"Australian holocaust" - The 'Federal intervention' Vincent Lingiari Memorial

"Australian holocaust" - The 'Federal intervention' Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture 07

12 August 07 The Honorable Fred Chaney (AO) and Associate Professor Sue Stanton (UOW) spoke to a well-attended Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at the Charles Darwin University last night The theme:'40 years since the Referendum: Learning from the past, walking into the future' - was heavily influenced by the Federal intervention into Northern Territory Aboriginal homelands Sue Stanton was scathing of the motives for the Federal government's intervention, describing the imposition of "top-down" paternalistic control as a continuation of the "Australian Holocaust" Ms Stanton denounced the use of media-elected "black leaders" to instill hostile programs against Aboriginal people and asked that concerned spokespeople start "flying above the radar" Fred Chaney Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia was less critical of the Federal intervention, but could only offer "hope" as a means of dealing with a situation he described as unworkable

Paddy Doolak's mob (Wave Hill) rely on a Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme for employment 60 year old Paddy is concerned for his future and the survival of his community due to the Federal government's scrapping of CDEP Wave Hill mob and supporters Vincent Lingiari and his legacy

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