Western Australia

WGAR News: Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration in Kalkarindji, NT

Newsletter date: 6 August 2011

Contents:
* Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration in Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
* Sydney Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Fri 26 Aug 2011
* Video of Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks at UN Indigenous Forum
* Interviews with Dorinda Hafner and Alistair Nicholson about the NT Intervention consultations
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 6 August 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles

Justice for Rex Bellotti Jnr

by Gerry Georgatos An Aboriginal youth, Rex Bellotti Jnr, aged 15 was run over by a police four-wheel-drive Holden Rodeo and more than two years have passed without any compensation, without any closure. When it comes to Aboriginal victims this is nothing new.

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WGAR News: Aboriginal voices criticize NT intervention at consultations

Newsletter date: 2 August 2011

Contents:
* Aboriginal voices criticize NT intervention at consultations
* Interview with Dr. Lynn Arnold about the NT Intervention
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Forty organisations oppose income management in Bankstown
* Interview with Prof. Sir Michael Marmot about impacts on people's health
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 2 August 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

WGAR News: Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately'

Newsletter date: 30 July 2011

Contents:
* Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately'
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Update on Kimberley gas hub protest
* Survey: 88% of NCAFP members want constitutional recognition
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
* Minister meets with Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust community
* Background to blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events

Hadi Kurnawian - 16 year old still in an Australian adult prison

HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIANCE MEDIA RELEASE July 24th 2011HADI KURNIAWAN - born in 1995, 16 years old, is still languishing in Australian Adult Prison - HAKEA PRISON, Western Australia In recent weeks three Sinhalese whom I campaigned for and visited while incarcerated in HAKEA Prison have been released after 15, 11, 10 months in prison.

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WGAR News: Interview with Randa Kattan about expansion of Income Management to Vic, NSW, Qld and SA

Newsletter date: 27 July 2011

Contents:
* Interview with Randa Kattan about the campaign against the expansion of Income Management to Vic, NSW, Qld and SA
* Interviews with Alistair Nicholson and Ian Viner about the current round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Videos opposing Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 22 events
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

WGAR News: 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention

Newsletter date: 22 July 2011

Contents:
* 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention
* Government uses Aboriginal money to pay for leases on Aboriginal land
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 28 events
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

24 PROMINENT SOUTH AUSTRALIANS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO END THE NT INTERVENTION:

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Northern Territory Intervention And Government Consultation

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 19 events from 16 July 2011

Newsletter date: 16 July 2011

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Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Thu 30 June to Sun 17 July 2011: Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Stars, Sky, Breeze, Trees
Photo artist: Jagath Dheerasekara

WGAR News: 'Say no to government’s income management, not in Bankstown, not anywhere!'

Newsletter date: 15 July 2011

Contents:
* 'Say No to Government’s Income Management, Not in Bankstown, Not Anywhere!'
* Interview with Rosalie Kunoth-Monks about the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Government uses Aboriginal mining royalties to pay for leases on Aboriginal land
* The fight to stop the James Price Point gas hub
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

* 'SAY NO TO GOVERNMENT'S INCOME MANAGEMENT, NOT IN BANKSTOWN, NOT ANYWHERE!'

- New website

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 15 events from 9 July 2011

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

Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Thu 30 June to Sun 17 July 2011: Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Stars, Sky, Breeze, Trees
Photo artist: Jagath Dheerasekara
Gallery: At The Vanishing Point