Aborigines in the News! - "racism or genetics?"
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ABO the "Artist" in court again
David Gulpilil in court over machete fight
Actor Gulpilil's machete 'not a weapon but a tool'
Gulpilil standoff with guerilla
I grabbed machete in fear: Gulpilil
Not gulty 'Your Worship!'
Aboriginal Actor David Gulpilil, in Darwin Magistrate court, defending his charges as he is using the machete for many uses, such as making carvings.
This real black Actor was arrested last year in July for allegedly brandishing a machete after a verbal argument.
But in court was revaled today that all four people involved in dispute were armed with various weapons including rocks and sticks. ( Like in 'Stone Age')
His actual charge is; carrying a machete on a Darwin city street, North Territory - Australia.
The case continues. :tongue:
http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/commo...abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823244.htm
David Gulpilil in court over machete fight
Actor Gulpilil's machete 'not a weapon but a tool'
Gulpilil standoff with guerilla
I grabbed machete in fear: Gulpilil
Not gulty 'Your Worship!'
Aboriginal Actor David Gulpilil, in Darwin Magistrate court, defending his charges as he is using the machete for many uses, such as making carvings.
This real black Actor was arrested last year in July for allegedly brandishing a machete after a verbal argument.
But in court was revaled today that all four people involved in dispute were armed with various weapons including rocks and sticks. ( Like in 'Stone Age')
His actual charge is; carrying a machete on a Darwin city street, North Territory - Australia.
The case continues. :tongue:
http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/commo...abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823244.htm
William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Re: Aborinigal Actor facing Magistrate Court
It seems that no matter how much affirmative action you throw at these people they just can't rise above their stone-age roots.
It seems that no matter how much affirmative action you throw at these people they just can't rise above their stone-age roots.
William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Re: Aborinigal Actor facing Magistrate Court
I grabbed machete in fear: Gulpilil
January 9, 2007
DAVID GULPILIL did not intend to hurt his mates when he produced a machete during a heated stand-off, his lawyer has told a Northern Territory court.
The 54-year-old actor was staying at a friend's Darwin home after 3½ weeks of filming in Kakadu National Park when an argument started over his drinking.
It began about 10am on July 9 when Vaughan Williams asked Gulpilil, his wife and their friend JJ to leave his Wood Street home.
"He told me to go out and I was upset now," Gulpilil said during a brief hearing yesterday.
Gulpilil, who pleaded not guilty to carrying an offensive weapon without a lawful excuse, said he reached for the machete after Mr Williams and his friend, a former fighter with the East Timorese guerillas, known as Jungle Jim, armed themselves with a totem pole and a garden hoe.
"I got the machete out of the bag after Mr Williams told me to go out of the house and his other partner was standing there with a stick," said the 2005 Australian of the Year. "I was scared from the two people with weapons."
Gulpilil, who starred in films such as Crocodile Dundee, said he had used the "bush knife" on the set of Crocodile Dreaming and had it in his luggage.
He told the court he used the knife for cultural reasons, such as making didgeridoos, paper art and erecting bush tents.
"The fact that he may have produced it in a situation of some excitement but only waved it and put it away … does not change the nature of the possession," said his lawyer, Brian Cassells.
Gulpilil said he had drunk "only one can" when he was arrested but Constable Greg Lamb - one of three police witnesses to give evidence - said the star was "aggressive and violent".
Gulpilil, who lives for much of the time in Arnhem Land, began his movie career in the 1971 movie Walkabout.
His career has undergone a revival in recent years, and he is the narrator of the award-winning Rolf de Heer film Ten Canoes, the first major feature acted entirely in an Aboriginal language.
The magistrate, Tanya Fong Lim, will rule on the weapons charge tomorrow morning.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/i-grabbed-machete-in-fear-gulpilil/2007/01/08/1168104923423.html
I grabbed machete in fear: Gulpilil
January 9, 2007
DAVID GULPILIL did not intend to hurt his mates when he produced a machete during a heated stand-off, his lawyer has told a Northern Territory court.
The 54-year-old actor was staying at a friend's Darwin home after 3½ weeks of filming in Kakadu National Park when an argument started over his drinking.
It began about 10am on July 9 when Vaughan Williams asked Gulpilil, his wife and their friend JJ to leave his Wood Street home.
"He told me to go out and I was upset now," Gulpilil said during a brief hearing yesterday.
Gulpilil, who pleaded not guilty to carrying an offensive weapon without a lawful excuse, said he reached for the machete after Mr Williams and his friend, a former fighter with the East Timorese guerillas, known as Jungle Jim, armed themselves with a totem pole and a garden hoe.
"I got the machete out of the bag after Mr Williams told me to go out of the house and his other partner was standing there with a stick," said the 2005 Australian of the Year. "I was scared from the two people with weapons."
Gulpilil, who starred in films such as Crocodile Dundee, said he had used the "bush knife" on the set of Crocodile Dreaming and had it in his luggage.
He told the court he used the knife for cultural reasons, such as making didgeridoos, paper art and erecting bush tents.
"The fact that he may have produced it in a situation of some excitement but only waved it and put it away … does not change the nature of the possession," said his lawyer, Brian Cassells.
Gulpilil said he had drunk "only one can" when he was arrested but Constable Greg Lamb - one of three police witnesses to give evidence - said the star was "aggressive and violent".
Gulpilil, who lives for much of the time in Arnhem Land, began his movie career in the 1971 movie Walkabout.
His career has undergone a revival in recent years, and he is the narrator of the award-winning Rolf de Heer film Ten Canoes, the first major feature acted entirely in an Aboriginal language.
The magistrate, Tanya Fong Lim, will rule on the weapons charge tomorrow morning.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/i-grabbed-machete-in-fear-gulpilil/2007/01/08/1168104923423.html
Whitebear
Publisher/Editor-in-chief
Re: Griffith: White teen bashed to death by Abos
Mourners of slain teen urged to stay calm
January 09, 2007
UP to 1000 mourners who crowded a southern NSW church today were urged to honour the memory of bashed teenager Andrew Farrugia with calm heads and compassionate hearts. Andrew, 17, was fatally attacked in the main street of Griffith in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Many who gathered today to farewell the popular Rankins Springs teen listened to the hour-long service from the grounds of Griffith's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which was filled to capacity.
Braving the 35-degree heat, they heard tributes to a talented student, sportsman and musician lost at a "high point in his life''.
"We are here to say goodbye to a friend. Let us honour him by behaving like decent human beings,'' Father Michael Mikulek told the congregation.
"His legacy is the message that it is important to be honest, kind and tolerant. Let us honour him with calm in our heads and compassion in our hearts.''
Fears of new violence in Griffith arose late last week, with reports that text messages inciting revenge for Andrew's death were circulating in the community.
While no such violence has arisen, many in the community were still grappling with anger, sadness and frustration, said Griffith Mayor Dino Zappacosta, who attended the funeral.
Two boys have been charged with murdering Andrew, and police inquiries are continuing.
Today, pallbearers wearing white shoes in a tribute to their mate's trademark style, carried a casket adorned with a Newcastle Knights flag past an honour guard of friends.
The strains of the Leonard Cohen song, Hallelujah, marked the beginning of the ecumenical service.
Andrew's cousin Stephanie Williams fought back tears as she recalled their childhoods together.
She said Andrew had grown into a committed young man who was passionate about school, rugby league, BMX bikes, tennis and his band, The Mourning After.
"When Andrew left us he was at a high point in his life and this is how we will remember him,'' she said.
"Andrew, 17, popular, achieving his goals and dreams.
"Andrew forever young, forever happy and forever loved.''
The distinction between cousin and brother was often blurred when it came to Andrew, she said.
"I knew Andrew for all of his life, and I know I will miss him for the rest of mine.''
The Mourning After performed a song, Waiting for You (For Andy), penned in the hours after Andrew's death, and Fr Mikulek sympathised with the mourners.
"We are angry, we are sad and we feel helpless,'' he said.
"We have to find a way to deal with deep, very, very strong emotions.
"We will need some time to heal. We will need time to find meaning in all this.''
Mourners of slain teen urged to stay calm
January 09, 2007
UP to 1000 mourners who crowded a southern NSW church today were urged to honour the memory of bashed teenager Andrew Farrugia with calm heads and compassionate hearts. Andrew, 17, was fatally attacked in the main street of Griffith in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Many who gathered today to farewell the popular Rankins Springs teen listened to the hour-long service from the grounds of Griffith's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which was filled to capacity.
Braving the 35-degree heat, they heard tributes to a talented student, sportsman and musician lost at a "high point in his life''.
"We are here to say goodbye to a friend. Let us honour him by behaving like decent human beings,'' Father Michael Mikulek told the congregation.
"His legacy is the message that it is important to be honest, kind and tolerant. Let us honour him with calm in our heads and compassion in our hearts.''
Fears of new violence in Griffith arose late last week, with reports that text messages inciting revenge for Andrew's death were circulating in the community.
While no such violence has arisen, many in the community were still grappling with anger, sadness and frustration, said Griffith Mayor Dino Zappacosta, who attended the funeral.
Two boys have been charged with murdering Andrew, and police inquiries are continuing.
Today, pallbearers wearing white shoes in a tribute to their mate's trademark style, carried a casket adorned with a Newcastle Knights flag past an honour guard of friends.
The strains of the Leonard Cohen song, Hallelujah, marked the beginning of the ecumenical service.
Andrew's cousin Stephanie Williams fought back tears as she recalled their childhoods together.
She said Andrew had grown into a committed young man who was passionate about school, rugby league, BMX bikes, tennis and his band, The Mourning After.
"When Andrew left us he was at a high point in his life and this is how we will remember him,'' she said.
"Andrew, 17, popular, achieving his goals and dreams.
"Andrew forever young, forever happy and forever loved.''
The distinction between cousin and brother was often blurred when it came to Andrew, she said.
"I knew Andrew for all of his life, and I know I will miss him for the rest of mine.''
The Mourning After performed a song, Waiting for You (For Andy), penned in the hours after Andrew's death, and Fr Mikulek sympathised with the mourners.
"We are angry, we are sad and we feel helpless,'' he said.
"We have to find a way to deal with deep, very, very strong emotions.
"We will need some time to heal. We will need time to find meaning in all this.''
William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Re: Aborinigal Actor facing Magistrate Court
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1824482.htm
Gulpilil cleared over carrying machete
The actor and artist David Gulpilil has been found not guilty of being armed with an offensive weapon.
Mr Gulpilil was arrested in July last year after allegedly producing a 45-centimetre machete on a Darwin street during a verbal argument.
In the Darwin Magistrates Court today, Acting Magistrate Tanya Fong-Lim said she accepted the defence's argument that the prosecution laid the wrong charge, saying a machete is considered a knife which is a controlled weapon, not an offensive weapon.
Magistrate Fong-Lim said she accepted Mr Gulpilil's explanation for his possession of the weapon and that he used it to carve didgeridoos, totem poles and to strip stringy bark off trees for his paintings.
Mr Gulpilil says he has carried the machete all his life.
"Doing carving and for my paintings and making didgeridoos and all that but that is my tool, not the weapon for something that is bad, these are tools for my survival," he said.
Mr Gulpilil says he is relieved he was found not guilty.
"I'm very happy and thank you to the Magistrate and thank you that I'm free now so I can walk away as a free Australian," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1824482.htm
Gulpilil cleared over carrying machete
The actor and artist David Gulpilil has been found not guilty of being armed with an offensive weapon.
Mr Gulpilil was arrested in July last year after allegedly producing a 45-centimetre machete on a Darwin street during a verbal argument.
In the Darwin Magistrates Court today, Acting Magistrate Tanya Fong-Lim said she accepted the defence's argument that the prosecution laid the wrong charge, saying a machete is considered a knife which is a controlled weapon, not an offensive weapon.
Magistrate Fong-Lim said she accepted Mr Gulpilil's explanation for his possession of the weapon and that he used it to carve didgeridoos, totem poles and to strip stringy bark off trees for his paintings.
Mr Gulpilil says he has carried the machete all his life.
"Doing carving and for my paintings and making didgeridoos and all that but that is my tool, not the weapon for something that is bad, these are tools for my survival," he said.
Mr Gulpilil says he is relieved he was found not guilty.
"I'm very happy and thank you to the Magistrate and thank you that I'm free now so I can walk away as a free Australian," he said.
William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Super TAB - Abo girl dies playing hangman
Can you believe it an Abo girl dies playing hangman - a game which mimics hanging - and is popular with children in remote Aboriginal communities. Other games include sniffing petrol. It's play time!
Hanged girl may have died while playing
By Tara Ravens
10jan07
A GIRL hanged by the cords of a water heater may have died while playing a game popular with children in remote Aboriginal communities, a coronial inquest has found.
The nine-year-old girl, known only as D, died at Rockhole Community near Katherine on July 2 last year while playing with her sisters and some friends.
Her body was found at a local house about 4.30pm that afternoon.
Investigations into D's death found alarming ties to a dangerous game called "hangman'', according to a media statement issued by the NT Coroner's Office.
Handing down her findings today, Deputy Coroner Helen Roberts declined to order a court hearing, but demanded urgent action from the NT Government to start a campaign warning of the dangers of "hangman".
"It is frightening to think that children are playing this 'game' which mimics hanging oneself, whether for fun, due to boredom, or to seek attention,'' she said.
"It is a dangerous game which could potentially cause death.''
Although the coronial findings established the cause of D's death was accidental hanging, Ms Roberts said it was impossible to determine exactly how the little girl died.
"D was present at Weemol in July 2005 with a group of other children when some young teenagers were playing the 'hangman' game with a t-shirt, laughing and thinking it was a game,'' Ms Roberts said.
"I do not know whether this is where D got the idea to wrap the cord around her neck, or whether she had some other experience of what 'hanging' oneself could look like.''
There was no need for the matter to be taken to court in a public hearing because Ms Roberts said she was satisfied no other person was responsible for the tragedy.
In addition, she said it would be distressing for the few young children who witnessed the death to give further evidence in court.
"Those children have already been interviewed and asked about what they saw. I do not believe that questioning those young children again in a courtroom setting would elicit any more reliable details,'' Mr Roberts said.
The findings of the inquest have been forwarded to the Department of Health and the Department of Education.
"I am sure these organisations can find a way to include education about the dangers of these games in relevant programs for children in remote communities,'' Ms Roberts said.
The NT Government said it was concerned by the deputy coroner's findings and would take urgent action.
"The Government is deeply concerned by this tragedy and we will act on this report,'' Attorney-General Syd Stirling said.
http://ntnews.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,21038815%5E1702,00.html
Can you believe it an Abo girl dies playing hangman - a game which mimics hanging - and is popular with children in remote Aboriginal communities. Other games include sniffing petrol. It's play time!
Hanged girl may have died while playing
By Tara Ravens
10jan07
A GIRL hanged by the cords of a water heater may have died while playing a game popular with children in remote Aboriginal communities, a coronial inquest has found.
The nine-year-old girl, known only as D, died at Rockhole Community near Katherine on July 2 last year while playing with her sisters and some friends.
Her body was found at a local house about 4.30pm that afternoon.
Investigations into D's death found alarming ties to a dangerous game called "hangman'', according to a media statement issued by the NT Coroner's Office.
Handing down her findings today, Deputy Coroner Helen Roberts declined to order a court hearing, but demanded urgent action from the NT Government to start a campaign warning of the dangers of "hangman".
"It is frightening to think that children are playing this 'game' which mimics hanging oneself, whether for fun, due to boredom, or to seek attention,'' she said.
"It is a dangerous game which could potentially cause death.''
Although the coronial findings established the cause of D's death was accidental hanging, Ms Roberts said it was impossible to determine exactly how the little girl died.
"D was present at Weemol in July 2005 with a group of other children when some young teenagers were playing the 'hangman' game with a t-shirt, laughing and thinking it was a game,'' Ms Roberts said.
"I do not know whether this is where D got the idea to wrap the cord around her neck, or whether she had some other experience of what 'hanging' oneself could look like.''
There was no need for the matter to be taken to court in a public hearing because Ms Roberts said she was satisfied no other person was responsible for the tragedy.
In addition, she said it would be distressing for the few young children who witnessed the death to give further evidence in court.
"Those children have already been interviewed and asked about what they saw. I do not believe that questioning those young children again in a courtroom setting would elicit any more reliable details,'' Mr Roberts said.
The findings of the inquest have been forwarded to the Department of Health and the Department of Education.
"I am sure these organisations can find a way to include education about the dangers of these games in relevant programs for children in remote communities,'' Ms Roberts said.
The NT Government said it was concerned by the deputy coroner's findings and would take urgent action.
"The Government is deeply concerned by this tragedy and we will act on this report,'' Attorney-General Syd Stirling said.
http://ntnews.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,21038815%5E1702,00.html
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BB-Leo
Guest
Re: Aborinigal Actor facing Magistrate Court
Gulpil the actor, walks free
Herald Sun - Thursday, January 11, 2007
'I love Australia and I love you people'
David Gulpilil tearfully hugged his wife and said: "I'm free, after being cleared of a charge of carrying an offensive weapon.
If he was found guilty, than we would expect again some riots, browls and cleaning up.
Why he loves Australia? Isn't he born here and is also living on this dark and white land.
Now he loves Australia till his next arrest by white man.
Did the Magistrate get it right? In the eyes of the law NO. In the eyes of more browls and riots YES!
www.heraldsun.com.au
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21037916-17001,00.html
Gulpil the actor, walks free
Herald Sun - Thursday, January 11, 2007
'I love Australia and I love you people'
David Gulpilil tearfully hugged his wife and said: "I'm free, after being cleared of a charge of carrying an offensive weapon.
If he was found guilty, than we would expect again some riots, browls and cleaning up.
Why he loves Australia? Isn't he born here and is also living on this dark and white land.
Now he loves Australia till his next arrest by white man.
Did the Magistrate get it right? In the eyes of the law NO. In the eyes of more browls and riots YES!
www.heraldsun.com.au
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21037916-17001,00.html
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BB-Leo
Guest
Abos love; Petrol, Alcohol, Beer and Methylate spirits
Thursday January 11, 02:09 PM
NT Indigenous community gets powers to combat petrol sniffing
Papunya in central Australia has become the first Aboriginal community to gain new powers to control petrol sniffing.
The Northern Territory Government has given the community approval to introduce a volatile substance abuse (VSA) management plan under its new anti-sniffing laws.
Community Services Minister Delia Lawrie says Papunya has already come a long way in stamping out substance abuse.
"The Territory's VSA legislation, which aims to to tackle petrol sniffing as well as the Federal Government's roll-out of the non-sniffable fuel Opal, has meant that petrol sniffing is practically stamped out in that community already," Ms Lawrie said.
"The management plan ensures that they can control the use of petrol in and around that area to ensure that they don't see the resurgence of petrol sniffing."
Is that the reason that we are short of petrol, and paying high price for every drop of it?
They should go to Nigeria or Iraq, there is a lot if it there.
Thursday January 11, 02:09 PM
NT Indigenous community gets powers to combat petrol sniffing
Papunya in central Australia has become the first Aboriginal community to gain new powers to control petrol sniffing.
The Northern Territory Government has given the community approval to introduce a volatile substance abuse (VSA) management plan under its new anti-sniffing laws.
Community Services Minister Delia Lawrie says Papunya has already come a long way in stamping out substance abuse.
"The Territory's VSA legislation, which aims to to tackle petrol sniffing as well as the Federal Government's roll-out of the non-sniffable fuel Opal, has meant that petrol sniffing is practically stamped out in that community already," Ms Lawrie said.
"The management plan ensures that they can control the use of petrol in and around that area to ensure that they don't see the resurgence of petrol sniffing."
Is that the reason that we are short of petrol, and paying high price for every drop of it?
They should go to Nigeria or Iraq, there is a lot if it there.
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BB-Leo
Guest
Our dark corner... Northern Territory and Abos
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21043723-2,00.html
Mob armed with iron bars trash cop station
January 11, 2007 04:47pm
ABORIGINAL elders helped placate an angry mob of more than 100 locals armed with sticks and iron bars, who trashed a police station at a remote Northern Territory community.
The unrest started after police searched a house at Maningrida, 500km east of Darwin, early yesterday morning.
Inside they found 18.5 grams of cannabis, four litres of alcohol and about eight people, who police allege were drunk and under the influence of drugs.
During the subsequent arrest, a 19-year-old man punched an officer while his relative picked up a tripod sprinkler and smashed the windscreen and several windows of the police van.
Because of the large number of people who had started to gather at the house, police left with only the first offender and without making further arrests.
The man was taken to the police station and placed in the cells.
A short time later, about 100 people from the bottom camp, some of them drunk, stormed the police station.
The angry mob included a group of men, identified as those who had been inside the house, who had armed themselves with star pickets and iron bars, police said.
They smashed several windows of the police station and hurled rocks onto the roof.
Traditional land owners - respected elders in the community - helped police placate the group and restore peace, police said.
A 19-year-old man was today charged with hindering and assaulting police and resisting arrest.
He was remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court today.
A 25-year-old man was charged with taking part in assembly causing violence or damage, unlawfully damaging property and engaging in violent disorder.
He was bailed to appear in the Maningrida Court on February 7.
On Tuesday night in the far north Queensland Aboriginal community of Aurukun a mob, armed with rocks, metal bars and an axe, attacked the police station and patrol vehicles, the local shop and a tavern after a local Aboriginal man claimed he had been assaulted while in police custody
Stop selling them alcohol, close down the hotels, and if that doesn't help, send them to Iraq to help US and Australian troops.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21043723-2,00.html
Mob armed with iron bars trash cop station
January 11, 2007 04:47pm
ABORIGINAL elders helped placate an angry mob of more than 100 locals armed with sticks and iron bars, who trashed a police station at a remote Northern Territory community.
The unrest started after police searched a house at Maningrida, 500km east of Darwin, early yesterday morning.
Inside they found 18.5 grams of cannabis, four litres of alcohol and about eight people, who police allege were drunk and under the influence of drugs.
During the subsequent arrest, a 19-year-old man punched an officer while his relative picked up a tripod sprinkler and smashed the windscreen and several windows of the police van.
Because of the large number of people who had started to gather at the house, police left with only the first offender and without making further arrests.
The man was taken to the police station and placed in the cells.
A short time later, about 100 people from the bottom camp, some of them drunk, stormed the police station.
The angry mob included a group of men, identified as those who had been inside the house, who had armed themselves with star pickets and iron bars, police said.
They smashed several windows of the police station and hurled rocks onto the roof.
Traditional land owners - respected elders in the community - helped police placate the group and restore peace, police said.
A 19-year-old man was today charged with hindering and assaulting police and resisting arrest.
He was remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court today.
A 25-year-old man was charged with taking part in assembly causing violence or damage, unlawfully damaging property and engaging in violent disorder.
He was bailed to appear in the Maningrida Court on February 7.
On Tuesday night in the far north Queensland Aboriginal community of Aurukun a mob, armed with rocks, metal bars and an axe, attacked the police station and patrol vehicles, the local shop and a tavern after a local Aboriginal man claimed he had been assaulted while in police custody
Stop selling them alcohol, close down the hotels, and if that doesn't help, send them to Iraq to help US and Australian troops.
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BB-Leo
Guest
Abo re-arrested-while being on bail
Alleged assault victim held
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21052672-2,00.html#
January 13, 2007 11:03am
AN Aboriginal man whose claims of police brutality sparked a riot in a remote north Queensland community has been re-arrested.
Police said they were called to two disturbances in the Cairns suburb of Mooroobool just after midnight and as a result took 22-year-old Warren Bell back into custody.
He will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court again this morning, charged with breaching bail.
Bell was granted bail in the Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday, where he appeared on two charges of assault occasioning bodily harm.
His bail conditions included a curfew between 8pm and 7am and he was ordered not to return to Aurukun.
He will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court again this morning over the latest charge.
Bell alleges he was attacked by two police officers on the floor of the Aurukun police station watch house following his arrest for allegedly assaulting the manager of the local tavern.
The allegations triggered a riot in the community with an angry mob of around 300 people using weapons, including rocks, metal bars and an axe, to smash the front of the police station on Tuesday night.
Bell's allegations, as well as the use of an unlicensed, private rifle to disperse the mob, are being investigated by the Ethical Standards unit and the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
The six police who came under attack during the riot are expected to return to the embattled community in the next few days after taking a leave of absence.
Nine of the riot's alleged ringleaders also appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court to face a total of 19 charges between them of rioting, serious assault of a police officer and breaking and entering.
Queensland communities minister Warren Pitt, acting police minister Andrew Fraser and Jason O'Brien, the state member for Cook, will fly to Aurukun on Monday to inspect the community.
Deputy Premier Anna Bligh told ABC Radio this morning that she hoped the visit would assist the community to move on from its recent troubles.
" ... Until this latest event Aurukun was one of the best examples of a community that was making strong progress, doing very good work with police and with schools and the health system," Ms Bligh said.
"And we don't want to lose the momentum on all the good work that's been happening."
His was on bail, and he is back to face more charges. Is this a real Abos 'Fiesta?' Perhaps they are trying to celebrate 'Australia Day' before us!
Alleged assault victim held
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21052672-2,00.html#
January 13, 2007 11:03am
AN Aboriginal man whose claims of police brutality sparked a riot in a remote north Queensland community has been re-arrested.
Police said they were called to two disturbances in the Cairns suburb of Mooroobool just after midnight and as a result took 22-year-old Warren Bell back into custody.
He will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court again this morning, charged with breaching bail.
Bell was granted bail in the Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday, where he appeared on two charges of assault occasioning bodily harm.
His bail conditions included a curfew between 8pm and 7am and he was ordered not to return to Aurukun.
He will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court again this morning over the latest charge.
Bell alleges he was attacked by two police officers on the floor of the Aurukun police station watch house following his arrest for allegedly assaulting the manager of the local tavern.
The allegations triggered a riot in the community with an angry mob of around 300 people using weapons, including rocks, metal bars and an axe, to smash the front of the police station on Tuesday night.
Bell's allegations, as well as the use of an unlicensed, private rifle to disperse the mob, are being investigated by the Ethical Standards unit and the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
The six police who came under attack during the riot are expected to return to the embattled community in the next few days after taking a leave of absence.
Nine of the riot's alleged ringleaders also appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court to face a total of 19 charges between them of rioting, serious assault of a police officer and breaking and entering.
Queensland communities minister Warren Pitt, acting police minister Andrew Fraser and Jason O'Brien, the state member for Cook, will fly to Aurukun on Monday to inspect the community.
Deputy Premier Anna Bligh told ABC Radio this morning that she hoped the visit would assist the community to move on from its recent troubles.
" ... Until this latest event Aurukun was one of the best examples of a community that was making strong progress, doing very good work with police and with schools and the health system," Ms Bligh said.
"And we don't want to lose the momentum on all the good work that's been happening."
His was on bail, and he is back to face more charges. Is this a real Abos 'Fiesta?'
Perhaps they are trying to celebrate 'Australia Day' before us!
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Abo vs whites in Supreme Court
Mulrunji family launches court bid
January 13, 2007 10:31am
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21052718-1702,00.html#
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National...im-says-witness/2005/02/28/1109546799380.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national...slander-coroner/2006/09/27/1159337221289.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1821673.htm
THE family of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody on Palm Island two years ago has launched its own in the Supreme Court of Queensland to have the case reviewed.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided not to charge police Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley over the death of 36-year-old Mulrunji Doomadgee at Palm Island in November 2004.
This is despite state deputy coroner Christine Clements' ruling last September that Snr Sgt Hurley caused Mulrunji’ s death.
Public outrage forced the Queensland Government to appoint former NSW chief justice Sir Laurence Street to provide an independent review of the decision not to charge Snr Sgt Hurley.
Mulrunji’s family's lawyer, Andrew Boe, has told the ABC they will adjourn their own application until Sir Laurence has been given the opportunity to return its findings.
Si Laurence indicated earlier this month that he expected the review to take five weeks to complete.
He will then present his findings to Parliament.
If they don’t win, than cops will cop-it!
Mulrunji family launches court bid
January 13, 2007 10:31am
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21052718-1702,00.html#
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National...im-says-witness/2005/02/28/1109546799380.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national...slander-coroner/2006/09/27/1159337221289.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1821673.htm
THE family of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody on Palm Island two years ago has launched its own in the Supreme Court of Queensland to have the case reviewed.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided not to charge police Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley over the death of 36-year-old Mulrunji Doomadgee at Palm Island in November 2004.
This is despite state deputy coroner Christine Clements' ruling last September that Snr Sgt Hurley caused Mulrunji’ s death.
Public outrage forced the Queensland Government to appoint former NSW chief justice Sir Laurence Street to provide an independent review of the decision not to charge Snr Sgt Hurley.
Mulrunji’s family's lawyer, Andrew Boe, has told the ABC they will adjourn their own application until Sir Laurence has been given the opportunity to return its findings.
Si Laurence indicated earlier this month that he expected the review to take five weeks to complete.
He will then present his findings to Parliament.
If they don’t win, than cops will cop-it!
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BB-Leo
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Abo woman married to white man behind bars
Abo woman married to white man behind bars
Footy star linked to bandit
http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,21055292-661,00.html#
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21056108-5006790,00.html
January 14, 2007 12:00am
Brendan Berichon
AFL player Andrew Krakouer’s sister has married notorious armed robber and would-be cop killer Brendan Berichon in a prison ceremony.
The groom, accomplice of "Postcard Bandit" Brendon Abbott, has put the Richmond forward on his prison visitor list.
Berichon, who helped Abbott escape from prison in 1997 and later shot and injured two Victorian policemen, wed Rhiannon Krakouer, 25, on December 2.
The bride's brother, who is facing serious assault charges in WA, did not attend the jailhouse ceremony.
The couple was married by a celebrant behind the bars of the medium security Marngoneet Correctional Centre, near Lara, west of Melbourne.
The short ceremony was not attended by any guests.
"The wedding was supposed to take place at 11am, but the bride was two hours late," a source said.
"It was a very, very small ceremony and took about 15 minutes."
Ms Krakouer did not even tell some of her closest friends about the nuptials.
Holidaying in Western Australia, she refused to comment when the Sunday Herald Sun contacted her through a friend.
Andrew Krakouer’s manager, Peter Jess, said the football star did not want to make any comment on the wedding or his being placed on the criminal's visitor list.
It is understood Andrew Krakouer has not visited Berichon and does not plan to.
The revelations emerged three weeks after Krakouer and his brother Tyrone were charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm after a man received head injuries in an incident in Fremantle on December 22.
The Krakouers' father Jim, a North Melbourne star, was jailed in 1995 for trafficking amphetamines and served nine years of a 16-year term before his release in 2004.
It is not known how Rhiannon Krakouer met Berichon, who has been in jail since early 1998. He will be eligible for parole in April but Queensland Police say he will face new charges in that state when released.
One less in Krakouers's family to worry about.
Abo woman married to white man behind bars
Footy star linked to bandit
http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,21055292-661,00.html#
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21056108-5006790,00.html
January 14, 2007 12:00am
Brendan Berichon
AFL player Andrew Krakouer’s sister has married notorious armed robber and would-be cop killer Brendan Berichon in a prison ceremony.
The groom, accomplice of "Postcard Bandit" Brendon Abbott, has put the Richmond forward on his prison visitor list.
Berichon, who helped Abbott escape from prison in 1997 and later shot and injured two Victorian policemen, wed Rhiannon Krakouer, 25, on December 2.
The bride's brother, who is facing serious assault charges in WA, did not attend the jailhouse ceremony.
The couple was married by a celebrant behind the bars of the medium security Marngoneet Correctional Centre, near Lara, west of Melbourne.
The short ceremony was not attended by any guests.
"The wedding was supposed to take place at 11am, but the bride was two hours late," a source said.
"It was a very, very small ceremony and took about 15 minutes."
Ms Krakouer did not even tell some of her closest friends about the nuptials.
Holidaying in Western Australia, she refused to comment when the Sunday Herald Sun contacted her through a friend.
Andrew Krakouer’s manager, Peter Jess, said the football star did not want to make any comment on the wedding or his being placed on the criminal's visitor list.
It is understood Andrew Krakouer has not visited Berichon and does not plan to.
The revelations emerged three weeks after Krakouer and his brother Tyrone were charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm after a man received head injuries in an incident in Fremantle on December 22.
The Krakouers' father Jim, a North Melbourne star, was jailed in 1995 for trafficking amphetamines and served nine years of a 16-year term before his release in 2004.
It is not known how Rhiannon Krakouer met Berichon, who has been in jail since early 1998. He will be eligible for parole in April but Queensland Police say he will face new charges in that state when released.
One less in Krakouers's family to worry about.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
Re: Abo woman married to white man behind bars
This is wrong....on so many levels. Let's hope they never breed.
This is wrong....on so many levels. Let's hope they never breed.
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Aboriginal tribe lost two Abos - No water, no Beer?
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21057935-5006789,00.html
Two Aboriginal men die in desert
January 14, 2007
TWO Aboriginal men, one a senior traditional owner and prominent artist have been found dead in outback Western Australia in what community leaders describe as a major tragedy for indigenous people.
The older man, who is in his 60s, was found with the other man, aged in his 40s, on a remote dog fence track about 320 kilometers east of Kalgoorlie.
The families of both have asked that their names not be released for cultural Aboriginal reasons, but police say the names cannot be released until next of kin is contacted.
But the older man is a traditional artist who traveled to Paris in June last year for the opening of the Musee du Quai Branly, dedicated to indigenous culture from around the world.
WA Police said the men were reported missing five days ago after failing to arrive at the Tjuntjunjara Aboriginal Community, about 690 kilometers northeast of Kalgoorlie.
They had left Kalgoorlie on Boxing Day, police say.
One of the men was found near his Toyota four-wheel drive, which had both rear tyres removed and a flat front tyre, late Friday afternoon.
The other man was found 3.5km south of the vehicle during a search of the area yesterday morning.
"They've had some problems mechanically, I would suggest, because they've left the vehicle,'' Inspector John Gibson said.
Tjuntjunjara community coordinator Peter Twigg said the men were from Wingellina community, close to Surveyor-General's Corner, where the WA, Northern Territory and South Australian borders meet.
They had gone to Kalgoorlie via Tjuntjunjara, where close relatives live, and were returning home the same way, Mr. Twigg said.
"One was a senior man, very widely known and very well respected. And the other was a middle aged man, also very widely known and well respected,'' Mr. Twigg said.
"Both were experienced in the bush and with those roads ... both very capable.''
Mr. Twigg said with only two or 3000 indigenous people in the western desert the men would have been known to everybody.
"This is a tragedy on a grand scale for Wingellina, to lose an old man like that is a very big blow ... it's also a huge loss to the people of the western desert generally.''
Wingellina community spokespeople were unavailable for contact.
Inspector Gibson has reminded people to take all safety precautions when traveling in the outback.
"How many people have lost their lives through wandering away from vehicles, and obviously it would have been handy if information had been given to police a bit earlier,'' Insp Gibson said.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21057935-5006789,00.html
Two Aboriginal men die in desert
January 14, 2007
TWO Aboriginal men, one a senior traditional owner and prominent artist have been found dead in outback Western Australia in what community leaders describe as a major tragedy for indigenous people.
The older man, who is in his 60s, was found with the other man, aged in his 40s, on a remote dog fence track about 320 kilometers east of Kalgoorlie.
The families of both have asked that their names not be released for cultural Aboriginal reasons, but police say the names cannot be released until next of kin is contacted.
But the older man is a traditional artist who traveled to Paris in June last year for the opening of the Musee du Quai Branly, dedicated to indigenous culture from around the world.
WA Police said the men were reported missing five days ago after failing to arrive at the Tjuntjunjara Aboriginal Community, about 690 kilometers northeast of Kalgoorlie.
They had left Kalgoorlie on Boxing Day, police say.
One of the men was found near his Toyota four-wheel drive, which had both rear tyres removed and a flat front tyre, late Friday afternoon.
The other man was found 3.5km south of the vehicle during a search of the area yesterday morning.
"They've had some problems mechanically, I would suggest, because they've left the vehicle,'' Inspector John Gibson said.
Tjuntjunjara community coordinator Peter Twigg said the men were from Wingellina community, close to Surveyor-General's Corner, where the WA, Northern Territory and South Australian borders meet.
They had gone to Kalgoorlie via Tjuntjunjara, where close relatives live, and were returning home the same way, Mr. Twigg said.
"One was a senior man, very widely known and very well respected. And the other was a middle aged man, also very widely known and well respected,'' Mr. Twigg said.
"Both were experienced in the bush and with those roads ... both very capable.''
Mr. Twigg said with only two or 3000 indigenous people in the western desert the men would have been known to everybody.
"This is a tragedy on a grand scale for Wingellina, to lose an old man like that is a very big blow ... it's also a huge loss to the people of the western desert generally.''
Wingellina community spokespeople were unavailable for contact.
Inspector Gibson has reminded people to take all safety precautions when traveling in the outback.
"How many people have lost their lives through wandering away from vehicles, and obviously it would have been handy if information had been given to police a bit earlier,'' Insp Gibson said.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Re: Aboriginal tribe lost two Abos - No water, no Beer?
But clearly not capable enough!
I used to do a fair bit of gold prospecting in the Kalgoorlie area as a hobby and it really was amazing how easily you could lose your bearings - everything looked the same. I can still remember standing on top of a Landrover as we went in ever large circles trying to find the track we had foolishly gone off.
But clearly not capable enough!
I used to do a fair bit of gold prospecting in the Kalgoorlie area as a hobby and it really was amazing how easily you could lose your bearings - everything looked the same. I can still remember standing on top of a Landrover as we went in ever large circles trying to find the track we had foolishly gone off.
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Abo's walk free
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21065346-5006787,00.html
Judges 'keep letting gang members go'
January 16, 2007
POLICE expressed frustration yesterday that the courts are releasing members of an Aboriginal gang terrorizing Adelaide as fast as officers arrest them.
A gang member, aged 15, who was arrested early yesterday, was released on bail last Wednesday and is considered a leading member of the gang of 49 that police hold responsible for about 700 offences in Adelaide in the past three years.
The boy was arrested with a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man in the northern Adelaide suburb of Kilburn just after midnight when patrols found an abandoned stolen car.
The three were charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle, breaching bail and possessing house breaking implements.
About three hours later three more men, aged 22, 32 and 33, were arrested in possession of a stolen safe after an alleged break-in at a bakery at south suburban Somerton Park.
They were all charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass. Police have been monitoring the gang, which it holds responsible for a series of car thefts, ram-raids, car chases and assaults across Adelaide.
They say the suspects come from five extended Aboriginal families, including siblings, cousins and friends. Sixteen members of the group are behind bars, but two or three are due to be released by the end of January.
Acting Inspector Peter Duance said the 15-year-old was on a curfew after only being released from juvenile detention on Wednesday. The man was on parole. "Unfortunately the problem we face is that they are being released from custody at the same rate we are arresting them," Inspector Duance said.
"The police can only do so much. We arrest the suspects in order to prevent re-offending and protect the community but it is up to the courts to determine whether they are going to be held in custody."
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21065346-5006787,00.html
Judges 'keep letting gang members go'
January 16, 2007
POLICE expressed frustration yesterday that the courts are releasing members of an Aboriginal gang terrorizing Adelaide as fast as officers arrest them.
A gang member, aged 15, who was arrested early yesterday, was released on bail last Wednesday and is considered a leading member of the gang of 49 that police hold responsible for about 700 offences in Adelaide in the past three years.
The boy was arrested with a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man in the northern Adelaide suburb of Kilburn just after midnight when patrols found an abandoned stolen car.
The three were charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle, breaching bail and possessing house breaking implements.
About three hours later three more men, aged 22, 32 and 33, were arrested in possession of a stolen safe after an alleged break-in at a bakery at south suburban Somerton Park.
They were all charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass. Police have been monitoring the gang, which it holds responsible for a series of car thefts, ram-raids, car chases and assaults across Adelaide.
They say the suspects come from five extended Aboriginal families, including siblings, cousins and friends. Sixteen members of the group are behind bars, but two or three are due to be released by the end of January.
Acting Inspector Peter Duance said the 15-year-old was on a curfew after only being released from juvenile detention on Wednesday. The man was on parole. "Unfortunately the problem we face is that they are being released from custody at the same rate we are arresting them," Inspector Duance said.
"The police can only do so much. We arrest the suspects in order to prevent re-offending and protect the community but it is up to the courts to determine whether they are going to be held in custody."
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Abos-Banning ’grog’ is not good enough-what about Methylated spirits & sniffing
Aurukun grog ban review
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21065340-5006786,00.html
January 16, 2007
THE Queensland Government yesterday agreed to review alcohol restrictions in Aurukun, a week after a grog-fuelled riot left the remote Cape York Aboriginal community awash in stolen liquor.
The move came as the man whose claims of police brutality sparked the riot appeared in a Cairns court for the third time in five days, charged with breaching his bail conditions by drinking and taking drugs.
Queensland Communities Minister Warren Pitt, who yesterday flew to Aurukun with Acting Police Minister Andrew Fraser, said the community's elders told them the Government's Alcohol Management Plan needed revision.
Mr. Pitt said the current plan, which bans all alcohol in the community except for that bought at the local tavern, was part of negotiations to move forward after the riot.
"It's one of those things that have been put to us and we have to give it more consideration," he said.
"They are supportive of that plan but they feel also there could be greater community ownership of the plan and its success could be enhanced by that."
Mr. Pitt said while the community was in favour of restrictions on alcohol, it wanted changes to the current plan.
After more than 300 people rioted last Tuesday, attacking the police station with metal bars, sticks and an axe, the Aurukun tavern was robbed of almost 4000 cans of beer and mixed spirits.
It took 22-year-old Warren Bell - whose complaint of assault by police remains under investigation - less than 12 hours to run foul of the court by drinking and breaking his curfew after being released on bail on Friday on assault charges.
Mr. Bell yesterday faced Cairns Magistrates Court for the third time since he was arrested in Aurukun last Thursday.
Having given him bail twice last week, magistrate Suzette Coates remanded him in custody. He will appear on February 22 on charges of assault.
The court was told that on Friday night, just hours after he was released on bail and repeated his claim that two Aurukun police officers had bashed him, Mr. Bell was found to have breached his bail conditions by not being home after his curfew and by drinking and taking drugs.
"He smelled very strongly of cannabis and there was a water pipe in the room with green matter in it," police prosecutor Ash Gregg said.
"He had bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred."
Mr. Fraser said two police officers who were stationed in Aurukun during the riot returned to the community yesterday and were eager to resume their duties.
"The two officers I spoke to said they were looking forward to going back to work," he said.
"They wouldn't be there if it was something they didn't want to do. They want to chart a way forward."
Mr. Pitt said members of the community were beginning to move forward and were awaiting the results of the Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation into the bashing claims.
"The community is offering no opinion and they, like the rest of us, are waiting for the results of the investigation," he said.
"This is the first time they have faced an issue like this in a decade ... they have come together as a community to ensure that law and order be maintained and bring the community together and look to the future rather than the past."
Give them milk! Maybe they will change to white color!:tongue:
Aurukun grog ban review
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21065340-5006786,00.html
January 16, 2007
THE Queensland Government yesterday agreed to review alcohol restrictions in Aurukun, a week after a grog-fuelled riot left the remote Cape York Aboriginal community awash in stolen liquor.
The move came as the man whose claims of police brutality sparked the riot appeared in a Cairns court for the third time in five days, charged with breaching his bail conditions by drinking and taking drugs.
Queensland Communities Minister Warren Pitt, who yesterday flew to Aurukun with Acting Police Minister Andrew Fraser, said the community's elders told them the Government's Alcohol Management Plan needed revision.
Mr. Pitt said the current plan, which bans all alcohol in the community except for that bought at the local tavern, was part of negotiations to move forward after the riot.
"It's one of those things that have been put to us and we have to give it more consideration," he said.
"They are supportive of that plan but they feel also there could be greater community ownership of the plan and its success could be enhanced by that."
Mr. Pitt said while the community was in favour of restrictions on alcohol, it wanted changes to the current plan.
After more than 300 people rioted last Tuesday, attacking the police station with metal bars, sticks and an axe, the Aurukun tavern was robbed of almost 4000 cans of beer and mixed spirits.
It took 22-year-old Warren Bell - whose complaint of assault by police remains under investigation - less than 12 hours to run foul of the court by drinking and breaking his curfew after being released on bail on Friday on assault charges.
Mr. Bell yesterday faced Cairns Magistrates Court for the third time since he was arrested in Aurukun last Thursday.
Having given him bail twice last week, magistrate Suzette Coates remanded him in custody. He will appear on February 22 on charges of assault.
The court was told that on Friday night, just hours after he was released on bail and repeated his claim that two Aurukun police officers had bashed him, Mr. Bell was found to have breached his bail conditions by not being home after his curfew and by drinking and taking drugs.
"He smelled very strongly of cannabis and there was a water pipe in the room with green matter in it," police prosecutor Ash Gregg said.
"He had bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred."
Mr. Fraser said two police officers who were stationed in Aurukun during the riot returned to the community yesterday and were eager to resume their duties.
"The two officers I spoke to said they were looking forward to going back to work," he said.
"They wouldn't be there if it was something they didn't want to do. They want to chart a way forward."
Mr. Pitt said members of the community were beginning to move forward and were awaiting the results of the Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation into the bashing claims.
"The community is offering no opinion and they, like the rest of us, are waiting for the results of the investigation," he said.
"This is the first time they have faced an issue like this in a decade ... they have come together as a community to ensure that law and order be maintained and bring the community together and look to the future rather than the past."
Give them milk! Maybe they will change to white color!:tongue:
