Amnesty International has a letter campaign to Kevin Rudd asking for the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act. Yes, they seem to keep it on a roller blind because this is its third suspension. Can you imagine the uproar that would ensue if this happened to the Sex Discrimination Act? The suspension was done by the Howard Government and continued by the Rudd Government so they could do what they liked in the Northern Territory with The Intervention.
Related Reading:
Racial discrimination in Australia: An annotated bibliography (Library bibliography series)Outcasts in White Australia (Pelican)
Rednecks, Eggheads, and Blackfellas: A Study of Racial Power and Intimacy in Australia
National apology: two years on and time to act.(NEWS): An article from: Australian Nursing Journal
Seeking Racial Justice: An Insider's Memoir Of Aboriginal Advancement, Assimiliation And Integration Support Groups, 1938 To 1978
Living Black: Blacks Talk to Kevin Gilbert
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