Background to Income Management for APY Lands in South Australia

APY Lands: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (remote N-W of South Australia)

Last updated: 27 October 2013

WGAR News: Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands different from media agenda campaigns (9 Oct 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/10/09/wgar-news-trackers-brian-johnston-rea...

WGAR News: More on APY Lands (16 Oct 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/10/16/wgar-news-advocates-brief-un-committe...

WGAR News: More on APY Lands (26 Oct 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/10/26/wgar-news-rosalie-kunoth-monks-on-q-a...

WGAR News: CAAMA: Senior APY leader rejects claims that communities want income management (1 Aug 12)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2012/08/01/wgar-news-representatives-of-more-tha...

The Hon Jenny Macklin MP: Income management for APY Lands (7 Sep 12)
http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/node/2074

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (10 Sep 12)
http://caama.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/am-10-09-final.mp3
http://caama.com.au/radio#tabs-6
"* The Gillard Labor Government is set to introduce income management in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in October following claims that there was strong support for the system at community consultations held in May.
* Sydney based researcher says all of the areas across Australia targeted for income management are places that have been neglected by government and instead of looking at the needs of the community and why there are social problems Government wasn’t to blame the people themselves for their disadvantage."

WGAR News: Tracker: Doubts over income quarantine in APY Lands (9 Jan 13)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/09/wgar-news-canadian-pm-to-talk-with-ab...

WGAR News: Nicola Butler, The Stringer: APY lands wasted funds (29 Apr 13)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/28/wgar-news-a-poor-mans-treaty-the-con-...

WGAR News: Royal Commission sought for Human Rights issues on APY Lands: Coober Pedy Regional Times (27 Oct 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/10/26/wgar-news-royal-commission-sought-for...

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See also:

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...

Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...

Background to Aboriginal Community Living Area Land Reform in the Northern Territory (NT)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/12/background-to-aboriginal-community-li...

Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/07/07/background-calls-for-stronger-futures...

Background to support for the Yolngu statement and opposition to the 'Stronger Futures' laws
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/06/10/background-to-support-for-the-yolngu-...

Background to the Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off, Northern Territory (NT), Australia
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/06/21/background-to-the-ampilatwatja-anti-i...

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About WGAR News:

http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/30/about-wgar-news-working-group-for-abo...

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WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)