Tag: indigenous australians
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Pastoral Leases and the Australian Landscape
By Claire Angelica In the 1800s, the British Crown was faced with the problem of governing a surge in squatting in Australia. Squatters were settlers who squatted in what was called the Crown’s “waste lands” (which meant outside the colony boundaries). They would graze cattle and sheep and with the growing wool industry, squatting became…
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Reflections on the Invasion Day march: why police overreacted
By Jason O’Neil Photographs: Mia Carey On 26 January, thousands of people gathered at The Block in Redfern for Sydney’s Invasion Day march. It began with speeches from Uncles and Aunties in the morning, followed by words of solidarity from members of the Muslim community, the Greens and the Maritime Union of Australia. The march…
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I am an Indigenous woman, and I want Australia to #ChangeTheDate
By Kimberley Peckham Invasion: 26 January 1788. The arrival of the First Fleet to our shores at Sydney Cove. A day of mourning and great loss for Indigenous peoples all around Australia. A day marking the point where the lives of our ancestors and our culture would be changed forever. This day symbolises the start…