Gerry Georgatos
Centrelink recipients who do not show up to training, work experience or Work for the Dole are having their welfare payments suspended immediately despite their family's needs under Prime Minister Julia Gillard's 'No Show, No Pay' initiative.
Gerry Georgatos
WA's top cop, police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said the courts need to lock up repeat juvenile offenders sooner rather than later. He claims this will reduce home invasions while scoring the children an earlier shot at rehabilitation.
He has previously said that more than half (63%) of these offenders are Aboriginal youth. WA has the highest incarceration of Aboriginal youth in the country, both in terms of total numbers and in proportion to population.
MEDIA RELEASE 23 April 2012
Euahlayi leader and Interim Chair of the Aboriginal National Unity Government, Michael Anderson answers the recent criticisms of the proposed respectful march of recognition of Aboriginal people who died in defence of their lands during the colonial invasion and the deaths suffered at the hands of people with genocidal intent.
By Michael Anderson, writing from Dubbo, NSW
Newsletter date: 23 April 2012
Contents:
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 23 events from 23 April 2012
* Justice Reinvestment Campaign for Aboriginal Youth NSW
* "How many more suicides before we open our eyes and ears?"
* Other articles
* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENT AROUND AUSTRALIA - 23 EVENTS FROM 23 APRIL 2012
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: Tue 24 April 2012: UTS, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW
Public Lecture: UTSpeaks: More Intervention
"Will the Government’s Stronger Futures law
reforms aid indigenous communities or
Gerry Georgatos
http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/59455/66297/79884/?url=h...
Nachrichten Kommentar mit Wolfgang
Musik von Nina Hagen
39:20 min 128 kbps stereo 37 MB
The Hunger Games: An Alternative Media Movie Review
By Shelly Shale
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins’ 1st book of her bestseller trilogy for young adults, turned into a movie, has several political and social themes worthy of thinking “deeply” about (for “all” adults).
on tuesday 24 april at 1.30pm we will be holding a rally outside the nsw parliament house to protest the violence and abuse of the nsw police as ably exampled by the circumstances at kings cross and 5 police-related deaths in custody so far this year already. we will also be putting to the barry o'farrell government, and police minister mike gallacher specifically, that tasers be withdrawn from the frontline police due to their lethality. despite what barry avers. if you can make it and support us then please do so.
MINING GIANT SEEKS COSTS FROM ARABUNNA ELDER AFTER RULING ON CHALLENGE TO FEDERAL APPROVAL OF THE OLYMPIC DAM EXPANSION
MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY 20th APRIL 2012
In a packed courtroom today Justice Besanko dismissed Uncle Kevin Buzzacott’s challenge of the Federal approval of the Olympic Dam expansion. The judge did not discuss his reasons in the court.
Both BHP and the Federal government are seeking costs from Kevin Buzzacott.
There’s a certain satisfaction that comes from knowing that the former South Australian treasurer for Mike Rann’s ALP government, Kevin Foley, is the now head of Foley Advisory - a consultancy firm for the development industry. A post-parliamentary career ‘advising’ developers (advising what exactly? How to assimilate development aspirations with government policy? How to cut re…) certainly seems to confirm criticisms that the Rann Government was resolutely pro-development industry. Maybe call this the ‘We told you so’ affectation.
Last updated: 28 May 2014
Contents:
* Muckaty Radioactive Waste Dump web-resources
* Recent Muckaty Waste Dump News (31 March 2012 - 28 May 2014)
* Background Muckaty Waste Dump News (From 2 March 2010)
* MUCKATY RADIOACTIVE WASTE DUMP WEB-RESOURCES
CommunityRun Petition: Dump the Muckaty Dump:
Its time for responsible radioactive waste management
To: Minister Ian MacFarlane; Senator Nigel Scullion;
cc NT Chief Minister Adam Giles
https://www.communityrun.org/petitions/dump-the-muckaty-dump-its-time-fo...
Gerry Georgatos
We have all heard about mortgage stress however renters' stress has received comparatively little mention according to Lea Keenan, coordinator of the WA Renters Alliance. Ms Keenan said that rising rents are not confined to Perth and the north west however "are just as out of control in the south west."
Newsletter date: 22 April 2012
Contents:
* ABC PM: Court throws out Olympic Dam challenge
* Background to challenge of Olympic Dam mine
* Olympic Dam expansion music/art/festival/protest
* Interview with Congress co-chair Les Malezer
* arena: Protector Macklin’s Intervention by Jeff McMullen
* Campaign to stop Income Management reaches out to unionists
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* ABC PM: COURT THROWS OUT OLYMPIC DAM CHALLENGE:
- Audio
Last updated: 29 May 2014
CONTENTS:
* Aboriginal Sovereignty websites
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/aboriginal-sovereignty-websites
(Last updated: 13 October 2013)
* Aboriginal Sovereignty interviews, articles and events
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/10/12/aboriginal-sovereignty-interviews-and...
(Last updated: 25 May 2014)
* Foundation Meeting of the Sovereign Union - National Unity Government (MR: 25 May 2012)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/foundation-meeting-of-the-sovereign-u...
(Last updated: 25 May 2012)
Last updated: 27 May 2014
WGAR News: SBS TV: Watch John Pilger's 'Utopia', on Saturday 31st May 2014, 8:35pm SBSONE (27 May 14)
http://indymedia.org.au/2014/05/27/wgar-news-sbs-tv-watch-john-pilgers-u...
"Contents:
* johnpilger.com : Utopia, John Pilger's latest film, to be broadcast on SBS Australia on 31 May
* Chris Graham, New Matilda: Utopia: The Inside Story
* The Stringer: A long way to go for 'Utopia'
* Background to 'Utopia', John Pilger's documentary film about Aboriginal people in Australia
Last updated: 30 May 2014
WGAR News: Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens call for end to Stronger Futures (30 May 14)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2014/05/29/wgar-news-aboriginal-controlled-healt...
WGAR News: SBS TV: Watch John Pilger's 'Utopia', on Saturday 31st May 2014, 8:35pm SBSONE (27 May 14)
http://indymedia.org.au/2014/05/27/wgar-news-sbs-tv-watch-john-pilgers-u...
"Contents:
* johnpilger.com : Utopia, John Pilger's latest film, to be broadcast on SBS Australia on 31 May
Gerry Georgatos
The National Indigenous Times was informed some weeks back of the scandal surrounding the Speaker of Parliament, Peter Slipper, the member for Fisher and former barrister and businessperson.
A source close to the Office of the Prime Minister said that the scandal "was in the works, would soon surface, and just like the Lobby restaurant incident that went on for a little while having pearshaped on the government, the Prime Minister and crew are in overdrive behind the scenes to shore up the government against looming threats from this latest scandal-in-waiting."
On July 1st this year the federal government plans to expand income management (which has been imposed on Aboriginal people in the NT for the past 4 years)into 5 new locations: Bankstown in New South Wales, Logan and Rockhampton in Queensland, Playford in South Australia and Shepparton in Victoria.
Under this "trial", anyone assessed by Centrelink to be “vulnerable to financial crisis” will have half of their payment quarantined. Parents and legal guardians referred to Centrelink by child protection authorities will have 70% of their income compulsorily quarantined.
By Jeff McMullen, in Arena magazine
The shadow of Auber Octavius Neville, the great white Protector, once more falls across Aboriginal Australians as politicians agree to extend the Intervention in the Northern Territory.
A century ago Chief Protector Neville insisted that Aboriginal people ‘have to be protected against themselves whether they like it or not’. It was this logic that gave Australia the Stolen Generation as tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were removed from their families sending waves of trauma through successive generations.
Kony 2012 protesters were violently attacked by Federation square security guards who attempted to confiscate a banner used to raise awareness about the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in Melbourne Australia late Friday night.
The security guards wearing black shirts, threatened on lookers for filming the incident claiming filming is illegal in the square.
An independent photo journalist was assaulted by security guards and had his camera deliberately destroyed by one of the security guards for filming the incident.
