Australia

WGAR News: The NT Intervention and the UN Universal Periodic Review of Australia 2011

Newsletter date: 27 Feb 2011

Contents:
* UN Universal Periodic Review of Australia 2011
* WCC Statement on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples of Australia
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

UNITED NATIONS:
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUSTRALIA 2011

- Special Compilations

Background info:
Human Rights Law Resource Centre:
http://www.hrlrc.org.au/content/universal-periodic-review-of-australia/

Rann cements lawlessness in Australia - on example of dog mismanagement

When a decent man take the problems of government this is often an automatic justification that it is only an overlook. I thought so, but there is plenty of evidence that government acts in most cases against truth, against justice, against common sense and against best public interest.

The website below opens a possibility to access a number of related pages. Please examine and reexamine, discuss and then act. Someone have said: the government is only as bad as we let one be.

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Gillard announces interim carbon tax to tackle carbon pollution and climate change

Australia is to get a carbon tax from 1 July 2012 as one cornerstone policy for tackling the challenges of climate change, announced Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Greens leader Senator Bob Brown, and Independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor in Canberra yesterday. The interim carbon tax is proposed to run for 3-5 years, rising by a set amount each year, to be followed by a full cap and trade emissions trading scheme linked to international markets. There would be no international offsets allowed for the interim mechanism and agricultural emissions would initially be excluded from the tax.

Related: Youtube videos - Press Conference | Christine Milne | Press Conference photos

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WGAR News: A further conversation with Elders - impacts of living under the Intervention

Newsletter date: 25 Feb 2011

Contents:
* A Further Conversation with Elders
(7 Feb 2011 Forum at Melbourne Uni)
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

A FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH ELDERS (7 FEB 2011 FORUM AT MELBOURNE UNI)

"A Further Conversation with Elders" Forum was an initiative of 'concerned Australians': http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

- Special Compilations:

'concerned Australians':

More Secrets mp3

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Wiki Leaks, J.Assange, B Manning, Daniel Elsberg, Julian Burnside, "The Establishment", bbc news quiz excerpt, and more - collaged together with music from Paris Acid Reflux, John Lennon - Beatles - electronica - world music - samples

30:00 min 128 kbps stereo 27.5 MB

Why the anti-racism campaign should begin with the rule of law, not Australian values?

After a series of denied by our politicians and police chief over the past years about the existence of racism in Australia, the Gillard Government has finally found the political courage to confront the issue head on by announcing that the government will launch a nationwide campaign against racism and will restore the multiculturalism portfolio after dumping it following the 2010 election.

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Closing communique : Worldweek for the abolition of meat jan. 2011 campaign

Closing communiqué

World Week for the Abolition of Meat

Because meat production involves killing the animals that are eaten,

beacause their living conditions and their slaughter cause many of them to suffer,

because eating meat is not necessary,

because sentient beings should not be mistreated or killed unnecessarily,

therefore farming, fishing and hunting animals should be abolished.

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New Way Sovereignty Summit, Canberra 22-25 April (Easter Weekend)

Date and Time: 
Fri, 22/04/2011 - 9:00am to Mon, 25/04/2011 - 5:00pm
Location: 
Friday 22 April and Saturday 23 April meetings will be at the Haydon Allen Tank, Building 23, Australian National University, Canberra. (These two day's proceedings will be live webcast via www.wgar.info for those who can't attend but have internet access.) Sunday 24 and Monday 25 April will be at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy opposite Old Parliament House. 9:00am start each day.
Contact Name: 
Michael Anderson (Summit Convenor)
Contact Phone: 
Mobile: 04272 92 492
Contact Email: 
ngurampaa@bigpond.com.au
Website: 
http://wgar.wordpress.com/

This Summit web-page was last updated on 6 May 2011

THE 2011 CANBERRA EASTER SUMMIT IS NOW CONCLUDED.

SEE THIS MEDIA RELEASE RESULTING FROM THE SUMMIT:

Call for dramatic return to proactive political action at Aboriginal summit
By Michael Anderson and Ellie Gilbert
Treaty Republic: http://treatyrepublic.net/content/call-dramatic-return-proactive-politic...
Indymedia Australia: http://indymedia.org.au/2011/04/26/call-for-dramatic-return-to-proactive...

fastBREAK - BACK TO BASICS?

Date and Time: 
Fri, 25/02/2011 -
7:45am to 9:00am
Location: 
Powerhouse Museum - The Boiler Room 500 Harris Street, Ultimo 2007, NSW Australia
Contact Name: 
William Libert
Contact Phone: 
(02) 9660 6591
Contact Email: 
william.libert@vibewire.org
Website: 
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/fastbreak.php or http://www.vibewire.org

Following previous year’s success, the 2011 fastBREAK monthly series of rapid-fire interactive talks has returned into the Powerhouse Museum’s best-kept secret, the Boiler Room Mezzanine. With a focus on intergenerational exchange and dialogue, fastBREAK is a unique opportunity for conversations outside the ordinary – an opportunity for emerging young masterminds from a range of disciplines to be heard and to brush shoulders with decision-makers from corporate and non-profit organisations.