery RSL, Agnes Street, Rosebery
Queenstown Railway Hotel, Driffield Street
George Town George Town Motor Inn , 100 Agnes St , 8.30am
The nationwide rally will be brought to locations around Tas via a Sky Channel broadcast.
The broadcast will be finished by 10am.
Need help finding the closest venue? Call the ACTU Union Helpline on 1300 362 223.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Thu Nov 30, 2006
Perth rally: Members Equity Stadium (Perth Oval) - 310 Pier St, Perth. Thursday November 30, commencing at 12 noon, WA time.
Please arrive at around 11.30am. The rally will be finished by 2pm.
Food, beverage and entertainment will be available.
There will also be rallies in regional centres. The nationwide rally will be brought to locations around WA via a Sky Channel broadcast.
Please arrive at Sky Channel venues (below) at around 12 for a 12:30pm start. The broadcast will be finished by 2pm.
Albany - Town Hall, York St
Broome - Divers Camp Tavern - Cable Beach Rd
Bunbury - Trotting Club, Entrance via Milligan Ave
Busselton - Esplanade Hotel - 167 Marine Tce
Carnarvon - Carnarvon Hotel - 28-32 Olivia Tce
Geraldton - Mercantile Club - 159 Marine Tce
Kalgoorlie - Meet at St Barbara's Square and then March to Paddy's Ale House - 135 Hannan St
Karratha - Tambrey Tavern and Function Centre, Tambrey Drive Karratha
Kununurra - Kununurra Hotel, Messmate Way
Northam - Commercial Hotel, 190 Fitzgerald St
Port Hedland - Port Hedland Civic Centre, Gratwick Port Hedland
Newman - Newman Club, Mindarra Drv Newman
Albany Details
12 noon sausage sizzle
12.20 speakers Jo Gaines assistant secretary CPSU/CSA and Hsien Harper senior industrial organiser ASU
Bunbury Details
11:45am - 12:15pm Sausage Sizzle 12:00 - 12:30pm Guest Speakers 12:30 - 1:30pm Sky Channel hook up 1:30pm Speakers to finish up
Need help finding the closest venue? Call the ACTU Union Helpline on 1300 362 223 or Unions WA on (08) 9328 7877.
ACT
Thu Nov 30, 2006
There will be a major rally at Manuka Oval on Thursday November 30, commencing at 8am, ACT time.
There wil be a march:
From: MANUKA OVAL Exit
Cnr Fitzroy Street and Manuka Circuit
(rear of Canberra Services Club)
To: FEDERATION MALL
Parliament House Forecourt – Capital Hill
Please arrive at around 7.30am. The rally will be finished by 10am.
Need help finding the closest venue? Call the ACTU Union Helpline on 1300 362 223.
QUEENSLAND
Thu Nov 30, 2006
There will be a major rally in Brisbane on Thursday November 30, commencing at 8.30am, QLD time.
Brisbane city rally: Cultural Forecourt – Southbank (Victoria Bridge Entrance)
Please arrive at around 8am. The rally will be finished by 11am.
There will also be rallies in regional centres. |
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