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Stolen wages: Northern Territory class action will hold the Commonwealth to account

  • Written by Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Stolen wages: Northern Territory class action will hold the Commonwealth to accountAlan Lambert, CC BY-SA

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On August 23 1966, Vincent Lingiari and his fellow Aboriginal stock workers walked off the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory. Their action, in pursuit of fair working conditions, wages and land, was supported by unions across the country,...

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