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  • Jackie and Geraldine sleeping on a mattress in front of the house they recently moved into in Kennedy Hill. 'We like to sleep here as there's a nice breeze', inside the house it's too hot"  'This is how we live..'<br />
 Kennedy Hill, Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros
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  • early morning in Kennedy Hill , groups of people sleeping in - around the street in Kennedy Hill
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  • Oval in Broome at 5.30 am
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  • Audrey washing clothes in Kennedy Hill
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  • Audrey watching tv in Kennedy Hill in bonded house. electricity is working water keeps going and plumbing is f*** people live outside this house mostly
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  • Audrey watching tv in Kennedy Hill
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  • breakfast Billy can with lots of teabags and beacon on fire
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  • squatters in kennedy Hill cooing breakfast-left is egg she is also on dialysis in broome Eggi and Loraine
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  • Martina, Ralph Eggi (Esther's mum) eggi is on dialysis  and Loraine, having breakfast in Kennedy Hill
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  • early morning scene, people sleeping outside along the street in Kennedy Hill, as they like the breeze, to hot inside and no air, overcrowded , many people in -outside the house , creates stress and arguments
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  • early morning scene, people sleeping outside along the street in Kennedy Hill, as they like the breeze, to hot inside and no air, overcrowded , many people in -outside the house , creates stress and arguments
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  • This house is worse than the last condemned house, Elaine has left the house, her daughters still live here, but for how long>? the place is FUCKED said Chrissy to me this morning...
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  • food-leftovers-(grandmother) is stressed and has a very hard time dealing with it all and thinking of moving out, re untidy, no more interest in cleaning etc..
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  • This house is worse than the last condemned house, Elaine has left the house, her daughters still live here, but for how long>? the place is FUCKED said Chrissy to me this morning...
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  • Elaine (daughter of passed boss) standing with her partner Kingsley at a fence which blocks of the end part at road at Kennedy Hill. as now the 2 old men both have passed, Elaine finds it hard to keep up the fight to preserve this community, as her father did (fight against local Shire) now shire is connected another road and having plans to make a 1.3 $ platform behind this community for tourist purposes, also shire plans to put caravan bays along the rd (4) , is this the end of this community (I think it is!)
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  • Latest development in kennedy Hill, the local shire finally gots it's way to 'connect'athe road through kennedy Hill, I believe this is the first step to more development, I have seen the plans and the local shire, next step will be caravan bays and dump in this little street , than a 1.3 million dollar platform and a fence around the community... Elaine L() and partner have left kennedy Hill, as her father passed away in december, it does not look good a all for the community! this is pristine land, pristine $$$
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  • This house is worse than the last condemned house, Elaine has left the house, her daughters still live here, but for how long>? the place is FUCKED said Chrissy to me this morning...
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  • This house is worse than the last condemned house, Elaine has left the house, her daughters still live here, but for how long>? the place is FUCKED said Chrissy to me this morning...
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  • “Many Aboriginal people are appalled and shocked by the decision of the Premier of Western Australia —Colin Barnett– about his decisions to close at least 100 communities in Western Australia.” <br />
Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia posing with Australian award-winning Photojournalist Ingetje Tadros  who has spent four years working with Aboriginal people and has been documenting their confronting daily lives within their communities. The Premier mentioned that the safety of the children is his biggest concern and that he will not bulldoze all communities, but they can't all stay either. Broome, Western Australia<br />
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On a personal note I like to say, that I do not trust this whole show, as somehow my gutt feeling says that Kennedy Hill is not on the safe list, if it's not through closure by Barnett it might be the local Shire, as 'hey Kennedy Hill is on 'pristine' Real Estate.....' and I do trust my inner-gut feeling.....I really hope I am wrong this time!
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  • “Many Aboriginal people are appalled and shocked by the decision of the Premier of Western Australia —Colin Barnett– about his decisions to close at least 100 communities in Western Australia.” <br />
Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia posing with Australian award-winning Photojournalist Ingetje Tadros  who has spent four years working with Aboriginal people and has been documenting their confronting daily lives within their communities. The Premier mentioned that the safety of the children is his biggest concern and that he will not bulldoze all communities, but they can't all stay either. Broome, Western Australia<br />
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On a personal note I like to say, that I do not trust this whole show, as somehow my gutt feeling says that Kennedy Hill is not on the safe list, if it's not through closure by Barnett it might be the local Shire, as 'hey Kennedy Hill is on 'pristine' Real Estate.....' and I do trust my inner-gut feeling.....I really hope I am wrong this time!
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  • "I am really against fracking", was one of the first things<br />
‘Billy’ Stuart Ah Choo (L) said to Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, (2nd L) while talking outside Billy's home in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community in the centre of Broome. The Premier is on a 2 1/2 tour through the Kimberley. "We have been visiting Communities and we will not all bulldoze them down, my priority is that the children are safe, but not all communities can stay." said the Premier. Broome, Western Australia (R) Rodney Wiggan ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • "I am really against fracking", was one of the first things<br />
‘Billy’ Stuart Ah Choo (L) said to Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, (2nd L)while talking outside Billy's home in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community in the centre of Broome. The Premier is on a 2 1/2 tour through the Kimberley. "We have been visiting Communities and we will not all bulldoze them down, my priority is that the children are safe, but not all communities can stay." said the Premier. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • "I am really against fracking", was one of the first things<br />
‘Billy’ Stuart Ah Choo (L) said to Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, (2nd L)while talking outside Billy's home in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community in the centre of Broome. The Premier is on a 2 1/2 tour through the Kimberley. "We have been visiting Communities and we will not all bulldoze them down, my priority is that the children are safe, but not all communities can stay." said the Premier. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • "I am really against fracking", was one of the first things<br />
‘Billy’ Stuart Ah Choo (L) said to Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, (2nd L)while talking outside Billy's home in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community in the centre of Broome. The Premier is on a 2 1/2 tour through the Kimberley. "We have been visiting Communities and we will not all bulldoze them down, my priority is that the children are safe, but not all communities can stay." said the Premier. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Rodney Wiggan (2nd R) showing Colin Barnett, (2nd L) Premier of Western Australia, his community Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome. Colin Barnett recently announced that over 100 Aboriginal Communities will be closed in WA due to lack of funding. "This community looks well under control" was one of the Premier's comments. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Rodney Wiggan (2nd R) showing Colin Barnett, (2nd L) Premier of Western Australia, his community Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome. Colin Barnett recently announced that over 100 Aboriginal Communities will be closed in WA due to lack of funding. "This community looks well under control" was one of the Premier's comments. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Rodney Wiggan (2nd R) showing Colin Barnett, (2nd L) Premier of Western Australia, his community Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome. Colin Barnett recently announced that over 100 Aboriginal Communities will be closed in WA due to lack of funding. "This community looks well under control" was one of the Premier's comments. Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • "The main reason is that the children are safe, we won't bulldoze all Aboriginal Communities, but they can't all stay, mentioned Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia, during a brief visit in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Sardie and Mia, posing with Chrissy Wiggan, Kennedy Hill’s 88-year-old Elder Roy Hunter Wiggan, Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia and Rodney Wiggan, (L-R) during a brief visit in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome, WA. "The main reason is that the children are safe, we won't bulldoze all Aboriginal Communities, but they can't all stay, mentioned the Premier. Broome, Western Australia ©ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia (2nd R) shaking hands with Kennedy Hill’s 88-year-old Elder Roy Hunter Wiggan (L) during a brief visit in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome.<br />
The Premier is visiting Communities to get more of a feel this regarding his recent announcement to close over 100+ Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia. Barnett mentioned, "We won't close them all down, but the safety of the children is our first priority." "This community looks nice and well under control." <br />
Elder Roy Hunter Wiggan (L) mentioned he was very happy with the visit, "it was talking to a brother." Broome,Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia (2nd R) giving Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community, in the town centre of Broome, a brief visit, to have a quick look around, regarding the recent announced Community Closures. "Barnett said, "We won't close them all down, but the safety of the children is our first priority." "This community looks nice and well under control." <br />
(2nd L) Kennedy Hill’s 88-year-old Elder Roy Hunter Wiggan (L) mentioned he was very happy with the visit, "it was talking to a brother." "the Premier mentioned to me that I should not give and should keep fighting." Broome,Western Australia©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia (R) talking to Kennedy Hill’s 88-year-old Elder Roy Hunter Wiggan (L) during a brief visit in Kennedy Hill, a small Aboriginal Community in Broome's town-centre, discussing Community Closures. Barnett's comment was "I am just coming to have a look, we won't just bulldoze communities down, but they can't all stay." Broome, Western Australia ©Ingetje Tadros/Diimex
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  • "This is our home, they can not move us from our home", Elsi Tiggan said while sitting outside her home in Wangkatjungka, WA.
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  • 'This is our home, we no going nowhere!'<br />
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Julia Lawford, and Elsi Tiggan (R),sitting in front of their home in Wangatjunka.<br />
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Julia and Elsi make beautiful jewellery form bush nuts.
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  • Rena Mung playing cards outside her home in Frog Hollow Community. 29 June 2015. Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia.<br />
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'This is how we live." This was the first thing I was told by Sophie Mung when I saw Rena playing cards.<br />
 I visited the small community of Frog Hollow which is a small Aboriginal community nestled in the bush between Halls Creek and Warmun, with a population of about 50. It's a small and very beautiful community.<br />
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It along with approximately 100-150 Aboriginal communities in Western Australia is part of a sweeping government policy of settlement closure and dissolution of Indigenous Australian communities.<br />
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This was such a lovely and peaceful moment.<br />
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  • "They had no more use for Aboriginal people," this is one of the first things Hityer Gordon said when I met him.<br />
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Hityer told me his story of when he was born in the desert a place called Lewis Creek and how the families got rounded up, like cattle, where they all had to work on the cattle station at Gordon Downs, just out of Ringers Oak. The government closed it down and the people got moved to the place what now is called Balgo. " Now They have no more use for Aboriginal people.." <br />
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Recently the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, committed to closing down approximately 150 remote Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia. What will the future be? 29 June 2015. Kununurra, WA, Australia <br />
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  • Hityer Gordon sits outside his house in Kununurra, Western Australia, unsure of the future of many of the smaller Aboriginal communities in Western Australia’s vast north after the state’s government announced it would look to close many of the smaller communities because the Government considers them unviable. ©Ingetje Tadros
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  • "I miss the bush, the fishing, the hunting", said Anthony Clark, as we walked the last 6 km to Oombulgurri. <br />
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Oombulgurri is an Aboriginal community in the East of the Kimberley, with a population of 107 (in 2006) Before this time over 400 people used to live here.<br />
In 2011, the families from Oombulgurri were evicted from their homes after the government of Western Australia deemed the community "unviable".<br />
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"We are not allowed to go back." Is what I heard over and over again. As I (Ingetje Tadros) am documenting Aboriginal stories for over a few years and heard about this story, I felt I needed to do something and after a few months of getting contacts and organising I hired a boat from Wyndham, (it took 1 2/2 hr) and 6 km's of walking and took 5 people back to their homeland. These five people had not been back since their community was demolished. This trip was an emotional trip and full of anxiety but when we arrived on their land there was a sense of homecoming too. We spent all day walking around but felt very sad as most houses where gone, just empty spaces. A bizarre feeling. 28 June 2016, Oombulgurri,WA, Australia.<br />
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  • "It's worser to live in town as there is excess to grog and ganja, houses are overcrowded and now there are suicide too", said Anthony Clark while taking the 1 2/2 hr boat trip back to Oombulgurri.<br />
(L-R Fiona Unchngoo,Geraldine Mitchell and Anthony Clark) <br />
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Oombulgurri is an Aboriginal community in the East of the Kimberley, with a population of 107 (in 2006) Before this time over 400 people used to live here.<br />
In 2011, the families from Oombulgurri were evicted from their homes after the government of Western Australia deemed the community "unviable".<br />
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"We are not allowed to go back." Is what I heard over and over again. As I (Ingetje Tadros) am documenting Aboriginal stories for over a few years and heard about this story, I felt I needed to do something and after a few months of getting contacts and organising I hired a boat from Wyndham, (it took 1 2/2 hr) and 6 km's of walking and took 5 people back to their homeland. These five people had not been back since their community was demolished. This trip was an emotional trip and full of anxiety but when we arrived on their land there was a sense of homecoming too. We spent all day walking around but felt very sad as most houses where gone, just empty spaces. There was this eerie feeling. 28 June 2016, Oombulgurri,WA, Australia.<br />
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  • "We still feel homeless, we still living in other peoples homes." Lorraine Alberts (45 yr) holding quietly and anxiously the rails of the speedboat which is bringing her back to her 'once called home.' (R Fiona Unchano (45 yr).<br />
Wyndham to Oombulgurri, The Kimberley in Western Australia 27 June 2015.<br />
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Oombulgurri is an Aboriginal community in the East of the Kimberley, with a population of 107 (in 2006) Before this time over 400 people used to live here.<br />
In 2011, the families from Oombulgurri were evicted from their homes after the government of Western Australia deemed the community "unviable".<br />
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"We are not allowed to go back." As I (Ingetje Tadros) am documenting Aboriginal stories for over a few years and heard about this story, I felt I needed to do something and after a few months of getting contacts and organising I hired a boat from Wyndham, (it took 1 2/2 hr) and 6 km's of walking and took 5 people back to their homeland. These five people had not been back since their community was demolished. This trip was an emotional trip and  full of anxiety but when we arrived on their land there was a sense of homecoming too. We spent all day walking around but felt very sad as most houses where gone, just empty spaces. A bizarre feeling.<br />
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  • Shirley Jessel making a phone call while holding her grandchild Leon.<br />
'This is a quiet place, it's our place and we feel safe and the kids can have a good sleep'..<br />
'First in 1996 we only had one shed, before that we camped at the river'..  Now there is one house and one kitchen, about 20 people live here. Shirley smiles and says' but now we need a bigger house,<br />
as families prefer to live on country, it's better than in town.'<br />
"I wanna get my family to come out here, but we have no place for them to stay' here we can go fishing, gardening, climbing on rocks and it's a great place for the kids.'<br />
Everything including the phone runs on solar power. Goobawama community (Rocky Springs), Western Australia.
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  • Shirley and Roslyn Jessel outside their shed in Goobawama Community, Western Australia, Australia. 27 June 2016.<br />
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Goobawama Community is an Indigenous community near Kununurra in the far North West of Australia.<br />
It along with approximately 100-150 Aboriginal communities in Western Australia is part of a sweeping government policy of settlement closure and dissolution of Indigenous Australian communities.<br />
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But Shirley told me while I was visiting this very small community ,that they are not afraid of the closures as 'we live in a shed and there are only 2 ! , but we would love to have a proper house".<br />
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  • Melissa is rolling up her mattress, this is where she sleeps with her partner at the back of a building close to a church in Kununurra. 26 June 2016 Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia.<br />
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Melissa used to live in Oombulgurri,  but left in 2005 to live elsewhere but got in trouble and ended up homeless and later on in prison.<br />
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Oombi's last residents where moved out in 2011, the community got bulldozed in 2014. <br />
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I met Melissa in a park in Kununurra, while I was doing a story on Oombi, she told me her story, she told me what a great place her old home was as she used to go fishing all the time, later Melissa showed me the place where she slept with her partner. Her she is rolling up her mattress.<br />
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  • Melissa is rolling up her mattress, this is where she sleeps with her partner at the back of a building close to a church in Kununurra. 26 June 2016 Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia.<br />
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Melissa used to live in Oombulgurri,  but left in 2005 to live elsewhere but got in trouble and ended up homeless and later on in prison.<br />
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Oombi's last residents where moved out in 2011, the community got bulldozed in 2014. <br />
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I met Melissa in a park in Kununurra, while I was doing a story on Oombi, she told me her story, she told me what a great place her old home was as she used to go fishing all the time, later Melissa showed me the place where she slept with her partner. Her she is organising her mattress.<br />
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  • n the tradition of hunting and gathering a woman looks for bush onions. <br />
The very small onions are found buried deep in the sand. They are collected for roasting. <br />
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