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'''Corina Abraham''' is a [[Whadjuk|Whadjuk Noongar]] woman. In 2016 she challenged the [[Western Australian Government]] for failure in procedural fairness during its change to the Aboriginal Heritage status of the land to be impacted by the extension to [[Roe Highway]] known as [[Roe 8]]. |
'''Corina Patricia Abraham'''<ref name=2016WASC0269>{{citation|url=http://decisions.justice.wa.gov.au/Supreme/supdcsn.nsf/PDFJudgments-WebVw/2016WASC0269/$FILE/2016WASC0269.pdf|title=Abraham -v- The Hon Peter Charles Collier MLC, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs [2016] WASC 269|page=1|date=24 August 2016|publisher=Supreme Court of Western Australia|accessdate=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401185843/http://decisions.justice.wa.gov.au/Supreme/supdcsn.nsf/PDFJudgments-WebVw/2016WASC0269/$FILE/2016WASC0269.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[Whadjuk|Whadjuk Noongar]] woman. In 2016, she challenged the [[Western Australian Government]] for failure in procedural fairness during its change to the Aboriginal Heritage status of the land to be impacted by the extension to [[Roe Highway]] known as [[Roe 8]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Abraham is a custodian of the Whadjuk Noongar people descended from the [[Beeliar people|Beeliar]] Whudjuk Noongar tribe.<ref name=letter/> She |
Abraham is a custodian of the Whadjuk Noongar people descended from the [[Beeliar people|Beeliar]] Whudjuk Noongar tribe.<ref name=letter/> She traces her family back many generations, and is directly related to [[Calyute]], one of the few survivors of the [[Pinjarra massacre]].<ref name=herald>{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Steve|title=ROE 8 The fight of my life|url=https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2016/04/01/roe-8-the-fight-of-my-life/|accessdate=2 April 2016|work=Fremantle Herald|date=1 April 2016}}</ref> Her grandfather is Reverend [[Sealin Garlett]].<ref name="scott">{{cite web|title=The community campaign to fight Roe 8|url=http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/video/community-campaign-fight-roe-8|website=Scott Ludlam Greens MP|accessdate=2 April 2016|archive-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426093658/http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/video/community-campaign-fight-roe-8|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1997 Abraham, along with a number of other indigenous artists of the [[Djidij Djidji Arts Group]], created a piece of artwork using [[linocut]] print, which is part of the [[City of Melville]]'s art collection.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Melville Art Collection|url=http://www.melvillecity.com.au/plogger/index.php?level=picture&id=11|publisher=City of Melville|accessdate=2 April 2016|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305134008/http://www.melvillecity.com.au/plogger/index.php?level=picture&id=11|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2010 Abraham was co-chair of the [[City of Cockburn]] Aboriginal Advisory committee.<ref name="Pressure on to stop freeway">{{cite news|last1=Boase|first1=Ken|title=Pressure on to stop freeway|url=http://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/digitised_collections/the_koori_mail/475.pdf?width=900&height=800&iframe=true|accessdate=21 April 2016|work=Koori Mail|issue=edition 475|date=5 May 2010|page=15|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204304/https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/digitised_collections/the_koori_mail/475.pdf?width=900&height=800&iframe=true|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Abraham was the [[Socialist Alliance (Australia)|Socialist Alliance]] candidate for the [[electoral district of Willagee]] in the [[2017 Western Australian state election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WA Election 2017: Willagee|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa-election-2017/guide/will/|website=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=25 February 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225111345/http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa-election-2017/guide/will/|archivedate=25 February 2017 |url-status=live}} {{webarchive|format=addlarchives|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225212302/http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa-election-2017/guide/will/|date=25 February 2017}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1997 Abraham, along with a number of other indigenous artists of the [[Djidij Djidji Arts Group]], created a piece of artwork using [[linocut]] print, which is part of the [[City of Melville]]'s art collection.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Melville Art Collection|url=http://www.melvillecity.com.au/plogger/index.php?level=picture&id=11|publisher=City of Melville|accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Abraham has [[type 2 diabetes]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2017/05/26/friends-step-up-for-whadjuk-warrior/|title=Friends step up for Whadjuk warrior|newspaper=Fremantle Herald|date=2017-05-26|access-date=2022-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialist-alliance.org/2017-western-australia-state-election/corina-abraham|title=Corina Abraham|publisher=Socialist Alliance|access-date=2022-12-30}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2010 Abraham was co-chair of the [[City of Cockburn]] Aboriginal Advisory committee.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boase|first1=Ken|title=Pressure on to stop freeway|url=http://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/digitised_collections/the_koori_mail/475.pdf?width=900&height=800&iframe=true|accessdate=21 April 2016|work=Koori Mail|issue=edition 475 |
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== Opposition to Roe 8 == |
== Opposition to Roe 8 == |
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[[File:Roe 8 221115-108.JPG|thumb|Protestors at Bibra Lake, 22 November 2015. |
[[File:Roe 8 221115-108.JPG|thumb|Protestors at Bibra Lake, 22 November 2015. Abraham is wearing a blue shirt; she is in the centre of this photo behind the white sign with "Say no to Roe 8".]] |
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In May 2014 the Barnett Government announced that the [[Perth Freight Link]] would go ahead; there had already been considerable concern over the plan's first section, an extension to [[Roe Highway]] known as [[Roe 8]], that would run through the [[Beeliar Wetlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Perth Freight Link a boost for WA industry |
In May 2014 the Barnett Government announced that the [[Perth Freight Link]] would go ahead; there had already been considerable concern over the plan's first section, an extension to [[Roe Highway]] known as [[Roe 8]], that would run through the [[Beeliar Wetlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Perth Freight Link a boost for WA industry|work=Media Statements|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/05/Perth-Freight-Link-a-boost-for-WA-industry.aspx|publisher=Government of Western Australia|accessdate=3 April 2016|date=19 May 2014|archive-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127101413/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/05/Perth-Freight-Link-a-boost-for-WA-industry.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Abraham has publicly opposed the Roe 8 extension.<ref name=herald/><ref>{{Cite AV media|title=No Roe 8 Rally 2011 Elders|publisher=YouTube|publication-date=18 August 2011|time=4:12|time-caption=Abraham begins speaking at|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRk18MxVjQ}}</ref><ref name="Pressure on to stop freeway"/> |
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On 2 December 2015 Senator [[Scott Ludlum]] read a letter to the [[Australian Senate]], written by Abraham to the [[Prime Minister of Australia]] opposing the Perth Freight link, in particular the area to be impacted by Roe 8. The letter is a plea to the newly appointed Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]] for help and intervention; it starts by describing Abraham's position and standing within the Noongar community. She speaks of the significance of the area, of its connections to the Noongar [[dreamtime]], local mythology and its ecological importance, which the freight link would disrupt.<ref name="scott" /> |
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{{blockquote|Beelier Wetlands plays a significant role in the creation of "our" Dreaming and Mythological stories, in particular the story of "Our Wargle" otherwise known as Our Rainbow Serpent. It plays an important spiritual role in maintaining the health of these local waterways.<ref name=letter>[http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/sites/default/files/c_abraham_-_the_honorable_dr_malcolm_turnbull_prime_minister_30-11-15.pdf Letter from Corina Abraham to the Prime Minister of Australia], 30 November 2015</ref>}} |
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Abraham then discusses the archaeological findings about the area, focusing on the [[chert]] objects and noting that all known sources of chert for the region have been inaccessible for over 6000 years, since the Indian Ocean flooded parts of the [[Swan Coastal Plain]]. The sites where these were found were documented and registered on the national record according to the Aboriginal Heritage Act; in June 2015 the Barnett Government removed these sites from the record to facilitate the necessary approvals for the Roe 8 project.<ref name="caama">{{cite web|title=Traditional owners continue to challenge the Aboriginal heritage approval for a major highway extension in WA|url=http://caama.com.au/news/2016/traditional-owners-continue-to-challenge-the-aboriginal-heritage-approval-for-a-major-highway-extension-in-wa|publisher=Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association|accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="scott" /> |
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{{blockquote|I believe if you took a short time to read the documented historical recorded factual information, which is readily available. You will start to question the process and the manipulating, disrespect and lack of cultural respect to the custodians and direct descendents of the Beelier Whadjuk Noongars, the actions our West Australian Government took in ensuring this project gets the necessary Federal funding and approvals it requires to complete Roe 8.<ref name=letter />}} |
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On 2 December 2015 Senator [[Scott Ludlam]] read a letter to the [[Australian Senate]], written by Abraham to the [[Prime Minister of Australia]] about the Perth Freight link, in particular the area to be impacted by Roe 8.<ref name="scott"/> The letter is a plea to the newly appointed Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]] for intervention, in which she describes the cultural and historical significance of the wetlands to the Noongar people. She also expresses her concern about the removal of sites from the [[Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia)|Department of Aboriginal Affairs]] registry and the West Australian Government's "manipulating, disrespect and lack of cultural respect to the ... Beelier Whadjuk Noongars".<ref name=letter>[http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/sites/default/files/c_abraham_-_the_honorable_dr_malcolm_turnbull_prime_minister_30-11-15.pdf Letter from Corina Abraham to the Prime Minister of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714072122/http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/sites/default/files/c_abraham_-_the_honorable_dr_malcolm_turnbull_prime_minister_30-11-15.pdf |date=14 July 2017 }}, 30 November 2015</ref> |
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Abraham concluded by again asking the Prime Minister to consider alternative proposals put forward and protect the area not only for Noongar people to but for all future generations of Western Australians.<ref name="scott" /> |
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===WA Supreme Court writs=== |
===WA Supreme Court writs=== |
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On 30 March 2016 Greg McIntyre QC |
On 30 March 2016 Greg McIntyre QC (the lawyer who also commenced the [[Mabo v Queensland (No 2)|Mabo case]]), acting [[pro bono]] for Abraham,<ref name=herald/> lodged writs in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The writs alleged that Minister of Aboriginal Affairs [[Peter Collier (politician)|Peter Collier]] and the [[Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia)|Department of Aboriginal Affairs]] cultural committee denied procedural fairness to Abraham when it failed to consult her. The failure occurred because Abraham was a party to original consultation that recognised the significance of the area.<ref name="herald" /><ref name="caama">{{cite web|title=Traditional owners continue to challenge the Aboriginal heritage approval for a major highway extension in WA|url=http://caama.com.au/news/2016/traditional-owners-continue-to-challenge-the-aboriginal-heritage-approval-for-a-major-highway-extension-in-wa|publisher=Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association|accessdate=2 April 2016|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419053414/http://caama.com.au/news/2016/traditional-owners-continue-to-challenge-the-aboriginal-heritage-approval-for-a-major-highway-extension-in-wa|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 August 2016 the Supreme Court dismissed Abraham's challenge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-24/roe-8-perth-freight-link-aboriginal-heritage-appeal-thrown-out/7780698|title=Perth Freight Link: Roe 8 Aboriginal heritage appeal thrown out|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|author=Irena Ceranic|date=24 August 2016|accessdate=27 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=2016WASC0269/> |
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[[Category:Australian indigenous rights activists]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:05, 13 May 2024
Corina Patricia Abraham | |
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 Abraham at a protest at Bibra Lake. | |
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Corina Patricia Abraham[1] is a Whadjuk Noongar woman. In 2016, she challenged the Western Australian Government for failure in procedural fairness during its change to the Aboriginal Heritage status of the land to be impacted by the extension to Roe Highway known as Roe 8.
Personal life
[edit]Abraham is a custodian of the Whadjuk Noongar people descended from the Beeliar Whudjuk Noongar tribe.[2] She traces her family back many generations, and is directly related to Calyute, one of the few survivors of the Pinjarra massacre.[3] Her grandfather is Reverend Sealin Garlett.[4]
In 1997 Abraham, along with a number of other indigenous artists of the Djidij Djidji Arts Group, created a piece of artwork using linocut print, which is part of the City of Melville's art collection.[5]
In 2010 Abraham was co-chair of the City of Cockburn Aboriginal Advisory committee.[6]
Abraham was the Socialist Alliance candidate for the electoral district of Willagee in the 2017 Western Australian state election.[7]
Abraham has type 2 diabetes.[8][9]
Opposition to Roe 8
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In May 2014 the Barnett Government announced that the Perth Freight Link would go ahead; there had already been considerable concern over the plan's first section, an extension to Roe Highway known as Roe 8, that would run through the Beeliar Wetlands.[10]
Abraham has publicly opposed the Roe 8 extension.[3][11][6]
On 2 December 2015 Senator Scott Ludlam read a letter to the Australian Senate, written by Abraham to the Prime Minister of Australia about the Perth Freight link, in particular the area to be impacted by Roe 8.[4] The letter is a plea to the newly appointed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for intervention, in which she describes the cultural and historical significance of the wetlands to the Noongar people. She also expresses her concern about the removal of sites from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs registry and the West Australian Government's "manipulating, disrespect and lack of cultural respect to the ... Beelier Whadjuk Noongars".[2]
WA Supreme Court writs
[edit]On 30 March 2016 Greg McIntyre QC (the lawyer who also commenced the Mabo case), acting pro bono for Abraham,[3] lodged writs in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The writs alleged that Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Peter Collier and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs cultural committee denied procedural fairness to Abraham when it failed to consult her. The failure occurred because Abraham was a party to original consultation that recognised the significance of the area.[3][12] On 24 August 2016 the Supreme Court dismissed Abraham's challenge.[13][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Abraham -v- The Hon Peter Charles Collier MLC, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs [2016] WASC 269 (PDF), Supreme Court of Western Australia, 24 August 2016, p. 1, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018, retrieved 27 August 2016
- ^ a b Letter from Corina Abraham to the Prime Minister of Australia Archived 14 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, 30 November 2015
- ^ a b c d Grant, Steve (1 April 2016). "ROE 8 The fight of my life". Fremantle Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b "The community campaign to fight Roe 8". Scott Ludlam Greens MP. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "City of Melville Art Collection". City of Melville. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b Boase, Ken (5 May 2010). "Pressure on to stop freeway" (PDF). Koori Mail. No. edition 475. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "WA Election 2017: Willagee". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Additional archives: 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Friends step up for Whadjuk warrior". Fremantle Herald. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Corina Abraham". Socialist Alliance. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Perth Freight Link a boost for WA industry". Media Statements. Government of Western Australia. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ No Roe 8 Rally 2011 Elders. YouTube. 18 August 2011. Abraham begins speaking at 4:12.
- ^ "Traditional owners continue to challenge the Aboriginal heritage approval for a major highway extension in WA". Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Irena Ceranic (24 August 2016). "Perth Freight Link: Roe 8 Aboriginal heritage appeal thrown out". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2016.