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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 27/02/2011 - 12:01pm

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/

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Northern Territory Intervention

International news and opinion

Rann cements lawlessness in Australia - on example of dog mismanagement

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 4:56pm

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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irresponsibility is legal

negligence is legal

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

Submitted by takver on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 3:05pm

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 11:32am

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':

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Northern Territory Intervention

More Secrets mp3

Submitted by huxwell on Thu, 24/02/2011 - 9:46am

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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

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Global/International

Australia

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freedom of speech

Solar flagship funding reinstated by Gillard government

Submitted by takver on Wed, 23/02/2011 - 2:33pm

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

Submitted by Wei Ling Chua on Tue, 22/02/2011 - 2:36pm

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

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 20/02/2011 - 8:58am

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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Australia

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International news and opinion

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 19/02/2011 - 4:56pm

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...

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ACT

Canberra

Australia

fastBREAK - BACK TO BASICS?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 17/02/2011 - 3:32pm

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.

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New South Wales

Australia

Sydney