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Filed under: Indigenous Afffairs, Native Title, Politics, Reconciliation, Wild Rivers Legislation

Why does scare-mongering worry us so much? Because it works. And it is simple to do.

Peter Holmes a Court with Mapoon traditional owner Roberta Toby and Mapoon Mayor Peter Guivarra after their meeting with state government Wild Rivers officers at Cape York this month.

This is how it is done in four easy steps: First, you must have a position of actual or perceived authority. Either’s fine.

Second you proclaim your objectivity, or your access to some knowledge that sets yourself apart from the mob. Fancy titles, having written a book, or apparently having seen something nobody else has, are all a good start.

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BTS says:

08:37pm | 29/10/09

I am sure Jennifer Nash that if Lex Wooton had of set fire to your home whilst you and your family were inside you would be praising him as a visionary for the Aboriginal cause. And of course I imagine you would applaud his right to take the law into… Read more »
watty says:

12:08pm | 29/10/09

Kakadu repeated. First step…Federal Government declares region (including what was to become Kakadu National Park ) as Aboriginal freehold land. Second step Federal Government decides on boundaries of Kakadu National Park. Third step…Federal Government has Stage 1 (6000 sq km.) listed on World Heritage A futher 14,000 sq km added… Read more »

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