Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter - The Stringer went live February 20
NEWS update: There will be future interviews with our nation’s leaders on the myriad issues affecting Australians – including on our Asylum Seekers, homelessness, the economy and so on.
We are also keen to share with you that in the 55 days we have been bringing to you The Stringer we have been reaching an audience in such high numbers that it was beyond our expectations for where we are at now. We are establishing both a healthy national reach but also an international social reach.
On a regular basis we are reaching an audience in excess of 100,000, and we will continue to do our best to reach many more people.
To subscribe to the weekly newsletter please email us at contact@thestringer.com.au
Some of our stories from the last week include:
The Killing Times
April 20, 2013
Australia was founded on bloodshed, and its historical identity and its origins-of-thinking include slavery (blackbirding), social engineering, apartheid, racism.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/the-killing-times/#.UXJ7j7WnCaU
A rose by any other name
April 20, 2013
But what did she mean and what does this say about the integration of people into Australian society?
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#.UXKBu7WnCaU
The Stringer’s interview with Christine Milne
April 19, 2013
Christine Milne, Senator for Tasmania and Leader of the Australian Greens, is one of Australia’s most experienced environmental and community activists, with more than thirty years of front line activism.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/the-stringers-interview-with-christine-milne/#...
Roger Cook gets it right, Governor wrong
April 19, 2013
“On this particular occasion, I am taking the opportunity to remind the Governor of our history,” said Mr Cook.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/roger-cook-gets-it-right-governor-wrong/#.UXKD...
Dr Jensen’s tweet nonsense
April 18, 2013
“Do I snap my fingers and forget 213 years of oppression Mr Jensen?”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/dr-jensens-tweets-nonsense/#.UXKDrrWnCaU
Josie Farrer tells parliament she has lived racism all her life
April 18, 2013
“I understand firsthand the entrenched bigotry and prejudice that I and people like me suffer daily,” said Ms Farrer.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/josie-farrer-tells-parliament-she-has-lived-ra...
Student Guild racism causes a storm
April 18, 2013
“Kids are dying and taking their lives and a lot of it is due to this prejudice.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/student-guild-racism-causes-a-storm/#.UXKE1bWnCaU
Justice reinvestment push by the national congress
April 18, 2013
“It has got to the point that something has to give in face of the of the obvious failures of the penal estate.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/justice-reinvestment-push-by-the-national-cong...
In our own image
April 17, 2013
It was a terrible day.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/in-our-own-image-2/#.UXKGWrWnCaV
Premier Barnett apologises to Kimberley peoples
April 16, 2013
“There will not be the benefits package and I hate to say that, but it is the reality.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/premier-barnett-apologises-to-kimberleys-abori...
Lewis Abdullah, Young Person of the Year
April 16, 2013
“I just try to show them a good example and try to keep them out of detention centres.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/lewis-abdullah-young-person-of-the-year/#.UXKH...
Police whistleblowers
April 16, 2013
“I knew when I spoke out that it was a one-way door, and there is no going back.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/police-whistleblowers/#.UXKINbWnCaU
The Giving Pledge
April 16, 2013
Countries such as East Timor have put Australia, the world’s 12th largest economy, to shame with sovereign wealth management systems far superior to Australia.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/the-giving-pledge/#.UXKJM7WnCaV
Some of The Stringer’s most widely read stories include:
Cuts to single parent payments lead to hardship
April 2, 2013
“With one in six children living in poverty in Australia, it is unfathomable that, in the face of such a letter of concern from the UN Special Rapporteur, the Federal Government still went ahead with these cuts.”
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/cuts-to-single-parent-payments-lead-to-hardshi...
Australia’s pathway to poverty – bridging visas
March 30, 2013
The Australian Government’s hard on refugees policy is creating an underclass of people – many condemned to an itinerant lifestyle and many condemned to living on the streets.
Read more: http://thestringer.com.au/australias-pathway-to-poverty-bridging-visas/#...
The Stringer recommends the 11 minutes video - Costing Us The Earth by documentary filmmaker Sallie Coulson
http://thestringer.com.au/video-archive/
Next week we will include a feature on Costing Us The Earth.
The Stringer recommends the 28 minutes audio from 3CR – The War on Iraq: 10 Years On
http://thestringer.com.au/audioradio-news/
There are scores more stories, localised, national and international, you can choose from to read – and share with others - http://thestringer.com.au/
The Stringer’s ‘Soundcloud’ lists an array of radio and audio interviews – in the near future we will bringing interviews from our nation’s political figures, from the rising voices of various cultural waves and from voices who deserve to have more voice.
Anyone who would like to assist with Wheelchairs for Kids please contact us – the organisation builds hardened up wheelchairs for children in countries devastated by war, civil strife, abject poverty and it has reached 61 countries and 25,000 children. Millions more wait. – You can quickly find out more at our latest news video on the home page of The Stringer news site and in several articles on The Stringer.
Your feedback, news tips, ideas for stories and your own submissions are welcome – you can send any of these into us via the various links on the news site.
The Stringer’s people thank you.
