January 26 is Invasion Day. It is the anniversary of tragedy for the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, whose world was turned upside down in 1788.
indigenous struggles
Podcast Review — The Thin Black Line
It’s not “case closed” for the Murri community.
Self-determination for Western Sahara: Moroccan troops out now!
After nearly three decades of being forgotten, the Saharawi people have run out of patience.
Farewell to a warrior woman with a heart of gold
The movement campaigning to stop deaths in custody has lost a champion with the passing of Virginia Hickey, who died on 4 December.
Wik is Women’s Business National Feminist Conference Rejects Big Business Land Grab
The panels at the Women & Labour Conference reinforced Wik as a feminist issue. They showed how non-Indigenous rural people are hurting badly from a crisis-ridden system, which is becoming increasingly brutal. The profiteers are attempting to use small farmers to incite mass panic in Australia – a panic fuelled by misinformation.
No Trees, No Treaty! For Djab Wurrung sovereignty, not genocidal destruction!
On 26 October, the Victorian government sent workers and police into Djab Wurrung country to bulldoze a 350-year-old tree that was culturally significant to the Djab Wurrung people and their birth practices.
Yemen devastated while the world looks away
Humanitarian aid to Yemen dwindles as bombings, pandemics, locust swarms and famine bring genocide.
Navajo Nation’s uphill battle against Covid-19
In the face of deadly U.S. government indifference, women lead the charge in caring for the sick and elderly.
Book review: Oil Under Troubled Water — how Australia exploited Timor-Leste
“Oil Under Troubled Water” explores Australia’s dirty deals with Timor-Leste. It’s an education every working person needs.
Book Review: The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia
Bill Gammage documents the real history of Australia.
