Newsletter date: 30 September & 1/2 October 2015
Contents:
* News Analysis: Sol Bellear, Huffington Post Australia: Australia Redefines Hypocrisy And Human Rights In Bid For UN Position
* Bio & Links to articles: Sol Bellear - Huffington Post Australia: http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/sol-bellear/
* Background:
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
WGAR Background: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
WGAR News postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
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- News Analysis
Huffington Post Australia: Australia Redefines Hypocrisy And Human Rights In Bid For UN Position
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/sol-bellear/australia-redefines-hypoc_b...
30 Sep 15: "They say you have to have a thick skin to work in Australian politics. I think a lot of people underestimate just how thick. Last week, the Australian Government was reportedly seeking a place on the United Nations Human Rights Council for two years from 2018. And this morning, the HuffPost reports Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced they were also seeking another stint on the Security Council, for 2029-30. This sudden United Nations love fest is laced with bitter irony, on several fronts. In Opposition, the Coalition mocked attempts by the Gillard government in 2012 to win a temporary seat on the Security Council, with Bishop telling reporters at the time: ... " Sol Bellear, Chairman of the Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern, Australia's largest community-controlled health service
- Bio & Links to articles
Sol Bellear - Huffington Post Australia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/sol-bellear/
"Sol Bellear is the Chairman of the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service, Australia's largest community-controlled health service. AMS Redfern was established in 1971, and was the first health service of its type in the world. Sol has been a lifetime Aboriginal activist and has travelled the world extensively in relation to Indigenous justice issues, including a delegation to the United States Pan African Congress in the 1970s. Sol has served as Deputy Chairman of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, and currently advises the NSW Aboriginal Land Council on strategic issues. ... "
- Background:
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...
(last updated: 18 September 2015)
WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/08/background-plans-to-close-aboriginal...
(last updated: 18 August 2015)
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-suicide-and-self-...
(last updated: 18 September 2015)
WGAR Background: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-aboriginal-peoples-a...
(last updated: 13 September 2015)
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