Campaign to end the Northern Territory intervention
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.