Category: Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights

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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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Indonesia, West Papua

West Papua: Separatists Incite Violence

West Papua: Separatists Incite Violence 04-09-2019 – The desecration of a national flag, destruction of shops, torching of government buildings. Are we talking about Hong Kong? Try West Papua. In the former, Western governments materially aid separatists[1], while in the latter Western governments diplomatically aid separatists – for now. Separatism in itself, under certain circumstances, may be the correct political move for an oppressed class … Continue reading West Papua: Separatists Incite Violence

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Environment, Unions

Jobs for All Workers and…..Stop Adani!

Jobs for All Workers and….Stop Adani! 02-06-2019 – The proposed Adani mega coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, beset from the off by a political campaign to prevent it, has now been given a new lease of life. Pumping blood back into the veins of what will arguably be Australia’s greatest environmental crime is none other than the Labor Party. In the immediate aftermath of … Continue reading Jobs for All Workers and…..Stop Adani!

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Socialism

Invasion Day 2019: Which Way to Justice?

Invasion Day 2019: Which Way to Justice? 26-01-2019 – As we move deeper into the 21st century, the general condition of the Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants and custodians of the continent which was later named Australia, remains precarious. A terrible reminder was the news that there were five Aboriginal youth suicides in the first weeks of the New Year, and a sixth was being … Continue reading Invasion Day 2019: Which Way to Justice?

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Socialism, Women's Liberation

For Real Women’s Liberation…There Is Only Revolution!

For Real Women’s Liberation….There Is Only Revolution! 10-03-2018 – As we mark another International Women’s Day, a quick glance at basic numbers show just how far away the goal of equality, let alone liberation, for women remains. By the Australian government’s own statistics, women are paid $26, 527 less than men per year averaged out across all occupations.[1] The official gender pay gap is 17.9%, … Continue reading For Real Women’s Liberation…There Is Only Revolution!

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

Change, Abolish or Overthrow? Which Way to Indigenous Justice?

Change, Abolish or Overthrow?    Which Way to Indigenous Justice? 26-01-2018 – As the calendar marks another January 26, the spotlight is once again focused on the revealing fact that Australia’s national day marks the beginning of an attempted extermination war fought against the indigenous people of this land. The war raged for 150 years, and its legacy remains burned into the very establishment of the … Continue reading Change, Abolish or Overthrow? Which Way to Indigenous Justice?

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, West Papua

West Papua: Can Independence Deliver?

West Papua: Can Independence Deliver? 24-12-2017 – To the casual observer it appears to be an open and shut case. An indigenous people are occupied by a superior military power, which attempts to forcibly integrate the inhabitants within the larger and more powerful state, denying national and cultural rights that all people should enjoy. The oppressing power installs settlers in the occupied region, who, over … Continue reading West Papua: Can Independence Deliver?

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