Amy McQuire
Leon Davis Says Heritier Lumumba's Experiences Of Racism At Collingwood Is A Continuation Of His Own Experiences
"Why it touches a nerve, why it hurts us so much, is because we've had generation upon generation of genocide and murder and all that from the very beginning."
Amy McQuire
A Year After Her Son Elijah Was Killed By A Man In A 4WD, This Mum Can Find No Peace
The Aboriginal community of Kalgoorlie feels harassed and intimidated by police as it grapples with the loss of one of its children.
Amy McQuire
Don't Just Change The Date Of Australia Day...Get Rid Of It All Together
Words are easy, words are cheap.
Amy McQuire
Aboriginal Council Calls On Turnbull Government To Abandon Same Sex Postal Survey
“This [postal vote] is the latest episode in successive governments attempting to shut us out of participatory democracy."
Amy McQuire
Malcolm Turnbull Says Changing The Date Of Australia Day Is Out Of Step With Australian Values
But Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people still feel it is a day of mourning and sorrow.
Amy McQuire
Aboriginal Senator Says Same-Sex Marriage Postal Vote Will Leave Out Aboriginal People
"There's no doubt in my view that not just Aboriginal voters, but a large group of Territorians will be really disadvantaged in their ability to vote in this postal survey option."
Amy McQuire
First Nations People Celebrate Cultural Survival On International Day Of World's Indigenous Peoples
It is the 10-year anniversary of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Amy McQuire
Uluru Delegate Disappointed Over Political "Fear" On Black Voice In Parliament
Uluru delegates are extremely disappointed over a lack of progress on a black voice in parliament.
Amy McQuire
Three Years On, Ms Dhu's Family Continues Its Fight For Justice
Today marks the third anniversary of Yamatji woman Ms Dhu's death in custody.
Amy McQuire
More Youth Prisons Not The Answer For System That Brutalises Aboriginal Children, Campaigner Says
"Children are coming out of detention more harmed than when they went in."
Amy McQuire
A Family's Agonising Wait To Find Out The Truth About Their Son's Death Behind Bars
"He had only three weeks to be released, and they sent him home to me in a coffin."
Amy McQuire
First Nations People Mourn The Loss Of Three Powerful Warriors
Their legacy will live on.
Amy McQuire
Aboriginal People Fear For Lives Of Their Children After Killer Sentenced To Three Years In Jail
"The fact he was run over, because of the bike, does this not resonate with everyone across the country?"
Amy McQuire
Aboriginal People Already Knew It And Science Has Proven They Have Been Here For 65 000 Years
The study also found Aboriginal people lived with megafauna for much longer than previously thought.
Amy McQuire
Rebecca Maher's Family Are Still Calling For Answers One Year After Her Death In Custody
Rebecca Maher was 36, Aboriginal, and had committed no crime.
Amy McQuire
Aboriginal Communities Continue Treaty Calls Following Referendum Council Report
"You've got to have a rallying point. Aboriginal people don't have a maypole, we are just dancing in the wind."
Amy McQuire
Referendum Council Calls For Voice To Parliament And Treaty Commission
The Referendum Council has rejected symbolic recognition in its final report on constitutional reform following Aboriginal community consultations.
Amy McQuire
Australia’s Refusal To Join Nuclear Arms Ban Treaty “Gutting” To Aboriginal Victims
“It really shows where Aboriginal people are at a political level. We are at a very low end of the scale.”
Amy McQuire
