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recalling a tempest far away,
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This review is from: Noonkanbah: Whose land, whose law (Unbound)
Sobering to think that it has been well over 25 years since Noonkanbah burst onto the Australian political scence. Hawke wrote his book just a few years after the events were still fresh in many Australians' memories. He shows us one view of the conflict. Basically, it was all over land, and the uses to which the land could be put. Was Noonkanbah really sacred to the local Aborigines? Should they have had a veto on mining exploration to be done? Was this counterbalanced by the opportunity for jobs to be created if viable mineral or oil deposits were found?Hawke describes how Noonkanbah became a cause celebre for several years on the Left. Especially of course in Western Australia. No surprise that the book comes from a Freo press. I recall watching rallies on local campuses, when speakers would wax indignant at the so-called perfidies of Charles Court's state government and the federal counterparts in Malcolm Fraser's administration. Ironic, as nowadays Fraser's policies are generally considered quite moderate. Certainly, Aborigines were dealt awful historical injustices. Given that all of WA was once theirs, for them to have a veto on what is a small, arid area of land was not unreasonable. Plus another reason that they managed to even retain Noonkanbah was that white farmers considerd the land unviable for farming. Some readers can see the book as a prelude to much larger, more pivotal decisions in the 90s and noughties concerning native title. Especially Mabo.
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