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Background to the Protect Arnhem Land Campaign, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

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Last updated: 16 May 2014

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* Sovereign Union: Arnhem Land traditional owners flag High Court action to prevent mining industry fracking

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Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

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Greens support calls to reject Arnhem Land oil and gas exploration

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 48 events from 30 September 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 29/09/2013 - 1:22pm

Newsletter date: 30 September 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: 29th September 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA
Murru: In Memory of John Pat Album Launch
"Big hART and the community of Ieramugadu (Roebourne)
proudly present the Album Launch of Murru
- a music collaboration between John Bennett, Shellie Morris,
Emma Donovan, Archie Roach, Lucky Oceans, Harry Hookey,
Bill Chambers, the Last Kinection, Trevor Jamieson,

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Darwin events: Groggy: Art exhibition examining NT booze double-standard + Bridging the Gap Seminar

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 29/09/2013 - 11:40am

Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Until 12 October 2013: Darwin, NT
Groggy
Art exhibition by Todd Williams & Therese Ritchie
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art
"Darwin gets groggy with it -- exhibition examines NT booze double-standard"
""My name is Chips Mackinolty and I am an alcoholic …
"Everyone assumes that grog is an exclusively Aboriginal problem.
That is simply not true. Around 50% of Aboriginal people don’t drink at all.
"If the Northern Territory were a nation, we would have the

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WGAR News: Stolen Futures: Paddy Gibson, Overland Literary Journal

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 28/09/2013 - 5:51pm

Newsletter date: 29 September 2013

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* Paddy Gibson, Overland Literary Journal: Stolen Futures
* Callum Denness, Eureka Street: The ethics of paternalism in Aboriginal policy
* A new John Pilger film, Utopia, to be released in UK cinemas in November
* SNAICC News: Brisbane workshop to support healing for survivors of forcible removal
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

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WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about Aboriginal youth suicides

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 2:59pm

Newsletter date: 28 September 2013

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* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about the high number of Aboriginal youth suicides in Australia
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: How many more suicides will it take?
* The Wire: Let's ask R U OK? to our Indigenous youth [Featuring Will Austin]
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Emma Murphy, Green Left: Darwin gets groggy with it -- exhibition examines NT booze double-standard
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

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How many more suicides will it take?

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 20/09/2013 - 10:58pm

by Gerry Georgatos of The Stringer, The National Indigenous Times, the National Indigenous Radio Service - September 20th, 2013 - Two years ago, as part of my academic research into the prevalence of suicides in Australia, particularly among Aboriginal youth, to my horror I discovered that Aboriginal youth suicides are tragically at record high levels – that spates of Aboriginal youth suicides are proportionately the world’s highest rates. Aboriginal youth is suiciding at the world’s highest rates.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 42 events from 20 September 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 19/09/2013 - 2:21pm

Newsletter date: 20 September 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Fri 20 September, 2013: Sydney, NSW
ISJA Rally DPP
"we will be rallying to strongly urge mr. babb and
his legal team of officers to fully charge those
errant police officers that have been recommended
by the police integrity commission, among other
legal entities, to answer charges for the killings of
adam salter and roberto laudisio curti and the

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WGAR News: Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?: Gary Foley, Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 18/09/2013 - 5:39pm

Newsletter date: 19 September 2013

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* Gary Foley, Tracker: Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?
* Sovereign Union: Warren Mundine's new military intervention into Aboriginal Australia
* AudioBoo: Audio: Warren Mundine 'Military Intervention' - SBS - The Observer Effect

* AudioBoo: Noel Pearson rejected by Cape York councils - Aurukun Mayor, Dereck Walpo

* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Lack of a Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health a disappointment
* NACCHO political alert: Abbott abolishes Indigenous health ministry

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WGAR News: Arguing the Intervention: Jon Altman, Journal of Indigenous Policy [39 essays by Jon]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 17/09/2013 - 9:30am

Newsletter date: 17 September 2013

Contents:

* Jon Altman, Journal of Indigenous Policy: Arguing the Intervention [Special Issue: Collection of 39 essays by Jon Altman on the NT Intervention]
* Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Stand against Indigenous poverty
* The Wire: Another military-style Indigenous intervention? [Featuring Chairperson for NACCHO, Justin Mohamad]
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

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Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Journal of Indigenous Policy

Collection of 39 essays by Jon Altman on the NT Intervention

Stand against Indigenous poverty

Another military-style Indigenous intervention

Chairperson for NACCHO - Justin Mohamad

An Open Letter to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition

Federal election results

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Amy McQuire about the Federal election results

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about the Federal election results

Scullion announced as Indigenous affairs minister

Indigenous affairs minister

Abbott cuts to Indigenous legal services hypocritical

The R Word - Recognise

WGAR News: Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs? Hardly: Chris Graham, ABC The Drum

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 16/09/2013 - 11:26am

Newsletter date: 16 September 2013

Editorial Note:

'WGAR News' monitors the media, including alternative media.
'WGAR News' gives priority to grassroots Aboriginal voices and grassroots voices in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples' rights.
'WGAR News' publishes information and opinions from a wide range of sources.
These opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of WGAR.
As such, 'WGAR News' does not endorse any particular political party, but simply includes information on political parties for the interest of readers.

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