Marches commemorate death in custodyBRISBANE — About 130 people braved a hot and blustery day on November 7 to commemorate the first anniversary of the death in police custody of Aboriginal dancer Daniel
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Aborigines condemn Land Acquisition FundBRISBANE — Thirty people attended a meeting called by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA) on November 2 to discuss the implication of the federal
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For the benefit of those who have contrived somehow to leave the planet for a while, June 6 marked the 50th anniversary of the landing of the western allies on the beaches of Normandy. It has been hailed as "the decisive
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Murri community targets skyrailBRISBANE — The Djabugay community has claimed native title over the Barron Falls National park near Cairns to prevent construction of the $35 million Kuranda Skyrail. The skyrail, for
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Homeless Murris bused out of CairnsBRISBANE — On Monday, May 16, a group of 24 homeless Murris was stranded on the Wenlock River in the Cape York district after being forced to leave Cairns. Brendon Baker, managing
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BRISBANE — About 1000 people attended a rally called by the Brisbane Aboriginal community on April 20 to protest against the findings of the Criminal Justice Commission into the death of dancer Daniel Yock on November 7.
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Greenslopes picketBRISBANE — About 40 people attended a picket outside the Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital on April 16 to protest against plans to close parts of the facility and privatise the remainder. The picket
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BRISBANE — Just three days before the release of the Criminal Justice Commission report into the death of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock in police custody on November 7, another Aborigine died in police custody here.
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BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission released its report on the death in police custody of Daniel Yock on April 5. Yock, who died on November 7, was arrested with another Murri youth in Bereton Street after being tailed
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BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission Inquiry into the death of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock in police custody on November 7 ,resumed for final submissions on February 3. In his submission counsel for the Yock
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BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission's public inquiry into the death in police custody of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock, 18, began here on November 24. The original police account was that they
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BRISBANE — The death in custody of an 18-year-old youth has sent waves of anger through the Aboriginal community and has raised serious questions about police harassment of Aborigines. Daniel Yock died in custody on the