Dimensions
152 x 230 x 15mm
In November 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgees tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. This led to the first prosecution of a Queensland police officer in relation to a death in custody. Despite prolonged media attention, much of it negative and full of stereotypes, few Australians know the turbulent history of Australias Alcatraz, a political prison set up to exile Queenslands troublesome blacks. In Palm Island, Joanne Watson gives the first substantial history of the island from pre‐contact to the present, set against a background of some of the most explosive episodes in Queensland history. Palm Island, often heart‐wrenching and at times uplifting, is a study in the dynamics of power and
privilege, and how it is resisted.
