YAC

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:54:10 +0000

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 28 May 2013 23:36:26 +0000

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:39:36 +0000

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"

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:14:46 +0000

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:23:51 +0000

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:26:55 +0000

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

Geography:

Australia

Tasmania

Western Australia

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:26:21 +0000

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"

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:17:58 +0000

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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