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Chloe Hooper examines the background and circumstances surrounding the death of the Torres Strait Islander man, Cameron Doomadgee (Moordinyi), while in police custody.
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Epigraph: They are and will always remain children, and therefore must be protected, even sometimes against their will. - Annual Report of the Northern Protector of Aboriginals for 1904.
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This essay was written for the Monthly. Hooper's research into Cameron Doomadgee's death later resulted in the publication of her 2008 book, The Tall Man.
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Good Reads
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , July vol. 8 no. 180 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Tall Man 2006 single work essay -
'Refugees from Wild Time'
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Tall Man 2006 single work essay
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'Refugees from Wild Time'
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Tall Man 2006 single work essay -
Good Reads
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , July vol. 8 no. 180 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Tall Man 2006 single work essay
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The Tall Man
The Monthly
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The Tall Man
Subjects:
- Palm Island, Ingham area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
- 2004
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