http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/mungo-war-and-the-olympiad-a-history/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/mungo-war-and-the-olympiad-a-history/#comment-15093 Charles Richardson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15093 I think you'll find it was Xerxes, not Darius, whose invasion was thwarted at Salamis & Plataea. I think you’ll find it was Xerxes, not Darius, whose invasion was thwarted at Salamis & Plataea.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/mungo-war-and-the-olympiad-a-history/#comment-15094 Marlene Hodder Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15094 Re the NT election, I believe you are quite wrong in your statement that it appears Aboriginal people preferred Mal Brough's gung ho approach to Clare Martin's more consultative one. Speaking as a person working closely with people living in prescribed areas and affected by the intervention (except in certain ex-Lutheran mission communities conditioned to an authoritarian approach) most Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are completely disillusioned with the ALP. For many years the ALP was their party and they are now astounded that, after the overwhelming Aboriginal vote for the ALP at the Federal election, the government has continued with, and even extended, the Intervention. This has left them with a dilemma as to how to vote and with the shortness of the campaign and the parcity of choices, some voted with their feet, some voted Green and certainly the ALP has lost its grassroots support. I just hope Canberra is getting the message. Re the NT election, I believe you are quite wrong in your statement that it appears Aboriginal people preferred Mal Brough’s gung ho approach to Clare Martin’s more consultative one. Speaking as a person working closely with people living in prescribed areas and affected by the intervention (except in certain ex-Lutheran mission communities conditioned to an authoritarian approach) most Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are completely disillusioned with the ALP. For many years the ALP was their party and they are now astounded that, after the overwhelming Aboriginal vote for the ALP at the Federal election, the government has continued with, and even extended, the Intervention. This has left them with a dilemma as to how to vote and with the shortness of the campaign and the parcity of choices, some voted with their feet, some voted Green and certainly the ALP has lost its grassroots support. I just hope Canberra is getting the message.

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