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In 1957 the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee with the support and co-operation of federal and state governments, the churches and major Aboriginal organisations, was formed. NAIDOC Week (2nd week in July) has evolved into a week of cultural events to commemorate Aboriginal and Torres Str Read More…

The South Sydney Herald’s Samantha Van reports after the conclusion of the Matthew Drake-Brockman vs State Minister for Planning court hearing, which took place on 25 and 26 July, Frasers Property set up a meeting with City of Sydney Deputy Lord Mayor and Greens Councillor Chris Harris for 10 August Read More…

Win or lose in the Land and Environment Court, Darlinghurst resident Matthew Drake-Brockman may have already won – on behalf of the public – against global beverages firm Foster’s Group and the State Minister for Planning Frank Sartor writes Samantha Van in the South Sydney Herald of August 2007. Read More…

Three local clergy, Rev. Graham Long from the renowned Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross, Rev. Dorothy McRae-McMahon and Rev. Andrew Collis from the South Sydney Uniting Church, will be attending APEC protests in September in order to monitor police activity in response to the powers bestowed on the for Read More…

The media is hugely powerful in its influence on society and therefore carries a grave responsibility. The way we exercise this power has the capacity to build or dismantle human community and now, possibly even the planet itself writes Dorothy McRae-McMahon in a paper given at the Customs House Cit Read More…

Sydney City Councillor Phillip Black has told a Council meeting that there needs to be a clear but comprehensive brochure explaining how the Development Application (DA) process works for residents writes Bill Birtles in the South Sydney Herald of August 2007. Read More…

Parents with children at the Lois Barker Childcare Centre on Wellington Street in Waterloo are determined to improve road safety in the vicinity of the Centre before a tragedy occurs. They met with City of Sydney Councillor, Tony Pooley, on Thursday 19 July, to discuss their concerns writes Susannah Read More…

The Australian Sports Commission’s Active (AASC) after-school program has become a large part of the Alexandria Park Community School’s after-school culture. The AASC program is a great opportunity for all primary-aged students to be physically active and to develop positive attitudes to healthy li Read More…

Imagine being in prison for six months. In that time you’ve managed to get clean and you’re looking forward to turning a new leaf on the outside. Then, a day before you’re released, a fellow inmate asks you, “Looking forward to getting a hit tomorrow?” and suddenly you’re delivered a shock to the sy Read More…

“We have to ask why Australia has failed, why Australian governments have failed to deal with the racism that Aboriginal people continue to experience, why some governments have even sought to exploit racist tendencies in Australian society for political gain.” Dr Naomi Mayers OAM is the Chief Execu Read More…