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WGAR News: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead: Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 24/11/2013 - 2:48pm

Newsletter date: 25 November 2013

Contents:

* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Come clean on Indigenous legal aid cuts: Greens
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Indigenous legal aid cuts
* WGAR News: Coalition's proposed cuts 'a heartless decision' says ALSWA: Aboriginal Legal Service WA (9 Sep 13)
* Background to Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: White justice crippling a community

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WGAR News: Law Boss Joseph Roe and Premier Colin Barnett at odds over Walmadany: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 19/11/2013 - 9:55am

Newsletter date: 20 November 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Law Boss Joseph Roe and Premier Colin Barnett at odds over Walmadany
* Goolarabooloo: Looking after Country! We are the Goolarabooloo people
* Rick Wilkinson, Oil & Gas Journal: James Price Point site to serve as potential offshore supply base
* WA today: WA completes Kimberley gas purchase
* The West Australian: Land secured for Broome gas precinct
* Background to the Walmadan Tent Embassy, James Price Point, north of Broome, Kimberley Region, WA

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WGAR News: Tony Abbott wants to repeal Racial Discrimination laws: Pedestrian TV

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 16/11/2013 - 8:42pm

Newsletter date: 17 November 2013

Contents:

* Pedestrian TV: Tony Abbott wants to repeal Racial Discrimination laws
* The Wire: Andrew Bolt, racial discrimination and free speech [Featuring Dr Mark McMillan - Wiradjuri man]
* Suresh Rajan, The Stringer: Brandis, Bolt and a whole lot of other B's!
* Barry Everingham, Independent Australia: Abbott Government acts swiftly to legalise racism
* Jessica Wright, The Sydney Morning Herald: George Brandis to repeal 'Bolt laws' on racial discrimination

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: ABC defamed respected Aboriginal elder

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WGAR News: Aboriginal organisations to put communities back in control: NACCHO Aboriginal health news

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 08/11/2013 - 3:41pm

Newsletter date: 9 November 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO Aboriginal health news: Aboriginal organisations to put communities back in control
* Tracker: Aboriginal organisations to lead the way

* SNAICC Campaign: Early Years Postcard - Make your voice heard
* SBS Living Black Radio: Panyappi - Your Brother Your Sister

* SNAICC News: Launch of Knowledge Circle - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Resources Portal
* SNAICC News: The challenges and benefits of kinship care
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: CAAMA Radio interviews Congress co-chairs Kirstie Parker and Les Malezer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 18/10/2013 - 2:43pm

Newsletter date: 18 October 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Audio: Congress co chair concerned about more stereotyping of her people! [Featuring Kirstie Parker]
* CAAMA Audio: Congress co-chair says Abbott Government can't ignore them! [Featuring Les Malezer]
* CAAMA Video: The co-chair of Australia's peak Aboriginal and Islander representative body discusses what a new government means for Congress [Featuring Les Malezer]
* Background to the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?: Gary Foley, Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 18/09/2013 - 5:39pm

Newsletter date: 19 September 2013

Contents:

* Gary Foley, Tracker: Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?
* Sovereign Union: Warren Mundine's new military intervention into Aboriginal Australia
* AudioBoo: Audio: Warren Mundine 'Military Intervention' - SBS - The Observer Effect

* AudioBoo: Noel Pearson rejected by Cape York councils - Aurukun Mayor, Dereck Walpo

* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Lack of a Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health a disappointment
* NACCHO political alert: Abbott abolishes Indigenous health ministry

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Queensland

WGAR News: Arguing the Intervention: Jon Altman, Journal of Indigenous Policy [39 essays by Jon]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 17/09/2013 - 9:30am

Newsletter date: 17 September 2013

Contents:

* Jon Altman, Journal of Indigenous Policy: Arguing the Intervention [Special Issue: Collection of 39 essays by Jon Altman on the NT Intervention]
* Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Stand against Indigenous poverty
* The Wire: Another military-style Indigenous intervention? [Featuring Chairperson for NACCHO, Justin Mohamad]
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

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Keywords:

Northern Territory Intervention

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Journal of Indigenous Policy

Collection of 39 essays by Jon Altman on the NT Intervention

Stand against Indigenous poverty

Another military-style Indigenous intervention

Chairperson for NACCHO - Justin Mohamad

An Open Letter to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition

Federal election results

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Amy McQuire about the Federal election results

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about the Federal election results

Scullion announced as Indigenous affairs minister

Indigenous affairs minister

Abbott cuts to Indigenous legal services hypocritical

The R Word - Recognise

WGAR News: A call for better support and wider use of Aboriginal and TSI Health Workers: Croakey

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 12/09/2013 - 12:32pm

Newsletter date: 14 September 2013

Contents:

* Larissa Nicholson, The Canberra Times: Canberra health service leaves scarcely room to protest

* Belinda Mason, The Guardian: Unfinished Business: portraying disability in Indigenous Australia [Photographic Essay]

* Melissa Sweet, Croakey - the Crikey health blog: A call for better support and wider use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers [Closing the Gap]
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Indigenous health: "We can’t stop now" [Closing the Gap]

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WGAR News: Coalition's proposed cuts 'a heartless decision' says ALSWA: Aboriginal Legal Service WA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/09/2013 - 3:03pm

Newsletter date: 9 September 2013

Editorial Note:

'WGAR News' monitors the media, including alternative media.
'WGAR News' gives priority to grassroots Aboriginal voices and grassroots voices in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples' rights.
'WGAR News' publishes information and opinions from a wide range of sources.
These opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of WGAR.
As such, 'WGAR News' does not endorse any particular political party, but simply includes information on political parties for the interest of readers.

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Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Coalition signals 20 per cent funding cut to Aboriginal & TSI Legal Services: NATSILS

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 06/09/2013 - 1:31pm

Newsletter date: 6 September 2013

Editorial Note:

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Australia