Category: Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights

Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Australia, Civil Rights

Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

25-01-2025: In the approach to the coming Australian federal election, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised to reverse the current policy of allowing local councils to either cancel citizenship ceremonies on January 26, or hold them within three days of that date.[1] Four local councils boycotted January 26 in 2023, and 81 councils refused to host official “Australia Day” events on January 26 in 2024. … Continue reading Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, France, New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Deadly Riots Derail Independence Bid

03-06-2024: During mid-May, France’s National Assembly deliberated on an amendment bill which would allow those who have resided in New Caledonia for ten years to have the right to vote in provincial elections. Voting is currently restricted to people who lived in New Caledonia before 1998, and their children.[1]  New Caledonia, an archipelago in the South Pacific with a population of some 295 000 people,[2] … Continue reading New Caledonia: Deadly Riots Derail Independence Bid

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Left Debates, West Papua

Papuan Separatists Denied at Port Vila

03-10-2023: At the August summit of the Melanesian Spearhead Group in Port Vila, Vanuatu, the separatist United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) once again failed to obtain full member status, despite strenuous efforts to do so. The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is a body of governments and movements originally aiming for the decolonisation of Melanesian countries and territories in the South Pacific. The full … Continue reading Papuan Separatists Denied at Port Vila

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Unions

Cancel the Voice Referendum!

18-09-2023: Four weeks out from the Australian federal government’s “Voice to Parliament” referendum, most polls show it is headed for a heavy defeat. One poll has the No vote at 61%, trailed by the Yes vote at only 39%.[1] The referendum, which is being spearheaded by the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Greens, has the least support in the states of Western Australia … Continue reading Cancel the Voice Referendum!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism

For Justice Not Tokenism!

23-01-2023: As Invasion Day (January 26 or “Australia Day”) is marked around the country, the debate on the rights of Indigenous people is overshadowed by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) Federal Government’s proposal to amend the Constitution to establish an “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”. This proposal is best described as token, patronising and even insulting. If approved by referendum, three sentences will be … Continue reading For Justice Not Tokenism!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Civil Rights

Charles III : Not My King!

20-09-2022: The ascension of the Charles III to the throne in England after the death of Queen Elizabeth II presents Australian workers with an anachronistic folly. Constitutionally, Charles as King will be installed as the head of state. While it is true that this is largely a titular role, the King as head of the constitutional monarchy of Australia does have the power to dismiss … Continue reading Charles III : Not My King!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Belarus, Canada, Civil Rights, Coronavirus

Anti-Mandate Freedom Rising Rocks Canberra

Above: The Freedom Movement marches towards Parliament House in Canberra. http://www.9web.uk 09-02-2022: Following the lead of Canada’s historic Freedom Convoy to Ottawa, Australia’s capital Canberra was beset by tens of thousands demanding an end to Covid vaccine mandates over the weekend of February 5-6. Travelling by truck, bus, car or whatever means they could, the huge crowd marched from Canberra’s Glebe Park to Old Parliament … Continue reading Anti-Mandate Freedom Rising Rocks Canberra

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Civil Rights, Coronavirus

Close the Covid Camps!

Above: Image from the Howard Springs “quarantine centre” in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. 14-12-2021: In early December, three Aboriginal teenage boys aged 15,16 and 17 escaped and attempted to flee the Howard Springs Covid quarantine camp in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT). Despite testing negative to Covid the previous day, NT police immediately conducted a manhunt, recaptured them – and had the option to fine … Continue reading Close the Covid Camps!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Socialism

“Abolish Australia Day” is a Mistake

   24-01-2021: The marking of January 26 as Australia’s national day is undoubtedly a stain which needs to be removed. January 26 in 1788 marked the beginning of the British colonisation of what later became Australia, and the subjugation and near total genocide of Aboriginal (or First Nations, or Indigenous) people. It is generally accepted amongst archeological researchers that the Aboriginal people had inhabited Australia … Continue reading “Abolish Australia Day” is a Mistake

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism, Socialism, West Papua

West Papua: Separatists Declare Fake Government

23-12-2020: Perhaps taking their cue from the declaration of a fake coronavirus pandemic[1], some Papuan separatists have recently self-declared a fake “government in exile”. From the leafy green surrounds of Oxford in the United Kingdom – where he has become a citizen – Benny Wenda declared himself the President of the Provisional Government of West Papua[2], under the effective protection of British imperialism. Not amused, … Continue reading West Papua: Separatists Declare Fake Government

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