Author: Michael Murphy

23 Sep Title claim resolved out of court (The Australian)

Posted at 13:10h in News, Posts

The Barnett government is on the verge of reaching agreement with Aboriginal groups over large swaths of Western Australia's south, a month after dropping a High Court appeal against a successful native title claim in and around Broome...

19 Sep Justice system fails in the WA bush (The Australian)

Posted at 13:12h in News, Posts

The criminal justice system is designed to structurally discriminate against Aborigines in Western Australia, according to the state's top judge, who has called for alternative sentencing options in the bush...

17 Sep Brazil indigenous village ‘burnt’ (BBC)

Posted at 13:14h in News, Posts

A community of 130 indigenous people has been evicted from their land in Brazil and their village was later set on fire, an international campaign group says. Survival International says families from the Guarani Kaoiwa people are now living at the side of a road...