The Australian Federal Court this week awarded AUD $220,000 in damages to the Aboriginal community of Palm Island in Queensland, Australia, for being subjected to racial discrimination. The judgement was against both the Government of Queensland and its police force in relation to the police actions in 2004 on Palm Island. The police handling of the death of Cameron Doomadgee and the subsequent protests were found to be racially discriminatory. The action was initiated by a local man, Lex Wotton, who had been jailed for his part in the protests and then banned from speaking to the media.
The Australian Federal Court this week awarded AUD $220,000 in damages to the Aboriginal community of Palm Island in Queensland, Australia, for being subjected to racial discrimination. The judgement was against both the Government of Queensland and its police force in relation to the police actions in 2004 on Palm Island. The police handling of the death of Cameron Doomadgee and the subsequent protests were found to be racially discriminatory. The action was initiated by a local man, Lex Wotton, who had been jailed for his part in the protests and then banned from speaking to the media.
