Aboriginal Arrests Amid King Charles Sydney Visit: The Stats Behind Ongoing Indigenous Struggles

Govind Tekale

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Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton's arrest outside Sydney Opera House during King Charles's visit turns spotlight on centuries-old wounds.

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What sparked Senator Lidia Thorpe's dramatic Parliament confrontation with security that shocked fellow lawmakers?

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Indigenous protesters demand return of stolen lands, national treaty, and repatriation of ancestral remains from British institutions.

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Behind the protests: Indigenous Australians face 15-year lower life expectancy and higher incarceration rates than non-Indigenous population.

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Police van tension mounts as onlookers applaud arrested Indigenous protester at Sydney Opera House royal ceremony.

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Nellie Pollard-Wharton watches father's arrest: "We need to keep resisting for treaties, rights, and stopping deaths in custody."

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While King Charles meets Aboriginal elders in Redfern, protesters outside voice 200+ years of unresolved grievances.

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From 1991's Deaths in Custody Commission to 2012's Constitutional recognition: Why do Indigenous communities still await justice?

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Australian Constitution remains silent on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' unique status - what's blocking progress?

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