It is still O.K. for Australian police to kill Aborigines

The 2004 Palm Island death in custody, where an Aboriginal man was unlawfully arrested and died of massive internal injuries inflicted while in police custody, remains unresolved. The arresting officer and the person who delivered the fatal blow was aquitted on charges of manslaughter but the deceased’s family is still pursuing civil charges and compensation [...]

A Benefit Gig for the Doomadgee Family of Palm Island – Aug 11

The Arena, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane August 11   8p.m.
Featuring Kev Carmody and The Beasts of Bourbon
 
also…..  *the Palm Island Dancers  *Banawurun  *Indigenous Intrudaz  *Lola the Vamp   *Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club
* Alex Doomadgee will MC proceedings.

The Palm Island Community Store – self determination and economic development or more government bullshit?

               
Palm Island background from Kalkadoon.org
Palm Island background from Senator Andrew Bartlett
 The Palm Island store is currently owned by the Queensland Government.  It charges inflated prices to subsidise the transport of goods to other Aboriginal communities in Queensland.    The government has recently announced that the store is to be privatised, and there are two competitors for the [...]

First Post from Palm Island

I am writing this post from the contraversial Palm Island Police and citizens Youth Centre (P.C.Y.C), the only community access internet on the Island.  It was not until the PCYC was built that broadband internet came to Palm Island. 
I still have a number of technical hurdles to overcome, I still cant get photos up on [...]

Palm Island charges update

The following is a message distributed by ANTAR Qld.
for more info antarqld.org.au 
Dear friends,
After the announcement of the pathology reports on the death of Mulrunji, there were protests from the Islanders and the police station burned down.  A large police force was sent to the island and many many people were arrested and given very harsh bail [...]

Death in custody update

From “The Australian”
“THE former judge chosen by the Beattie Government to review a decision by the state’s top prosecutor not to lay charges in the Palm Island death-in-custody case has become embroiled in a conflict-of-interest dispute after it emerged he voted to appoint Leanne Clare as Director of Public Prosecutions.”
Full story – Ex-judge in Palm [...]

Andrew Bartlett’s report of his visit to Palm Island

Link here to Andrew Bartlett’s blog
There must be justice before there can be reconciliation