Jason

what can you tell me about ducks flying through IOWA

Sorry mate - nothing.
`The Flight of Ducks'
is an Australian on-line documentary
about a camel expedition into Central Australia in 1933.
The reference to ducks is a reference to an Aboriginal song
about flying ducks.

Good hunting.

Regards Simon Pockley

Brigid

Thank you for your thoughtful questions. Just a few quick replies by way of response. I may think of more later.

Yes - definitely and it worries me. I believe that what we are seeing with `One Nation' is a very sophisticated use of media to achieve the kind of free advertising and political exposure most political parties would die for. I think it was Noam Chomsky who first drew attention to the fact that electronic media can only support the status quo. Outrage and vilification are inherent outcomes when you prod these paradigms. That they are being actively and consciously used to promote public exposure is clever. The use of the sound bite and the slogan - even more subtle.

In many ways the concept of an Aboriginal Nation (within Australia) has everything to gain and little to lose by the public rejection of `One Nation'. When One Nation is rejected - we arrive at Two Nations. This is certainly something advocated by some pan-Aboriginal interests. I might be a bit close to apartheid to be comfortable. No doubt these tensions will emerge as the NT becomes a State. In reality we are probaly heading more towards the corporate state - McNationSoft.

I'm sorry but there is nothing simple or `bite-like' that I want to say about issues to do with Aboriginal representation. I've explored most of what I want to say in my little evolving essay called `Blinding the Duck':

Heather

Thanks for your reassuring (combat zone) message.

We don't require abstracts until 9 October

Good.

Whenever I have been involved in committees or working groups and a project involving Aboriginal subject matter or participation is suggested, it is invariably rejected. This is not because of any lack of good will but because it is considered to be too hard.

I have in mind a short paper about the way Aborigines are again being made invisible by this process. I could talk about `The Flight of Ducks' experience and university censorship. What do you think?

I have been reading John Hobson's essays about aboriginal participation in webcommunities

Sounds interesting, where would I find these?

Regards

Simon Pockley

Heather

Thank you for your kind invitation. I would be very interested to hear your speakers - especially any Aboriginal speakers. Although any theme with the word `post' in it often makes me think I won't understand a word of what anyone is saying - unless it is about fences. I'm now very defensive about being presented at conferences as offensive. It took me weeks to recover from the affront my talk appeared to cause when I spoke at the Cultural Crossroads conference in Sydney last year - but I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.

Do you mind if I think for a few days about sticking my head up again?

Will I have to pay to get in?

Could I send you a flier by post?

Thank you, my address is 60 Bridge Street Northcote Vic 3070.

Kind regards Simon Pockley

Scott

desperately in need of information of lewis harold bell lassiter i can only find one paragraph are you able to help. p.s this is for a school project

You should have a look at `Lasseter's Last Ride' by Ian Idriess

Some of his diary can be found at:

Leanne

1. A thumbnail index of Surrogate Photographs taken in 1933 can be found behind [Press Proceed}: