Brisbane city council has pulled funding for a music awards after winner used her acceptance speech to denounce #genocide, while the conservative LNP Queensland state government also considers withdrawal of financial support.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250331091713/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/31/kellee-green-river-to-sea-composer-queensland-music-award-palestine-controversy-ntwnfb

Jazz composer and pianist #KelleeGreen used her acceptance speech at the #2025QueenslandMusicAwards to speak of the suffering of #Palestinian civilians and to support peaceful protest against Australian government complicity in selling weapons to Israel (in contravention of obligations under international law, including a specific injunction by the #InternationalCourtOfJustice).

The claim by the council is that her speech was 'divisive'.

Treating opposition to genocide as #divisive is (implicitly or explicitly) to normalise being pro-genocide as a legitimate political stance.

Normalising support for genocide is itself a crime under #InternationalLaw.

By only ever punishing anti-genocide speech, and never those who express unqualified support for a genocidal regime (or who even seek to justify its extreme violence through appeal to a 'right to defend itself'), political authorities send the clear message that we ought to be tolerant of those who support exterminative violence and intolerant of those who oppose it.

Never.

#Qldpol #Auspol

Trust an LNP Government to consider short-sell an important public asset

This will cost Queenslanders tens of millions within the first few years:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/sunshine-coast-rail-bus-network-privatisation-fears/105101438
#QldPol #AusPol

Qld LNP's Premier David Crisafulli & Brisbane Mayor Adrian Shrinner have now both endorsed Victoria Park stadium. Barrambin is along a songline, it's a Bora & a meeting place for the Turrbal & Yuggera tribes. It's also a massacre site. #qldpol https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/queensland-plans-to-build-2032-olympics-stadium-on-important-indigenous-site/rci58a2jz

Wait, what? Trial by government if the judiciary doesn't sentence as the government wants? #qldpol

In news that surprises no one, the property market has its "Olympic Epicentre" flyers out for Victoria Park with the real estate institute talking up sales in the vicinity & with it rents. David Crisafulli's 100-day review was all about prepping the white shoe brigade for the land grab. #qldpol

Instead of upgrading the Gabba for the Olympics & cricket continues on from there, the Crisafulli-Bleijie plan is to build a whole new stadium in Victoria Park & later demolish the Gabba. Another future parcel of land up for grabs. #qldpol

The Wave. Lord Pocketsquare believes his subjects are excited about his new Olympics & transport plans, the latter of which may become privatised. Uncertainty now surrounds greater property resumptions due to the expanded nature of the projects. #qldpol https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2025/03/28/interchange-plan-key-to-unlocking-traffic-chokehold/

The Sunshine Coast 2032 group is led by IGA owner Roz White & former Fed Qld LNP MP Mal Brough. Prior to the recent Olympics announcement, they called for a bus route & the rail corridor to be sold off to property developers. It's a Joh-style grab. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/lnp-rail-promise-going-off-the-tracks-jarrod-bleijie/104872432

The cut we're talking about for the Sunshine Coast rail is the final 13km where commuters will have to get the Bleijie bus. The land is currently reserved for the corridor but LNP, Sunshine Coast 2032 & others want to grab it for private development. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/lnp-rail-promise-going-off-the-tracks-jarrod-bleijie/104872432

David Fully-Costed & Lord Pocketsquare are 13km short on their Sunshine Coast rail promise but unlike the new Olympics stadium they're not accepting it as a broken one. Commuters will now have to alight & get the Bleijie bus to Maroochydore. Will Sunshine Coasters accept the change? #qldpol

Original Sunshine Coast Olympics venue plan was integration of new facilities with the Kawana Sports Precinct.

Lord Pocketsquare has scrapped that & gone for a huge arena, convention centre & athlete village in neighbouring Maroochydore. #qldpol https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2025/03/27/arena-plans-at-heart-of-10b-coast-transformation/

David Crisafulli denies it is one but another broken promise is the Sunshine Coast direct rail line project. A bus service will be the final stage. SC has been promised improved rail services for a very long time so this may not be as forgivable. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/sunshine-coast-olympics-election-promise-broken-rail-line/105092886

David Crisafulli emerged from TC Alfred looking more premier-like but upon return to parliament his sidekick Jarrod Bleijie was up to old stunts - making truck honking noises. Bleijie & allies are busy picking fights Crisafulli wants avoided. #qldpol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/david-crisafulli-came-out-of-cyclone-alfred-looking-like-a-leader-his-real-danger-lies-within-the-lnp-ntwnfb

You can hear the grumbling now about paying for the poor's kids. Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, bah! Rumbling across the Granite Belt & over the Darling Downs. What would Joh say? You're supposed to help bring down federal Labor governments not help them out. #qldpol

I'm shocked. The Qld LNP should be out razing schools to the ground not signing sensible education funding agreements with Labor federal governments. They've gone soft from the good old days of their "clip round the ear hole" education policy. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/education-queensland-funding-better-fairer-schools-agreement/105087440

‘The Callide coal-fired power plant has an annual water allocation of 20,000 ML from the Callide Dam, which is fed by the Awoonga Dam. As of Wednesday, Awoonga – which supplies the city of Gladstone’s water – was at 46% capacity, and Callide – which supplies drinking water to Biloela – was at 16.5% capacity. Callide Dam is also used to replenish aquifers that irrigate crops in the Callide Valley.

‘Callide would have to find an additional 27,000 ML of water to power the kind of power plants implied by the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the QCC report found – with Copeman saying there was simply “not enough water available”.’

#Auspol #NuclearFantasy #LNPLiars #Dutton #Kingaroy #Callide #Tarong #Qldpol
#Renewables

Saw a bro yesterday driving a #Tesla with the sticker "Proudly powered by Queensland coal". He really wanted to make sure no-one thought that concern for the environment was any part of the decision to drive an electric car.

#qldpol #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuel

criminalising the young people, how very LNP.

#QldLNP #QldPol #Vapes

David Crisafulli much better now on his disaster responses. Qld Premier is not an easy job, whichever party. He is looking fatigued, he can't do this alone. Annastacia Palaszczuk had Jackie Trad & Steven Miles. Jenny McAllister & Albo have been alongside him but where's Jarrod Bleijie?? #qldpol

3rd teen in Cairns home invasion charged with 13 offences including 5 rape counts, 2 armed robbery & deprivation of liberty. He's appearing in Innisfail Children's Court today. David Crisafulli did not include rape in his youth justice changes. #qldpol
https://www.9news.com.au/national/manunda-assault-third-teenager-charged-over-alleged-break-and-enter-sexual-assault/43fc18e8-db48-4797-8fbf-610230fdf460?s=09

Three more teens in Cairns this morning undeterred by David Crisafulli's youth justice legislation & slogan. Two are in police custody after a home invasion and sexual assault of a woman. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-21/woman-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-in-cairns-home/104964622

Jackie Trad was cleared by the Qld CCC on this many years ago. There's no evidence to support the claims. She has not been a member of parliament since 2020. Lord Pocketsquare & Newman cost taxpayer's money in a defo settlement when in government. #qldpol https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/fallout-continues-for-former-queensland-deputy-premier-after-ccc-report/cm7d2cp1j00060gmp7bt0a57u

Three teens undeterred by David Crisafulli's youth legislation changes. One caught & has since been released on bail with the victim reciting the LNP's four-word slogan in response. Gone now from Queensland screens are the "Youth Crime Crisis" headlines of the past. #qldpol

David Crisafulli gave himself a tick for health but unsurprisingly nothing has changed. His online health doesn't reflect reality with ambulances still ramping. A patient that has seen a nurse or paramedic but is waiting for the doctor is no longer considered "waiting". #qldpol

The alternative route linking north & south Queensland to the Bruce Hwy involves traversing the inland roads of Gregory Developmental Road, Gregory Highway, Dawson Highway & Carnarvon Highway. Upgrading these is another enormous project alongside the Bruce. #qldpol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-16/no-meaningful-work-on-queensland-inland-freight-route/104938332

David Crisafulli has toured Halifax with Peter Dutton. However, other places that didn't come under the black zone listing & were severely impacted by rainfall & flooding are ineligible for assistance. A Qld Premier's top job after a disaster is resolving these these sorts of issues. #qldpol

Hoods make it impossible to tell the ages of the group members but David Crisafulli's youth crime flying squad has been deployed. The gang seems undeterred since he passed his slogan legislation. #qldpol

On this day 10 years ago Annastacia Palaszczuk was sworn in as Queensland's 39th premier. Fearing defeat if the LNP waited longer, Newman called a snap-election for January 31, 2015. It took two weeks to confirm the count for Labor. She is Qld's fifth longest serving. #qldpol

With a flood/cyclone in North Qld comes the obligatory call for the Bradfield scheme. Bob Katter was loud during the joint presser last week & on the party website. LNP made it a 2020 election commitment but the 2022 CSIRO report shows it won't work. #qldpol
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/water-scheme-beloved-by-the-nationals-would-pump-20-billion-down-the-drain-20220908-p5bgdu.html

David Fully-Costed has handed in his 100day homework & given himself 100%. He's published health data, announced satellite hospital rebranding, held the 1st cabinet meeting & met with the police commissioner. As for youth crime, police are feeling "energised" apparently. #qldpol https://x.com/9NewsQueensland/status/1888506706797187369?t=EfTDDWer32-Sy6iGdEfp3Q&s=19

From 2022. 5yr analysis of Qld's state owned energy resources shows they generated $5b in dividends. Some of which is revenue selling excess power to NSW & Vic. Annastacia Palaszczuk's rebate system returned $1.1b of that to Qld households over that period. #qldpol https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/state-owned-energy-companies-deliver-5b-bonanza-for-palaszczuk-20221130-p5c2im

David Fully-Costed & Lord Pocketsquare are experiencing difficulty filling their youth crime expert panel. Several legal experts & former police have turned down their offer. They rushed the youth laws through last year, giving the Justice committee little time to consult & report. #qldpol

Now a bad housing situation becomes worse for North Qld. Can't rely on the private sector, Crisafulli has to go hard. When safe, Palaszczuk-Miles response was to truck in modular homes & deploy housing department staff from Brisbane to the areas. #qldpol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/north-queensland-floods-housing-shortage-concern/104898614

Qld Health Minister & former Newman govt treasurer Tim Nicholls will spend $200k renaming the signage of the new "satellite hospitals" to "health centres". An undisclosed survey of about 3,000 Qld Health staff allegedly backs the change. #qldpol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/qld-government-renames-satellite-hospitals-health-confusion/104904258

Amazed at his own brilliance. These are military bridges. Different armies have developed & deployed them throughout history. His ancestors utilised them in creating their empire. In Qld, decades of work at state, fed & ADF level has resulted in good recovery methodology. #qldpol

Planning changes to Qld wind farms were prepared under the Miles government to make community consultation clearer. However, the Crisafulli govt will allow people not in the vicinity to appeal, potentially tying up projects for years in court. #qldpol https://reneweconomy.com.au/lnps-knee-jerk-change-means-sunshine-state-effectivelyclosed-for-business-for-wind-and-solar/

Working with the Butchulla people, the Miles government's plan for dingo wongari on K'gari was to cap vehicle numbers to the island on the 20 busiest days of the year. The Crisafulli government tore that up & now there's no plan. #qldpol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/02/more-and-more-tourists-are-being-attacked-by-dingoes-on-queenslands-kgari-can-it-be-stopped

Looks like parts of Townsville are going under. "Black zone" declared for 6 suburbs near Ross River: Railway Estate, Hermit Park and Rosslea on the northern bank, and Idalia, Cluden and Oonoonba to the south. Going to be a lot of homeless people. #qldpol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/02/townsville-floods-black-zone-urged-to-evacuate-as-parts-of-north-queensland-hit-with-600mm-of-rain-in-24-hours

Crocs in the floodwaters in North Queensland now. When water recedes they may pop up in unfamiliar places. Be crocwise. There's about six systems over the Coral Sea driving the rainfall. Stay safe everyone. #qldpol https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussies-warned-of-danger-lurking-in-floodwaters-always-an-issue-231615559.html

Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was always with us, making sure we were aware of approaching danger. Be it a cyclone, flood or fire the whole nation would know about it.

Heard from the incumbent where you live in Australia? Well there you go. #qldpol https://www.youtube.com/live/THifj68cje0?si=b4SXylj2d9O7FjAR