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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Andrew Messenger

‘A voice against injustice and bullshit’: 50 years on, Brisbane’s 4ZZZ radio station refuses to be silenced

Station staff stand out the front of 4zzz in Brisbane. The community radio station turns 50 on 8 December.
Station staff stand out the front of 4ZZZ in Brisbane. The community radio station celebrated its 50th birthday on 8 December. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

Every wall is like a history book. One faded poster reads “4ZZZ survives the 14th of December 88”, marking the date Queensland’s longest-running community radio station was evicted from the University of Queensland, partly due to its radical politics.

Station historian Heather Anderson says students stormed right back in to reoccupy the place and the station was barely off air, although ultimately it agreed to find a new home.

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