Re: [recoznet2] Elkedra
yup... turns out that we are... pretty ironic, huh? David has been able to give some excellent info peace That's the same Elkedra that we are talking about David. Does this mean that you and Liam are related? Cheers Rod Rod Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia WWWhttp://www.netspace.net.au/~rodhagen --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words:unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/ --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words:unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
[recoznet2] AAP: Stolen generation compensation case in Federal Court
Stolen generation compensation case in Federal Court Source: AAP | Published: Monday August 9 2:35:10 PM Two members of the stolen generation of Aborigines will tomorrow appear in the Federal Court to sue the Commonwealth of Australia for being taken from their families. Lorna Cubillo and Peter Gunner are asking the Commonwealth for compensation and punitive damages for forcibly removing them from their homes as eight-year-olds in 1945 and 1956 respectively. Their battle is an important test case for the estimated 30,000 people subjected to the official policy which only ended in the 1970s. The civil action follows a failed campaign in the High Court, known as the Kruger case, which sought to prove a law allowing mixed-descent children in the NT to be removed from their full-blood mothers was unconstitutional. The claimants' solicitor, Michael Schaefer, is expecting a tough fight from the Commonwealth, with over 700 other clients from the stolen generation lined up behind Mrs Cubillo and Mr Gunner with Federal Court writs in the Northern Territory. The claimants have not specified how much they want the government to pay but Mr Schaefer has suggested the government set up a tribunal to deal with future cases if this case is won. "If needs be we will run every one of the 700-odd cases we have got (in court)," Mr Schaefer said. The federal government has already spent $3.5 million on the case and its legal team has already tried to stop it from going ahead. However, Judge Maurice O'Loughlin ordered it be heard on the grounds that it was of national importance. The hearings are expected to be highly emotional with tight scrutiny being paid to minute and often painful details of Mrs Cubillo and Mr Gunner's lives. They will be arguing the government was negligible and breached its duty of care towards them and that they sustained psychological injuries and "loss of amenities of life". "These are essentially personal injuries claims," Mr Schaefer said. "It's important because Australians will have a first hand account of one of the most terrible chapters in this country's history - the removal of children of mixed racial background from communities of friends and families without consent." The hearings are expected to run for three months and travel to Tennant Creek, Alice Springs and Melbourne. The case follows the release two years ago of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission report into the stolen generation which sparked heated debate on the question of saying sorry for the policy. --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words:unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
[recoznet2] (Jabiluka) East Coast Tour
Forwarded from Christine Howes: Public Meetings and Visits Yvonne Margarula and Jacqui Katona will be in Brisbane and other east coast cities sometime in the next fortnight. Contact your local group to find out details. Here is the Brisbane invitation to the public. Many Community groups and NGO's are receiving specific invitations to attend. PUBLIC MEETING with YVONNE MARGARULA Senior traditional Owner of jabiluka Mineral Lease, Mirarr Clan, and JACQUI KATONA, executive officer - Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation "You are invited to this unique opportunity to hear first hand from the Senior traditional Owner of jabiluka about the future of the Mirarr people in World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Although Kakadu has not yet been listed as 'endangered', the World Heritage Committee has shown significant concern regarding the potential effects of the Jabiluka uranium mine. Learn what the recent World Heritage decision means. The next 18 months of the campaign to stop Jabiluka are crucial - find out why!" Ba-ngurdmeninj Djabulukku! Yun Ngurri-Djalgarung Boiwek Gun-Ngukbim! "Stop Jabiluka! Don't the dig the life out of the Knob-Tailed Gecko Dreaming!" 6.30pm monday 23rd August 1999 Wesley house Conference Hall, 140 Ann St, Brisbane Local entertainers and Hot Food and Drinks available, provided by Friends of the Earth Brisbane For more information contact the Jabiluka Action Group on 3846 0246 --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words:unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
