An unwanted corroboree: The politics of the new south wales aboriginal rugby league knockout

Norman, H

An unwanted corroboree: The politics of the new south wales aboriginal rugby league knockout

Norman, H

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Citation:: Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2009, (2), pp. 112 - 122
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Norman, H https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9679-5490	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2009, (2), pp. 112 - 122	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0729-4352	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10598
dc.description.abstract	The annual New South Wales Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout is so much more than a sporting event. Involving a high level of organisation, it is both a social and cultural coming together of diverse communities for a social and cultural experience considered 'bigger than Christmas'. As if the planning and logistics were not difficult enough, the rotating-venue Knockout has been beset, especially since the late 1980s and 1990s, by layers of opposition and open hostility based on 'race': from country town newspapers, local town and shire councils, local business houses and, inevitably, the local police. A few towns have welcomed the event, seeing economic advantage and community good will for all. Commonly, the Aboriginal 'influx' of visitors and players people perceived as 'strangers', 'outsiders', 'non-taxpayers' provoked public fear about crime waves, violence and physical safety, requiring heavy policing. Without exception, these racist expectations were shown to be totally unfounded.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Aboriginal Studies	en_US
dc.title	An unwanted corroboree: The politics of the new south wales aboriginal rugby league knockout	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	2101 Archaeology	en_US
utslib.for	2103 Historical Studies	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
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Abstract:

The annual New South Wales Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout is so much more than a sporting event. Involving a high level of organisation, it is both a social and cultural coming together of diverse communities for a social and cultural experience considered 'bigger than Christmas'. As if the planning and logistics were not difficult enough, the rotating-venue Knockout has been beset, especially since the late 1980s and 1990s, by layers of opposition and open hostility based on 'race': from country town newspapers, local town and shire councils, local business houses and, inevitably, the local police. A few towns have welcomed the event, seeing economic advantage and community good will for all. Commonly, the Aboriginal 'influx' of visitors and players people perceived as 'strangers', 'outsiders', 'non-taxpayers' provoked public fear about crime waves, violence and physical safety, requiring heavy policing. Without exception, these racist expectations were shown to be totally unfounded.

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