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A preamble by Ray Jackson, Indigenous Social Justice Association president and then a statement from the Freedom Movement about the Sit-In at Canberra. There are three lead up forums - Adelaide (today), Sydney (Sunday) and Brisbane (Tuesday) before the January 26th Sit-In.

What is a Special Procedure?

https://www.scribd.com/doc/252561089/VCAT-Special-Procedure-sterilisatio...

1986 (“the Act”). Section 3 of the Act states that a special procedure is:

     • Any procedure that is intended, or is reasonably likely, to have the effect of rendering permanently infertile the person on whom it is carried out; or

     • Any procedure carried out for the purposes of medical research; or

In the context of the recent acute increase in repression in Belarus, the Anarchist Radio Berlin talked to Anarchist Black Cross Belarus about their work, the situation in the neighbouring country of Ukraine and the situation of refugees in Belarus. For security reasons we transcribed the original interview and re-recorded it ourselves.

"Ghillar Michael Anderson responds to a confrontation with those organising 1965 Freedom Ride re-enactment, in particular Rachel Perkins who took offence at his comments in a recent media release. Having now spoken with all the parties, which was not done in the first instance, Michael Anderson corrects some matters in his previous statement, including that Noel Pearson will be travelling on the 2015 Re-enactment."

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Dear Radio Friend,
            The latest Shortwave Report (January 9) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom

By Ghillar Michael Anderson

Newsletter date: 13 January 2015

Contents:

* Joint Urgent Appeal: Franciscans International & Edmund Rice International: Forced Displacement of Aborigines in West Australia
* Background: Franciscans International - a voice at the United Nations: Indigenous Peoples
* WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

The death penalty around the world has two faces - one is in the international spotlight and the other is hidden from view.

Is the president of Nauru, Baron Waqa a leader or a dictator?

Five MP’s have been suspended from the nation’s parliament simply because they spoke to the international media.

The President supports the decision saying the MP’s acted in an “unruly manner”.

Now the Chief Justice has upheld their suspensions, saying the Supreme Court did not have the power to reverse parliament's decision.

One of the suspended MP’s Roland Kun is now openly referring to the current government as a dictatorship.