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 [...]
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, [...]
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. […]
The Journey of Healing will be held on Wednesday May 26 commencing at 6pm. The venue is the Scout Hall, Bilarong Reserve, Wakehurst Parkway, North Narrabeen. On 26 May, 1997, a report tabled in the Federal Parliament shook Australia. […]
