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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, 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, 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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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, Refugee Rights, Welfare Rights

Shut down Don Dale! Release the Aboriginal, Youth and Refugee Detainees!

29-03-2016 – In scenes reminiscent of the notorious Abu Graib prison during the US/UK/AUST imperialist war on Iraq from 2003, the ABC’s 4 Corners program last Monday night broadcast horrific images of Northern Territory “correctional” guards torturing youth detainees at the equally notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Although one of the detainees shown being shackled and hooded to a chair was white (Dylon Voller), … Continue reading Shut down Don Dale! Release the Aboriginal, Youth and Refugee Detainees!

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

Black Lives Matter – in the USA, Australia and Libya!

23-07-2016 – The deadly intimidation towards African-Americans residing in the United States of America continues unabated. Police in the US routinely extinguish their lives without fear of being held to account. Alton Sterling and Philando Castille follow Mike Brown and Tamir Rice as only the most well-known US citizens to have been blown away by cops. Latino Americans and a small minority of white Americans … Continue reading Black Lives Matter – in the USA, Australia and Libya!

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