![]() Two First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria members, Tracey Evans – who is also a member of the Stolen Generations Redress Scheme’s Independent Assesment Panel – and Ngarra Murray, have joined the calls for O’Dwyer to demonstrate her links to Yorta Yorta community. The Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation declined to comment. For her part, O’Dwyer points out she moved to Melbourne some 20 years ago, and her family connections to community were disrupted several generations ago. “It is hereby confirmed that the above named is of Aboriginal Descent, identifies as an Aboriginal and is accepted as such by the community in which they live,” the papers state.Īmong the criticisms made of O’Dwyer on social media are that local communities don’t know her. She holds a Confirmation of Aboriginality from the Njernda Aboriginal Corporation, seen by The Age, which is signed by elders Barbara Day and Richard Ronnan. And I’m just disappointed that my mum has to witness this.” “And there are many fair-skinned Aboriginal people in this country that will for the rest of their lives be learning more and more about their identities. “I’ve never misrepresented or over-represented my heritage. “I know who I am, and I’m proud of who I am,” O’Dwyer told The Age. Yorta Yorta country stretches over a large area on both sides of the Murray River in northern Victoria and southern NSW. Lauren O’Dwyer, whose family hails from Echuca, describes herself as a proud Yorta Yorta woman, tracing her ancestry to her great-grandfather.Īn online campaign, largely led by Aboriginal people, has built over the past week, questioning both O’Dwyer’s Aboriginality and her ties to the Yorta Yorta community. Labor’s candidate for the crucial marginal seat of Richmond has hit out at public questioning of her claim to Yorta Yorta heritage, including from members of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. ‘I know who I am’: Labor candidate hits back over identity questions Skin tone has gone, weight is outta control, the pretty boy impish face put on for the cameras (any camera) is long gone, replaced by a sour visage more in keeping with his outlook.įrom “The Age.” Constitutional recognition and a “Voice to Parliament” should provide quite a few more good laughs. Never mind people under 40 not recognising him, I’m not sure anybody who last image of Hiddins was on TV would be able to recognise him today. In my experience he has one helluva temper, far worse than Slim Dusty’s (& that is saying something) and is unreasonable to the point of jaw-dropping obtuseness. In my opinion, were he on the Cat he’d be the most acidic & loathed commenter here. Les Hiddins is a… complex yet uninteresting character. ![]() Patrol Boat was made before Bush Tucker Man. It is the one Sarah Dugong-Heffalump believed was real. As this site’s most devoted watcher of Sea Patrol (& of Patrol Boat, were it ever to become available ) I can confirm it is a commercial production, aired on Ch 9 (available in full in HD, free on 9Now streaming) ![]()
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