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WGAR News: Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed: Helen Davidson, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 06/06/2015 - 7:53pm

Newsletter date: 7 June 2015; last updated 15 June

Contents:

* Upcoming anniversary march & rally: 3pm, 21 June 2015: NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame!

* News Analysis: Helen Davidson, The Guardian: Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed

Geography:

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Upcoming anniversary march & rally - 21 June 2015 - NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame

Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed

Professor Jon Altman

Living the good life in precarious times

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

Senator Rachel Siewert

Government presses on with work for the dole in remote communities

work for the dole in remote communities

work for the dole

Remote jobs and community program to be rebranded due to unpopularity

Controversial Indigenous advancement strategy gets $100m funding boost

Indigenous Advancement Strategy

IAS - Indigenous Advancement Strategy

Respect and Listen

Respect and Listen compilation

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

NT intervention

The Intervention - an Anthology

WGAR News: Change the Record campaign aims to cut Indigenous jail rates in a generation: Helen Davidson & Monica Tan, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/05/2015 - 10:04pm

Newsletter date: 17 May 2015

Contents:

* Homepage of Change the Record: Smarter Justice. Safer Communities.: https://changetherecord.org.au/
* Media Release: Change the Record: Greater investment in communities is needed, post-budget
* Media Release: Change the Record: Time to Change the Record
* About us: Change the Record: Steering Committee - National Justice Coalition

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

WGAR News: Aboriginal Australian Communities Send a Powerful Message to Government: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 24/03/2015 - 9:22am

Newsletter date: 24 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Here is part of the list of threatened Homelands - "remote communities"

Geography:

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal Australian Communities

Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia

Thousands join nationwide rallies against community closures

Alex Bainbridge

Resistance builds against plan to close Aboriginal communities

Calla Wahlquist

Close the Gap day

Warren Barnsley

National Indigenous Radio's 'Weekly News-in-Review'

Proposed community closures in Western Australia

Thousands rally in protest of remote community closures

Barnett shouted down at Indigenous rally

SA crowd protests remote closures

Aboriginal community closure

Aboriginal community closure - intense rally at Parliament House

Nicolas Perpitch

Bonnie Christian

Andrew O'Connor

Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands

WGAR News: NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities: Heeni Brown, Maori Television

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 13/03/2015 - 7:46am

Newsletter date: 14 March 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis & Video: Heeni Brown, Maori Television: NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities

* Audio Interview: Paul Wiles, CAAMA Radio: Going backward is the problem - Rosalie Kunoth Monks
* Audio Interview: CAAMA Radio: Support growing for for displaced community mob ... [Featuring Gerry Georgatos]

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Maori Television

NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Going backward is the problem - Rosalie Kunoth Monks

Gerry Georgatos

Support growing for for displaced community mob

NAACHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Closure of WA Aboriginal communities repeats historic failures

Will closing Aboriginal communities be detrimental to future health and wellbeing

South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council

NLC - Northern Land Council

Northern Land Council

Michelle Dunne Breen

The Conversation

Why Can't Black People Live More Like White People

Remote Community Closures

Guardian Australia

WGAR News: We won't overcome Indigenous disadvantage by cutting legal services: Larissa Behrendt, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/03/2015 - 2:21pm

Newsletter date: 9 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Larissa Behrendt, The Guardian: We won't overcome Indigenous disadvantage by cutting legal services

Geography:

New South Wales

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Larissa Behrendt

cutting Aboriginal legal services

Indigenous Disadvantage

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services - Natsils

NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Aboriginal Legal Service

Aboriginal Legal Service Faces Uncertain Future Despite Govt Promise Of No Cuts

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

The Aboriginal Legal Service defending their right to defend

Warren Barnsley

NSW ACT legal service flags reduced operation with funding cuts

Senator Rachel Siewert

Senator Penny Wright

Australian Greens

Indigenous legal cuts a national embarrassment

Indigenous legal service to shut down

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

WGAR News: Aboriginal Researchers Conduct Evaluation on Basic Cards in NT: CAAMA [Featuring Tangentyere Council Research Hub]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 19/12/2014 - 7:17am

Newsletter date: 23 December 2014

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Groups call for Government to reject Forrest Review Healthy Welfare Card; pursue decent welfare reform

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 17/12/2014 - 9:06am

Newsletter date: 21 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Northern Territory

Keywords:

Joint NGO Statement

Groups call for rejection of Healthy Welfare Card

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Strong opposition to proposed Healthy Welfare Card

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

CAAMA - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Tangentyere Council Research Hub

Matthew Campbell

The Conversation

Work with us not for us to end the Indigenous policy chaos

Christian Today

Gerry Georgatos

$30 million spent on Indigenous disadvantage is a lie

NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Invest more in Aboriginal health programs that work

Revised GP co-payment policy remains a hit to Aboriginal health

New co-payment model will jeopardise Indigenous health

Redfern Tent Embassy

WGAR News: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) to fight 'cancer' alongside Freedom Movement: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 12/12/2014 - 5:08pm

Newsletter date: 16 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Global/International

Northern Territory

South Australia

WGAR News: First Peoples' freedom summit: Late Night Live, ABC RN [Interviews with Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Michael Mansell & Tauto Sansbury]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 27/11/2014 - 6:51pm

Newsletter date: 28 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Northern Territory

Keywords:

Aboriginal elders and leaders

Aboriginal elders and leaders from across Australia

Indigenous people

Late Night Live

Summit for Freedom

Alice Springs summit

National Summit for Freedom - Alice Springs Thu & Fri 27-28 November 2014

Mbantua Alice Springs

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM

Michael Mansell

Shannon Kilgariff

Mparntwe Alice Springs

Alison Anderson

Roxley Foley - son of Dr Gary Foley

Anthony Stewart

Steven Schubert

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

CAAMA - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

PM for Indigenous Affairs

indigenous rights

aboriginal land rights

WGAR News: "Kimberley Aboriginal communities condemn Colin Barnett's plan to close small communities"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 23/11/2014 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 24 November 2014

Last updated: 26 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

South Australia

Western Australia