Month: October 2009

Aboriginal elders walked off the community land in July to protest against the Northern Territory Intervention, which it says is “widening the gap on Indigenous disadvantage.” This mirrors the first move to reclaim their traditional lands in 1966, when Aboriginal stockmen and their families walked off the Wave Hill Pastoral lands. Then, the action made… Continue reading Aboriginal Elders Leave Community

I’m again slow on the uptake here as uni has been keeping me very busy, but I want to highlight the recent visit of a UN expert on human rights to Australia after complaints about NT Intervention violating the rights of Aborigines. As I’ve said before, I’m not a fan of the idea of global… Continue reading UN Slams NT Intervention