Uncle Wayne Wharton told 麻豆传媒 that the federal Coalition government are hypocrites for spending millions of dollars marking James Cook鈥檚 1770 landing on the east coast. He said First Nations communities are 鈥渢otally insulted鈥 by the millions of dollars being spent on the celebrations.
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As we celebrate the courage and the achievements of Eddie Koiki Mabo we all walk in his determined footsteps in our hope for a brighter future. The Mabo family asked me to paint you a picture of how Australia can offer an example to the world, if we achieve what that passionate man dreamed of, if we do it with reason and common sense, and if we show the care and respect that will create here in the 21st Century a Great Society like none the world has ever seen.
More than 150 people filled the Redfern Community Centre on March 20 to discuss a treaty for Australia鈥檚 first people.
Organised by Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS), the event was hosted by veteran journalist Jeff McMullen and televised by National Indigenous TV. As coverage of female Aboriginal voices are rare among mainstream discourses, their retelling of their pasts and hopes for the future captivated the room.