Talk:Anti-budget protest descends on Brisbane Australia

Original reporting
--RockerballAustralia c 11:56, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The event was at Queens Park Brisbane (-27.472200, 153.024234).
 * I arrived at the event at about 12:40pm
 * The official stuff kicked off around 1:00pm
 * Speakers included indigenous activist Sam Watson, Senator Claire Moore (ALP), former senator Andrew Bartlett (Democrats, now Greens)
 * Bartlett serves as convenor of the Queensland Greens currently.
 * Bartlett conveyed to the crowd that the Australian Greens parliamentary team would work to block the budget in parliament.
 * The Greens hold 9 senate seats - and the sole balance of power - until June 30 when the senate term ends. They will have ten senators from July 1 but not the sole balance of power.
 * I did start to notice the police towards the end of the initial rally. There were no problems between them and the protestors.
 * The protest got to King George Square before another speech was made. seen here
 * The march part was basically a lap of the block with the above mentioned stop.