Couldn't Be Fairer (1984)

Directed by

Dennis O'Rourke

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

How it feels

This documentary shows the harsh living conditions of Indigenous people in Queensland in the early 1980s. Aboriginal activist Mick Miller narrates as the film contrasts official statements with the reality of life in remote communities.

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What happens

Couldn't Be Fairer is a 1984 Australian documentary film directed by Dennis O'Rourke and narrated by Aboriginal activist Mick Miller, which paints a disturbing portrait of Indigenous life in Queensland. The title of the film references a 1983 statement about Aboriginal Australians made by Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the Premier of Queensland at the time: "We treat them the same as everyone else – couldn't be fairer." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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