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WGAR News: Sovereignty not constitutional recognition the key to closing the gap: The Wire

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 08/02/2013 - 1:33pm

Newsletter date: 9 February 2013

Contents:

* The Wire: Sovereignty not Constitutional recognition the key to Closing the Gap
* Sovereign Union: Governments 'Act of Recognition' has some very serious implications
* NIRS: Raising life expectancy not a case of throwing around money: Mansell
* Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee: Shadow Report 2013
* Congress Close the Gap Statement
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Government commitment to flawed policies clouds efforts to close the gap

* Brisbane Times: Protesters storm Rudd's Brisbane office

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WGAR News: WA govt's "mean-spirited" refusal to extend Stolen Wages deadline: Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 26/12/2012 - 11:45am

Newsletter date: 26 December 2012

Contents:

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: WA govt’s "mean-spirited" refusal to extend Stolen Wages deadline
* Stolen Wages: Many will miss out says ALSWA [Aboriginal Legal Service of WA]
* Robin Chapple MLC: Hundreds will miss out as Government refuses to extend Stolen Wages Scheme
* ABC Indigenous: Payments flow to stolen wage victims
* Stolen Wages offer a 'slap in the face' says ALSWA [Aboriginal Legal Service of WA]
* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Stolen wages remain stolen with $2,000 offer
* Creative Spirits: Stolen Wages

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Keywords:

Aboriginal sovereignty

stolen wages

Close The Gap Campaign

First Nations

Stolen Wages - Many will miss out says ALSWA - Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Robin Chapple MLC - Hundreds will miss out as Government refuses to extend Stolen Wages Scheme

ABC Indigenous - Payments flow to stolen wage victims

Stolen Wages offer a slap in the face says ALSWA - Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Gerry Georgatos - Indymedia Australia - Stolen wages remain stolen with $2000 offer

Creative Spirits - Stolen Wages

Martin Lukacs - The Guardian UK - Canada's First Nations protest heralds a new alliance

Sovereign Union - Howard recognised continuing Aboriginal sovereignty

Close The Gap Campaign - Don't slash Indigenous health funding - Close the Gap

Close The Gap Committee - Submission to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan

Amy McQuire - Tracker - WA govt's mean-spirited refusal to extend Stolen Wages deadline

WGAR News: Police used to break blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 26/03/2011 - 6:02am

Newsletter date: 26 Mar 2011

Contents:
* Police used to break blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers
* Other Lake Tyers blockade articles
* Background to blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers
* Aboriginal groups protest against nuclear waste dump
* Background to Muckaty Station nuclear waste dump
* Churches hope that Australia will continue to urge the Australian Government to end Intervention
* More on Tony Abbott's call for new NT Intervention
* Background to Tony Abbott's call for new NT Intervention
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles

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Keywords:

Northern Territory Intervention

World Council of Churches

WGAR News: Nuclear Waste Dump; Close the Gap day (28 Mar 10)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 28/03/2010 - 12:39pm

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Nuclear Waste Dump in NT, Australia
Close the Gap day
NT Intervention Articles
Other Aboriginal Articles

NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP IN NT, AUSTRALIA:

- Background

Beyond Nuclear Initiative’s weblog:
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com/
“This site is a snapshot of current nuclear free campaigns in Australia, particularly focusing on the proposal for a federal radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory.”

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Keywords:

Northern Territory Intervention

Nuclear waste dump

Muckaty station

Close the Gap