Nicole Watson

WGAR News: Melbourne Launch of New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely. - 'cA' Media Release

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:47:51 +0000

Newsletter date: 24 September 2015, 7:45am AEST

New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely. - 'concerned Australians' Media Release

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:30:06 +0000

EMBARGO 7.30am.

24th September MEDIA RELEASE ‘concerned Australians’

New Book, "The Intervention - an Anthology", is Very Timely.

Consultation, Consultation, Consultation !!!

In the second half of 2015 it is becoming clearer that many Aboriginal people and their communities "are now so fed up with Government orchestration of the so called policy consultation process that they are asserting their right to discuss the issues on their own and where necessary challenge or resist the oppression," Jeff McMullen AO.

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Northern Territory

Melbourne

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'concerned Australians'

'concerned Australians' Media Release of 24th September 2015

The Intervention - an Anthology

Melbourne Launch of New Book 'The Intervention - an Anthology' is Very Timely

Aboriginal people have now lived under the Intervention for eight years

award-winning and internationally recognised Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian authors

the Anthology includes statements from a number of N.T. Elders about the Intervention

Nicole Watson

Nicole Watson of the Birri-Gubba people

Arnold Zable

The Honorable Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC

Alastair Nicholson

the injustice of the Intervention

Consultation Consultation Consultation

Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government

WGAR Background - Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government

WGAR News: NITV Opinion Piece: First Nations Women On Treaty - Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Brenda Croft, Natalie Cromb & Amala Groom

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:06:34 +0000

Newsletter date: 29 March 2015

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First Nations Women Speak out for a Treaty

Opinion Piece - Women Speak Out For Treaty

NITV Friday (March 27) Ch 34

Independent Australia

A fair go for the First Nations - Australia needs a Treaty

Sydney Peace Foundation

Statement of Support to Aboriginal people in Australia

concerned Australians

STICS

Video - 98.9FM Brisbane - Watch the Let’s Talk Treaty discussion

Video - The Wheeler Centre Intelligence Squared Debate - True Reconciliation Requires a Treaty

Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming STICS Forum: First Nations Women Speak out for Treaty - Guest Speakers: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Amy McQuire, Amala Groom & Natalie Cromb

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:06:29 +0000

Newsletter date: 3 March 2015

WGAR News: Watch the Let's Talk Treaty discussion: Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:22:45 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 March 2014

Contents:

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Watch the Let's Talk Treaty discussion
[Panelists include, Wayne Butcher, Monica Morgan, Warren Mundine & Nicole Watson, hosted by Tiga Bayles]

* The Wheeler Centre: Intelligence Squared Debate: True Reconciliation Requires a Treaty
[Chaired by Michael Williams, with speakers George Williams, Mark Yettica-Paulson, Mick Dodson, Peter Sutton, Tony Birch & Gregory Phillips]

* 'concerned Australians': In the Absence of Treaties:

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WGAR News: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide: NACCHO

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:30:11 +0000

Newsletter date: 25 January 2014

Contents:

* NACCHO community support: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - The Elders Report
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: Little Black Duck: When reparations is the hardest word
* Kelly Briggs, The Guardian: Aboriginal mothers like me still fear that our children could be taken away

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Living Black Radio's Marc Tong interviews Kirstie Parker: Congress Opposes RDA Amendments

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:50:37 +0000

Newsletter date: 2 December 2013

Contents:

* SBS Living Black Radio's Marc Tong interviews Co-Chair of Congress Kirstie Parker: Congress Opposes RDA Amendments
* Geoffrey Brahm Levey & Helen Pringle, ABC The Drum: Why the 'Bolt laws' should stay
* ABC Lateline: "Professor Gillian Triggs, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission discusses freedom of speech."
* Marina Freri, SBS Radionews: Groups combine to oppose Racial Discrimination Act change
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Attorney-General under fire over Racial Discrimination Act

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: "Sovereign Union is a movement for freedom, rejecting Pearson's pro-assimilation" SU

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 05:07:48 +0000

Newsletter date: 10 September 2013

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Sovereign Union is a movement for freedom, rejecting Pearson's pro-assimilation
* Sharnie Kim, ABC News: Cape York mayors snub Indigenous leader Noel Pearson initiatives
* Laurie Lawira, SBS Radio News: Bipartisan support for Indigenous leadership group
* Sovereign Union: Aboriginal Rates Case back on track [Featuring the Euahlayi Nation]
* Greg Ansley, New Zealand Herald: Indigenous backlash could cost Labor seat [Featuring the Murrawarri Republic]
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

Geography:

New South Wales

Australia

Queensland

WGAR News: Federal minister visits Muckaty Station: CAAMA interviews Penny Phillips & Lauren Mellor

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:24:57 +0000

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

Geography:

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Muckaty nuclear waste dump

Nyoongar Tent Embassy in Perth

Tennant and District Times

Central Land Council - CLC

Penny Phillips

Lauren Mellor

Federal Minister visits Muckaty Station

Caddie Brain

Tracker - Abandon nuke dump proposal NT elders urge

3CR interview with Dianne Stokes - Lizzie O'Shea and Nat Wasley

Dianne Stokes

Lizzie O'Shea

Same dump - different Minister - Keeping Muckaty nuclear free

Plan to use Aboriginal land as a nuclear waste dump is flawed and misguided

Nova happy to spoil the party

Northern Land Council - NLC

NLC welcomes decision on Bootu Creek

desecrating Aboriginal sacred site

Desecration of an Aboriginal sacred site

oil and gas exploration

Watarrka National Park

Mining the truth

Artikel von Jeff McMullen - The Way Ahead - The new land grab

Marianne Mackay

Let's Talk's Karen Dorante

WGAR News: Kado Muir, Aboriginal leader and activist, interviewed by Community Radio 3CR

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:26:24 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 June 2013

Contents:

* Community Radio 3CR interview with Kado Muir, Aboriginal leader and activist from the goldfields region of inland WA
* Background to the Walkatjurra Walkabout: Stepping out against uranium mining

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: Standing on the shoulders of giants [The Land Rights movement]
* Chris Munro, Tracker: Aboriginal Ink: A spoonful of land rights
* Roy Ah See, Tracker: Lest we forget who paved the way

* CAAMA Video: Native Title Conference
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Native Title reforms to make it easier for developers

Geography:

WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout: Stepping out against uranium mining: WANFA & ANAWA

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:52:09 +0000

Newsletter date: 11 May 2013

Contents:

* WANFA & ANAWA: Walkatjurra Walkabout: Stepping out against uranium mining
* NITV News: WA anti-uranium protesters begin 250km walk
* SBS Radionews Audio: TOs lead walk against uranium mining in WA
* NIRS: 20-day walk to protest uranium mine
* Walkatjurra Walkabout - Yeelirrie to Leonora - 4 until 29 May 2013
* Background to the Western Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (WANFA)

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Aboriginal heritage: between a rock and a hard place
* Tracker: Small fine for NSW Aboriginal rock damage

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: We must continue calls for Treaty: Nicole Watson, Tracker

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:49:25 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 April 2013

Contents:

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: We must continue calls for Treaty
* Greg Dyett and Jeremy Geia, SBS Radionews Audio: Claim renews sovereignty campaign
* NIRS: Call to charge up sovereignty campaign
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

* The Stringer: Department changes from Indigenous to Aboriginal

* Croakey: We must do far more as a country to acknowledge the First Australians: Prof Lesley Barclay

* Jeremy Geia, NITV News: Row over Canberra's traditional owners

* Other articles

Geography:

Keywords:

Aboriginal sovereignty movement

Canberra's traditional owners

Greg Dyett and Jeremy Geia - SBS Radionews Audio - Claim renews sovereignty campaign

NIRS - Call to charge up sovereignty campaign

Croakey - We must do far more as a country to acknowledge the First Australians - Prof Lesley Barclay

Jeremy Geia - NITV News - Row over Canberra's traditional owners

WGAR News: Embassy warriors found 'Not Guilty': Brisbane Aboriginal-Sovereign Embassy

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:26:21 +0000

Newsletter date: 17 March 2013

Contents:

* Brisbane Aboriginal-Sovereign Embassy: Brisbane Sovereign Embassy warriors found 'Not Guilty'
* NIRS Audio: Brisbane Embassy members have charges dropped
* Christine Flatley, Brisbane Times: Aboriginal tent embassy charges dropped
* Background to the Aboriginal tent embassies

* SNAICC News: New approaches are needed to child protection - or we risk another Stolen Generation

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Let's Talk Interviews
- Nicole Watson, researcher with Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning

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