'This is not right': Arrested Aboriginal elder says locked down communities can't access essentials
Frustrations over coronavirus lockdowns in South Australian Aboriginal communities have boiled over with the arrest of a protesting elder.Residents say the measures are excessive and restrict access to essentialsResidents say the restrictions they have been living under for more than a month are excessive and block them from accessing essential services including supermarkets and medical clinics.
The State Government has ordered that visitors and residents returning to four remote towns in the state must self-isolate for 14 days before they are allowed in. One of those towns is Davenport, near Port Augusta, where locals have been in lockdown since March in an effort to keep the virus out. Adnyamathanha elder Malcolm McKenzie was arrested at Davenport on Thursday after he protested against the lockdown by using his car to block a truck carrying barricades.Police asked him to move and, when he refused, he was arrested and taken to the Port Augusta Police Station. He was released a few hours later, but because he left the community, he is now self-isolating for 14 days at a Port Augusta caravan park."The truck was going to drive into our community, so I parked my car in front of the truck."
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