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WGAR News: Australia's Aboriginal children - The world's highest suicide rate: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 01/03/2013 - 3:37pm

Newsletter date: 2 March 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia’s Aboriginal children - The world’s highest suicide rate
* The Stringer: Youth suicides - toll higher than Afghan war deaths

* NIRS: Higher rates of severe disability for Indigenous Australians: Research

* SBS Living Black: Heal Our Youth - Or Jail Them?
* NIRS: Gooda: "Stop locking Aboriginal people up who don't need to be locked up"
* ABC Radio Australia: Call for NSW intervention program to include indigenous youth
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

Geography:

Keywords:

Aboriginal imprisonment

The Stringer - Youth suicides - toll higher than Afghan war deaths

NIRS - Higher rates of severe disability for Indigenous Australians - Research

SBS Living Black - Heal Our Youth - Or Jail Them

NIRS - Gooda - Stop locking Aboriginal people up who don't need to be locked up

ABC Radio Australia - Call for NSW intervention program to include indigenous youth

WGAR News: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs: CAAMA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 12/02/2013 - 6:23pm

Newsletter date: 13 February 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs
* Carrie Fowlie, The Canberra Times: Jail costly way to tackle scourge
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone & Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey & Michael Woodley
* YAC: WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

Geography:

Keywords:

Aboriginal imprisonment

rehabilitation programs

WMYAC

indigenous employment

indigenous lifespans

apology

Carrie Fowlie - The Canberra Times - Jail costly way to tackle scourge

The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone and Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

Amy McQuire - Tracker - Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey and Michael Woodley

YAC - WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

NIRS - Evidence for Indigenous child protection control undeniable

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Professor Ted Wilkes

Professor Jon Altman - Crikey - Seeking truth from facts in indigenous employment data

Callum Denness - Crikey - Not closing the gap - indigenous lifespans remain too short

SBS Radionews Audio - The Stolen Generations apology - five years on

WGAR News: Treatment not prison for our mob: NACCHO Aboriginal Health News Alerts

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 12:36pm

Newsletter date: 7 February 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO Aboriginal Health News Alerts: Treatment not prison for our mob
* The Wire: Jail costs far outweigh rehabilitation
* Tracker: Jail should be a last resort for non-violent offenders: report
* AHRC: Social Justice Commissioner welcomes new report
* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright: Drug and alcohol treatments to reduce crime, boost health
* NITV News: Minister backs calls for Indigenous offenders' rehab
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gino Vumbaca & John Heron

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Australia