Australia

WGAR News: Laws extending income management to come before the Senate (18 Jun 10)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

18 JUNE 2010: LAWS EXTENDING INCOME MANAGEMENT TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE:

- Background

Submissions to the Senate Inquiry
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/soc_sec_welfare_reform_...

Stop the Intervention:
Forum: Welfare Quarantining and the RDA
http://stoptheintervention.org/forum-welfare-quarantining-and-the-rda

Stop the Intervention:
Racial Discrimination Act - New Legislation

WGAR News: Jobs with Justice Petition (18 Jun 10)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Jobs with Justice Petition
Aboriginal work for rations
Aboriginal unemployment
Alyawarr walk-off protest videos
Other Aboriginal Articles

JOBS WITH JUSTICE PETITION:

- Petition

Jobs with Justice: The Petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/jobswithjustice/
"To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:
The NT Intervention promised Aboriginal people real jobs.

WGAR News: Events: New Way Summit (Melbourne) & Indigenous & Non Indigenous Gathering (Alice Springs)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Event 1-3 July: New Way Summit (Melbourne)
Event 6-9 July: Indigenous & Non Indigenous Gathering (Alice Springs)
Aboriginal low-paid employment
Aboriginal unemployment
Aboriginal housing
Other NT Intervention articles
Other Aboriginal articles

EVENT 1-3 JULY: NEW WAY SUMMIT (MELBOURNE)

- Media Release

Indymedia Australia: New Way Aboriginal summit just before NAIDOC week
http://indymedia.org.au/2010/06/07/new-way-aboriginal-summit-just-before...

Australian govt wants ISP's to keep your web search records for 10 years

If planning to implement one of the most draconian web censorship regimes in the world was not enough, the Federal ALP now plans to force ISP companies to keep your web search records and even possibly your emails for 10 years and for these to made available to law enforcement agencies without any need for a warrant.

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Australian Wikileaks founder targeted by the Pentagon

Since June 7th , U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning, has been in custody in Kuwait as he is investigated for releasing the footage of U.S. state terror in Iraq to Wikileaks entitled Collateral Murder . The Pentagon now apparently wants to find and question Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Asange over this and other documents Wikileaks may have. This is an outrageous attempt by the U.S.

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More dodgy materials exposed - The Age and John Garnaut case continue

On 24 May 2010, I posted my 2nd report in regard to The Age and John Garnaut’s dodgy journalism case under the heading: “Media Accountability - The Age must say ‘Sorry’ to Australians”. As promised in the report, I then notify The Age Newsdesk, John Garnaut, Media Watch and Walkleys Foundation the following day (25 May 2010).

WGAR News: Federal Court legal challenge over nuclear waste dump (13 Jun 10)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Federal Court legal challenge over nuclear waste dump
Other Nuclear articles
Background to Muckaty Station nuclear waste dump

FEDERAL COURT LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP:

- Media Releases and Announcements

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers:
Indigenous owners launch Federal legal challenge over Australia’s first nuclear waste dump

SAM web community media dormant at least 12 months

Oz IMC here is looking good. Important story from Ray Jackson near the top too.

For the last 2 months the Sydney Alternative Media website has been dormant. The lead story remains one on the ructions in the TWS national green group.

The reason is that the editor, owner, this writer has return to legal practice so there are time constraints.

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Change this election

By The GetUp Team

What if $20 a week could help change this election? With the change you'd spend on coffee, you can help turn your principles into progress.

You've told us what you want to change in this election. It's time for action to solve the climate crisis. It's time to fix the broken mental health system that's shattering young lives. It's time to protect Australia's precious forests and to fight the conservative hysteria about refugees.

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