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Royal Commission or bust on the AWU scandal and Prime Minister Julia Gillard - there is no other way

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/10/2012 - 6:41pm

ROYAL COMMISSION or bust into AWU scandal and Prime Minister Julia Gillard, it goes to the highest office in the country with too many involved - from Gillard, Shorten, Ludwig, Roxon and others and of course McClelland too. The questions out there are so many, the allegations everywhere that not having a Royal Commission is bull dust and a different set of rules for the privileged and the elite.

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Understanding Brian Butler and Lateral Love

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 05/10/2012 - 1:59pm

William Brian Butler was born 13th September 1938 at the Bagot Detention Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory

My mother Emily Anne was born Annie Lawrie and my grandmother Eliza Gordon was born Lady Wilson and are of the Aranda tribe and my grandfather Toby is of the Luritja tribe from the Uluru and Areyonga areas.

My tribal name is Jangala.

Nana Eliza Gordon and her sister Nana Mabel Smith, my mother Emily Ann Gordon and her sister, my auntie Mavis Webb were taken from their homeland at Altunga east of Alice Springs in central Australia.

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Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 7 events from 8 October 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 01/10/2012 - 12:38pm

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Event: Mon 8 to 22 October 2012: Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Homelands photographic exhibit opening
Opening: Mon 8 October 2012
"The exhibition captures a cross section of
everyday life in the Alyawarr and the Anmatyerr
communities of Utopia homelands, the Northern Territory."
"These images, in conjunction with our report
'The land holds us: Aboriginal Peoples' right to
traditional homelands in the Northern Territory'
illustrate the importance of adequate government
recognition and funding for these areas."

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 15 events from 5 October 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 01/10/2012 - 11:26am

Newsletter date: 1 October 2012

Last updated: 3 October 2012

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Event: Fri 5 October 2012: Alice Springs, NT
Protest: Stop Black Deaths in Custody
Justice for Kwementyaye Briscoe
No to the CLP’s prison camps
"On Friday, the Country Liberal’s new
Minister for Central Australia Robin Lambley
will convene a forum with "key stakeholders"
to discuss "all aspects of alcohol policy".
The meeting is being held in response to
recommendations by the NT Coroner
Greg Cavanagh, following the death of

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CLIMATE of DEATH - justice denied means more will die

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 29/09/2012 - 4:23pm

CLIMATE of DEATH - justice denied means more will die, by Gerry Georgatos (courtesy of the National Indigenous Times - nit.com.au)

"We have to get rid of racist cops. I don't want to dwell on the past but I have grown up bitter," said Nyungar Elder Ben Taylor. Mr Taylor is on the mark when he says, "They have been killing our people for two hundred years."

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Sydney & Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 12 events from 25 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 24/09/2012 - 3:14pm

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Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise
the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders to their community and to Australian society."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/events/index.html
Event details: http://www.vibe.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&id=4744

Event: 27 September 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Walmadany - James Price Point
Guest Presenter: Deborah Wall OAM

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 25 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 24/09/2012 - 2:10pm

Newsletter date: 25 September 2012

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Event: 25 September 2012: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
Gary Foley and Monica Morgan speak on:
Politics of the NT Intervention and
the ALP's continued support for it.
Hosted by The New International Bookshop
Event details: http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sharne-Vate-Gary-Foley-and-Monica-Morgan...

Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise

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WGAR News: "With constitutional change deferred, it's time to negotiate a treaty"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 22/09/2012 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 22 September 2012

Contents:
* "With constitutional change deferred, it's time to negotiate a treaty"
* Sovereign Union: Vote "NO" To Constitutional Reform
* Greens won’t allow Constitutional Recognition to be pushed off the agenda
* Congress: Leaders must work towards full recognition
* ANTaR: Another step forward but keep end goal in sight
* Oxfam Australia: Act of Recognition a welcome step towards referendum
* Moree Champion: Tent embassy burns down
* Courier Mail: State backflip on Murri multicultural centre funding angers community

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Moree Champion - Tent embassy burns down

Courier Mail - State backflip on Murri multicultural centre funding angers community

New monthly publication from Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy

ANTaR Queensland - Impact of Budget Cuts Revealed

Sydney & NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 8 events from 16 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 16/09/2012 - 2:29pm

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Event: Tue 18 September 2012: Byron Bay, NSW
Our Generation film screening
Nigel Stewart, Bundjalung member will be doing
a welcome & didgeridoo performance
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/screenings/tue-18-sept-byron-bay-nsw
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Thu 20 September 2012: Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
A Special Community Forum on:
The approaching National Referendum for
'Constitutional Recognition of Australia's First Peoples'

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