Redfern Station History

My research on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Communities, led me to my local Council, the City of Whittlesea, as I am not currently working or started my work-placement.

For most Aussies it is a day off work, a reason to whip out the Barbie and have a few too many beers on the beach. It’s a day where communities across the nation come together in celebration, watch the glorious fireworks, and play a few rounds of backyard cricket on the blistering asphalt. But for many Indigenous Australians, January 26 does not represent this supposed ‘Australian Dream,’ but rather the recollection of a nightmare. Australia Day to them marks the beginning of a harrowing 229 years of slaughtering, criminalisation, and torture of thousands of their people. It is a day where after 60,000 years of occupation, a people of music, art, dance, and politics was destroyed.

The Ngunnawal People have been living within the borders and surrounding mountains of the Australian Capital Territory for over 25,000 years. The way the Indigenous people used the land to live off was extremely efficient and sustainable. They had a bounty of knowledge about the land surrounding them, and over generations, devised resourced management skills to ensure maintenance of the animals and plants, and most importantly, the land in which provided these things. Aboriginal culture existed long before Captain Cook arrived in Australia in 1770. He claimed the land to be "Terra-Nullius", meaning that the land did not belong to any person. This claim obviously seemed ludicrous and crazy to the Indigenous people whom already lived on the land.

These lyrics from Bruce Woodley’s iconic song ‘I am Australian’ encapsulate the essence of the Australian identity: unity, equality and a fair go for all. However, underneath the surface of our seemingly egalitarian society, the statement ‘we are many’ is the only one that remains. We are a nation divided. Divided by the historic mistreatment of the first inhabitants of our land. Divided by the disadvantage, discrimination and dispossession of Indigenous Australians. Divided by the lack of true equality for all Australians. If we lack this basic equality, how can we say with good conscience that we are an egalitarian society?

A man had raped and killed dozens of women and wasn’t caught until he made a mistake which allowed the girl to escape. Citizens were up in arms with the police. How can a competent police force allow this to happen? How could they not have caught on sooner? People in the town were not very trusting towards one another as they felt as if they couldn’t trust anyone. Some people in the town demanded change within the city government. What else did the city not know about? What would drive someone to commit such a heinous crime.( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parker_Ray)The families of the victims were devastated and they did not think that this was the type of closure that they would get. Trust was low and so were spirits. This was the first time that their city was in the national spotlight and it was not for something positive. This was on the local news for months. What once was a happy and trusting community transformed into a cold and secretive

The Australian police force is one of the most noticeable and influential agencies of social control within society. Because of this, the NSW Code of Practice signifies in attempting improving the liability of the NSW Police to the community it serves. The Code of Practice complements the NSW Police’s code of Conduct & Ethics by providing an ethical framework for police, by reinforcing the need for all officers to act with honesty and integrity. These codes are created upon members of the NSW Police acting in accordance to morals and values such as treating everyone with respect, courtesy and fairness and powers are applied correctly and sensibly. These ethics aim to improve the Police’s NSW Police Force Code of Practice as it requires officers to put good practice into place.

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a valid, thought-provoking and peaceful protest movement which, although not entirely successful, remains an important means of keeping indigenous issues in the public focus. YET TO FINISH INTRO

Cst John TEEVENS was on point duty operating a “Stop and GO” signal on his traffic island on upper Wyndham Street Guelph when he was struck by

Despite the proliferation of horsecar transportation in the late nineteenth century, the Ocean Beach area remained disparate from the bulk of San Francisco residents. The recreational opportunities of Ocean Beach, Harbor View, and Sutro’s Cliff House attracted the need for a transportation solution.

In 2012 at Nottingham Crown Court, Ameen Jogee was convicted for the murder of Paul Fyfe, alongside Mohammed Hirsi, who stabbed him to death. On the night in question, Jogee, who had threatened Fyfe with a broken bottle, was outside the victims flat when he encouraged Hirsi, who was inside, shouting ‘do something’ to Fyfe. Subsequently, Hirsi proceeded to stab the victim to death with a knife from the kitchen. During the case, the judge directed the jury that Jogee could be convicted of murder if he participated in the attack with the realisation that Hirsi might use a knife with intent to cause serious harm, and consequently, he was found guilty.In 2012 at Nottingham Crown Court, Ameen Jogee was convicted for the murder of Paul Fyfe, alongside

This article discusses the speech given by an Indigenous journalist, Stan Grant who participated in a debate where he spoke for the motion “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream’’. Hence, the main points of this article are mostly evidence given by Grant in his debate to support his idea that the Australian Dream is indeed rooted in racism.

Do you believe Australian media reflects racist values and beliefs in sport? Good morning to everyone at the Cultural Identity and Sport Conference, my name is Teana Pass. Today I will be discussing how the attitudes and values surrounding racial differences in sport is reflected by the media. Australia’s media supports the Australian attitudes, values and beliefs through stopping racism, supporting equality and mateship.

Tanderum: an aboriginal dreamtime ceremony which welcomes people with dancing, songs and large feasts. When the first fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the East side of Australia, in 1788, they were welcomed with this ceremony. Tanderum is basically used as a way to greet foreigners and the aboriginals expect these foreigners to leave after the ceremony has finished. But the Europeans didn’t leave and started to build their colony of sacred ground. This angered the aborigines and created fights. Many aborigines died in the 146 years which these battles raged on while a much smaller number of Europeans were killed. As the Europeans began to explore other places of Australia more fights broke out and they kept on happening until late 1934 when the battles finally stopped.

The way that society sees you should not depend on the colour of your skin. Even today, in the 21st century, people in our society judge other human beings by their colour or race. One of the main racism issues is the discrimination towards our Indigenous people. National data from the Challenging Racism Project reveals that 27% of Aboriginal people over the age of 15 experience racism more than once in their life. Racism towards Indigenous Australians includes mostly verbal abuse such as name-calling and insulting language. Exclusion from workplaces and social events also plays a major part in the racial discrimination. Do we really want Australia to be seen as such a racist and prejudiced nation? What can we as individuals do to stop this racial hate from going on? All of this is happening because we stole the Aboriginal people’s land. If we had

Britain was the biggest colony power in the world. Even the fall of the First Empire did not discourage the British from further colonization of ‘’unknown lands’’. In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed a portion of the Australian continent in the name of King George III. On his journey from Botany Bay to Cape York, Cook recorded several interactions with the indigenous population of Australia. Despite knowing about the continent being inhabited by one of the Earth’s oldest civilizations, Great Britain considered Australia terra nullius - land belonging to no one. With that said, the British went through with the plan of establishing a penal colony in New South Wales and in 1788, the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in Sydney Cove. This essay will focus on the effects of racism towards the Aboriginal population of Australia in the past and today.