Clarrie Isaacs

Isaacs died 26 November 2003 in Dunsborough, Western Australia. He was buried on 12 December 2003 at Pinnaroo Cemetery in Perth.

In 1991 Isaacs was a founding member of the short-lived New Left Party, considered a successor of the Communist Party of Australia. In the 1993 Western Australian state election Isaacs stood for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle. Isaacs stood as a candidate for Racism No! in the 1996 Western Australian state election for the Legislative Council in the South Metropolitan Region. At the 2001 Australian federal election Isaacs was a candidate for the Australian Senate, however he only received 260 votes.

In the early 1990s Isaacs was among a number of activists, including Michael Mansell, who formed the Aboriginal Provisional Government. At various times Isaacs styled himself as the President of the Aboriginal Government. Isaacs, with other activists, travelled to Libya using Aboriginal passports issued by a group that later became known as the Aboriginal Provisional Government. Attempting to use the passports on their re-entry to Australia, they were initially refused entry to Australia by immigration officials.

Isaacs was a prominent figure in protests against development of the Swan Brewery site in Perth during the late 1980s. He was also prominent in efforts to return the pickled head of 19th century Noongar warrior Yagan from Britain.

Clarence Frederick "Clarrie" Isaacs, also known as Yaluritja and Ishak Mohamad Haj, (9 April 1948 – 26 November 2003) was an Australian Aboriginal activist.