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Protest brings about backflip for son to be allowed from prison to attend mother’s funeral

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 22/09/2012 - 11:46am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The National Indigenous Times - nit.com.au

The National Indigenous Times reported last week that Western Australia’s Department of Corrective Services (DCS) had not ensured that all Aboriginal inmates attend family funerals – due to a bid to cut transport costs. This led to outrage from Elders and community and a protest was launched outside the DCS last Tuesday by affected families and community leaders.

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Barnett's Browse Basin Bill is a Pandora's Box - Walmandan Tent Embassy continues

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 22/09/2012 - 10:58am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy National Indigenous Times - nit.com.au - photo courtesy Rod Hartvigsen/Broome
The $40 billion Browse Basin gas hub project at James Price Point (Walmandan) Is teetering but not if Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett will have anything to do with it. Premier Barnett, who also holds the portfolio of State Development, has introduced into Parliament the ‘Browse (Land) Agreement Bill 2012’, presumably to confine offshore gas processing to the single site on the Kimberley coast.

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Perth

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The Story of David & Goliath - The Yindjibarndi and the Fortescue Metals Group

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 16/09/2012 - 4:46pm

"2012's Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji verse the Vestey Corporation."

by Gerry Georgatos, National Indigenous Times West Australian reporter

PART 1 (Part 2 will feature in the next edition)
Courtesy of the National Indigenous Times - http://www.nit.com.au/opinion/1825-the-story-of-david-a-goliath-the-yind...

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Anthony Axtell's death indicts everyone

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 16/09/2012 - 4:10pm

Gerry Georgatos – National Indigenous Times reporter & PhD researcher Custodial Systems and Deaths in Custody

Anthony Axtell is dead - he is now another Australian prison custodial death statistic however the manner of his death indicts so much of what is wrong with the Australian prison system. Australia has one of the world's worst deaths in custody records.

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Perth and Fremantle Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 4 events from 28 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 16/09/2012 - 3:14pm

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Event: Fri 28 September 2012: Fremantle, Perth, WA
John Pat memorial day against all deaths in custody
"Deaths In Custody Watch Committee of Western
Australia invites you to the Ceremony of
Remembrance for all who have died in police
& prison custody including those have died in
police pursuits."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/52234

Event: Fri 5 - Sat 6 October 2012: Fremantle & Perth, WA
Seventh Annual National Indigenous Legal Conference
Pathways to Tomorrow:

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Western Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 16 events from 16 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 16/09/2012 - 1:38pm

Newsletter date: 16 September 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 16 events from 16 September 2012

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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

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Saving Walmandan and saving the whales – more important than gas and money

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 08/09/2012 - 7:10pm

Gerry Georgatos, courtesy of The National Indigenous Times - photo courtesy of Damian Kelly/Broome - nit.com.au - http://nit.com.au/opinion/1775-saving-walmandan-and-saving-the-whales--m...

Woodside Board directors and executive managers and Woodside's former venture partner of Chevron in the $40 billion Browse Basin LNG development proposal on Walmandan country were angry at the compulsory acquisition threats by West Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, a source within Woodside claimed.

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Perth, Fremantle & WA Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 5 events from 8 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/09/2012 - 6:06pm

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Event: 20 August to 14 September 2012: Yeelirrie-Leonora, WA
Walkatjurra Walkabout – Walking for Country
A one month walk from Yeelirrie to Leonora
" ... is a celebration of Wangkatja country, a testament to
the strength of the community who have fought to stop
uranium mining at Yeelirrie for over forty years, and a
chance to come together to continue share our commitment to
a sustainable future without nuclear. It is a chance to
reconnect with the land, and to revive the tradition of
walking for country."

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Western Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 13 events from 8 September 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/09/2012 - 3:42pm

Newsletter date: 8 September 2012

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Event: 11 September - 12 October 2012: UTS, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition:
Djalkiri - we are standing on their names - Blue Mud Bay
"Artback NT: Arts Touring and Development presents
Djalkiri: we are standing on their names -
Blue Mud Bay - the culmination of a vibrant and intensive
cross-cultural exchange between five highly respected
Yithuwa Madarrpa artists and four renowned artists
from across Australia."

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[WGAR-news] Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 9 events from 29 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 01/09/2012 - 2:03pm

Newsletter date: 29 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 9 events from 29 August 2012

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Event: 20 August to 14 September 2012: Yeelirrie-Leonora, WA
Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country
A one month walk from Yeelirrie to Leonora
" ... is a celebration of Wangkatja country, a testament to
the strength of the community who have fought to stop
uranium mining at Yeelirrie for over forty years, and a
chance to come together to continue share our commitment to

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