Does the media fail Aboriginal political aspirations? asp merchandise Cover photograph of Daisy Smith

Cover photograph of Daisy Smith with her daughter Valma

Released September 2014

two mountains east of Warrmarn that were Gija and Miriwoong speaking men in dreamtime

(photograph by Maggie Brady)

Does the media fail Aboriginal political aspirations? asp merchandise Cover photograph of Daisy SmithFor too long Australia's media has failed to communicate Aboriginal political aspirations. This unique study of key Aboriginal initiatives seeking self determination and justice reveals a history of media procrastination and denial. A team of Aboriginal and non Aboriginal researchers examine 45 years of media responses to these initiatives, from the 1972 Larrakia petition to the Queen seeking land rights and treaties, to the desire for recognition