Anti-Aboriginal racism in Australia

international | gender and sexuality | other press Thursday June 29, 2006 13:31 by Tony

The Australia media has exploded with stories of sexual abuse in remote aboriginal communities. This article deals with the question of why now. This is not to deny the abuse - friends who work in these communities confirm the abuse - it's a matter of why the sudden interest by the media.
Incidentally, the biggest abusers of aboriginal women and children are the cops, as you might expect. Just last week Western Australian cops used pepper spray to "subdue" a 10 year old Aboriginal girl

Overpolicing and underfunding:
The real violence against aborigines
Mick Armstrong

The Howard government’s racist agenda is crystal clear: if we can’t scare them with the “terrorist threat”, if the hysteria about “boat people” is wearing thin, then it’s time for a bit of good old-fashioned black bashing.
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