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WGAR News: Commission of Audit: Aboriginal health would suffer: NACCHO political alert

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 03/05/2014 - 6:53pm

Newsletter date: 4 May 2014

Contents:

* NACCHO political alert: Commission of Audit: Aboriginal health would suffer
* NACCHO breaking news: Federal government Commission of Audit Indigenous programmes

* Tim Soutphommasane, Australian Human Rights Commission: No case for changing race laws, says Race Discrimination Commissioner
* Australian Human Rights Commission: Racial Discrimination: Commission responds to Exposure Draft
* Chris Slee, Green Left: Meeting discusses Racial Discrimination Act changes
* Delia Lawrie, Territory Labor: Territory Law Plan to Tackle Racism

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Congress Calls for Conscience Vote on Racism: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 18/04/2014 - 7:54pm

Newsletter date: 19 April 2014

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Calls for Conscience Vote on Racism
* The Australian: Indigenous call for racism conscience vote
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Close the Gap warns of impact of RDA changes
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Proposed changes to the RDA threaten racial cohesion
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Joint Statement: Leaders reject proposed RDA changes

Geography:

WGAR News: [Michael] Mansell says role of Attorney General is to protect standards for everyone: CAAMA Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 07/04/2014 - 4:51pm

Newsletter date: 8 April 2014

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio: Mansell says role of Attorney General is to protect standards for everyone [Michael Mansell on changes to Racial vilification]
* CAAMA Radio: Chairman of NACCHO talks on CAAMA Radio [about changing the federal race discrimination laws]
* ABC News: Aboriginal health group warns against changes to Racial Discrimination Act [Featuring NACCHO]
* SNAICC News: Changes to Racial Discrimination Act will harm society, say leading community agencies and figures

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Now is not the time to open the door to bigotry: Tom Calma & Melinda Cilento, Reconciliation Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 28/03/2014 - 2:00pm

Newsletter date: 29 March 2014

Contents:

* Dr Tom Calma AO & Melinda Cilento, Co-Chairs of Reconciliation Australia: Now is not the time to open the door to bigotry
* ABC Lateline: Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act need to be redrafted [Featuring Gillian Triggs, President of the Human Rights Commission]
* Robert Crawford, South Coast Register: Local leader condemns race hate law change [Featuring Aboriginal leader Gerry Moore]
* Heath Aston, The Wimmera Mail-Times: Adam Goodes speaks out against Racial Discrimination Act changes

Geography:

New South Wales