The empire strikes back! – Police threaten industrial action

ABC online “Police ‘furious’ over Palm Is decision”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1834494.htm
The Queensland police union is threatening industrial action to protest against manslaughter charges being laid against Chris Hurley for the killing of Mulrinji in the Palm Island watch house.  TV reports today and last night have suggested that action could take the form of withdrawing police from indigenous [...]

Australians all let us rejoice?

So it is Australia day 2007.   Today the news is that Chris Hurley, the police officer that killed Mulrunji in the Palm Island watch house is to be prosecuted for manslaughter.  The independent review of the evidence has recommended prosecution, contradicting the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions who dismissed the evidence of the coronial enquiry [...]

The last (unofficial) post

Well it’s the day before “Australia Day” 2007, the promised launch date of Paradigm Oz, from which time onwards I can proudly respond in the affirmative if I should ever be asked the question “Do you blog?”.
This is the last test post!
I am still off-line and posting 1st drafts from internet cafes so I can’t [...]

Aurukun explodes under pressure

For those readers from outside Australia who may have heard news of a riot in the Aurukun Aboriginal community, it is a small community near the top of Cape York in Queensland.
Much of the political direction of the aftermath of the Palm Island riot has centred around whether or not The cop who killed Mulrunji [...]

Blogging on the run

Well, shit happens doesn’t it!
Just as soon as I decide to start blogging regularly my computer decided to die.
However, this bloggazine sooner or later will be published from Palm island and hopefully many other places too as I travel around.  I had anticipated that much of what I will write will be done at internet [...]