The Lie that Built the Northern MED EXP IA OSE Territory Intervention

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oin Walkley Award winning journalist Chris Graham for his astounding presentation The Lie that Built the Northern Territory Intervention, an expose of a fraudulent ABC Lateline program which the federal government used to help mount the case for the NT intervention. As Graham reveals, much of the content of the Lateline story, ‘Sexual slavery reported in Indigenous community’ was false. The spotlight on Lateline’s

reporting has already seen an ‘anonymous youth worker’ unmasked as a ministerial adviser, and a doctor caught prescribing Viagra to an alleged paedophile. This scandal so far destroyed several careers, sparked high level government inquiries and an apology to federal parliament, not to mention federal police raids on homes in Canberra and Central Oz. Using primary documents, including leaked government records, Graham pulls apart

NATIONAL TOUR DETAILS Melbourne July 2, November 26, 7pm -8.30pm November 27 (private event) Alice Springs July 7 & 8 Sydney September 3 Adelaide September 16 Central Coast October 12 Newcastle October 13 Canberra November 19 (ANU, Manning Clark Lecture Theatre, 6pm-8pm) December 8 (The Uni Pub, 17 London Circuit, 6pm-8pm) Brisbane December 15 & 16 *

Lateline’s reporting in a way that will leave you reeling, and seething. “The scale of the fraud perpetrated by ABC Lateline, and the determination of the ABC more broadly to whitewash this scandal and avoid any further scrutiny is absolutely staggering,” said Chris Graham. “If you think you know what media behaving badly looks like, you probably need to think again.”

RETURNING TO MELBOURNE: TIME: 7pm-8.30pm, Friday, 26 November 2010 VENUE: Bella Union bar, Trades Hall (cnr Lygon & Victoria St, Melbourne) CONTACT: Alex Ettling 0406 685 243, [email protected] www.maicollective.blogspot.com * Venue and time for Brisbane dates TBC. Dates, times and venues for 2011 events also TBA. If you’d like to organise a presentation of The Lie that Built the NT Intervention, contact Chris directly at [email protected]. There are no costs to host a presentation - Chris will cover venue hire costs if applicable. Subject to approval you are welcome to use the event as a fundraiser for your organisation.