income management

WGAR News: Cashless welfare card could breach right to privacy - human rights committee: Petition update: Kerry Arch, Change.org

Newsletter date: 4 October 2015

Contents:

* Petition update: Kerry Arch, Change.org: Cashless welfare card could breach right to privacy - human rights committee

* Change.org Petition: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: Stop Income Management and the Healthy Welfare Card

* WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government

Media Release: Protest At SA Labor Party Convention: It's Time To Reject The Forrest Review

First Nations' Advocates for Rights and Equality, SIMPla (Stop Income Management in Playford), Anti-Poverty Network SA, and concerned members of the public will protest against Premier Jay Weatherill's blanket endorsement of Andrew Forrest's proposals in his Indigenous Employment and Training Review, including significantly expanding Income Management.

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WGAR News: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]: CAAMA Photos

Newsletter date: 26 October 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Photos: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Featuring Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]

* Gail Liston, ABC News: Legal aid service says alcohol bans will not work [Featuring CAALAS]
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government

* Tracker: More NT jail deaths 'unless alcohol cut' [Featuring Kwementyaye Briscoe]
* Background to the justice for Kumentjaye Briscoe campaign

* CAAMA Audio: Warlpiri Elder wants his responsibilities returned! [Featuring Rex Japananka Granites]

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WGAR News: Paddy Gibson speaks about the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"

Newsletter date: 4 October 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson speaks at Building Bridges on the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"
* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Income management: more evidence-free policymaking?
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Coalition to punish vulnerable people through income management expansion
* Nick Evershed, The Guardian: Welfare quarantining: does it work?
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

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WGAR News: Highlighting Barbara Shaw, Aboriginal electoral candidate for the NT Australian Greens

Newsletter date: 2 September 2013

Editorial Note:

'WGAR News' monitors the media, including alternative media.
'WGAR News' gives priority to grassroots Aboriginal voices and grassroots voices in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples' rights.
'WGAR News' publishes information and opinions from a wide range of sources.
These opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of WGAR.
As such, 'WGAR News' does not endorse any particular political party, but simply includes information on political parties for the interest of readers.

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WGAR News: Barbara Shaw & Warren H. Williams: NT Greens Aboriginal Electoral Candidates

Newsletter date: 18 August 2013

Editorial Note:

'WGAR News' monitors the media, including alternative media.
'WGAR News' gives priority to grassroots Aboriginal voices and grassroots voices in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples' rights.
'WGAR News' publishes information and opinions from a wide range of sources.
These opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of WGAR.
As such, 'WGAR News' does not endorse any particular political party, but simply includes information on political parties for the interest of readers.

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WGAR News: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people?: CAAMA interviews Michael Mansell

Newsletter date: 1 July 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people? [Featuring Michael Mansell]
* NITV News: Warren Mundine welcomes Rudd's return
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The downfall of Prime Minister Gillard began with broken promises about the Intervention

* Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Sylvie Ellsmore: Local Council Says No to Income Management

* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

WGAR News: The NT Intervention - Six Years On: Barbara Shaw, New Matilda

Newsletter date: 23 June 2013

Contents:

* Barbara Shaw, New Matilda: The NT Intervention - Six Years On
* Paul Bleakley, Australian Times UK: Intervention marks 6 years, as community questions impact
* ACOSS, NWRN & St Vincent de Paul Society: Joint Statement: Six years of the NT Intervention is six years too long
* The Wire: Stronger Futures? [Featuring Paddy Gibson and Kylie Sambo]
* The Wire: Major parties agree on what one expert calls a piece of 'apartheid' in Oz [Featuring Dr Ruth Phillips]