Tag: Palm Island 4815
Govt, Oppn reject Palm Island ban
The Qld Govt and the State Oppn say the Palm Island Council is wrong to ban public servants.[MORE]
Lucas slams Palm Is 'apartheid' vote
Queensland's Deputy Premier has likened the Palm Island Council's decision to ban non-essential visits to the island by public servants to "apartheid".[MORE]
Govt accused of wanting Palm Is prohibition
The Mayor of Palm Island, in north Queensland, has accused the State Government of intentionally stalling a licence application for the community's tavern.[MORE]
Anger aired of impending Palm Is pub closure
The Mayor of Palm Island, off north Queensland, says it is unacceptable that the local community's tavern will be unable to open its doors next week because of delays within the State Government's liquor licensing division.[MORE]
Palm Is considers leisure strip
The Palm Island council says it wants to build a leisure strip like Townsville's Strand, with $100,000 in funds it has received from the Federal Government.[MORE]
Palm Island police report due within week
A report on police action on Palm Island following a 2004 death in custody will go to the CMC within a week.[MORE]
Rodeo out to buck Palm Island's bad news image
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Palm Island locals say there is renewed spirit in the community after its first rodeo in 32 years.[MORE]
Palm Island rodeo a 'welcome relief'
Organisers of the first rodeo in 30 years at a north Queensland Aboriginal community say the event could provide a turning point for Palm Island.[MORE]
Palm Island rodeo a time to heal
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Rodeo riders are heading to Palm Island for the Aboriginal community's first rodeo in 32 years.[MORE]
Palm Is Mayor seeks 'truth' over Mulrunji death
The Mayor of Palm Island, off north Queensland, says there are still too many unanswered questions about the 2004 death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee and the events that followed his death. [MORE]
Palm Island royal commission request lodged
The Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Mike Reynolds, has lodged a petition calling for a royal commission into recent events on Palm Island, off Townsville.[MORE]
Time to move on says Palm Is Mayor
The Mayor of Palm Island, in north Queensland, says a chapter has closed on the island's history, but not the whole book.[MORE]
Aboriginal leader criticises Wotton sentence
Tom Calma has described the jailing of Palm Island man Lex Patrick Wotton as a sad day for all Indigenous people.[MORE]
Wotton jailed for 6 years for Palm Is riot
Lex Patrick Wotton has been jailed for six years for inciting a riot on Palm Island off north Qld in 2004.[MORE]
Wotton faces Palm Is riot sentencing
Convicted Palm Island rioter Lex Patrick Wotton will be sentenced in the Townsville District Court this morning.[MORE]
Palm Island Mayor urges citizen awards
The Palm Island Mayor wants Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to present honours to residents who helped quell the violence during the 2004 riots sparked by a local death-in-custody.[MORE]
Police gather to support Palm Island bravery awards
About 150 police have gathered in Townsville to support colleagues getting bravery awards after the Palm Island riot.[MORE]
Security crackdown for Palm Is police bravery awards
Security is expected to be tight today in Townsville, in north Queensland, as 22 police officers are presented with bravery awards for their courage during the 2004 Palm Island riot. [MORE]
Indigenous protesters demonstrate in Brisbane
Indigenous protesters have gathered in Brisbane, venting their anger on a range of issues.[MORE]
Bravery awards 'knock Aboriginal-police ties back a decade'
The Mayor of Palm Island says the move to go ahead with police bravery awards is a blow for Aboriginal-police relationships.[MORE]
Bligh plays down Spence Palm Is snub
Qld Premier Anna Bligh plays down Police Minister Judy Spence cancelling a trip to Palm Island.[MORE]
Spence unwelcome says Palm Is Mayor
Police Minister Judy Spence has cancelled her trip to Palm Island because the Mayor says she is not welcome.[MORE]
Reynolds calls for riot bravery awards to be postponed
Qld MP Mike Reynolds is calling for bravery awards for police on Palm Island during riots be postponed.[MORE]
Forum hears anger over Palm Is bravery awards
North Queensland Indigenous community leaders last night expressed their disgust at Queensland police plans to honour officers who were on Palm Island during the 2004 riot.[MORE]
Concerns raised over Palm Is police bravery awards
The Mayor of Palm Island in north Queensland says every member of his community deserves a bravery award for rebuilding their lives after the 2004 riot.[MORE]
