The following is a statement issued by participants of the StandUp2017 conference that concluded with a rally in Mbantua (Alice Springs) on June 26.
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Rosalie Kunoth Monks: 鈥淵ou better believe it, when the Intervention first hit in 2007 community councils were decimated.鈥
Matthew Ryan: 鈥淭rying to get the government to listen to us, is like a brick wall.鈥