Director David MacDougall, Judith MacDougall
Country/Production Australia
Release 1980
Length 90 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Australia, Queensland / Pacific
Ethnic Group Aurukun Aboriginals, Australians
Collection MacDougall
Order No RAI-200.142
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On March 13, 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of Aurukun Aboriginal Reserve from the Uniting Church. The people of Aurukun complained bitterly, fearing that the state was merely seeking easier access to rich bauxite deposits on their Reserve. When the Federal Government took the side of the Aborigines the stage was set for a national confrontation, which soon became front-page news across Australia.
