Stolen Wages Queensland campaign 

Stolen Wages Update #6 (April 05)
Latest Fact sheet - Aug 03 - [PDF - 1031K]
Stolen Wages Postcard campaign - HTML
Speech by Dr Ros Kidd - 10 Dec 2003

ANTaR is helping Indigenous Queensland workers fight for justice through its Stolen Wages campaign.

Thousands of Aboriginal workers across several generations lost an estimated $500 million because of the Queensland Governments' negligence, through diverting withheld wages to raise government revenue, and through misuse of Trust monies.

The Beattie Government has made an offer of $55 million as settlement, but this is only a tiny fraction of the "stolen wages" and former workers have declared the offer inadequate.

The issue also has national implications because many of the discriminatory practices in Queensland were also carried out in other states.

A fact sheet, news articles and campaign resources are available.

You can help to achieve justice for the affected Indigenous workers.

Check out the links at the top of this page>>

Please write personal letters to any or all of the addresses listed below indicating that the financial settlements on offer to indigenous Queenslanders are grossly inadequate and unjust. Remember to include your postal addresses. Contact telephone number(s) are required for letters to newspapers.

It would be helpful if you could also send a copy of your letter to ANTaR Queensland (details below).

You can also support the current national postcard campaign.

WRITE TO:

(1) Premier Peter Beattie
Hon Peter Beattie MP
Premier and Minister for Trade
PO Box 185
BRISBANE ALBERT STREET QLD 4002
Email: thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au
Fax: (07) 3224 4500

(2) Minister Judy Spence.
Hon Judy Spence MP
Minister for Families and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Minister for Disability Services
GPO Box 806
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Email: ATSIP@ministerial.qld.gov.au
Fax: (07) 3210 2190

(3) Letters to the Editor.
It is suggested that you refer to a maximum of two points only from the Stolen Wages fact sheets to keep your letter brief.

The Courier-Mail
GPO Box 130
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Fax: (07) 3666 6690
Email: cmletters@qnp.newsltd.com.au

The Australian
GPO Box 4162
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Fax: 02 9288 2824 or 02 9288 3077
Email: letters@theaustralian.com.au (no attachments).

Further information

See separate Fact Sheet

Or contact:
ANTaR Qld Association Inc
Murri Mura Centre, 27 Cordelia Street,
South Brisbane Qld 4101
Phone: (07) 3844 9800
Fax: (07) 3844 9562
Email: antarqld@dovenetq.net.au
ANTaR QLD website