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APY Lands face welfare controls

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APY Lands face welfare controls
BY: SARAH MARTIN, SA POLITICAL REPORTER From: The Australian May 04, 2012 12:00AM
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THE quarantining of welfare payments on remote Aboriginal lands in South Australia is expected within months, as the government announced plans for a new wave of the federal intervention.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin, an advocate for income control in disadvantaged regions, will today announce the first step towards quarantining welfare payments in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in SA's far north.

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WGAR News: Yolngu Nations Assembly Statement concerning 'Stronger Futures' laws and NT policies

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 04/05/2012 - 12:01pm

Newsletter date: 4 May 2012

Contents:
* Yolngu Nations Assembly Statement
* Pro Bono: Is Income Management Working?
* Sydney launch of "NT Consultations Report 2011: By Quotations" - 4 May 2012
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Northern Murray-Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) website
* Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) website
* Video: Uncle Kevin Buzzacott at the Federal Court's decision
* Michael Anderson: Gomeroi activism stops Woolworths in Moree ...

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Pro Bono - Is Income Management Working?

Sydney launch of NT Consultations Report 2011 - By Quotations - 4 May 2012

Northern Murray-Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) website

Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) website

Video - Uncle Kevin Buzzacott at the Federal Court's decision

Michael Anderson - Gomeroi activism stops Woolworths in Moree

Tracker - Police Integrity Commission won’t investigate Kings Cross shootings

Congress - Justice in prevention early intervention and diversion

A Snapshot of My Life by William Brian Butler

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 2:41pm

A Snapshot of My Life by William Brian Butler

William Brian Butler

Born 13th September 1938 at the Bagot Detention Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 36 events from 2 May 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 02/05/2012 - 12:30pm

Newsletter date: 2 May 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 36 events from 2 May 2012

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: 1 to 3 May 2012: Alice Springs
NTCOSS Conference 2012
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)
"NTCOSS aims to share information, ideas and practical
strategies to assist growing a fair Northern Territory by
exploring four key themes: ...
* Exploring Intercultural working - How or do we embrace
two way working, and in particular with Indigenous peoples

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Upcoming Indigenous rights events around Australia

Aboriginal activist calendar australia

WGAR News: "I feared I was going to die" National Indigenous Times exclusive

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 01/05/2012 - 6:28pm

Newsletter date: 1 May 2012

Contents:
* Interview with Steve Hodder on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
* Keynote Address by NACCHO Chairperson Justin Mohamed
* NIT exclusive: "I feared I was going to die"
* Interim National Unity Government Assembly - 23 & 24 May 2012 - Wollongong, NSW
* Henry Reynolds: After Mabo, What About Aboriginal Sovereignty?
* Glenelg Shire Council recognises rights of Portland Embassy, Vic
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* ABC: Elder seeks judicial review of mining approval

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Interview with Steve Hodder on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Keynote Address by NACCHO Chairperson Justin Mohamed

Interim National Unity Government Assembly - 23 & 24 May 2012 - Wollongong NSW

Henry Reynolds - After Mabo - What About Aboriginal Sovereignty?

Glenelg Shire Council recognises rights of Portland Embassy Vic

ABC - Elder seeks judicial review of mining approval

Treaty Republic - Barnett trying to further disempower WA's Original's

Frontier Wars Remembered in Melbourne & Canberra

Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra - Stand with us to fight this racist legislation

About WGAR News (Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 1:19pm

Last updated: 2 June 2014

CONTENTS:

* About WGAR News e-newsletters
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-about-wgar-news-e-new...
(Last updated: 1 December 2013)

* Sample WGAR News e-newsletters
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* WGAR Background info web-pages
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* WGAR Events postings
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WGAR News media monitoring of Aboriginal rights

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 35 events from 27 April 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 11:00am

Newsletter date: 27 April 2012

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Event: Fri 27 April 2012: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Speak Out against Income Management
"As part of the 2011 Federal Budget, the Australian
government announced that it plans to spend $117.5 million
over the next five years to introduce Income Management to
five "disadvantaged" communities across Australia. ...
Income Management will commence in these sites from 1st
July 2012 and will be compulsorily applied to welfare
recipients in the "trial sites" who are assessed by

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WGAR News: "Work Not Welfare: Investing in a waged employment program in remote NT" APO NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 10:10am

Newsletter date: 27 April 2012

Contents:
* APO NT: Work Not Welfare
* Jumbunna, UTS: Jobs With Justice
* ACTU Congress: The fight for Aboriginal Rights in the NT
* Union Campaign Letter on Bankstown Income Management
* 'Our Generation' to broadcast on NITV
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Interview with Olga Havnen on 'Stronger Futures' funding
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

* APO NT: WORK NOT WELFARE

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More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Jumbunna

UTS - Jobs With Justice

ACTU Congress - The fight for Aboriginal Rights in the NT

Union Campaign Letter on Bankstown Income Management

Our Generation to broadcast on NITV

Interview with Olga Havnen on Stronger Futures funding

Is a renters revolution nearing?

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 24/04/2012 - 5:36pm

Gerry Georgatos
A renters rights movement is gathering momentum in Western Australia with its first impetus surprisingly from the state's South West, and in particular from the Blackwood Valley.

Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT, Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/04/2012 - 1:51pm

Last updated: 28 May 2014

Contents:
* Muckaty Radioactive Waste Dump web-resources
* Recent Muckaty Waste Dump News (31 March 2012 - 28 May 2014)
* Background Muckaty Waste Dump News (From 2 March 2010)

* MUCKATY RADIOACTIVE WASTE DUMP WEB-RESOURCES

CommunityRun Petition: Dump the Muckaty Dump:
Its time for responsible radioactive waste management
To: Minister Ian MacFarlane; Senator Nigel Scullion;
cc NT Chief Minister Adam Giles
https://www.communityrun.org/petitions/dump-the-muckaty-dump-its-time-fo...

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