Hostel facing lawsuit after telling Aboriginal women to leave: the 16 women and children had travelled 300 kilometres from Yuendumu to Alice Springs to train as lifeguards for their community’s new swimming pool. They checked into the Haven Backpackers resort, but a short time later the manager told them that guests already staying there had complained of being scared.
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“Just because you can see it, doesn’t mean it’s yours.”: the political misappropriation of personal pain
Regular readers may have noticed that I have a tendency to start serieses that I don’t finish. Well, I’ve finally got a second installment in 52 Acts of Political Correctness. The original 52something meme is here – do feel free… Read More ›
Apology and Reparation: In Their Own Words
A roundup of some background and responses around Apology Day and reparations. ~~~ “For the pain, suffering and hurt of these stolen generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry. To the mothers and the fathers,… Read More ›
“Sorry, but”: The apology, mutual responsibility, and self-determination
There’s been a bit of “Not today. Don’t anyone critique him today. Today is the day the PM is above critique.” The day we suspend critique is the day we confer absolute power. I didn’t go into this election planning… Read More ›
Acknowledgement and Apology
This post is being continually updated with links to commentary on the Apology Today, for the first time, indigenous people performed a Welcome to Country ceremony at the Opening of the Parliament of Australia. Kevin Rudd’s hope is that this… Read More ›
This is what we’re up against: “Ironbar” Tuckey
Wilson “Ironbar” Tuckey , the member for O’Connor, a huge rural electorate in WA, walked out on the apology this morning. Ironbar Tuckey got his nickname after he was convicted in 1967 for beating an Aboriginal man with an iron… Read More ›
Liberal Party’s shameful prevaricating
I wanted to post on the current round of semantic gymnastics regarding the Parliament’s apology to the Stolen Generations, but Andrew Bartlett’s done it, and better than I could: Liberals’ Separated Hearts. The comprehensive report of the “National Inquiry into… Read More ›
Supporting an apology
Photo from GetUp! Here’s the text of the e-mail I just sent to my MP: I just wish to offer my support for the Labor government’s decision to take the hugely symbolic and just action of apologising on behalf of… Read More ›
Welcome Marion Scrymgour!
[image source: SMH] It’s been a busy few weeks for under-represented groups in Australian politics, hasn’t it? My respect to Marion Scrymgour, who today became the first Indigenous Australian to lead a government. She is acting Chief Minister of the… Read More ›
New Year’s Linkfest ’08 v.1.0: words and pictures, pictures and words
” “‘Fatal’ gas pumped into Qantas jet “ Qantas has been pumping nitrogen from a nitrogen cart (typically used to refill aircraft tyres) into emergency oxygen tanks (used for crew in an emergency). Nitrogen and oxygen tanks have different fittings… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 