Australia's High Court 'Discovers' Due Process for Indigenous Renters
The Australian High Court, in a stunning display of what many might call 'basic legal obligation,' found the Northern Territory's tripling of Indigenous remote community rents (up 200% for 5,300 homes) 'unlawful.' The crime? Denying procedural fairness by not giving notice. This wasn't just a rent hike; it was a systemic financial gouging built on decades of colonial dispossession. One might
wonder if 'procedural fairness' extends to the theft of an entire continent, or just to rent notices. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a re-run of a colonial play. From the Stolen Generations to ongoing land disputes, the Australian state has consistently bypassed Indigenous rights with impunity. That it takes a three-year court battle to address rent hikes implemented without 'due notice'
(not even 'fair notice,' or 'just notice,' just any notice) is a damning indictment of a system designed to extract and control, not to serve. How many 'unlawful' policies go unchallenged when you don't even have access to legal representation?