Commonwealth Games - Protests in Brisbane

Title

Commonwealth Games - Protests in Brisbane

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:34

Description

Report on the opening of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, with excerpts from the Queen’s opening address. The event was marked by demonstrations by Aboriginal groups against racial discrimination. Includes interviews with: Roger Heywood, Daily Telegraph; Mungo MacCallum, Australian journalist. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; Roger Heywood; Mungo MacCallum

Keywords

Australia; Political protests; Demonstrations; Queen Elizabeth II; Royal visits; Indigenous populations; Commonwealth games; Journalists; Daily Telegraph; Interethnic conflict; Brisbane

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