Newsletter date: 10 October 2013
Contents:
* Michael Kenny, SBS Radio News: Should Australia have quotas for Indigenous MPs?
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: SWALSC & Noongar Tent Embassy face-off on land deal - October 15
* Background to the Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Heirisson Island (Matagarup), Perth, WA
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies
* Ian McPhedran, The Courier-Mail: Historians say the Australian War Memorial should recognise frontier conflicts
* Melbourne Event: Thu 17 October 2013: Public meeting: Henry Reynolds on the 'Forgotten War'
* Eleanor Gilbert, YouTube: Remembering the Frontier Wars - Anzac Day 2013, Canberra - Sovereign Embassy
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Congress boss, but will work with Indigenous Advisory Board, said Malezer
* Background to the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
* Other NITV News Videos [These videos will expire after a week or two.]
* MICHAEL KENNY, SBS RADIO NEWS: SHOULD AUSTRALIA HAVE QUOTAS FOR INDIGENOUS MPS?
- Audio
SBS Radio News: Should Australia have quotas for Indigenous MPs?
By Michael Kenny
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/293331/Should-...
7 Oct 13: "Should Australia establish quotas for Indigenous members of federal parliament? ... Australia's oldest political party has never had an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander take up a seat in the House of Representatives. But Labor leadership aspirant Bill Shorten says he is determined to change that. Mr Shorten has put forward plans to establish quotas for Indigenous candidates if he wins this month's leadership contest against Anthony Albanese. But as Michael Kenny reports, the issue has triggered considerable debate, including within the Australian Indigenous community itself."
- Related Audio
Audioboo: Labor wannabe leader calls for Indigenous preselections - sovereign union
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1645203-labor-wannabe-leader-calls-for-indigenou...
8 Oct 13: "Australia's oldest political party has never had an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander take up a seat in the House of Representatives. But Labor leadership aspirant Bill Shorten says he is determined to change that. Bill Shorten says the party has had a lot of success in preselecting more women in winnable seats since it introduced a 40 per cent quota for women in preselections in 2002."
- Related Video
NITV News: How do Indigenous rights compare to those of Maori?
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has sparked conversation after his recent visit to Australia.
By Brooke Boney
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/07/how-do-indigenous-rights-c...
7 Oct 13: "Perhaps the greatest difference between Indigenous Australians and Maori people is Parliamentary representation. In New Zealand, Maori people have seven designated seats to make sure there is enough representation, and the Maori Affairs Minister is a Maori man. In Canberra there are only two Indigenous people, Nova Peris in the Senate and Ken Wyatt in the Lower House, who have seats in Parliament. Indigenous people make up about 2.5 per cent of the population. If that ratio was represented in Parliament, there would be at least five seats designated to Indigenous politicians." By Brooke Boney
[This video will expire after a week or two.]
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: SWALSC & NOONGAR TENT EMBASSY FACE-OFF ON LAND DEAL - OCTOBER 15
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: SWALSC & Noongar Tent Embassy face-off on land deal - October 15
http://thestringer.com.au/swalsc-noongar-tent-embassy-face-off-on-land-d...
5 Oct 13: "The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) have agreed to face off with its most ardent critics – Noongar Tent Embassy. The Embassy’s delegates said this is both a coup and an opportunity "for a sliver of real consultation." The SWALSC has argued that for the last year it has conducted community consultations in Perth and throughout the south west of Western Australia - Noongar Country. But according to Noongar Tent Embassy barely anyone has turned up to the community consultations, with some of these gatherings registering zero attendance." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* BACKGROUND TO THE NYOONGAR TENT EMBASSY, HEIRISSON ISLAND (MATAGARUP), PERTH, WA
Last updated: 5 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/nyoongar-tent-embassy-heirisson-islan...
* BACKGROUND TO THE ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT AND THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSIES:
Last updated: 8 October 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-aboriginal-sovereig...
* IAN MCPHEDRAN, THE COURIER-MAIL: HISTORIANS SAY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL SHOULD RECOGNISE FRONTIER CONFLICTS
- News
The Courier-Mail: Historians say the Australian War Memorial should recognise frontier conflicts
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/historians-say-the-australia...
3 Oct 13: "A BATTLE has broken out between the Australian War Memorial and a group of academics and historians over recognising the nation's early frontier wars between Aboriginal people and white settlers. The memorial is digging in against the assault saying that while honest recognition of the deadly conflict was very important it should not take place inside a memorial built and dedicated to commemorating the sacrifice of Australians at war. ... former War Memorial deputy director Michael McKernan said it was ridiculous for the memorial to acknowledge wars in the Sudan and the Boer War but to ignore the nation's first war." Ian McPhedran, National Defence Writer
* MELBOURNE EVENT: THU 17 OCTOBER 2013: PUBLIC MEETING: HENRY REYNOLDS ON THE 'FORGOTTEN WAR'
- Upcoming Event
Event: Thu 17 October 2013: Melbourne CBD, Vic
Public meeting: Henry Reynolds on the 'Forgotten War'
"Australia is dotted with memorials to soldiers who
fought in wars overseas. Why are there no official memorials
or commemorations of the wars that were fought on
Australian soil between Aborigines and white colonists?
Why is it more controversial to talk about the frontier
wars now than it was 100 years ago?"
Event details: https://www.greenleft.org.au/events/55024
Event details: [scroll down page] https://www.greenleft.org.au/calendar/2013-10/#Melbourne
See:
WGAR News: James Rose, Crikey: Book Review: Forgotten War [By Henry Reynolds] (8 Oct 13)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/10/07/wgar-news-michael-anderson-returns-fr...
* ELEANOR GILBERT, YOUTUBE: REMEMBERING THE FRONTIER WARS - ANZAC DAY 2013, CANBERRA - SOVEREIGN EMBASSY
- Video
YouTube: Remembering the Frontier Wars - Anzac Day 2013, Canberra - Sovereign Embassy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Fvfjk8nIs#
11 May 13: "The hidden history of Australia is being exposed when First Nations people and supporters march behind the Anzac Day march along Anzac Parade to the Australian War Memorial carrying banners naming a few of the frontier conflicts between First Nations and Peoples and the invading force of colonisers. Video by Eleanor Gilbert "
Also available on Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/65880032
- Related Videos
Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo: Frontier Wars - Anzac Day march 2012, Canberra
http://vimeo.com/63144443
Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo: Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars: Re Imagining Anzac
http://vimeo.com/32897223
"On Anzac Eve a vigil for peace, carrying paper lanterns, descends Mt Ainslie on which the Australian War Memorial stands in Canberra. The following day, ANZAC Day 2011, Michael Anderson negotiates with police to permit the inaugral march remembering Aboriginal Nations and Peoples who defended Country against the invading forces from Europe. Lead by Mick Thorpe and bearing signs respecting wars of resistance and massacres a diverse group respectfully falls in behind the Anzac Day march. Emotions rise as the crowd claps openly in respect for the courageous group, but at the end of the parade their progress is blocked by police, demonstrating that Australia is yet to attain a maturity."
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: CONGRESS BOSS, BUT WILL WORK WITH INDIGENOUS ADVISORY BOARD, SAID MALEZER
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Congress boss, but will work with Indigenous Advisory Board, said Malezer
http://thestringer.com.au/congress-boss-but-will-work-with-indigenous-ad...
9 Oct 13: "The co-chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, Les Malezer, said that the three-year old Congress is tracking well with achievements on the national and international stage. He said that any challenges the new federal government pose will be overcome and that the Congress will work closely with Warren Mundine. Mr Mundine is Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s hand-picked head of his newly forming Indigenous Advisory Board. Mr Malezer said that Mr Mundine and he will work towards "the common good" but that Mr Mundine and the government are not decision-makers, this is the role of the Congress said Mr Malezer." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* BACKGROUND TO THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AUSTRALIA'S FIRST PEOPLES:
Last updated: 21 July 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/05/05/background-to-the-national-congress-o...
* OTHER NITV NEWS VIDEOS [THESE VIDEOS WILL EXPIRE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO.]
- Videos
NITV News: Discussions begin over the need for an Indigenous Sovereignty
Members of the Aboriginal Provisional Government are meeting in Brisbane this week to discuss the need for Indigenous Sovereignty.
By David Liddle
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/04/discussions-begin-over-nee...
4 Oct 13: "The Australian Indigenous movement held a panel discussion today as part of their public consultations on the question of sovereignty. Australian Provisional Government founding members Bob Weatherall and Michael Mansell were joined by Brisbane elders, Aunties Lilla Watson and Mary Graham, in a video podcast hosted by the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association. The Aboriginal Provisional Government was formed in 1990 to lobby for Indigenous self-determination." By David Liddle
NITV News: Evidence heard in defamation case against ABC
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/07/evidence-heard-defamation-...
8 Oct 13: "In Alice Springs, the Northern Territory Supreme Court has begun hearing evidence in a defamation case against a Country Liberal Party representative and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Aboriginal advocate Rosalie Kunoth Monks says she was attacked and her integrity questioned as a result of an ABC radio story on the 2012 Australia Day Protests. The angry protestors were part of a 40th commemoration of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on Australia Day 2012. ... "
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