In Brief: Parliament sit-in for Aboriginal rights

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The National Freedom Movement is planning a second sit-in protest at Parliament House in Canberra when federal parliament resumes on February 9.

Protesters will raise issues, including the large numbers of Aboriginal children being taken from their families and the destruction of homeland communities.

Aboriginal leader Michael Anderson said: “Unity is how we will achieve anything. We need to come together as nations, support and educate each other on how we take what is ours.”

VIGIL FOR BALI NINE HELD

Vigils were held in Melbourne and Sydney for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two of the Bali Nine who are facing the death penalty having been convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia.

Chris Peterson, organiser of the Melbourne vigil said: “Why did the Australian Federal Police dob these young men in when they knew the death penalty was a possibility? The Australian government needs to bring these young men home to have a second chance.”

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