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WGAR News: Maintain Court's discretion - Therapy not "throw away the key": APO NT [Alcohol & Drugs]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 18/07/2013 - 7:49pm

Newsletter date: 18 July 2013

Contents:

* APO NT: Maintain Court's discretion - Therapy not "throw away the key" [Alcohol & Drugs]
* NIRS: Six month review for NT [Alcohol] treatment policy
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

* NACCHO alert NIDAC: The report on the consultations of the National Aboriginal Peoples' Drug Strategy

* Catherine Liddle, NITV News: Campaign launched to reduce diabetes among Indigenous Aussies

* NIRS: WA Gov't flags community collaboration on suicide

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NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

APO NT - Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory - An alliance of CLC NLC CAALAS NAAJA and AMSANT

Alcohol & Drugs

NIRS- Six month review for NT treatment policy

NIDAC

NACCHO alert NIDAC

report on the consultations of the National Aboriginal Peoples' Drug Strategy

Catherine Liddle

diabetes among Indigenous Aussies

WA community collaboration on suicide

Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory

WGAR News: MJA's first issue for July has a focus on Indigenous health: Medical Journal of Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 18/07/2013 - 7:30pm

Newsletter date: 17 July 2013

Contents:

* Medical Journal of Australia (MJA): Volume 199, Issue 1 - 8 July, 2013
* Ruth Armstrong, MJA: A time and a place
* Tammy M Kimpton, MJA: Partnership and leadership: key to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
* Sandra J Eades and Fiona J Stanley, MJA: Improving the health of First Nations children in Australia
* Melissa A Sweet, MJA: Social media: new links for Indigenous health
* Sarah L Blunden and Danny Camfferman, MJA: Can sleep contribute to "closing the gap" for Indigenous children?

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Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 58 events from 16 July 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 16/07/2013 - 10:52am

Newsletter date: 16 July 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Wed 17 July 2013: Narrabundah, Canberra, ACT
Families with Children with Disability Workshop at Winnunga
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
"1. Opening
2. Background
3. National Disability Insurance Scheme
4. Parental and Community Engagement Program
5. Feedback from Parents/Carers
6. Summary and Closing"

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Brisbane events: Manuwangku: Under the Nuclear Cloud + Launch of Stolen Wages Facebook

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 15/07/2013 - 7:14pm

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Sat 13 July - Sun 11 August 2013: South Brisbane, Qld
Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Opening night on 13 July 2013
Venue: Queensland Centre for Photography
"Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud is a
series of photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
presenting the community and country around Muckaty,
120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the NT."
"For over five years this area has been the focus

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Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Canberra events: Families with Children with Disability + Our Vision, Our Story

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 15/07/2013 - 6:36pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Sydney events: Liberal Party ascendency + Celebrate the Kimberley + Arnhem Land TOs + WRN forum

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 15/07/2013 - 4:40pm

Sydney events:
What does the Liberal Party ascendency mean for Aboriginal affairs? +
Celebrate the Kimberley in Sydney: meet Traditional Owners from Arnhem Land +
Arnhem Land Traditional Owners in Sydney: Protest Action +
Women's Reconciliation Network forum on recognition

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Mon 15 July 2013: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Now in government in the NT, tipped to win Federal election...
What does the Liberal Party ascendency mean for Aboriginal affairs?:

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Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

West Papuan freedom flotilla sets out for Lake Eyre

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 14/07/2013 - 11:41pm

The West Paupan Freedom Flotilla sets out on the first leg of its epic journey from Lake Eyre to
the warm waters of Merauke, West Papua on July 16, 2013.
People from across Australia supporting their West Papuan brothers and sisters will meet Uncle
Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna (Lake Eyre) Elder and peacemaker, at the shores of Lake Eyre in South
Australia on July 20 to collect the ceremonial water to take on their journey to West Papua.
The arrival of West Papuan asylum seekers to Australia's shores over a decade ago meant that the

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International news and opinion

WGAR News: Rudd hails 'Aboriginal Magna Carta': Kathy Marks, The New Zealand Herald

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 14/07/2013 - 12:41pm

Newsletter date: 15 July 2013

Contents:

* Kathy Marks, The New Zealand Herald: Rudd hails 'Aboriginal Magna Carta'
* Stefan Armbruster, SBS Radionews: Where NAIDOC came from ... 75 years ago
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 1,200 attend NAIDOC Ball - but there is justice yet to be done

See:

WGAR News: NAIDOC Week: Still Supporting Yolngu in Their Fight for Rights: 'concerned Australians' (8 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/08/wgar-news-naidoc-week-still-supportin...

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Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - 1200 attend NAIDOC Ball - but there is justice yet to be done

Kathy Marks

The New Zealand Herald

Rudd hails Aboriginal Magna Carta

Stefan Armbruster

Where NAIDOC came from 75 years ago

NAIDOC

Stefan Armbruster - SBS Radionews - Where NAIDOC came from - 75 years ago

WGAR News: Land rights are empty, Yolngu elder tells Rudd on bark petition anniversary: Guardian UK

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 14/07/2013 - 10:45am

Newsletter date: 14 July 2013 NAIDOC Week

Contents:

* National NAIDOC Week 2013 theme: We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963
* Richard Trudgen, The Stringer: What Happened to the Second Bark Petition?
* Oliver Laughland, The Guardian UK: Land rights are empty, Yolngu elder tells Rudd on bark petition anniversary [Featuring Galarrwuy Yunupingu]
* The Stringer: Monica Morgan says much more needs to be done [Featuring Amnesty International's Indigenous Rights campaigner]

* NATIONAL NAIDOC WEEK 2013 THEME: WE VALUE THE VISION: YIRRKALA BARK PETITIONS 1963

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National NAIDOC Week 2013

National NAIDOC Week 2013 theme - We value the vision - Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963