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In Australia, apartheid is alive and kicking

The richest land on Earth writes Aboriginal people out of history and pushes them to the margins. Like South Africa 30 years ago

Aboriginal elders playing cards in their camp near Alice Springs.

Aboriginal elders playing cards in their camp near Alice Springs.

John Pilger, The Guardian, November 5, 2013

The corridors of the Australian parliament are so white you squint. The sound is hushed; the smell is floor polish. The wooden floors shine so virtuously they reflect the cartoon portraits of prime ministers and rows of Aboriginal paintings, suspended on white walls, their blood and tears invisible. Read the rest of this entry

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