Newswire

Newsletter date: 10 August 2013

Contents:

* SBS Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Michael Mansell, Legal Director of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre: Tasmania's Heritage Protection Weakens
* CAAMA Radio's Pam Reilly interviews Nala Mansell McKenna, Aboriginal Cultural Officer at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre: Tasmanian Mob want a Say in their Heritage
* ABC News: Tasmanian Aboriginal community prepares for battle over heritage laws
* Audioboo: Tasmanian Aboriginal community prepares for battle over heritage laws

U.S. GLOBAL CAPITALISM'S HUMANITARIAN BLESSING : TORTURE OF WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

by E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

AN OPEN LETTER TO KEVIN RUDD. MP.
August 5, 2013
Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2601

A CRUEL AND CRASS ACT OF COLONIALISM
Your personal act, but on behalf of the Federal ALP, to abrogate our Human Rights responsibilities relative to the UN Declaration on Refugees has now pushed this Country and its Society over the top and we stand bare and alone in shedding our collective decency as the now apocryphal “Land of the Fair Go.” Well, at least for some it was. It has never been for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Preamble History

One of the most successful youth programs in Queensland has just been effectively dismantled by the Queensland Government. Over its 16 year life, the Youth Support Coordinator Initiative (YSCI) has achieve remarkable outcomes. The program has been critical in supporting young people to stay engaged in school and to make the transition to further education and employment.

Newsletter date: 5 August 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio interviews Penny Phillips and Lauren Mellor: Federal minister visits Muckaty Station
* Tennant & District Times: Federal Minister visits Muckaty
* Caddie Brain, ABC Rural: Federal Minister visits Muckaty Station
* Tracker: Abandon nuke dump proposal, NT elders urge
* 3CR interview with Dianne Stokes, Lizzie O'Shea and Nat Wasley: Same dump, different Minister. Keeping Muckaty nuclear free
* Dave Sweeney, The Guardian: Plan to use Aboriginal land as a nuclear waste dump is flawed and misguided

Newsletter date: 3 August 2013

Contents:

* SNAICC News: Our children's rights must be a priority for governments
* Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne (Sun 4 August 2013)
* National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD): Right Here, Right Now. Our Rights Matter. (Sun 4 August 2013)
* Right Now Radio: Interview with Frank Hytten [CEO of SNAICC] on a better future for Indigenous children
* Sovereign Union: First Nations children are dramatically overrepresented in out-of-home or foster care

The federal government has announced an exciting opportunity for two young Indigenous Australian leaders to gain personal and professional experience in the workings of an international organisation by participating in a short-term placement at the United Nations Development Programme - Equator Initiative in New York.

Mr. Kevin Rudd
Member of the ALP
2. 8. 13

Dear Sir,
As I show in correspondence dated July 8 2013 you recently called for a Federal intervention into the NSW Branch of the ALP. You also stated any corruption found will not be swept under the carpet, and any finding of adverse conduct will see that member expelled from the Labor Party.