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Background to the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 2:08pm

Last updated: 8 May 2014

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National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
https://nationalcongress.com.au/

STOP PRESS!

WGAR News: ... (25 Feb 14)
http://indymedia.org.au/2014/02/24/wgar-news-closing-the-gap-we-know-wha...
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* CAAMA Radio: Arm-twisting the Abbott Government not to be the chief protectors [Featuring Congress co-chair Les Malezer]
* Dan Harrison, The Canberra Times: Lack of funding for First People's congress 'disappointing', says Tom Calma

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Congress says Stop & Listen on the Intervention

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:38am

The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples backs calls by Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory for the Government to withdraw its legislations to continue the Intervention. All Australians that support justice and equality should put their names to letter below, telling the Parliamentarians that the bills must be properly scruitnised to ensure that they comply with Australian human rights standards.

http://congressmob.good.do/stoplisten/bnmb/

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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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An end to the age of entitlement

Submitted by Noel Conway on Mon, 23/04/2012 - 3:17pm

The End of the Age of Entitlement.

Perhaps we should restate this as an End to the Age of Enlightenment.

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Foley's Folly

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 22/04/2012 - 8:46pm

There’s a certain satisfaction that comes from knowing that the former South Australian treasurer for Mike Rann’s ALP government, Kevin Foley, is the now head of Foley Advisory - a consultancy firm for the development industry. A post-parliamentary career ‘advising’ developers (advising what exactly? How to assimilate development aspirations with government policy? How to cut re…) certainly seems to confirm criticisms that the Rann Government was resolutely pro-development industry. Maybe call this the ‘We told you so’ affectation.

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Australian IWW newspaper

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/04/2012 - 12:01pm

Here is the new australian ROC- IWW newspaper

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"Deep into the eyes of racism" - Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Thursday March 22

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 24/03/2012 - 4:35pm

Gerry Georgatos
Two of Nyoongar Tent Embassy's stalwarts had not been to the Embassy for more than a week. Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation's Robert Eggington and John Pell were in Perth city on planning duties for the March 28 Stolen Wages march and rally when Mr Eggington was urged on by a spiritual sense and looked at Mr Pell, "Johnny, lets go to the Embassy."

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Forest Rescue heighten protest actions to save forests - however many arrests

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Wed, 21/03/2012 - 10:38pm

Gerry Georgatos
Forest Rescue Australia (FRA) has heightened its protest actions halting Warrup logging on an almost daily basis - however at the price of arrests. A Forest Products Commission (FPC) spokeswoman confirmed that protestors had entered work areas on three separate days in the last ten days and on two occasions had locked themselves on to two logging machines while work continued in other parts of the operation.

On Monday 19, FRA protestors entered the Warrup logging area and one protestor managed to lock himself on to a logging machine for 15 hours.

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Capitalists at war with greens, labor.

Submitted by Noel Conway on Tue, 20/03/2012 - 10:27pm

The Government is facing an unprecedented level of litigation from miners and big business in response to the Mining Resources Rent Tax and the Carbon Tax. Meanwhile Clive Palmer is agitating that the CIA is in cahoots with the Australian Greens to stifle coal mining in Queensland.

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POLICE RAID PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. 19/03/11

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 19/03/2012 - 4:15pm

Forest Rescue Activists have kept up with their commitment to defend Warrup State Forest near Bridgetown in our South West.
Activists are prepared to be charged during the campaign as personal sacrifice for the conservation of native forests and the endangered species which inhabit it such as the Numbat. However, police have stepped over the line this morning arresting activists unlawfully for Trespass on private land without prior knowledge and consent from the landowner. Police have forcibly taken cameras, video equipment and personal items from the Activists home and persons.

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