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indigenous struggles
Maritime workers stop work for Lex
Rank-and-file wharfies consider the jailing of Lex Wotton as a complete injustice. On the day of Lex’s sentencing, the entire Sydney waterfront came to a standstill — for only a… Read more »
Lex Wotton speaks!
I was born on Palm Island in 1967, a product of the Stolen Generation. I grew up and did all of my schooling on the island, apart from year eight… Read more »
Locals speak out against the Northern Territory Intervention
The Prescribed Area People’s Alliance is a group of Aboriginal people from communities affected by the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER.) On Friday November 7, 2008, the Prescribed Area People’s… Read more »
Apology to the Stolen Generations: Don’t stop at “Sorry,” Pay compensation!
On February 13, 2008 the country stood still. That morning, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered an apology in Parliament for Australia’s Indigenous Stolen Generations. Indigenous people from across the country… Read more »
Resistance is not a crime: Lex Wotton must not do time!
Support continues to swell for the campaign to force the dropping of all charges against Lex Wotton, the respected Aboriginal community member accused of leading a riot on Palm Island… Read more »
Liyarn Ngarn: A journey of oppression, resistance and hope
Liyarn Ngarn is a road movie. British actor, Pete Postlethwaite, renowned for his roles in Brassed Off and In The Name of the Father, takes an outback trip through Western… Read more »
After the Howard disaster: Indigenous leaders look to the future
Many Australians were jubilant to see former Prime Minister John Howard lose his own seat of Bennelong at the 24 November federal election. But for the Indigenous rights activists holding… Read more »
April 2008 national day of protest demands: Drop the Charges Against Lex Wotton Now!
A campaign to throw out all charges against Palm Island Aboriginal leader, Lex Wotton, is gaining momentum. Wotton participated in the November 2004 protest against the killing of his friend… Read more »
Farewell Veronica Brodie
Campaigners for Aboriginal justice lost a champion with the death of Veronica Brodie on the 3rd of May. Veronica, a respected elder, was a tireless freedom fighter from Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna nations…. Read more »
