NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

WGAR News: Police Checks Targeting Aboriginal People In The NT: Max Chalmers & Frances Mao, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 29/04/2014 - 2:49pm

Newsletter date: 30 April 2014

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians': Survey of Aboriginal Adults residing outside the Northern Territory on The Intervention and Stronger Futures Legislation, Constitutional Change and Treaties
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
* Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia

* Australian Government: Department of the Senate: Notification of disallowance

Geography:

Northern Territory

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: 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: Stolen Generations test case dismissed: Greg Dyett with Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 28/12/2013 - 7:38pm

Newsletter date: 29 December 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: WA Supreme Court in an unbelievable decision dismisses Stolen Generations compensation claim
* Greg Dyett with Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews: Stolen Generations test case dismissed
* David Liddle, NITV News: The Royal Commission 'ignores members of the Stolen Generations'

* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: NT Specialist Doctor Resigns Over Mandatory Rehabilitation
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Federal Government needs to engage on NT alcohol policies

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WGAR News: Tiga Bayles interviews Priscilla Collins about the criminalisation of alcohol problems

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 29/11/2013 - 4:41pm

Newsletter date: 30 November 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Priscilla Collins, CEO of NAAJA, about the criminalisation of alcohol problems in the NT
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

* SBS Living Black Radio: Legal Aid Cuts Deep [Featuring Greens spokesperson for Legal Affairs Penny Wright]

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia, the mother of all jailers of Aboriginal people
* The Stringer: Crime and Punishment

* ABC News: Parliamentary Committee finds many police lock-ups fall short of expectations

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead: Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 24/11/2013 - 2:48pm

Newsletter date: 25 November 2013

Contents:

* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Come clean on Indigenous legal aid cuts: Greens
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Indigenous legal aid cuts
* WGAR News: Coalition's proposed cuts 'a heartless decision' says ALSWA: Aboriginal Legal Service WA (9 Sep 13)
* Background to Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: White justice crippling a community

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 25/10/2013 - 1:40pm

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]

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Central Australian Grog Summit 2013: APO NT (Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 23/08/2013 - 2:53pm

Newsletter date: 24 August 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT): Central Australian Grog Summit 2013
* CAAMA Video: Central Australian Grog Summit
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) Communiqué: Alice Springs Grog Summit: Outcomes
* NACCHO NT grog summit news: Four major outcomes on alcohol policy and its impact on Aboriginal people and communities
* "On 31 July 2013 at the Alice Springs Grog Summit representatives from Aboriginal organisations and communities endorse the call for a Board of Inquiry ... "

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: SNAICC welcomes appointment of first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Youth

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 23/07/2013 - 7:07pm

Newsletter date: 24 July 2013

Contents:

* SNAICC News: SNAICC welcomes appointment of Mr Andrew Jackomos [as first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Youth]
* Australian Human Rights Commission: Victorian appointment for Aboriginal children and young people
* Tracker: Vic gets commissioner for Koori youth
* SNAICC News: National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day - 4 August 2013

* Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) Submission - Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill 2013 (NT)
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

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Keywords:

Australian Human Rights Commission

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

CROAKEY

NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

Human Rights Law Centre - HRLC

ANTaR Health Campaign - Take Action

first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Youth

Aboriginal children and young people

commissioner for Koori youth

National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day - 4 August 2013

Bill Ivinson

Lyla Dreise

Aboriginal Type 2 Diabetes

Michelle True

CEO of Diabetes Qld

Aboriginal type-2 diabetics

Indigenous men gather for health summit

A Step Forward For Indigenous Disability

ABC Indigenous - DisabilityCare

National Aboriginal heath plan

Grattan Institute

Aboriginal health gap

AMA

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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