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WGAR News: Living Black Radio's Marc Tong interviews Kirstie Parker: Congress Opposes RDA Amendments

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 02/12/2013 - 11:50am

Newsletter date: 2 December 2013

Contents:

* SBS Living Black Radio's Marc Tong interviews Co-Chair of Congress Kirstie Parker: Congress Opposes RDA Amendments
* Geoffrey Brahm Levey & Helen Pringle, ABC The Drum: Why the 'Bolt laws' should stay
* ABC Lateline: "Professor Gillian Triggs, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission discusses freedom of speech."
* Marina Freri, SBS Radionews: Groups combine to oppose Racial Discrimination Act change
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Attorney-General under fire over Racial Discrimination Act

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Australia

WGAR News: First Peoples groups criticise the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 01/12/2013 - 8:03pm

Newsletter date: 2 December 2013

Contents:

* Croakey - the Crikey health blog: Indigenous groups call for specific focus from Royal Commission into child sexual abuse
* The Stringer: First Peoples groups criticise the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse
* Background: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander responses to Royal Commission into child sexual abuse

* SNAICC News: SNAICC Training! Through Young Black Eyes
* SNAICC News: UP Child Rights campaign and Universal Children's Day

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Australia

Northern Territory

QLD: G20 Dissenters form Action Network

Submitted by kimk on Sun, 01/12/2013 - 11:09am

As Australia assumes the G20 presidency prior to the summit in November next year, concerned community members announce the formation of the Brisbane Community Action Network G20 (BrisCAN-G20).

The network has formed to facilitate community responses and raise the profile of dissent to the G20 summit. BrisCAN-G20 will foster collaborations between community groups, support community action and provide commentary and critique of the G20 and Australia’s role in it.

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WGAR News: NSW Parliament votes for inquiry into Bowraville murders: Amy McQuire, Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 30/11/2013 - 7:29pm

Newsletter date: 1 December 2013

Contents:

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: NSW Parliament votes for inquiry into Bowraville murders
* Background to the Bowraville murders by Amy McQuire, Editor of Tracker
* Mid North Coast Greens: Parliamentary inquiry into the Bowraville murders
* Rachel Evans, Green Left: Bowraville campaign wins inquiry into murders
* Michaela Whitbourn, Canberra Times: New South Wales: Bowraville murders: inquiry to give families chance to be heard
* Matt Deans, Coffs Coast Advocate: Parliamentary Inquiry called into Bowraville murders

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New South Wales

WGAR News: Bid to reduce Indigenous child removal: Biwa Kwan, SBS Radionews

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 30/11/2013 - 5:34pm

Newsletter date: 1 December 2013

Contents:

* The Stringer: Stolen Generations continue
* Biwa Kwan, SBS Radionews: Bid to reduce Indigenous child removal
* Anna Patty, Canberra Times: New South Wales: Another stolen generation looms, warn protesters
* SNAICC News: Minister pledges his support for Aboriginal controlled services
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: South Australia drawing closer with Stolen Generations reparations

THE STRINGER: STOLEN GENERATIONS CONTINUE

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Afghanistan considers reintroducing stoning, flogging for adulterers

Submitted by ACADP on Fri, 29/11/2013 - 6:57pm

Adghanistan is considering bringing back stoning-to-death for adultery, Human Rights Watch and the justice ministry says, possibly restoring a punishment in force during the Taliban's brutal regime.

The penalty for married adulterers, along with flogging for unmarried offenders, appears in a draft revision of the country's penal code being considered by the ministry of justice. Ashraf Azimi, the head of ministry's criminal law department, confirmed to AFP that stoning to death is included in the draft.

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WGAR News: Tiga Bayles interviews Priscilla Collins about the criminalisation of alcohol problems

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 29/11/2013 - 4:41pm

Newsletter date: 30 November 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Priscilla Collins, CEO of NAAJA, about the criminalisation of alcohol problems in the NT
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

* SBS Living Black Radio: Legal Aid Cuts Deep [Featuring Greens spokesperson for Legal Affairs Penny Wright]

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia, the mother of all jailers of Aboriginal people
* The Stringer: Crime and Punishment

* ABC News: Parliamentary Committee finds many police lock-ups fall short of expectations

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New South Wales

Northern Territory

Western Australia

Queensland grass roots organise to face the G20 in 2014 - You're Invited!

Submitted by kimk on Fri, 29/11/2013 - 9:45am

You’re invited: G20 Community Response discussion forum

2nd meeting – all welcome!

On November 16, a group of about 50 people from a broad spectrum of community groups met to discuss collaboration and cooperation in responding to the G20's presence in Brisbane next year (Nov 15-16 2014)

We invite you to join us in furthering the discussion about networking, alternative forums, community engagement, legal matters, creative events and more.

The next meeting will be held:

Saturday 30 November 2013
10am - 12pm
Justice Place, 5 Abingdon St.
Woolloongabba

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Qld citizens network forms to fight civil liberties "crackdown"

Submitted by kimk on Fri, 29/11/2013 - 9:36am

A packed meeting of more than 70 concerned citizens and representatives from community organisations founded a new campaigning organisation at Brisbane's Electrical Trades Union hall on Wednesday night, responding to what organisers called "an unprecedented crackdown on civil liberties in Queensland".

The Queensland Civil Liberties Network was born amid cheers from meeting participants who set about planning a series of protest actions over coming months, including a rally and march to fall on Parliament's first sitting day, February 11 2014.

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Premier Campbell Newman

NSW proposes outrageous health censorship powers - please take action

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 28/11/2013 - 8:13pm

The Committee on the NSW Government body HCCC (Health Care Complaints Commission) is holding an inquiry that is intended to address the 'promotion of unscientific health-related information.'

The terms of reference are at:

bit.ly/1dvOT7x

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New South Wales

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