The man exposed in Crikey last week for selling ‘White Power Alice Springs’ T-shirts has been charged with offensive behaviour and making a false statement.
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‘White power’ t-shirts for sale in Alice Springs
As Alice Springs grapples with the alleged bashing death of an Aboriginal man by five young white men, one man has begun selling “Alice Springs White Power” t-shirts and caps. Outside the Council offices…
NT town camp objections highlight past failures
Jenny Macklin’s attempts to change Alice Springs town camp leases are being attacked by Tangentyere council. But Tangentyere’s failures are a perfect example of why reform is needed, writes Bob Durnan.
Alice camps injunction is down to Macklin
The Federal Court has delayed acquisition of Alice Springs town camps. Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin should have seen this coming.
Macklin’s town camp takeover derailed by big guns
Within 24 hours of Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin’s announcement, the town camp takeover had well and truly derailed.
Macklin’s town camp plans stonewalled
Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin’s plans for sub-leases on Aboriginal town camp have hit a snag, with the Federal Court granting a temporary injunction following claims town residents were “blackmailed” into the plan.
Thorpe, Dodson: “Stop the blackmail”
A group of prominent Australians, including swimmer Ian Thorpe and Indigenous leader Pat Dodson, have taken out an ad [PDF] in today’s Oz titled “Stop the Blackmail”, opposing the government’s sub-lease plan for Aboriginal town camps.
There’s no Alice town camps deal, not now and not likely
The truth is, the battle for the Alice Springs town camps is just beginning, despite Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin’s latest deal.
Racism is a blanket in Alice Springs
Alice Springs town council is proposing a range of new powers; all pointed to one end: tackling anti-social behaviour. Except, it includes throwing out blankets used by homeless people…
Macklin botches Alice Springs town camp compulsory acquisition
Jenny Macklin has botched the compulsory acquisition of the Alice Springs town camps for the second time in as many months, and now faces the prospect of having to cut a deal with Tangentyere Council.
Aboriginal radio banned from Macklin town meeting
Why did Jenny Macklin’s office refuse to let CAAMA Radio record a town meeting on homes she intends to compulsorily acquire? asks Bob Gosford?
Samson and Delilah under the stars in Alice Springs
The Telegraph Station was an appropriate setting for a film that expresses so much about the communication gap at the heart of this country, writes Elli Rennie.
The Alice Springs hostel that turns out blackpackers
Faced with accusations of racism, the Haven Hostel in Alice Springs came up with the claim that it was a hostel for “international guests only”. Guy Rundle found out that isn’t quite true.
Introducing the first Northern Territory-based Federal Court judge
In a part of the country where customary law is still strong, payback can involve punishment – but can also carry rewards. Just ask Northern Territory QC, John Reeves. He is currently holidaying on the Greek islands, but tomorrow will be elevated to the Federal Court bench, writes legal commentator Gwen Byrnie.
Spin v reality: Alice anger over intervention legislation
A fiery public meeting of 300 people in Alice Springs yesterday was told by Indigenous leader Pat Turner that the Federal Government’s intervention legislation was “a national shame”, writes Graham Ring from Alice Springs.
Is there a shock-jock in the house?
Former Alice Springs ‘radio announcer’ Matt Conlan is the latest addition to a Northern Territory parliament which is rarely accused of harbouring an overabundance of talent. Sadly, the track record of the Country Liberal Party’s newest parliamentarian offers no great cause for optimism, writes Graham Ring.
The serious drinking towns: Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine
If Minister Brough is really serious about his pledge to rid communities of the “rivers of grog”, a good start would be to go much closer to the source of the “rivers”, writes Graham Ring.
The bleak historical realities of Commonwealth control of Indigenous affairs
Rod Hagen worked in Alice Springs as an anthropologist in the 1970s, at the time when the Commonwealth relinquished control of the reserves and settlements. Its policies of paternalistic assimilation and integration left a legacy of misery that none would want to see repeated.
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Little Children are scared
In Alice Springs, the Federal Government’s taskforce has hit town and the troops in their camouflage fatigues are heading for Mutitjulu today. But there’s nothing to be concerned about …
