Reconciliation Australia

WGAR News: Indigenous Affairs Environment Remains a Trauma Zone: Post-2015 Budget Media Release: Congress

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 13/05/2015 - 11:41pm

Newsletter date: 14 May 2015

Contents:

* Video: NITV News - 13 May: Budget 2015

* Media Release: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress): Indigenous Affairs Environment Remains a Trauma Zone: Post-2015 Budget Media Release

* Media Release: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC): SNAICC concerned new childcare package is unfair and punishes our most vulnerable children

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
NITV News - 13 May - Budget 2015
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Congress
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress)
Congress Comments on the Budget
SNAICC
SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
SNAICC concerned new childcare package is unfair and punishes our most vulnerable children
Australian Human Rights Commission
Close The Gap Campaign
Close the Gap - Indigenous Health Campaign
Funding quarantined but uncertainty remains
ANTaR - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights advocacy organisation
Unfair Budget has left Indigenous Affairs adrift
Oxfam Australia Media
Brakes put on closing the gap in Indigenous health in Federal Budget
Reconciliation Australia
Darren Mara
SBS News
Budget 2015 - Indigenous groups call for more funding certainty

WGAR News: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the 2014 Federal Budget

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 19/05/2014 - 5:37pm

Newsletter date: 20 May 2014

Contents:

* Amy McQuire, The Guardian: Cash for jails: Tony Abbott's budget for Indigenous Australia

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: "Warren Mundine, show your face," Tauto Sansbury [Featuring Tauto Sansbury]

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham speaking about and breaking down the recently announced Australian Budget
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Mary Graham & Monica Morgan about the upcoming Budget announcement

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Budget
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
ANTaR
Clive Palmer
warren mundine
Federal Budget
budget cuts
Amy McQuire
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
Chris Graham
SNAICC
Mary Graham
The Stringer
SNAICC News
The Guardian
Rachel Siewert
ALS
Sharron Williams
Mick Gooda
Monica Morgan
Kirstie Parker
Tauto Sansbury
Shane Duffy
Reconciliation Australia
Justin Mohamed
Cash for jails - Tony Abbott's budget for Indigenous Australia
Australian Budget
Budget announcement
2014 Federal Budget
2014 Budget
CONGRESS 2014 Budget Response
Concern over impact of the Budget on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
NACCHO Budget Response
Statement by SNAICC Chairperson - Sharron Williams
Budget cuts will hurt Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
Aboriginal Legal Service
Allied Health
SNAICC Media Release

WGAR News: CommunityRun Petition: 'Stop the changes to the Racial Discrimination Act: Don't remove Section 18c'.

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 03/05/2014 - 1:45pm

Newsletter date: 3 May 2014

Contents:

* Change.org Petition: Racism Ruins Lives - Keep Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
* CommunityRun Petition: 'Stop the changes to the Racial Discrimination Act: Don't remove Section 18c'.
* Michelle Lovegrove, Living Black Radio: Racial Discrimination Is About All Of Us [Featuring Michael Nolan who set up a petition via the community website Community Run]

* Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc.: Proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Tasmania
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Racial Discrimination Act
Michael Anderson
Close the Gap
International news and opinion
ANTaR
Sovereign Union
Congress
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
Nova Peris
Michelle Lovegrove
SNAICC
Greg Dyett
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
The Guardian
CROAKEY
Sharron Williams
Noel Pearson
Les Malezer
Andrew Bolt
Ghillar Michael Anderson
Living Black Radio
Joanna Lester
CommunityRun Petition
Reconciliation Australia
Change org Petition
Racism Ruins Lives
Keep Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
changes to the Racial Discrimination Act
Michael Nolan
CERD Convention
Australia about to wind back its commitment to CERD Convention
CERD - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Marie McInerney
Change to the RDA
Bindi Cole
Attorney General
Hugh de Krester

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
Australia
Victoria
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Human Rights Commission
Tony Abbott
warren mundine
Annie Hastwell
ABC News
barry o'farrell
George Brandis
ABC Lateline
Gillian Triggs
Indigenous Advisory Council
Adam Goodes
Tom Calma
Dr Tom Calma AO
Melinda Cilento
Reconciliation Australia
bigotry
Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act need to be redrafted
Robert Crawford
South Coast Register
Gerry Moore
Local leader condemns race hate law change
Heath Aston
Racial Discrimination Act changes
Dr Andre Oboler
Online Hate Prevention Institute
Racial discrimination - they just don't get it
Victoria to lobby against Discrimination Act changes
Bigotry should never be sanctioned
Maria Galinovic
Have your say on proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act
Lisa Cox
Holocaust denial
Opposition to proposed RDA changes