Kevin “Cookie” Cook, a Wandandian and Yuin man, was born in Wollongong in September, 1939. After work in the steel mills, he headed to Sydney to work on the new high-rise city buildings. Cookie became a dogman, the dangerous job riding the loads up the towers. This was a dramatic time in the industry: the Builders Labourers’ Federation had shifted to leadership by workers from the job sites, making uncompromising demands for safety and developing green bans to protect residents and the environment. […]

In November 2010 the ASG hosted an information night to screen the documentary “Our Generation”, a ground breaking new documentary on the NT Intervention and Aboriginal rights. The film was introduced by Jeff McMullen (former ABC foreign correspondent & 60 minutes reporter) who also answered questions from the audience. […]

Jeff McMullen Address to the Aboriginal Support Group – Manly Warringah Pittwater Monday 1st September 2008 Charles Perkins once told me that the “road to emancipation is a very long one”.“Be patient,” he said. As I travel often through the heartland of Australia I think of his words and of how we are going to lift our nation to the unity of purpose that will make us a truly great society. […]

Media Release issued by Women for Wik – 26th November, 2007 Spillover of the Federal Political Landslide to NT Government Provide Ground-Breaking Opportunity to Aboriginal Minister The spillover of the Federal political landslide to the NT government has provided a ground-breaking opportunity for NT Minister for Family and Community Services and Child Protection, Marion Scrymgour, who has become the first Indigenous woman to become Deputy Leader of a State or Territory government. […]

A cynical scratch, a pustular response by lan Ramsey Sydney Morning Herald – June 30, 2007 It is six years, four months and 12 days since the Herald ran a story headlined, “Black Australia: a picture of despair, rage and violence”. It was written by Debra Jopson and told of the rape of an eight-month-old baby and a three-year-old toddler, two Aboriginal children in remote communities in Northern Australia. The date was Friday, February 16, 2001. It was the year George Bush began his obscene presidency, New York’s twin towers came down, the Tampa ignited Australian politics, and John Howard won his third election. […]

The following article appeared in the March 2002 edition of Sydney’s Child magazine. Robin Grille has kindly given permission for the ASG-MWP to re-publish his article. […]