Thousands protest closures of Aboriginal communities, page-36

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    Enoggera, what Aborigines have been subjected to for 227 years cannot easily be erased from memory, despite the self-serving efforts of people like Tony Abbott to gloss over it with mind-numbingly ignorant comments about "lifestyle choices".

    IMO, Aborigines are rightly outraged and with these protests beginning to assume dimension of the Vietnam War protests. The underlying issues Abbott and Barnett have inflamed are not going to go away because supporters of Abbott want them to.

    "... About 200 people marched down Dean Street from the botanical gardens to QEII square, bearing posters and banners with slogans such as “I do not support the great land grab of 2015” and “Always was, always will be Aboriginal land” amid shouts of: “No Tony, no Tony, no Tony no.”
    Wiradjuri member Darren Wighton performed a Welcome to Country, along with a rousing speech calling for “strong united voices of solidarity” across the country.
    “These peaceful actions and demonstrations make it clear — we do not support Barnett’s plan and we do not support the federal government enabling it,” he said. ..."
    http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3051644/defying-the-great-land-grab-of-2015/?cs=11
 
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