Magistrates Court apology to indigenous people supported

The President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, Ian Dearden, today supported the proposed apology to indigenous people to be delivered by Chief Magistrate Diane Fingleton on behalf of the Queensland magistracy. In doing so, Mr Dearden rejected the reported criticism from Chief Justice Paul de Jersey that the move was “not a proper use of the court”.

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Inquiry into remote aboriginal community violence & alcoholism supported

The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) today supported Police Commissioner
Jim O'Sullivan's call for an inquiry into violence and alcoholism in remote Queensland Aboriginal communities.

QCCL Vice-President Terry O'Gorman said that the recent valuable series of articles by the
Courier Mail highlighted a problem which had not been appreciated by him or the Executive of the QCCL until recently.

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Annual Report of the President Ian Dearden - AGM 15 March 1995

Annual report of the President delivered at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 March 1995

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, MATT FOLEY - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 26 NOVEMBER 1985

Annual Report of the President Matt Foley - 26 November 1985.

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