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This book is a tribute to the resilience, determination, patience and tolerance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait People in Queensland. In a series of short yarns about the battles in the justice and political systems, this book exposes the cruelty and hypocrisy of the ruling elite of Australia in pursuing policies of segregation and marginalisation. While Australia pointed the finger at South Africa, it maintianed the same policies for Indigenous Australians. The book is not a history, a biography or a legal anthropological text. It is an easy read for those wanting to understand the recent past. The author has had the advantage of being privy to the tragedies and dramas of Indigenous people in this state, as well as their humour and humanity. The word “”agitator”” was applied politically and judicially to any of them who sought justice. In a celebrated Hight Court case involving Percy Neal, Justice Lionel Murphy opined that, without agitators””there would be no advance towards civilisation””. These are the stories of the adventures of the brave agitators, to share with people of good heart.
First edition 2019, cardcover, 320 pages, BW`photos