Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter - The Stringer went live February 20
NEWS update: Three months young The Stringer is fast establishing a healthy readership. More writers have joined The Stringer team as we continue to extend our national and international social reach. This week we introduce you to new contributors Dr Ali Gohar (Pakistan and London based), Kathy Kelly (USA) who has spent May in Afghanistan, Colin Penter (Perth, W.A.) and India’s Upneet Lalli, alongside our regulars Nicola Butler in Adelaide, Mick Estens from the Northern Territory and Western Australia’s duo of Suresh Rajan and Gerry Georgatos.
This week we introduce our new “Arts & Letters” news category, with the first contribution from Western Australian writer Colin Penter.
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Some of our stories from the last week include:
Suicide attempts among women on the rise May 31st by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/suicide-attempts-among-women-on-the-rise-2/#.U...
System fails Aboriginal people yet again May 31st by Mick Estens
http://thestringer.com.au/system-fails-aboriginal-people-yet-again/#.Ual...
Goodes, McGuire and Australia’s racism – let us not forget the miners and the Government 30th May by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/goodes-mcguire-and-australias-racism-let-us-no...
Songs of renown: Johnny Cash “The Talking Leaves” May 30th by Colin Penter
http://thestringer.com.au/songs-of-renown-johnny-cash-the-talking-leaves...
“She’s only thirteen!” May 29th by Suresh Rajan
com.au/shes-only-thirteen/#.Ual5CkBTCaV
Teaching Girls Self-Defence May 28th by Upneet Lalli
http://thestringer.com.au/teaching-girls-self-defence/#.Ual5I0BTCaV
Juvenile justice: The urgency for reform May 28th by Upneet Lalli
http://thestringer.com.au/juvenile-justice-the-urgency-for-reform/#.Ual5...
Racialised imprisonment May 28th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/racialised-imprisonment/#.Ual5R0BTCaV
Deaths in custody – few are listening May 27th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/deaths-in-custody-few-are-listening/#.Ual5WkBTCaV
Tales in a Kabul restaurant May 26th by Kathy Kelly
http://thestringer.com.au/tales-in-a-kabul-restaurant/#.Ual5dEBTCaV
A fair media – let no threat get in the way May 26th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/a-fair-media-let-no-threat-get-in-the-way/#.Ua...
Warts and all May 25th by Suresh Rajan
http://thestringer.com.au/warts-and-all-3/#.Ual5zUBTCaV
Towards understanding Pukhtoon Jirga May 24th by Ali Gohar
http://thestringer.com.au/towards-understanding-pukhtoon-jirga/#.Ual58kB...
Reports on Deaths in Custody – people dying at higher rates May 24th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/report-on-deaths-in-custody-people-dying-at-hi...
Political reaction needed to end suicides May 24th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/political-reaction-needed-to-end-suicides/#.Ua...
Suicide and self-harm in Immigration Detention May 24th by Gerry Georgatos
http://thestringer.com.au/suicide-and-self-harm-in-immigration-detention...
Some of The Stringer’s most widely read stories include:
South Africa, twenty years after Apartheid, doing better than Australia
May 11th 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Australia’s Aboriginal children detained at the world’s highest rates
May 1st 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Cuts to single parent payments lead to hardship
2nd April 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Australia’s pathway to poverty – bridging visas
30th March 2013 by The Stringer
Australia’s Aboriginal children – The world’s highest suicide rate
27th February 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer recommends the 28 minutes audio from 3CR – The War on Iraq: 10 Years On
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.
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