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WGAR News: Minister, Protect the Burrup with World Heritage Listing: Greens Senator Scott Ludlam

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 26/06/2013 - 1:54pm

Newsletter date: 27 June 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: World Heritage push for world’s oldest rock art
* Greens Senator Scott Ludlam: Minister, Protect the Burrup with World Heritage Listing
* Saffron Howden, SMH: Population weighs heavily on ancient Aboriginal rock art

* Greens MLC Robin Chapple: Local Aboriginal Jobs Sacrificed in Shoddy Government Contract Deal

* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: New hope for the Yindjibarndi people
* Ben Leahy, Pilbara Echo: Yindjibarndi sign land access with Rio Tinto

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Western Australia

WGAR News: Oxfam report mocks Native Title: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 29/05/2013 - 9:36am

Newsletter date: 29 May 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Oxfam report mocks Native Title
* Oxfam Australia: Mining
* Oxfam Australia and CAER: The right to decide: company commitments and community consent
* SBS Radionews: Mining benefits 'not getting to Indigenous people'
* 3CR Community Radio: Earth Matters [Refusal to honour native title & Indigenous land use agreements]
* Background to Mabo and Native Title

* SBS Radionews: Indigenous focus on land and sea management

* ABC: Waste dump opponents 'not going to back down'

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Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel - Marcia Langton's Boyer Lectures: arena

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 24/02/2013 - 6:39pm

Newsletter date: 25 February 2013

Contents:

* arena: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel - Marcia Langton’s Boyer Lectures
* Andrew Crook, Crikey: Marcia Langton defends non-disclosure on mining cash before Boyers
* ABC Radio National: 2012 Boyer Lectures

* NIT: Native Title win
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

* The Wire: Little steps towards closing the gap in tertiary education
* The Wire: Taking books out bush

* ARENA: OPPORTUNITY LOST BY BORIS FRANKEL: MARCIA LANGTON'S BOYER LECTURES

- Analysis / Opinion

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Andrew Crook - Crikey - Marcia Langton defends non-disclosure on mining cash before Boyers

ABC Radio National - 2012 Boyer Lectures

NIT - Native Title win

The Wire - Little steps towards closing the gap in tertiary education

The Wire - Taking books out bush

WGAR News: "Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 16/02/2013 - 3:14pm

Newsletter date: 17 February 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them
* CAAMA: Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob !
* YAC: Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* YAC: Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* ABC Indigenous: Yindjibarndi court decision brings 'tears of joy'
* NIRS: Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

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Fortescue Metals Group

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation

Federal Court win

Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

Gerry Georgatos - Indymedia Australia - Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them

CAAMA - Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob

YAC - Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

YAC - Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

ABC Indigenous - Yindjibarndi court decision brings tears of joy

NIRS - Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times

WGAR News: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs: CAAMA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 12/02/2013 - 6:23pm

Newsletter date: 13 February 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs
* Carrie Fowlie, The Canberra Times: Jail costly way to tackle scourge
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone & Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey & Michael Woodley
* YAC: WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

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Aboriginal imprisonment

rehabilitation programs

WMYAC

indigenous employment

indigenous lifespans

apology

Carrie Fowlie - The Canberra Times - Jail costly way to tackle scourge

The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone and Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

Amy McQuire - Tracker - Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey and Michael Woodley

YAC - WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

NIRS - Evidence for Indigenous child protection control undeniable

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Professor Ted Wilkes

Professor Jon Altman - Crikey - Seeking truth from facts in indigenous employment data

Callum Denness - Crikey - Not closing the gap - indigenous lifespans remain too short

SBS Radionews Audio - The Stolen Generations apology - five years on

WGAR News: Call for royal commission into native title: The Wire

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 09/02/2013 - 3:26pm

Newsletter date: 10 February 2013

Contents:

* The Wire: Call for Royal Commission into Native Title
* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: FMG's Native Title "Racism" Unravels
* Background to Mabo and Native Title
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

* SBS Radionews Audio: Listing of Tarkine Indigenous sites welcomed

* Chris Graham At Large: Grog is a killer, but it’s far less dangerous than politics

* ABC: Gas hub future unclear after native title dispute

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Australia

Tasmania

Western Australia

WGAR News: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point: Greens

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 16/12/2012 - 6:26am

Newsletter date: 16 December 2012

Contents:

* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point
* The West: Wide-ranging rally [in opposition to the gas hub at James Price Point]
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* SBS World News: [National Indigenous Television] NITV goes free to air

* SBS World News Video: National strategy launched to reduce Indigenous suicide rates

* SBS World News Video: Indigenous Aussies 'should vote for their own senators'

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National Indigenous Television

Indigenous suicide

Indigenous politics

The West - Wide-ranging rally - in opposition to the gas hub at James Price Point

SBS World News - National Indigenous Television - NITV goes free to air

SBS World News Video - National strategy launched to reduce Indigenous suicide rates

SBS World News Video - Indigenous Aussies should vote for their own senators

SBS Living Black Audio Interview - More Trouble In Roeburne - That's the prediction of lawyer Kerry Savas

SBS Living Black Audio Interview - Why are Yindjibarndi Still Living In Poverty

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point

FMG's "The True Yindjibarndi Story" versus YAC's "FMG's Great Native Title Swindle"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 12:17am

Two different sides to the Yindjibarndi/Fortescue story - make up your own mind ala Akira Kurosawa style!

This is a 10 minute 22 second clip commercially produced to depict a version of events from the March 16, 2011 Yindjibarndi community meeting to decide whether Yindjibarndi should negotiate with Fortescue over mining rights on the terms offered by Fortescue - Andrew Forrest spoke to the Yindjibarndi at the meeting:

The film was produced post April 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGZ_H_SWiQM

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