Category: Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights

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

Black Lives Matter: Friend or Foe?

Black Lives Matter: Friend or Foe?  21-06-2020: Throughout the Western world, riots and protests have taken place over the police murder of George Floyd, an unarmed African American, in Minneapolis, USA. Under normal circumstances, protests against such an act would be understandable, and would be something that working people could throw their weight behind. Yet the context for these actions took place in anything other … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: Friend or Foe?

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Civil Rights, Coronavirus

Corona Fears Subside as America Burns

Corona Fears Subside as America Burns 03-06-2020: As if overnight, the Coronavirus fear pandemic is almost vanishing before our eyes. How can we tell? The very people who been the most enthusiastic prosecutors of Covid-19 hysteria are, at the drop of a hat, now saying the most important thing to do is to get out and protest on the streets. Undeniably, the police slaying of … Continue reading Corona Fears Subside as America Burns

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

Invasion Day 2020: For Joint Struggle Against 250 Years of Oppression

Invasion Day 2020: For Joint Struggle Against 250 Years of Oppression 26-01-2020: 2020 marks 250 years since the first landing of the British Empire’s emissary, Captain Cook, on to the Australian mainland in 1770. In 1788, the colonial power landed and set about establishing penal colonies by force of arms against the Aboriginal (First Nations) people, who predated them by some 60 000 years. The … Continue reading Invasion Day 2020: For Joint Struggle Against 250 Years of Oppression

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Bolivia, Venezuela

Bolivia: The Empire Oversees Another Coup

Bolivia: The Empire Oversees Another Coup 24-11-2019: It was one of the fastest nullifications of an election result for decades. On October 20, Bolivian President Evo Morales was re-elected with a margin of 10 percentage points, only to resign on November 10 in the face of a right-wing opposition with links to the US Empire. The opposition groups claimed the election results were fraudulent, but … Continue reading Bolivia: The Empire Oversees Another Coup

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