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WGAR News: NT legal services express concern about operation of Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Scheme

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 04/03/2014 - 5:14pm

Newsletter date: 5 March 2014

Contents:

* NT legal services express their serious concern about the operation of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Scheme
in a joint submission to the NTG's Six Month Review of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act.
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

* NACCHO Congress Alice Springs News: Effective partnerships in Aboriginal community controlled health sector could be copied in housing and employment
* Nicholas Biddle, CAEPR ANU: Residential Segregation: Income and Housing Dimensions

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurely: The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 13/02/2014 - 11:00am

Newsletter date: 13 February 2014

Contents:

* Mick Gooda and Kirstie Parker, The Guardian: Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurely
* The Wire: Meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities is key
* The Wire: State cuts to Indigenous Education at odds with Closing the Gap
* NACCHO Press Release CTG report: Investment in Aboriginal community controlled health key to closing the gap
* NACCHO member news: Apunipima Cape York Health Council welcomes the Close the Gap Report and continued investment into Aboriginal health services

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: 'Wiradjuri Central West Republic' raise flag of Independence: Enlightning Productions

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 27/01/2014 - 11:52am

Newsletter date: 27 January 2014

Contents:

* 98.9FM: Smashing The Myths: "Reconciliation = Justice" [Featuring Dr Gary Foley, Monica Morgan, Wayne Wharton, Michael Mansell and Amy McQuire]

* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: Latest Declaration of Independence and the web of controls we need to free ourselves from
* Enlightning Productions, YouTube: 'Wiradjuri Central West Republic' raise flag of Independence
* Enlightning Productions, YouTube: Eddie Turpin on Mbarbaram Declaration of Independence
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

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WGAR News: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide: NACCHO

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 24/01/2014 - 7:30pm

Newsletter date: 25 January 2014

Contents:

* NACCHO community support: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - The Elders Report
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: Little Black Duck: When reparations is the hardest word
* Kelly Briggs, The Guardian: Aboriginal mothers like me still fear that our children could be taken away

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: NATSILS Factsheet: funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 21/12/2013 - 7:40pm

Newsletter date: 22 December 2013

Contents:

* NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services: Government to defund Aboriginal Legal Services Peak Body and all Law Reform and Policy Positions
* NATSILS Factsheet: funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
* CAALAS - Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service: Cuts to Aboriginal legal aid will silence Aboriginal communities
* NACCHO political health news: Abbott Government cuts to impact on Aboriginal health

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WGAR News: 'Close the Gap' - failed: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 22/11/2013 - 12:57pm

Newsletter date: 23 November 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 'Close the Gap' - failed
* The Wire: Slowly, closing the gap [Featuring Jack Bulman and Associate Professor Gracelyn Smallwood]
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Policy change needed to close the gap
* SNAICC News: COAG report - Lessons for federal reform
* NACCHO AGM Perth 2013 health news: Aboriginal life expectancy increases to Close the Gap
* ABC The World Today: Positive news from efforts to 'close the gap'

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Aboriginal organisations to put communities back in control: NACCHO Aboriginal health news

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 08/11/2013 - 3:41pm

Newsletter date: 9 November 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO Aboriginal health news: Aboriginal organisations to put communities back in control
* Tracker: Aboriginal organisations to lead the way

* SNAICC Campaign: Early Years Postcard - Make your voice heard
* SBS Living Black Radio: Panyappi - Your Brother Your Sister

* SNAICC News: Launch of Knowledge Circle - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Resources Portal
* SNAICC News: The challenges and benefits of kinship care
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Let's Talk interviews Gerry Georgatos, Wes Morris & Tauto Sansbury re Aboriginal suicide

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 22/10/2013 - 12:03pm

Newsletter date: 23 October 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos, Wes Morris & Tauto Sansbury about suicide in First Nations communities
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: EMPOWERMENT [Featuring Aboriginal suicides around the nation]
* Jeff McMullen, The Stringer: Children of the Sunrise [Featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and fulfillment]
* NACCHO mental health news: Aboriginal mental health gap must be closed: Calma Dudgeon
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

Geography:

Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: CAAMA interviews Marianne Mackay about Aboriginal children in care of the state in WA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 08/10/2013 - 4:06pm

Newsletter date: 9 October 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia's Aboriginal suicide epidemic - Whose child will be the next to die?
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* CAAMA's Lorena Walker interviews Marianne Mackay about Aboriginal children who are in care of the state in WA
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

* The Wire: A culturally safe health system for everyone [Featuring Dr Tammy Kimpton, President of AIDA]

Geography:

New South Wales

Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about Aboriginal youth suicides

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 2:59pm

Newsletter date: 28 September 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about the high number of Aboriginal youth suicides in Australia
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: How many more suicides will it take?
* The Wire: Let's ask R U OK? to our Indigenous youth [Featuring Will Austin]
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Emma Murphy, Green Left: Darwin gets groggy with it -- exhibition examines NT booze double-standard
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

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