Australia/Invasion Day?

Australia/Invasion Day?

Australia/Invasion Day? Michael Corbett, Queensland Regional Meeting At the beginning of the Standing Committee Meeting on the 21st January, I offered my owns words from heart as follows. In 5 days’ time it will be the 26th January – Australia Day –...
Book review: Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds

Book review: Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds

Book review: Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds Published in 2021, Reynolds latest book on our Aboriginal history provides an excellent backdrop into the current national conversation on “The Voice”. Like Reynolds, many Australians have not heard details of the actual...
Yuggera Boys Home

Yuggera Boys Home

Yuggera Boys Home     Lindsay Vieth, Queensland Regional Meeting The gully on the Brisbane Meeting House land allows water to flow to Enoggera Creek, fed by Enoggera reservoir, and over a few ridges lies the Enoggera suburb. Enoggera is our clumsy White...

Australia’s Indigenous Heritage: Report on Forum

Australia’s Indigenous Heritage: Report on Forum David Purnell, Canberra Regional Meeting Background There have been ongoing examples of Indigenous heritage sites being damaged or disturbed by development, urbanisation and adverse use of land. This has occurred...

My response to receiving an OAM award in 2019

Barrie Pittock OAM, Victoria Regional Meeting Barrie is now 81 years old and has a little memory loss. However, here is brief account of why he received an OAM award for his work on Indigenous matters. He is probably better known for his climate science work, but he...