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UN told Australia failing on the rights of Aboriginal and refugee children

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/10/2011 - 5:47pm

A PDF of the report can be read by clicking here.

A delegation of Australian child's rights advocates and experts is in Geneva briefing the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on Australia's failing to properly protect the rights of Aboriginal and asylum seeker children. They will point out that indigenous children have mortality rates three times higher than their non-Aboriginal peers and that around 400 children are currently being held in immigration detention.

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WGAR News: Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands different from media agenda campaigns

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 09/10/2011 - 12:01pm

Newsletter date: 9 October 2011

Contents:
* Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands is different from the media agenda driven campaigns
* APY Council general manager calls for full community consultation about their needs
* Head of Amnesty says govt's "top-down externally driven" efforts widen the gap
* Media re Barbara Shaw's Sydney speaking tour - 3-9 Oct 2011
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 9 October 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 9 October 2011

APY Council general manager calls for full community consultation

Amnesty says govt's top-down externally driven efforts widen the gap

Media re Barbara Shaw's Sydney speaking tour Oct 2011

[WGAR-news] Public forum launching a national campaign calling for a moratorium on income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 6:16am

Newsletter date: 6 October 2011

Contents:
* Sydney public forum launching a national campaign calling for a Moratorium on Income Management - 6 October 2011
* Alice Springs public forum: No Income Management - Women demand a Moratorium on Income Management - 13 October 2011
* Media Release by Aboriginal activist and trained lawyer Michael Anderson
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 6 October 2011

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Sydney public forum launching a national campaign calling for a Moratorium on Income Management - 6 October 2011

Alice Springs public forum: No Income Management - Women demand a Moratorium on Income Management - 13 October 2011

Media Release by Aboriginal activist and trained lawyer Michael Anderson - 2 October 2011

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 6 October 2011

NT and Bankstown join forces in campaign for moratorium on income management - Barbara Shaw in Sydney

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/10/2011 - 3:00pm

NT Aboriginal leader Barbara Shaw has arrived in Sydney on a speaking tour to build support for the campaign against income management and the NT Intervention. Her full itinerary is listed below.

On Thursday 6 October, Ms Shaw will visit Bankstown in south-west Sydney to speak at a public meeting launching a national campaign calling for a moratorium on government’s income management.

Bankstown is one of five trial sites across Australia facing the introduction of income management from July 2012.

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WGAR News: NT govt's English in schools policy; Trucking nuclear waste through SA on way to NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 02/10/2011 - 11:47am

Newsletter date: 2 October 2011

Contents:
* Reminder of change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw
* A Tribute to Aboriginal Youth Suicide and Stolen Generations: 10 October 2011
* NT government's draft update to its English in schools policy
* Plan to truck nuclear waste through SA on way to NT
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 29 events from 2 October 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

* REMINDER OF CHANGE OF VENUE OF 'REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP' LAUNCH WITH BARB SHAW:

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Reminder of change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw 5 Oct 2011

A Tribute to Aboriginal Youth Suicide and Stolen Generations - 10 October 2011

NT government's draft update to its English in schools policy

Plan to truck nuclear waste through SA on way to NT

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 29 events from 2 October 2011

WGAR News: Online petition: Call for a moratorium on government Income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 24/09/2011 - 1:25pm

Newsletter date: 24 September 2011

Contents:
* Change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw
* Call for a Moratorium on Government Income Management
* Melbourne’s only Aboriginal school wins fight against closure
* National Sorry Day Committee: National Curriculum Online Petition
* Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
* Jeff McMullen: Don’t buy the NT Intervention lie
* Review of the book "Walk With Us" - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Other articles

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Change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' Sydney launch with Barb Shaw

Melbourne’s only Aboriginal school wins fight against closure

National Sorry Day Committee - National Curriculum Online Petition

Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians

Jeff McMullen - Don’t buy the NT Intervention lie

Review of the book 'Walk With Us' - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 24 September 2011

WGAR News: Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 October 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 18/09/2011 - 12:07pm

Newsletter date: 18 September 2011
Newsletter updated: 2 October 2011

Contents:
* Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson: Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011
* Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 Oct 2011
* 'Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival'
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson - Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011

Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011

Global 24 hours of action for Australia's forests. Join us on 8 Oct 2011 and say No Harvey No!

Submitted by thelaststand on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 4:35pm

On Saturday 8 October in Australia (which might be your 7th or 8th Oct depending on timezone) join us to stand up for our forests at Harvey Norman stores and other locations across Australia and the planet and say

No Harvey Norman No! Stop selling Aussie forest destruction!

Australia's world-class forests are still being ripped apart by industrial logging operations every single day. The destruction of our native forests is placing our threatened species, clean air and water, and climate in serious danger.

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WGAR News: "The Intervention is killing our people" - IRAG media release

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 9:12am

Newsletter date: 15 September 2011

Contents:
* Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane, degrading
* IRAG media release: "The Intervention is killing our people"
* Fourth anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
* Muckaty (NT) Aboriginal activists to address Melbourne conference
* Video compilation from the Sydney book launch of "Walk With Us"
* Tracker Magazine Analysis / Opinion on various issues
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane degrading

Fourth anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Muckaty (NT) Aboriginal activists to address Melbourne conference

Video compilation from the Sydney book launch of 'Walk With Us'

Tracker Magazine Analysis / Opinion on various issues

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011

Nuclear radiologist exposes myth of medical argument for ‘remote’ waste dump

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 2:43pm

The Australian Greens today welcomed comments from a leading nuclear radiologist shattering the myth that a waste dump is needed in outback Australia to house low-level radioactive medical waste.

Greens spokesperson for nuclear affairs Senator Scott Ludlam said the comments from Dr Peter Karamoskos, ahead of the Senate debate on the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill, exposed the dishonest campaign to impose a waste dump on Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory.

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