News Brief
Boat people, not bridge people
A group calling themselves the Anti-Deportation Alliance hung a banner reading “We are boat people” from a Sydney ferry as it entered Circular Quay after 1pm Saturday. The aim was to “highlight the ‘illegal’ nature of all arrivals to Australia’s shore from the First Fleet onwards, and the falsity in claiming asylum seekers arriving by boat are somehow different ‘illegal’ arrivals”. The group initially announced it would hang a banner on the Harbour Bridge, but later claimed this was a diversion.
Rail fare concessions
The rail union is planning another fare-free day for CityRail trains on Monday and a 24-hour strike action later in the week. This is despite calling off a four-hour Thursday stop work meeting while union delegates consider a pay offer from the State Government.
Coke smugglers come down
Surry Hills police arrested a 34-year-old Redfern man and 55-year-old Eastlakes man on Tuesday for allegedly trafficking cocaine from Sydney to Brisbane. Nine ounces of cocaine were confiscated, with an estimated street value of $80,000. The arrests were the result of a two-month investigation known as Strike Force Leanne.
New carbon free ‘Australia Zero’
A host of political personas and environmental energy experts will launch the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan at Town Hall today. The event will assert that political will is the only obstacle to achieving zero emissions within ten years, with affordable technology already available. Speakers include MP for Wentworth Malcolm Turnbull, Former NSW Premier Bob Carr and WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam.
