Tag Archives: Michael Anderson

Crossin to seek preselection despite odds

By Tracker, January 24, 2013
Disendorsed Labor senator Trish Crossin.

NATIONAL: Labor senator Trish Crossin will fight for her seat despite the prime minister’s “captain’s pick” of Olympian Nova Peris unanimously receiving the national executive’s stamp of approval.

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ANZAC Day march labeled “disrespectful”

By Tracker, April 12, 2012
anzac-day

NATIONAL: The ACT Liberals have attacked a planned Aboriginal march on ANZAC Day, stating it is “disrespectful”.

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INSIDE THE TENT: The ‘behind the scenes’ story of the Tent Embassy debacle

By Chris Graham, February 13, 2012
A file image of three of the original Tent Embassy founders.

NATIONAL: Some believe the debacle that engulfed the Tent Embassy 40th anniversary celebrations in Canberra last month set back the Aboriginal cause a decade or two. CHRIS GRAHAM thinks its opened up an opportunity for a conversation about the future of Aboriginal protest.

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NT MP demands PM apologise over protest

By Tracker, January 31, 2012

NATIONAL: A Labor Party MP in the Northern Territory is calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to apologise for “underhanded tactics” that fuelled the Australia Day protest in Canberra.

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Anderson backs calls for inquiry into police

By Tracker, January 31, 2012
The only surviving member of the four original tent embassy protestors, Michael Anderson.

NATIONAL: The only surviving member of the four original Aboriginal Tent Embassy founders has backed the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council’s calls for an independent inquiry into the conduct of police during the Survival Day protest in Canberra.

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