Aboriginal tent protest - icon or eyesore? (Australia)

04.09.2005 - 05:00
By James Grubel

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The rundown aboriginal protest embassy in the centre of Canberra's political district is an eyesore and that's exactly how the inhabitants like it. <snip>

Aboriginal leaders set up the protest camp in 1972 on the lawn in front of Australia's first national parliament to support their campaign for traditional land rights, declaring the collection of tents and campfires as a "tent embassy".

The tent embassy is Australia's longest continuous protest and has been recognised with national heritage status. <snip>

"It doesn't have a use-by date," he said. "Until proper justice and until the government deals with the true issues then the embassy will always be here, and it will always be an eyesore."

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