Letty Marie Scott was born on the 26 April 1953 at Raggetts Well, Glen Helen in the Northern Territory. Her Mother was Lucy Gibson, nee Briscoe Nampijimpa, an Anmatyerre woman… Read more »
indigenous struggles
Radical Women supports Tamil struggle for self-determination
Earlier this year, the Australian media began to report on horrors endured by the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. We watched military forces invading the tiny northeastern “safety zone,” where… Read more »
The death of Mr Ward: A case study in racist neglect
On 12 June 2009 the West Australian State Coroner found that Warburton Elder, Mr Ward — a 46-year-old father of five and one of the last nomads born in the… Read more »
Your Say
The Freedom Socialist Bulletin welcomes your opinions and campaign reports. Send contributions to PO Box 266, West Brunswick Vic 3055. Email: freedom.socialist.bulletin@ozemail.com.au Author’s thanks Thank you for another top notch… Read more »
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 »
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 »
