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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t usually forward petitions en
masse, but this one has been circulating in hard copy, and is now online as
well. While there is much debate from all sides on the ‘merits’ of
the NT Intervention, there is no case at all for the necessity of suspending the
Racial Discrimination Act.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Heather
Gridley</span></font></b></strong><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>School</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Psychology</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Footscray</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> Campus (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Victoria</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> 14428</span></font></st1:address><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Melbourne</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> VIC 8001 </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>TEL +61 3 9919 5224</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>FAX +61 3 9919 4324</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>MOBILE</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: 0419 113 731</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Email: heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Helen Wirtz [mailto:wirtz@optusnet.com.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 23 August 2008
12:18 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> undisclosed-recipients<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fwd: extension of time
for the petition</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>PETITION TO REINSTATE THE RDA TO BE EXTENDED TO 28TH. AUGUST <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <font color="#0000ee"><span
style='color:#0000EE'>www.gopetition.com.au/online/20268.html</span></font> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am taking this opportunity to update you with regard to the petition <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>to Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act in the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Northern Territory</st1:place></st1:State>. I <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>am unable to judge how well the pen and paper version is
progressing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>but I am aware that many supporters have been working very hard. The <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>online version as you are probably aware, has had a slow beginning but <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>is starting to gain some momentum. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Today we were advised that Amnesty International will be asking its <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>community campaign groups to send out the petition to its members in
the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>next few days.. Many organisations we have approached to assist
in <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>circulating the petition have been keen to help but have been required <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>to get permission from their boards, executives or committees and this <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>has taken time. Because of this we are extending the period of the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>signature collections and the petition will now finish on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>28th August. This will be in adequate time for Senator Siewert to take <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>it into the Senate before the Emergency Intervention Review Team is due
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>to report to government at the end of September. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you are using the hard copy, pen and paper version of the petition, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>you will need to change the date on the bottom right-hand corner to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>28th. August. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you for all your help and hopefully you will find the energy to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>keep up the good work. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Warm Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Penny Vine </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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