Antinuclear

Australia’s “intervention” laws promote the grab of Aboriginal land for mining

Racism the issue, not youth Green Left , April 29, 2012 By Robert Leech & Jacob Ball “….. The government threatens to withhold essential services, housing and health care if Aboriginal communities don’t agree to 40-year leases of their land. The uncertainty and community unrest this causes is set to continue as the government plans to entrench intervention laws for another 10 years.

But billionaire mine owners profit from Aboriginal hardship as more and more new mining exploration and extraction projects are launched across the country on top of existing contracts and projects……
Resistance believes self-determination and a treaty signed by the government to put an end to the theft of resources on Aboriginal land are essential first steps to end the systemic racial discrimination Aboriginal people suffer. To fight racism, we need unity. Full justice must be fought for together with all Australians. http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/50856

May 1, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News