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WGAR News: Adani's Carmichael woes escalate: Traditional owners file Federal Court challenge, mount World Banks Tour to block finance: Wangan & Jagalingou People

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 30/05/2015 - 3:29pm

Newsletter date: 31 May 2015

Contents:

* Media Release: Wangan & Jagalingou People: Adani's Carmichael woes escalate: Traditional owners file Federal Court challenge, mount World Banks Tour to block finance

* News Analysis: Lisa Cox, SMH: Adani coal mine: Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challenge

* News Analysis: John Taylor, ABC News: Indigenous protest held in Brisbane against $16 billion Adani coal mine in the Galilee Basin

Geography:

Global/International

Keywords:

Wangan and Jagalingou People

Wangan and Jagalingou

Wangan & Jagalingou Family Council

Adani coal mine - Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challenge

Indigenous protest held in Brisbane against $16 billion Adani coal mine in the Galilee Basin

Stop Adani Destroying Our Land and Culture

Fight to save traditional lands from a mine

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles

Adrian Burragubba

Adrian Burragubba - Wangan & Jagalingou elder interviewed by Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles

WGAR News: Change the Record campaign aims to cut Indigenous jail rates in a generation: Helen Davidson & Monica Tan, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/05/2015 - 10:04pm

Newsletter date: 17 May 2015

Contents:

* Homepage of Change the Record: Smarter Justice. Safer Communities.: https://changetherecord.org.au/
* Media Release: Change the Record: Greater investment in communities is needed, post-budget
* Media Release: Change the Record: Time to Change the Record
* About us: Change the Record: Steering Committee - National Justice Coalition

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

WGAR News: WA police dismantle tents at Heirisson Island Aboriginal protest: ABC NewsRadio's Tracey Holmes speaks to activist Gerry Georgatos

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 03/05/2015 - 12:33pm

Newsletter date: 4 May 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Perth City Council fob off Matargarup homeless & say they cannot help homeless

* News Analysis & Video: Rewa Harriman, Maori Television: Nyungah people remain steadfast despite police raids

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal protest

Heirisson Island

Heirisson Island Aboriginal protest

Gerry Georgatos

Jennifer Kaeshagen

Perth City Council fob off Matargarup homeless & say they cannot help homeless

Maori Television

Nyungah people remain steadfast despite police raids

Australia apartheid

Secret war on Aborigines prompts global May Day protests

Arrests as police remove tents at Perth's Heirisson Island Aboriginal protest

Arrests as Indigenous protests continue on Heirisson Island

Online News Team

Perth Police attempt to close down tent embassy on Heirisson Island

Protesters arrested as police close down Heirisson Island protest camp

Radio New Zealand News

Global Aboriginal rights protests

The Stringer facebook

Jennifer Kaeshagen facebook

Elder Herbert Bropho

WGAR News: Aboriginal Australian Communities Send a Powerful Message to Government: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 24/03/2015 - 9:22am

Newsletter date: 24 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Here is part of the list of threatened Homelands - "remote communities"

Geography:

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal Australian Communities

Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia

Thousands join nationwide rallies against community closures

Alex Bainbridge

Resistance builds against plan to close Aboriginal communities

Calla Wahlquist

Close the Gap day

Warren Barnsley

National Indigenous Radio's 'Weekly News-in-Review'

Proposed community closures in Western Australia

Thousands rally in protest of remote community closures

Barnett shouted down at Indigenous rally

SA crowd protests remote closures

Aboriginal community closure

Aboriginal community closure - intense rally at Parliament House

Nicolas Perpitch

Bonnie Christian

Andrew O'Connor

Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands

WGAR News: Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp: About 50 WA police officers have used mounted police and K-9 dogs to seize the tents and valuables

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/03/2015 - 9:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 March 2015

Contents:

* Petition: Change.org Petition: Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities.

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Petition - Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities

Jennifer Kaeshagen

The Stringer facebook

Urgent Action - If anyone can donate to the Matargarup First Nations refugee camp then that be good - Jennifer Kaeshagen - The Stringer facebook

Police move in but fail to snuff out sacred fire at Matagarup

Matagarup (Heirisson Island)

Heirisson Island - Perth

Heirisson Island

Alex Bainbridge

Marianne Mackay

We have a right to be on Matagarup

Sovereign Union

WA uses mounted police and dogs to seize tents and valuables at Refugee Camp

Calla Wahlquist

Independent Australia

Abbott trashes Australia's reputation abroad - again

concerned Australians

Homelands under the hammer again from the aspiring PM for indigenous policy

Gerry Georgatos

WGAR News: NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities: Heeni Brown, Maori Television

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 13/03/2015 - 7:46am

Newsletter date: 14 March 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis & Video: Heeni Brown, Maori Television: NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities

* Audio Interview: Paul Wiles, CAAMA Radio: Going backward is the problem - Rosalie Kunoth Monks
* Audio Interview: CAAMA Radio: Support growing for for displaced community mob ... [Featuring Gerry Georgatos]

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Maori Television

NZ MP's support Aboriginal protest over proposed closure of indigenous communities

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Going backward is the problem - Rosalie Kunoth Monks

Gerry Georgatos

Support growing for for displaced community mob

NAACHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Closure of WA Aboriginal communities repeats historic failures

Will closing Aboriginal communities be detrimental to future health and wellbeing

South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council

NLC - Northern Land Council

Northern Land Council

Michelle Dunne Breen

The Conversation

Why Can't Black People Live More Like White People

Remote Community Closures

Guardian Australia

WGAR News: Closure of remote communities devastates residents: Miranda Wood, Red Flag Newspaper

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 14/02/2015 - 3:26pm

Newsletter date: 18 February 2015

Geography:

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal homelands

Aboriginal remote communities

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

Change org Petition

Saving Aboriginal communities

Stop Colin Barnett premier of Western Australia

Eleanor Gilbert

Eleanor Gilbert Video

Gerry Georgatos

Marianne Mackay

WA Aboriginal activist Marianne Mackay

Jessica Lukjanow

Global Research

Rodney Dillon - an indigenous advisor at Amnesty International Australia

Amnesty International Australia

Indigenous community closures

Indigenous community closures - essential service uncertainty

NITV News - 12 February 2015

Planned Closure of WA Communities Highlights WA's Poor Contribution to Closing the Gap

Closing the Gap

Calla Wahlquist

Spend to save WA Aboriginal communities

WGAR News: "It is racism killing our people - suicides born of racism": Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 21/12/2014 - 4:57pm

Newsletter date: 26 December 2014

Geography:

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Anzac Day - Undeclared Frontier Wars Remembrance March, Canberra, ACT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 20/04/2014 - 5:05pm

Newsletter date: 21 April 2014

Contents:

* Anzac Day - Undeclared Frontier Wars Remembrance March [Canberra, ACT]
* Sarah Martin, The Wire: Henry Reynolds talks about Australia's Forgotten War
* ABC RN Hindsight: Warriors in a forgotten war: Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheneer
* Michael Green: Lest we remember

* Alexandra Smith, SMH: Aboriginal history "crucial" for national curriculum, says schools submission
* Dawn Casey, The Guardian: Warren Mundine, of course science needs an Indigenous perspective

Geography:

WGAR News: The Elders' Report into Preventing Indigenous Self-harm & Youth Suicide

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 17/04/2014 - 8:15pm

Newsletter date: 18 April 2014

Contents:

* The Elders' Report into Preventing Indigenous Self-harm & Youth Suicide
* Culture is Life Campaign: Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* Petition: Be Part of the Healing: Indigenous Youth Suicide Must End
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Elders across Australia say Governments need to listen to them on how to address youth suicide
* Audio regarding the Elders' Report [Includes 2SER, The Stringer on SoundCloud, NIRS, SBS News on SoundCloud & ABC]
* Video regarding the Elders' Report [Includes SBS & ABC]

Geography:

Northern Territory

Western Australia