A sad anniversary that should have marked the change that’s needed: the death of 16-year-old Yindjibardi boy, John Pat.
Author Archives: Rodney Dillon
26 January. The date that divides the nation.
Rodney Dillon is a Palawa man from Tasmania and Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Rights Advisor For some people, 26 January means a day of barbecues, of fireworks, of friends and family. A day to celebrate this country. Australia Day. This year, like every year, I wish I could tuck into some prawns, watch those fireworks, and …
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50 years since the 1967 referendum
Saturday 27 May 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum, in which over 90% of Australians voted for a better and more fair country for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The amendments enabled the Commonwealth Government to start officially counting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the census, and gave a …
About our Community is Everything campaign
Rodney Dillon here. I’m an Aboriginal man from Tasmania and I work as an Indigenous Rights Advisor at Amnesty. We launched our Community is Everything campaign in 2015 because we don’t want to see Indigenous kids locked up anymore. We want to see them living in happy, healthy communities, finishing school, getting good jobs and …
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