This is a rally organised to coincide with actions across Australia on the anniversary of the National "apology".
The rally notes that the Death of Mr Ward is still without compensation for the family, and that criminal charges for all those responsible have not been laid. The GSL/GS4 has not lost their contract to transport prisoners and were rewarded with a continuing contract.
National Day of Action There is serious overcrowding in WA prisons. A population explosion has happened since the coalition came into power, imprisoning more people in one year than Labour did in their entire time in office...ie 900 versus 150 per annum.
Also, the action voices protest against the NT Intervention still being in place. The Racial Discrimination Act has not been reinstated nor have any resources gone to the communities in the NT (despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent).
In fact, the community of Ampilatwatja have staged a walk-off from their community in protest so that they are no longer in a prescribed area and are no longer subjected to the NTER legislation.
A wonderful union-supported building project is under way for this 'walk-off' community to build a house - in 10 days I believe. This will be the only house (other than houses for the General Managers flown in to adminster income quarantining etc) to be built in an NT community. This shows that it can be done, and done very quickly.
Under the NTER no houses were built in two years despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to administer this ridiculous state of affairs (which has been nothing more than a land grab).
In solidarity for human rights for our First Nation Peoples and their land.
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