Aboriginal peoples

The Coalition’s Intervention in this country is still traumatising communities. Therefore the budget cuts further compound the oppression and defeat any chance of Self-determination.

If this is the Coalition’s intention we sincerely advise that the Coalition desists and takes a more Humanitarian approach to this country’s First Nations Peoples, consistent with International U.N Human Rights standards.

Geography:

Australia

Keywords:

First Nations Peoples

Aboriginal children

2014 Federal Budget

drastic cuts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs

Aboriginal community controlled organisations

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia

WGAR

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights

long-term funding

International UN Human Rights standards

Humanitarian approach

Aboriginal Land

oldest cultures and languages in the world

wealth of this country

assimilate

illegally occupied colonial society

Aboriginal children are being removed from their families

genocide policy

2014 budget is another facet of genocide policy

Ffionnan Brooke-Watson

Keri James

WGAR Open Letter of 28th of May 2014

WGAR News: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians: Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 21 May 2014 23:56:46 +0000

Newsletter date: 22 May 2014

Contents:

* Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians

* Joint Press Release - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders call for scrapping of co-payments
* Joline Samawi, The Wire: Aboriginal leaders upset over co-payments [Featuring Jill Gallagher and Justin Mohamed]
* NIRS: Call to give Aboriginal Medical Centres a Co-payment break
* NIRS: GP co-payment 'removes safety net to health'

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Canberra

Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: 996 Aboriginal deaths by suicide - another shameful Australian record: The Stringer

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 03:22:51 +0000

Newsletter date: 17 October 2013

Contents:

* SNAICC News: Culture is Life campaign update
* Culture Is Life campaign: The Elders Report
* Culture Is Life campaign: Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* The Wire: New mental health app for indigenous communities [Suicide prevention; featuring Professor Helen Christensen and Joe Tighe]
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 996 Aboriginal deaths by suicide - another shameful Australian record
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 996 deaths by suicide - one in 24 die by suicide

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Darwin

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Wes Morris slams government suicide prevention programs: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:19:01 +0000

Newsletter date: 5 October 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Wes Morris slams government suicide prevention programs
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 77 Aboriginal suicides in South Australia alone
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Kimberley's Aboriginal peoples old at 45 years
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory - APO NT: Youth Suicide

* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: WES MORRIS SLAMS GOVERNMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

- Analysis / Opinion

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WGAR News: Gerry Georgatos, WikiLeaks Party WA Senate candidate, speaks out for First Nations Peoples

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:11:18 +0000

Newsletter date: 1 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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Geography:

Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Australia's First Nations Political Party proudly announces pre-selection of candidates

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 03:06:39 +0000

Newsletter date: 12 August 2013

Editorial Note:

Contents:

Geography:

Keywords:

Australia's First Nations Political Party

Paul Wiles

Ken Lechleitner

Election material related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Aunty Rosalie Kunoth Monks

Arrende-Alyawarra Elder speaks out against intervention

Rosalie Kunoth Monks from Australia's First Nations Political Party runs for a seat in the Senate

The Return of Jedda

Australia's First Nations candidate Ken Lechleitner is running for the Seat of Lingiari

what the WikiLeaks Party will mean to Aboriginal peoples

Make your vote count

Central Desert Arrernte man Warren H. Williams is standing for the Australian Greens for a Senate spot from the Northern Territory in the federal election

Australian Greens Policy - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Aboriginal Tent Embassy - New website launched

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:21:58 +0000

Aboriginal Tent Embassy will be massive and we need to be there on January 26 starting with the march from Alinga to Parliament at 9am

People will be coming from all over Australia and some from overseas and I and others from WA will be on our way to stand alongside - A number of social justice groups will be there in numbers with our banners calling loud for justice and for an end to tragic incarceration rates as Gerry Georgatos and Ray Jackson often describe on this site.

Geography:

Global/International

HRA MEDIA RELEASE: CHOGM, a welcome mat to brutal human rights abusers.

Gerry Georgatos — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:39:18 +0000

HRA MEDIA RELEASE: CHOGM a welcome mat to brutal human rights abusers.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth during the last week of October will welcome various brutal human rights abusers. The capacity for the discovery of the truth is outstripped by the manifest of deceit.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government

Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the racism that impedes advancement by Aboriginal peoples and the enrichment of multiculturalism

Gerry Georgatos — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:36:08 +0000

It is sadly unbelievable and appalling in the fact that those with the capacity for change and progress argue that they are lost for solutions. Steve Pennells writes a good descriptive piece, page 28 June 11 in The West Australian, however despairingly quotes the confounded WA Indigenous Affairs Minister Peter Collier, the WA Nationals Brendan Grylls and Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler. In terms of Aboriginal disparity they agree that they do not know what the solutions are. How dare Peter Collier maintain the Indigenous Affairs portfolio?

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Keywords:

Aboriginal advancement

equity

Australia.