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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

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Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

NITV News - 13 May - Budget 2015

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress)

Congress Comments on the Budget

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

Budget 2015 - Indigenous groups call for more funding certainty

WGAR News: National Children's Commissioner cites racism as factor in child removal: SNAICC

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 21/04/2015 - 10:13am

Newsletter date: 21 April 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: SNAICC: National Children's Commissioner cites racism as factor in child removal [Featuring Megan Mitchell]
* Analysis / Opinion: Saffron Howden, SMH: Racism 'a factor' in child removal [Featuring Paddy Gibson]

* Upcoming Event: 6th SNAICC National Conference - 15-17 September 2015, Perth: For Our Children - Community Voices: Sharing Knowledge & Practice

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SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

National Children's Commissioner cites racism as factor in child removal

Megan Mitchell - National Children's Commissioner

SNAICC 2015 National Conference - 15-17 September 2015 - Perth

6th SNAICC National Conference - 15-17 September 2015

SNAICC National Conference - For Our Children - Community Voices - Sharing Knowledge & Practice

Vanessa Culbong

Grandmothers Against Removals

GMAR - Grandmothers Against Removals

GMAR Rally February 13 2015

Stop Stolen Generations

SNAICC Forum - Stop the Creation of Another Stolen Generation

Muriel Bamblett

Aunty Lorraine Peeters

removal of Aboriginal children

Aboriginal children

continuing stolen generations

continuing Stolen Generation

WGAR News: Land Grab In The Outback: Australia Unites Against Genocide of First Peoples with Gerry Georgatos and Elders: Global Freedom Movement Media

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 16/04/2015 - 6:55pm

Newsletter date: 17 April 2015

Contents:

* Extended Insightful Audio/Video Interview: Aimee Devlin & Brendan D. Murphy, Global Freedom Movement Media:
Land Grab In The Outback: Australia Unites Against Genocide of First Peoples with Gerry Georgatos and Elders [Featuring Bella & Herbert Bropho]

Geography:

Global/International

Northern Territory

Western Australia

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Global Freedom Movement

Global Freedom Movement Media

Brendan D Murphy

Gerry Georgatos

Matargarup - home to the homeless - a safe space - take heed City of Perth Councillors

Jennifer Kaeshagen

Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project

Another misguided reductionist plan to reduce rates of suicide & self-harm

NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 24th anniversary but still in crisis

Prisons are a poor substitute for primary and mental health care

Croakey - the Crikey health blog

Change the narrative to stop Aboriginal incarceration

6th SNAICC National Conference 15-17 September 2015

Special Forum - 7 May 2015 - ‎'How would you like to be me' - key issues facing First Peoples today

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Michael Ghillar Anderson

Alison Anderson

WGAR News: Urgent Action: Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children: Amnesty International Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 6:22pm

Newsletter date: 5 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Jack Callil, VICE United States: Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons?
* Audio: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
* Analysis / Opinion: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

VICE United States

Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons

Caitlyn Gribbin

Children speak about being held in police lock-ups

Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Amnesty International Australia

Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children

Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people

12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill

Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention

Gerry Georgatos

Amelia Theodorakis

YourLifeChoices

Calla Wahlquist

Law Society of Western Australia

Unfair mandatory sentencing laws

WA Bill will lock up hundreds of people - but won't reduce home burglary

Three strikes and you're out - mandatory sentencing in WA

WGAR News: Justice or an Unjust System? Aboriginal over-representation in South Australia's juvenile justice system: SACOSS youth justice report

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 11:50am

Newsletter date: 4 April 2015

Geography:

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

SACOSS - South Australian Council of Social Service

South Australian Council of Social Service

Aboriginal over-representation in SA's juvenile justice system

SACOSS youth justice report

Dr Catherine Earl

SBS World News Radio

Legal mentoring gives Indigenous students inside insight

Amnesty International Australia

12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill

Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people

Priscilla Collins

Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Deaths in Custody Watch Committee of WA

Mowanjum Aboriginal Corp

WGAR News: NATSILS welcomes the reversal of funding cuts: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 02/04/2015 - 9:32pm

Newsletter date: 3 April 2015

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Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

NATSILS welcomes the reversal of funding cuts

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Government reverses cuts to Aboriginal legal services

Greens Senator Penny Wright

Senator Penny Wright

Greens Senator Larissa Waters

Senator Larissa Waters

Legal aid reversal welcome - but just the start

Federation of Community Legal Centres

Community Law Blog

future funding boost to legal services needed to fully protect the vulnerable

Reversal of legal service cuts draws broad media coverage

National Association of Community Legal Centres

NACLC - National Association of Community Legal Centres

Environmental Defenders Offices

EDO - Environmental Defenders Office

WGAR News: SNAICC: Community meeting on the crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child removals [2pm; 12 Feb]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 06/02/2015 - 9:15pm

Newsletter date: 8 February 2015

Geography:

New South Wales

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

GMAR - Grandmothers Against Removals

Grandmothers Against Removals

National Sovereign Grannies Group

12 February 2015 Canberra - SNAICC invites feedback from GMAR and families affected by Stolen Generations

Stolen Generations

Stop Stolen Generations

13 February 2015 - Grandmothers Against Removals march to Parliament House

Family rights advocates to head to Canberra for protest

Shocking new figures show Indigenous child removal crisis is getting worse

Indigenous Children in Care Up 65 Per Cent Since National Apology

national apology

Gerry Georgatos

Royal Commission - public hearings but children removed in record numbers

WGAR News: Grandmothers Against Removals call for support

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 01/02/2015 - 10:37am

Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support

https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations/posts/378025745692415

Newsletter date: 2 February 2015

Contents:

Geography:

New South Wales

Western Australia

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Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support

Grandmothers Against Removals

GMAR - Grandmothers Against Removals

Grandmothers Against Removals call for support

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Child placement principle should be strengthened

SNAICC Chairperson responds to Sammut's opinion piece in the Australian

Sharron Williams

Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation

removal of Aboriginal children

continuing stolen generations

Aboriginal Jobs

Aboriginal employment

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

Gerry Georgatos

Aboriginal homelessness

Kirstyn Lindsay

Living Black Radio

Housing overcrowding under-reported

Housing overcrowding

WGAR News: Groups call for Government to reject Forrest Review Healthy Welfare Card; pursue decent welfare reform

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 17/12/2014 - 9:06am

Newsletter date: 21 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Northern Territory

Keywords:

Joint NGO Statement

Groups call for rejection of Healthy Welfare Card

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Strong opposition to proposed Healthy Welfare Card

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

CAAMA - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Tangentyere Council Research Hub

Matthew Campbell

The Conversation

Work with us not for us to end the Indigenous policy chaos

Christian Today

Gerry Georgatos

$30 million spent on Indigenous disadvantage is a lie

NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Invest more in Aboriginal health programs that work

Revised GP co-payment policy remains a hit to Aboriginal health

New co-payment model will jeopardise Indigenous health

Redfern Tent Embassy

WGAR News: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians: Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 22/05/2014 - 9:56am

Newsletter date: 22 May 2014

Contents:

* Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians

* Joint Press Release - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders call for scrapping of co-payments
* Joline Samawi, The Wire: Aboriginal leaders upset over co-payments [Featuring Jill Gallagher and Justin Mohamed]
* NIRS: Call to give Aboriginal Medical Centres a Co-payment break
* NIRS: GP co-payment 'removes safety net to health'

Geography:

Western Australia