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AMA report says government needs to do more for Indigenous health

Gerry Georgatos
President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Steve Hambleton says the federal government has to do much more for Indigenous health - "There is a long way to go."

On Saturday May 26 at the AMA National Conference the AMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report: Progress to Date and Challenges that Remain was released.

The report summarises the recommendation of the AMA Indigenous Health Report Cards over the past ten years and analyses the major government measures related to the recommendations that have been implemented.

Finance ? It's insanity! mp3

http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/60321/67210/80697/?url=h...

Absurdities of the Global Finance System and 'Wakkanomics'

Uneconomic Growth Herman Daly [ Right Livelyhood Awards 1996 ], Jamie Dimon was dead wrong, Steve Keen Economic Progress one Funeral at a Time, robinhoodtax.org, The
Bailout Rap Update, Interview Paul Moore Killing the Messenger, ThreeLittlePigs
Guardian, INET Financial Instabilty Mini Documentary, 'Ben Bernanke Please Send Me

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Global CO2 emissions reach record high for 2011 warns IEA

'Switch off coal' - Replace Hazelwood Coal Power Station The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just reported another increase in CO2 emissions for 2011 to a new record high of 31.6 gigatonnes (Gt), an increase of 1.0 Gt on 2010, or 3.2%. Last year the IEA reported a record high of 30.6 Gigatonnes during 2010, with Greenhouse gases increasing 6 per cent, one of the largest annual increases on record.

WGAR News: "Stronger Futures continues dark era for Aboriginal Peoples in the NT" Amnesty Int'l

Newsletter date: 25 May 2012

Contents:
* Amnesty: Global failure of human rights leadership extends to Australia
* Amnesty: Tell your Senators: scrap Stronger Futures
* Greens: Amnesty report emphasises need for homelands investment
* Jon Altman: Another decade for homelands policy debacle
* Tracker: Intervention laws need scrutiny: Gooda
* Greens seek further scrutiny for NT Intervention
* Greens: Government & Coalition should heed UN concerns on NT Intervention
* Interview with Matthew Dhulumburrk Gaykamangu & Paddy Gibson on Stronger Futures laws

The latest Shortwave Report (May 25) is up on the web

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (May 25) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (128kb)(27MB), broadcast quality (16MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom
(If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {35MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)

Australia's drugwar - Nimbin Mardi Grass 2012 live mp3

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Live recordings from the recent drug law reform protest in Nimbin by Grover from Community Radio www.nimfm.org, David Marr on Australia's drug policies, and music by the Spliffmasters

39:30 min 128 kbps stereo 37 MB

Luis Walker on the sideline of CSG Lismore mp3

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Live recordings from Lismore's recent Coal Seam Gas Mining protest.
We hear Aboriginal Elder Louis Walker's views on the sideline.

Recording by Grover and friend [ www.nimfm.org ]

music: "4 Tha Tribes" by Kaliba

17:00 min 128 kbps stereo 16 MB

Human Rights Alliance media release: It is not right that the truth is not being said and what is right still waits

Indonesian children continue to languish in Australian adult prisons. The HRA can confirm that conversations took place between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and their Indonesian counterparts, between Foreign Minister Bob Carr and similarly with his predecessor, Kevin Rudd and their Indonesian counterpart - commencing in July last year and till very recent, regarding the release of the Indonesian children and Schapelle Corby.

Media disinformation: Understand South China Sea standoff through the Filipino media

China is now Australia’s largest trading partner. Western Australia’s Premier is right to point out that: “… of the 60,000 new jobs created in Australia over the past 12 months, 50,000 were in WA, which now accounted for 70 per cent of the nation's exports to China … To some extent, the strength of the WA economy is concealing the true weakness of the national economy.” Therefore, it is in Australia national interest that our policy makers are able to understand China in an objective manner. I hope that the following article will contribute to such an objective.