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WGAR News: The Federal Budget and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:04pm

Newsletter date: 20 May 2013

Contents:

* The Stringer: Homeless protest at Matagarup - "we will not be swept away"
* Tracker: Anger in Perth over Heirisson Island plans
* NIRS: Matagarup development protested in Perth
* Background to the Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Heirisson Island (Matagarup), Perth, WA

* Emma Murphy, Green Left: New laws to criminalise drinking
* NAAJA has criticised the NT government's announcement of alcohol protection orders
* Other Northern Territory News

* The Federal Budget and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities

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Nyoongar Tent Embassy

Emma Murphy

NAAJA

The Stringer

Northern Territory News

Tracker

Green Left

Alcohol Protection Orders

Heirisson Island - Matagarup

The Stringer - Homeless protest at Matagarup - we will not be swept away

Tracker - Anger in Perth over Heirisson Island plans

NIRS - Matagarup development protested in Perth

Emma Murphy - Green Left - New laws to criminalise drinking

NAAJA has criticised the NT government's announcement of alcohol protection orders

Indigenous Land Corporation not reporting accidents

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 18/05/2013 - 8:35pm

ILC PUT ABORIGINAL EMPLOYEES AT RISK
In September last year an event happened along the Roper Highway that is just south of Mataranka and heads towards Ngukurr. If this event had happened in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria or any other State it would have caused uproar, Criminal charges laid, Court cases would have followed. Here in the Northern Territory, the Company involved covered their tracks, got people to be silent, then crossed their fingers and hoped ‘lady luck’ would see them through.

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WGAR News: Indigenous adoption push prompts Stolen Generation fears: ABC Radio Australia Video

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 17/05/2013 - 11:53am

Newsletter date: 18 May 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: Anger over Giles' claim to "remove neglected Aboriginal children"
* CAAMA Video: Interview with Jackie Baxter of Stolen Generation and Families Aboriginal Corp re Mr Giles comments
* SBS Radionews Audio: Alarm over NT Indigenous adoption plan
* ABC Radio Australia Video: Indigenous adoption push prompts Stolen Generation fears
* SNAICC News: Chief Minister's solution on Aboriginal child protection short-sighted & wrong
* SBS World News Video: Alarm over NT plan on neglected Indigenous kids

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Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Murrawarri people take sovereignty campaign to UN: Jeremy Geia, NITV News

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 15/05/2013 - 1:00pm

Newsletter date: 16 May 2013

Contents:

* Murrawarri Republic: Queen Recognises Murrawarri Republic
* Jeremy Geia, NITV News: Murrawarri people take sovereignty campaign to UN
* NITV's Jeremy Geia, SBS Radionews: Indigenous 'republic' to go to UN
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Murrawarri Republic
* Background to the The Murrawarri Republic
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Sovereign Union: Goomeroi People call for a mining freeze on sacred lands [Transcript from NITV News - Jeremy Geia report]

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WGAR News: "Stop Aboriginal deaths in police custody by saving the Custody Notification Service"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 14/05/2013 - 5:51pm

Newsletter date: 15 May 2013

Contents:

* Change.org Petition: Stop Aboriginal deaths in police custody by saving the Custody Notification Service (CNS)
* Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT: ALS News: Save the CNS
* The Wire Audio: Argument between governments puts lives at risk
* The Stringer: Funding cuts means more Aboriginal peoples incarcerated
* NIRS: Urgent funding call for anti-deaths in custody measure
* NIRS: ALS warns lives could be at risk unless phone line is funded

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos on Aboriginal imprisonment

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Aboriginal imprisonment

Custody Notification Service

CNS

Aboriginal deaths in police custody

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

ALS

Peoples Alcohol Action Coalition

Alcohol Protection Orders

Aboriginality in sentencing

Change org Petition - Stop Aboriginal deaths in police custody by saving the Custody Notification Service - CNS

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT - ALS News - Save the CNS

The Wire Audio - Argument between governments puts lives at risk

The Stringer - Funding cuts means more Aboriginal peoples incarcerated

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos on Aboriginal imprisonment

Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - Aboriginality in sentencing before the High Court

The Stringer - DCS issued warning one year prior - that riot would eventuate

Sydney events: Photographer: Barbara McGrady + NT Intervention update + A Decision to Discriminate

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 13/05/2013 - 9:35am

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Wed 1 May - Sun 30 June 2013: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Photographer: Barbara McGrady
"Barbara is a Gamilario/Murri woman has been photographing
the social history of contemporary Aboriginal life for over
30 years. From Sports to politics, her vision is a unique
perspective from within a community empowering her
subjects by this virtue alone."
Event details: http://headon.com.au/event/barbara-mcgrady

Event: Mon 13 May 2013: Mona Vale, Northern Sydney, NSW

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Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Canberra events: Social Impacts of Native Title + Canberra fantasies, remote Indigenous subjects

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 6:18pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 15 May 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
The value of qualitative data for articulating
the social impacts of native title
Presented by: Pam McGrath
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"I argue that although qualitative research on its own
has limited strategic value given the short
timeframes of many legal reform agendas,
when conducted over time as part of a longer-term

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Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Western Australia events: Stop the Suicides in Our Community Now + Making Waves for the Kimberley

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 5:46pm

Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Tue 21 May 2013: Waterford, Perth, WA
Stop the Suicides in Our Community Now!
"The Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation calls for
all members of the Nyoongah community and organisations
to stand up strong against the ongoing epidemic
and spates of suicide in our Nyoongah community."
Event details: http://allianceaustrale.org/Dumbartung/CommunityNote.html
Event details: http://allianceaustrale.org/Dumbartung/SuicideMediaRelease.html

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Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

NT events: Public Forum: Who cares about Human Rights? + No Nuclear Waste Dump for Muckaty

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 5:15pm

Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Wed 15 May 2013: NT Supreme Court
'Who cares about Human Rights? - A free public forum about the
human rights implications of recent justice re-forms in the NT'
Australian Lawyers For Human Rights (ALHR):
Northern Territory Committee
Keynote Speakers:
* Ben Schokman
Director of International Human Rights Law
Human Rights Law Centre
* Jonathon Hunyor
Principal Legal Officer
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency

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Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Melbourne events: The Power and the Passion + Human Rights and the NT + Film: Our Generation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 4:52pm

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Fri 10 May until 1 June 2013: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
The Power and the Passion
How a community triumphed over corporate greed
"The Power and the Passion is a photographic exhibition
highlighting the power of the Kimberley's landscapes
and the Passion of those who defend it. The evening
will be a celebration of community triumphing over
corporate greed, and a chance for us to discuss how we
can move forward together in our ongoing work to

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Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary