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Campaign to end the Northern Territory intervention

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Below are updates, photos and reports on the campaign to end the Northern Territory intervention. For more articles please also see the Aboriginal rights section.
“Back to ration days” for Aboriginal workers
Written by Cecilia Judge   
18 June 2010

Peter Inverway, a Gurindji man from Kalkaringi, the site of the famous Gurindji walk-off in 1966, visited Melbourne recently to speak of his experience of having quarantined wages.
 
Raw sewage dumped in NT Aboriginal community
12 April 2010

On Tuesday April 6, 3000 litres of raw sewage was dumped by the Barkly Shire at the local tip at Ampilatwatja, a “prescribed community” under the Northern Territory Intervention. The sewage is still sitting uncovered in the tip. 
 
Protests demand end to the NT intervention
Written by Tim Arnot   
13 February 2010
On the second anniversary of the government's apology to the stolen generations, demonstrations were held across Australia to demand an end to the NT Intervention.
 
Melbourne Stop the NT Intervention rally
Written by Ali Hogg   
12 February 2010

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Sydney Stop the NT Intervention rally
12 February 2010

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Richard Downs to speak in Melbourne PDF 
Written by Administrator   
26 January 2010

Aboriginal activist Richard Downs will be in Melbourne to speak at the Marxism 2010 conference over the Easter weekend. Richard is the key spokesperson of the Alyawarra nation and the Ampilatwatja walkoff. 
 
Sorry means you won't do it again
Written by Cecilia Judge   
26 January 2010

On Saturday 13 February a National Day of Action will take place across Australia to demand an end to the racist Northern Territory Intervention. The day is significant as it will also mark the second anniversary of Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations.
 
The intervention was never about helping Aborigines
Written by Jacob Carswell-Doherty   
19 January 2009

Jacob Carswell-Doherty reports from the Northern Territory town of Utopia.