From recent news on First People’s issues [Content Warning - discrimination]

From recent news on First People’s issues:  

• Murray-Darling Basin agreement: "Aboriginal rights and interests in our waters have been overlooked"   https://nit.com.au/07-09-2023/7571/murray-darling-basin-plan-not-ideal-nswalc-aboriginal-rights-and-interests-in-our-waters-have-been-overlooked   
• Traditional Owners protest in Broome over handling of Kimberley mine   https://nit.com.au/06-09-2023/7539/kms-protest   
• Roy v. Australia: MRG welcomes win for Wunna Nyiyaparli land rights    Minority Rights Group International (MRG) applauds the Human Rights Committee’s (the Committee) decision of 10 July 2023, condemning Australia for violating the human rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli Indigenous People by nullifying their claim to their ancestral land. The Wunna Nyiyaparli were unable to fully participate in judicial proceedings determining their land rights due to their limited internet access, an issue for First Nations communities across Australia, and a lack of access to legal aid.   https://minorityrights.org/2023/09/05/roy-v-australia-mrg-welcomes-win-for-wunna-nyiyaparli-land-rights/    
• Pilbara man wins appeal against assault conviction after Karratha magistrate denied him interpreter   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-08/aboriginal-man-denied-interpreter-during-trial-wins-appeal/102828404  
  
• NT Supreme Court awards nearly $1 million to Indigenous former Don Dale inmates tear gassed in 2014   https://nit.com.au/07-09-2023/7559/nt-supreme-court-awards-nearly-1-million-to-former-don-dale-inmates-tear-gassed-in-2014  
• Daniel Andrews fails to commit to reform timeframe laid out in Yoorrook report   https://nit.com.au/05-09-2023/7530/daniel-andrews-fails-to-commit-to-reform-timeframe-laid-out-in-yoorrook-report  
• Agencies back SNAICC call for national Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children   https://nit.com.au/07-09-2023/7558/agencies-back-snaicc-call-for-national-commissioner-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-children   
• Top Indigenous academic quits University of Melbourne law school role and alleges institutional racism   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/09/dr-eddie-cubillo-quits-university-of-melbourne-law-school-racism-speech-allegations   
  
• Conservative think tank IPA accused of indoctrinating school children with Voice to Parliament lesson plan   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-09/ipa-criticised-for-voice-parliament-classroom-plan/102833626   
  
• If the voice is rejected, my heart will break. But First Nations progress won’t be stopped   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/08/if-the-voice-is-rejected-my-heart-will-break-but-first-nations-progress-wont-be-stopped   
  

The last link is particularly important: if the referendum fails, efforts need to continue, but redirected as advised by First Peoples. The following should also be noted:

• Marcia Langton warns no vote in voice referendum could be ‘mandate to cause us even further harm’ | Indigenous voice to parliament   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/06/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-marcia-langton  
  

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

If they are of any use of interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post. 

 

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