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Working Group for Aboriginal Rights Human Rights Day open letter to PM Julia Gillard

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 6:15pm

Media Release - 10 December 2012

Working Group for Aboriginal Rights Human Rights Day open letter to PM Julia Gillard:

Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Parliament House
Parkes ACT 2600

Prime Minister,

The Working Group for Aboriginal Rights is calling on you and your government to change direction in your policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.

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Keywords:

Northern Territory Intervention

sovereignty

Stronger Futures

compensation

Theo van Boven principles of Reparation for Peoples

gross violations of Human Rights

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Radioactive Exposure Tour

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 3:46pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 29/03/2013 - 1:00pm to Sun, 07/04/2013 - 1:00pm

Location:

South Australia (starting from Melbourne)

Contact Name:

Gem

Contact Phone:

0421 955 066

Contact Email:

radexposuretour@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.foe.org.au/anti-nuclear

RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE TOUR 2013

**please forward through your networks**

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Australia

WGAR News: Twenty per cent increase in Indigenous women in prisons: ABC The World Today Audio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 8:09am

Newsletter date: 10 December 2012

Contents:

* ABC The World Today Audio: Twenty per cent increase in Indigenous women in prisons
* The Wire Audio Interview: Indigenous women prisoners increased this year
* Rachel Browne, SMH: Aboriginal women in jail surge
* ISJA - Melbourne: Build the movement to Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
* ANTaR: Justice Campaign

* Herald Sun: Slavery buried in Qld mass grave: Islanders

* AHRC: Where do we draw the line between hate speech and free speech?

* ABC THE WORLD TODAY AUDIO: TWENTY PER CENT INCREASE IN INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN PRISONS

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Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal deaths

Indigenous women prisoners

The Wire Audio Interview - Indigenous women prisoners increased this year

Rachel Browne SMH - Aboriginal women in jail surge

ISJA - Melbourne - Build the movement to Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

ANTaR - Justice Campaign

Herald Sun - Slavery buried in Qld mass grave - Islanders

AHRC - Where do we draw the line between hate speech and free speech

WGAR News: Act of Recognition "is an absolute insult to First Nations Peoples" Michael Anderson

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/12/2012 - 10:04am

Newsletter date: 8 December 2012

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Act of Recognition is an insult to First Nations Peoples
* The Wire: Sovereign group says Act of Recognition is 'so insulting'
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* NIRS: Media coverage influences Indigenous policy: Report [Demise of bilingual programs]
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools

* NSW Greens: Ausgrid will "get off with a modest fine" over the destruction of a significant Aboriginal site [Source: Tracker]

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Sovereign Union - Act of Recognition is an insult to First Nations Peoples

The Wire - Sovereign group says Act of Recognition is so insulting

NIRS - Media coverage influences Indigenous policy - Report - Demise of bilingual programs

NSW Greens - Ausgrid will get off with a modest fine over the destruction of a significant Aboriginal site - Source Tracker

SNAICC News - Royal Commission must ensure the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Brisbane Times - Brisbane tent embassy to be shut down

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 35 events from 6 December 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 06/12/2012 - 10:19am

Newsletter date: 6 December 2012

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: 5-7 December 2012: Gold Coast, Qld
2012 National Indigenous Health Conference
Many Pathways, One Outcome
" ... is designed to bring together both government
and non-government agencies who are working
in the field of Indigenous health with the belief
that working together can close the gap between
the state of Indigenous Health as compared to
the health of mainstream Australians."
"Organiser Maria Edubas says issues including
children's health, the prevention of chronic disease,

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WGAR News: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference: Sovereign Union & Treaty Republic

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 05/12/2012 - 9:44am

Newsletter date: 5 December 2012

Contents:

* Sovereign Union Audio: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
* Treaty Republic Audio: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
* Tracker: Native title is flawed: activists [Aboriginal protesters rally outside Brisbane's Stamford Plaza Hotel]
* Sovereign Union Audio: Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* 'Alternative Annual Report' reveals risks for BHP Billiton Investors

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Tracker - Native title is flawed - activists

Sovereign Union Audio - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012

Treaty Republic Audio - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012

Sovereign Union Audio - Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral

Alternative Annual Report reveals risks for BHP Billiton Investors

3CR Audio - Dissenting words from BHP Billiton’s 2012 AGM & an update on the Muckaty radioactive waste dump campaign

The West Australian - 1400 public submissions on James Price Point - North of Broome WA

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation YAC - Yindjibarndu want solution to FMG Debacle

NIT West Australian reporter Gerry Georgatos - Hit the road Twiggy - 4th insider blows whistle on FMG

ABC 7.30 Video - Aboriginal group Chairman admits FMG ties and frustration

Tracker - YAC wants inquiry into its FMG claims

Let's Talk - Interview with Michael Woodley - CEO of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation

WGAR News: Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: First Evaluation Report

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 04/12/2012 - 11:37am

Newsletter date: 4 December 2012

Contents:

* Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: First Evaluation Report
* STICS: Report shows compulsory income management must be abandoned
* The Wire: Long-term future uncertain for income management scheme
* Tracker: Income management a failure: report
* Kieran Finnane: Income management: a lot of pain for little gain?
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Wasteful income management policy based on perception, not evidence
* News regarding the Income Management Report

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Australia

Northern Territory

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STICS - Report shows compulsory income management must be abandoned

The Wire - Long-term future uncertain for income management scheme

Tracker - Income management a failure - report

Kieran Finnane - Income management - a lot of pain for little gain?

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Wasteful income management policy based on perception not evidence

News regarding the Income Management Report

Jenny Macklin - Income Management in the Northern Territory

Equality Rights Alliance - Women's Experience of Income Management in the Northern Territory

Jumbunna UTS - Abolish Compulsory Income Management

Melissa Sweet - Would more consistent inclusive coverage of Indigenous health lead to better policy?

WGAR News: 'A Decision to Discriminate': Brisbane Book Launch + Darwin Introduction to the Book

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:44pm

Newsletter date: 3 December 2012

Contents:

* Brisbane Book Launch: 'A Decision to Discriminate' - 12 Dec 12
* Darwin Introduction to the Book: 'A Decision to Discriminate' - 10 Dec 12
* Adelaide Book Launch: 'A Decision to Discriminate' - 9 Dec 12
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

* Australian Human Rights Commission: Social Justice Report 2012 & Native Title Report 2012
* SBS World News Video: Gooda calls for Indigenous governance overhaul

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Brisbane Book Launch - A Decision to Discriminate - 12 Dec 12

Darwin Introduction to the Book - A Decision to Discriminate - 10 Dec 12

Adelaide Book Launch - A Decision to Discriminate - 9 Dec 12

Australian Human Rights Commission - Social Justice Report 2012 & Native Title Report 2012

SBS World News Video - Gooda calls for Indigenous governance overhaul

SBS Audio - Effective governance starts with us - Gooda

The Wire - BHP Billiton bombarded by protests

Amy McQuire - WA govt’s mean-spirited refusal to extend Stolen Wages deadline

Amy McQuire - Act of Recognition introduced to lower house

Congress - Positive Step by Parliament but Substantive Reform Remains

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law - Closing the Referendum gap

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Greens remain committed to Constitutional Recognition

SNAICC News - NATSILs and SNAICC joint submission on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

SBS Living Black - A Senate Inquiry Into Justice Reinvestment

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 29 events from 5 December 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 01/12/2012 - 10:05am

Newsletter date: 1 December 2012

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Wed 5 December 2012, 12pm: Canberra, ACT
Memorial for Aunty Isabell
"A MEMORIAL day will be held at the
National Aboriginal Embassy in Canberra
on 5 December in honour of the late
Aboriginal rights campaigner Isabell Coe,
who died on 10 November."
"There will be a Smoking Ceremony"
Event summary: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/actindnetwork/message/20106
Event summary: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/actindnetwork/message/20113

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WGAR News: Grog Summit Outcomes: APO NT - Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 30/11/2012 - 12:24pm

Newsletter date: 30 November 2012

Contents:

* APO NT Grog Summit: Grog in the Northern Territory
* APO NT Communiqué: Grog in the Northern Territory: Summit Outcomes
* Grog Summit: Introductory Speech by Priscilla Collins, CEO NAAJA - North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
* Grog Summit: AMSANT Presentation - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT
* Grog Summit: CAAAPU Presentation - Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit
* Grog Summit: Russell Goldflam - People's Alcohol Action Coalition Presentation

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APO NT Grog Summit - Grog in the Northern Territory

APO NT Communiqué - Grog in the Northern Territory - Summit Outcomes

Grog Summit - Introductory Speech by Priscilla Collins - CEO NAAJA - North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency

Grog Summit - AMSANT Presentation - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT

Grog Summit - CAAAPU Presentation - Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit

Grog Summit - Russell Goldflam - People's Alcohol Action Coalition Presentation