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WGAR News: Protest over land council mining plans: Mel Barnes, Green Left

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 27/01/2013 - 2:16pm

Newsletter date: 28 January 2013

Contents:

* Mel Barnes, Green Left: Protest over land council mining plans

* Brisbane Times: Indigenous rally on Australia Day in Qld
* SMH: Sodden but not sunk: How Queenslanders marked Australia Day
* Sovereign Union: Invasion Day March Brisbane 2013
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* Background to Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, Musgrave Park, South Brisbane, Qld

* SBS Radionews Audio: Reviewing the MDGs: Pt 2 [Millennium Development Goals]

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Aboriginal sovereignty

Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy

Operation Kimberley Miinimbi

Broome Community No Gas

Aboriginal freedom fighters

Brisbane Times - Indigenous rally on Australia Day in Qld

SMH - Sodden but not sunk - How Queenslanders marked Australia Day

Sovereign Union - Invasion Day March Brisbane 2013

SBS Radionews Audio - Reviewing the MDGs - Pt 2 - Millennium Development Goals

Operation Kimberley Miinimbi Update - No place sacred as Woodside prepares to destroy burial sites and ancient culture for gas in the Kimberley

Broome Community

Broome Community No Gas Campaign - Why is the Broome Community opposed to the development

Green Left - Aboriginal freedom fighters commemorated

WGAR News: 'Tent Embassy' returns to Heirisson Island: The West Australian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 26/01/2013 - 11:45am

Newsletter date: 27 January 2013

Contents:

* The West Australian: 'Tent Embassy' returns to Heirisson Island
* Background to Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Heirisson Island, Perth, WA
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Tracker: Mature Australia needs new flag: academic

* SBS Living Black: Approval Granted to Destroy Aboriginal Heritage Sites
* ABC: Number of land acquisition mistakes unknown
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* SBS Living Black: No Criminal Charges Against Police

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Aboriginal sovereignty

James Price Point

Save the Kimberley

Nyoongar Tent Embassy

Heirisson Island

Kumentjaye Briscoe

Aboriginal Heritage Sites

north of Broome

Tracker - Mature Australia needs new flag - academic

SBS Living Black - Approval Granted to Destroy Aboriginal Heritage Sites

ABC - Number of land acquisition mistakes unknown

SBS Living Black - No Criminal Charges Against Police

WGAR News: Woodside given go-ahead to destroy Aboriginal sites at James Price Point: Robin Chapple

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 18/01/2013 - 6:54pm

Newsletter date: 19 January 2013

Contents:

* Robin Chapple MLC: Woodside given go-ahead to destroy Aboriginal sites at James Price Point
* Greens leader Senator Christine Milne: Burke must intervene as Barnett rubber stamps destruction of Aboriginal heritage at James Price Point
* The Wilderness Society: Woodside given permission to drill in Kimberley
* News re Woodside and James Price Point, Kimberley Region, WA
* Background to Walmadan Tent Embassy, James Price Point, north of Broome, Kimberley Region, WA

* Other articles

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Greens leader Senator Christine Milne - Burke must intervene as Barnett rubber stamps destruction of Aboriginal heritage at James Price Point

The Wilderness Society - Woodside given permission to drill in Kimberley

News re Woodside and James Price Point - Kimberley Region WA

Walmadan Tent Embassy

Kimberley Region

Aboriginal heritage

WGAR News: Year in review - Indigenous affairs in 2012: SBS World News Audio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 02/01/2013 - 1:06pm

Newsletter date: 2 January 2013

Contents:

* SBS World News Audio: Year in review: Indigenous affairs in 2012

* SBS World News Video: Black rights campaigners call for more action on social media racism

* Online Save The Kimberley Book: Kimberley at the Crossroads - The case against the gas plant
* pindanpost: No Gas at Price’s Point, Broome ... marching across Australia
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* Ian Thorpe and Jeff McMullen, SMH: As a society we must take action

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aboriginal resistance

SBS World News Video - Black rights campaigners call for more action on social media racism

Online Save The Kimberley Book - Kimberley at the Crossroads - The case against the gas plant

pindanpost - No Gas at Price’s Point Broome - marching across Australia

Ian Thorpe and Jeff McMullen - SMH - As a society we must take action

Russell Skelton - SMH - In spite of Hollows

the dark goes on

CAAMA - Veteran campaigner questions Native Title amendments

ABC Message Stick - Pemulwuy - Australia's first ever Aboriginal resistance fighter

Pemulwuy - The Movie Petition

WGAR News: Wilderness Society takes WA EPA to Court [over proposed Kimberley gas hub]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 22/12/2012 - 7:28am

Newsletter date: 22 December 2012

Contents:

* The Wilderness Society: Wilderness Society takes WA EPA to Court
* ABC AM: Wilderness Society launches legal action against JPP gas hub environmental approval
* SBS World News Video: WA government taken to court over gas hub approval
* Greens MP Chapple calls on EPA Chief to resign
* Hands Off Country: EPA's Deception of Community
* Law Below the Top Soil, by Dr. Peter Botsman - a concise history of the flawed proposal to develop Browse Gas at James Price Point
* News re legal action against environmental approval of JPP gas hub

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Aboriginal imprisonment

James Price Point

gas hub

Save the Kimberley

A Decision to Discriminate

JPP

40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

juvenile justice

EPA

The Wilderness Society - Wilderness Society takes WA EPA to Court

ABC AM - Wilderness Society launches legal action against JPP gas hub environmental approval

SBS World News Video - WA government taken to court over gas hub approval

Greens MP Chapple calls on EPA Chief to resign

Hands Off Country - EPA's Deception of Community

Law Below the Top Soil - by Dr. Peter Botsman - a concise history of the flawed proposal to develop Browse Gas at James Price Point

News re legal action against environmental approval of JPP gas hub

Let's Talk Tiga Bayles interviews Aunty Mary Graham & Aunty Lila Watson on the 40th Anniversary of the Canberra Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Graeme Mundine's speech at Brisbane launch of A Decision to Discriminate

Time for a new approach to juvenile justice

WGAR News: "Government remains deaf to the data on income management"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 13/12/2012 - 9:58am

Newsletter date: 13 December 2012

Contents:

* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Government remains deaf to the data on income management
* Paddy Gibson, Overland literary journal: Income management in the Northern Territory: racism is still the issue
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

* Allyson Horn, ABC: NT Labor draws line in sand on nuclear waste dump
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump

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Northern Territory Intervention

Income Management - IM

Eva Cox - The Conversation - Government remains deaf to the data on income management

Paddy Gibson - Overland literary journal - Income management in the Northern Territory - racism is still the issue

Allyson Horn - ABC - NT Labor draws line in sand on nuclear waste dump

Robin Chapple MLC - WA government bungles Browse land seizure again - Grylls' incompetence reaches new heights

Senator Rachel Siewert - Greens say Barnett should abandon compulsory acquisition

250 police in Broome to break up "Save the Kimberley" picket - hundreds protest at police station.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 13/05/2012 - 4:49pm

With the increase of between 140 and 250 extra police in Broome for protection of Woodside as they continue to do destructive investigations at James Price Point, the Broome Community thought it a proper thing to present a letter of concern to the Police and as it was Mothers Day as well, each Community member presented the police a flower. Images © Rod Hartvigsen - Murranji Photography
Save the Kimberley on Facebook

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Western Australia

Keywords:

protest

Defending Indigenous Rights

The fight to stop the James Price Point gas hub

Save the Kimberley

"Save the Kimberley" Thriller flash mob protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 19/11/2011 - 9:09am

On 31st October 2011, Halloween , members of the Broome Community took to the streets against the State governments plan to compulsorily acquire the coast line around JAMES PRICE POINT. For more information please look at savethekimberley.com handsoffcountry.blogspot.com and the many facebook (etc) pages supporting keeping James Price Point and THE KIMBERLEY industry free.

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Western Australia

Keywords:

Save the Kimberley

Lock on occuring at Save the Kimberley blockade: September 7th update

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/09/2011 - 10:23pm

Direct action continues at the Save the Kimberley blockade. A protestor, "Rolly", has been locked on since 2.50PM to a drill at the Manari Rd camp, werhe support and live music accompanied the protest. The level of police repression continues to increase though, with police denying Rolly any assistance. The following message was received from the protesters

Geography:

Western Australia

Keywords:

Save the Kimberley