- A year of NT Intervention - Amnesty International Australia
- Traditional owners locked out of sacred McArthur River site
- National protest against the Federal Intervention into (NT) Aboriginal lands
- Back in Black - Retrospective from 2002 - Killed by shotguns while asleep - Victim Aboriginal - Verdict Manslaughter
A year of NT Intervention - Amnesty International Australia
A year of NT Intervention
One year on from the implementation of the Northern Territory (NT) intervention we are urging the Government to reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) and consult Indigenous Australians to ensure past mistakes are not repeated.
The NT intervention was developed by the Howard government in June 2007 in response to the Little Children Are Sacred report. Amnesty International welcomes the current government’s intentions to close the life expectancy gap and ensure adequate health and housing services in Indigenous communities, and believes the protection of the human rights of women and children should be central to any response on these issues.
We believe this is possible without overriding the Racial Discrimination Act, and we are calling for this act to be reinstated with respect to the Northern Territory intervention.
Submitted by admin on 10 July, 2008 - 14:02.
Traditional owners locked out of sacred McArthur River site
Traditional owners in the Territory's McArthur River region have today been denied access to a sacred ceremonial site which they say will soon be destroyed by the expansion of a nearby zinc mine.
Around 100 Aboriginal people from four different language groups were met by police and mine security and were told only one senior traditional owner could visit the sacred site.
The traditional owners havenow set up camp outside the mine and are vowing not to leave until they are allowed to hold a ceremony at the sacred site.
Traditional owner Jackie Green says it is a serious abuse of the Sacred Sites Act, and traditional owners are particularly upset that the mine's operators did not come and talk to them.
"We're all pretty cross and upset because the company they should be coming talking to us instead of having the police in front of us," he said.
"Our personal feeling is that we don't think police should be involved because they made this decision without the police and they should be talking to us face to face as a human being."
Submitted by admin on 20 June, 2008 - 02:09.
National protest against the Federal Intervention into (NT) Aboriginal lands
National Statement & Call-out for Endorsement - National Day of Protest on June 21
Update - SAT JUNE 21 - NATIONAL RALLY DETAILS - STOP THE INTERVENTION
- Repeal all 'NT intervention' legislation
- Restore the Racial Discrimination Act
- Fund infrastructure and community controlled services
- Sign and implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Aboriginal Control of Aboriginal Affairs
June 21 will mark one year since the Howard Government announced the NT intervention. Far from improving child welfare, the intervention has created a new wave of dispossession and is compounding social problems.
The universal quarantining of welfare payments, the closure of many Community Employment Development Projects (CDEP) and the compulsory acquisition of Aboriginal property has forced thousands of people from their communities into urban centres.
The Aboriginal population of Darwin for example, has increased 30% since the Intervention and research shows that numbers continue to rise. People are facing extreme hardship without jobs, services or stable accommodation.
The Rudd Government has made some important symbolic gestures in Indigenous affairs - from the apology through to commitments to 'Close the Gap' in health outcomes.
But on the ground, the new government is actively campaigning for retention and expansion of the explicitly racist intervention laws. They refuse to acknowledge the social break down taking place. They continue to deny protection under the Racial Discrimination Act.
Aboriginal people are experiencing shame and humiliation as they participate in segregated service delivery in Centrelink, in supermarkets and in schools. The practice of traditional culture is becoming impossible for many, unable to travel due to welfare restrictions.
Submitted by admin on 19 May, 2008 - 23:54.
Back in Black - Retrospective from 2002 - Killed by shotguns while asleep - Victim Aboriginal - Verdict Manslaughter
Killed by shotguns while asleep - Victim Aboriginal - Verdict Manslaughter
This article from 2002 recently attracted some comment
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PARIAH news <email ommitted> wrote: This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.pariahnt.org/news To: pariahnt@yahoo.com Trying to say that the shane mulhall and david parker case was racist is nearly hilarious.... they grew up with black people and that man was nuts and had threatened people with their life and and THEM on numerous occasions and bashed people from the community and bashed tourists (WHITE tourists!!!!) but thts ok i spose? It was kill or eventually be killed mate. You can't go on bout shit u don't know about. Always quick to shout RACISM about everything.... the judges n jury made there decision based on FACTS! At least them killing him in his sleep shows a little mercy and shows that they weren't capable of looking at him eye to eye and ending his life. I'm not saying it was good what they did but u need to know the true facts and not newspaper clippings and biased opinions from mr wright who was one eyed with the deceased man before you go jumping for racism.
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Reply 'No White Australia' - is an anti-racism site that attacks the idea of a racist White Australian nationalism - hardly an anti-White site, as most people know the dangers inherent in such an outcome I see no new 'facts' - the 'mercy' angle was bizarre to say the least - I could do without some mercy from that pair of cold-blooded killers After the fact allegations against a person permanently silenced by these 'merciful' executioners is meaningless - So what? - No justification to execute a person in their sleep. A person in a vulnerable state - who trusted them Try a few public meetings or petitions if someone's behaviour is of concern But don't try to justify this premeditated murder by people who believed (with obvious accuracy) that a blackfella's life was worth less than theirs Peace
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Submitted by admin on 14 May, 2008 - 03:50.
"Sorry" - Another 'White Lie'
An apology automatically comprises a promise to cease the offending behaviour
that necessitated the apology - mick
Do You agee with the Rudd Government's decision to make
a formal apology to the stolen generation?
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8%
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92 %
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- From NT News Poll - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The insults from the Country Liberal Party (CLP - the Humbug hotline* ) - and the concentration
on 'anti-social' behaviour amongst Aboriginal people - instead of addressing their
needs in Darwin - (Needs caused by a genocidal invasion) - are disgusting -
particularly in the context of a National 'apology' to Aboriginal people
We have stolen Aboriginal land (an entire continent) - created massive social problems to the oldest
civilisation on Earth - and now we would like them to suffer invisibly - so tourists are not disturbed by
what we have done to these people
The CLP should apologise to Aboriginal people
*"Humbug" - is the term used here to describe Aboriginal people 'begging'
Submitted by admin on 24 February, 2008 - 21:29.
'Australia' Day award recipient speaks out (2008)
A surprising change to the usual nationalistic simpering that follows such awards
Good to hear such views - in light of the attempts to seize and control the Tiwi Islands by the former Howard government
"The founding chairman of the Tiwi Islands Land Council has been honoured with an Australia Day public service medal and says the European arrival in Australia is a source of ongoing anger.
Cyrill Kalippa has also served on the Tiwi Island Eduction Board and the Tiwi Local Government as well as contributing to a vast array of community development programs.
His medal recognises service to the development of the Tiwi Islands, but he says past injustices must not be forgotten.
"If you look at what Captain Cook has done, I don't know who gave him instructions or directions, but he came here and put his flag down in Sydney Harbour without actually talking to the people who he saw there," he said."
Mr Kalippa is making a clear connectiion between the initial invasion of 'Australia' and the equally non-consultative Federal intervention
Submitted by admin on 26 January, 2008 - 18:15.
