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WA Police said they helped 437 at-risk youths in three months

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:48pm

WA Police said they helped 437 at-risk youths in three months

Gerry Georgatos

The Office of the Police Commissioner of Western Australia said that its focus on vulnerable youth has been working, and that more than 400 at-risk youths have been taken off the streets after dark.

A police spokesman said they had implemented the operation to protect the best interests of vulnerable youth and the community, with Operation Safe Place.

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What Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) have to say about Wayne Swan's essay on wealthy mining giants

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:37pm

Fortescue fuming at Wayne Swan's attack

Gerry Georgatos

Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has come out swinging at Federal Treasurer's Wayne Swan's attack on the rich mining giants, who he described as the 0.1% and who deny the middle classes various equity.

In an essay by Mr Swan published in The Monthly magazine, he accused 'an elite' of entrepreneurs, including Australian mining magnates Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and Andrew Forrest, of using their incredible wealth to pursue vested interests.

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WGAR News: NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 10:59am

Newsletter date: 3 March 2012

Contents:
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention legislation
* NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum
* Amnesty International Australia: Lobby your MP for homelands
* Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation
* National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention
* New website: "Sovereign Union - National Unity Government"
* The Wire: Indigenous call for help reaches the community

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention legislation

Amnesty International Australia - Lobby your MP for homelands

Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation

National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples - Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention

New website - Sovereign Union - National Unity Government

The Wire - Indigenous call for help reaches the community

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 3 March 2012

Wheelchairs for Iraqi children - July load - we need help

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 28/02/2012 - 6:38pm

http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/04/iraq-%E2%80%93-landmines-bombs-de...

www.humanrightsalliance.org

We have got more than 1,000 children's wheelchairs to Iraq - we have another load of 330 due in July - we need your help - there are still 6,000 Iraqi children in Iraq without wheelchairs - it is the least we can do

No-one in government cares enough about Aboriginal peoples

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 28/02/2012 - 5:34pm

No-one in government cares enough about Aboriginal peoples

Gerry Georgatos

Well placed sources, including parliamentarians, in the Australian Labor Party, the Coalition, and the Greens have made surprising comments that issues afflicting Aboriginal peoples and 'Aboriginal affairs' are in the 'too hard basket' or 'best swept under the carpet'.

Stolen wages remain stolen

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 28/02/2012 - 5:31pm

Gerry Georgatos

The Stolen Wages campaigns are struggling in the finding of justice for families of those long gone and for those with little time left on this earth.

From WA, Yamatji Phil Moncrief said, "(These are) simple cut and dried cases. A social justice run up the mountain of corruption is what it is - it does not get much easier than to get the justice done here." However, the Stolen wages remain stolen for far too many people, their families and/or their descendants.

WGAR News: Petition: "Stop Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination in the NT"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 26/02/2012 - 11:34am

Newsletter date: 26 February 2012
Last updated: 27 February 2012

Contents:
* NITV - Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida - 28 Feb 2012
* Update of Our Generation Film Screening in Canberra - 27 Feb 2012
* Update of Canberra rally to Stop the Second Intervention - 28 Feb 2012
* Petition: "Stop Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination in the NT"
* Stand for Freedom - New Website and Campaign Video
* "Leaders call for a treaty" Torres News Online
* Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities
* More on Nyoongar Tent Embassy in Perth

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Northern Territory Intervention

NITV - Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida - 28 Feb 2012

Update of Our Generation Film Screening in Canberra - 27 Feb 2012

Update of Canberra rally to Stop the Second Intervention - 28 Feb 2012

Petition - Stop Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination in the NT

Stand for Freedom - New Website and Campaign Video

Leaders call for a treaty - Torres News Online

Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities

Disingenuous Gillard, Swan and Shorten can communicate denigration and mud but not policies!

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 25/02/2012 - 11:36pm

It is disingenous for Julia Gillard, Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Bill Shorten and others to be smashing the reputation of Kevin Rudd and to dishevel the legacy of his time in the Office of the Prime Minister.

WGAR News: Nyoongar Tent Embassy marches to Government House in protest

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 23/02/2012 - 9:54am

Newsletter date: 23 February 2012

Contents:
* Reminder of Our Generation Film Screening in Canberra - 27 Feb 12
* Reminder of Canberra rally to Stop the Second Intervention - 28 Feb 12
* Nyoongar Tent Embassy marches to Government House in protest
* "NT Aboriginal leaders reject Stronger Futures" Tracker
* "[NT] may have highest youth suicide rate in the developed world" NT Children's Commissioner
* "The future of indigenous activism?" The Wire
* Videos of 12 Feb 2012 Public meeting in Bankstown
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Reminder of Our Generation Film Screening in Canberra - 27 Feb 12

Reminder of Canberra rally to Stop the Second Intervention - 28 Feb 12

NT Aboriginal leaders reject Stronger Futures - Tracker

[NT] may have highest youth suicide rate in the developed world - NT Children's Commissioner

The future of indigenous activism? - The Wire

Videos of 12 Feb 2012 Public meeting in Bankstown

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 16 events from 23 February 2012

Truth does matter - Apology owed

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 2:00pm

Gillard and Rudd are products of the me-generation. They do not comprehend that politics is a calling.

Gorton was removed by his party. Whitlam was removed by the Governor-General and the CIA. Hayden was displaced by Hawke. Keating and Hawke tussled bitterly. There was bitterness however like Costello they predominately put the nation's interests first and stepped back.

Latham is another product of the me-generation.

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