National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

WGAR News: Bright Spark, Black Day: The Political Obituary Of The Prime Minister For Indigenous Affairs: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 02:47:43 +0000

Newsletter date: 18 September 2015

WGAR News: Indigenous Affairs Environment Remains a Trauma Zone: Post-2015 Budget Media Release: Congress

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 13 May 2015 13:41:16 +0000

Newsletter date: 14 May 2015

WGAR News: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget 2015-16

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:43:05 +0000

Newsletter date: 12 May 2015; 8:45pm

WGAR News: Shutting down Australia's Aboriginal areas: Royce Kurmelovs, Al Jazeera

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 05:30:36 +0000

Newsletter date: 10 December 2014

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WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Australia

South Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Peak body questions reasoning behind proposed funding cuts to Aboriginal radio: CAAMA Radio

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 11 May 2014 10:12:39 +0000

Newsletter date: 12 May 2014

Contents:

* National Indigenous Radio Service 'Weekly News In Review': Preview of the Federal budget and reaction to the Commission of Audit report
[Featuring Justin Mohamed, Les Malezer, Damian Griffis and Dawn Casey]

* CAAMA Radio: Peak body questions reasoning behind proposed funding cuts to Aboriginal radio [Featuring Dr Donna Oedegaard]
* CAAMA Radio: Veteran RIBS broadcaster Warren H Williams defends community broadcasting
* IRCA - Indigenous Remote Communications Association: Community Broadcasting Program supports essential media services

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Congress Urges Caution on Commission of Audit: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 07 May 2014 07:43:38 +0000

Newsletter date: 8 May 2014

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Urges Caution on Commission of Audit
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

* SNAICC News: Government must reject push towards mainstreaming in Indigenous Affairs
* SNAICC News: Health co-payment would be a setback for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: NAACHO

* NACCHO 2014 budget funding news: Aboriginal controlled health services get 12 month funding lifeline

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: CommunityRun Petition: 'Stop the changes to the Racial Discrimination Act: Don't remove Section 18c'.

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 03 May 2014 03:45:09 +0000

Newsletter date: 3 May 2014

Contents:

* Change.org Petition: Racism Ruins Lives - Keep Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
* CommunityRun Petition: 'Stop the changes to the Racial Discrimination Act: Don't remove Section 18c'.
* Michelle Lovegrove, Living Black Radio: Racial Discrimination Is About All Of Us [Featuring Michael Nolan who set up a petition via the community website Community Run]

* Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc.: Proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Geography:

Global/International

Australia

Tasmania

WGAR News: Congress Calls for Conscience Vote on Racism: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:54:11 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 April 2014

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Calls for Conscience Vote on Racism
* The Australian: Indigenous call for racism conscience vote
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Close the Gap warns of impact of RDA changes
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Proposed changes to the RDA threaten racial cohesion
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Joint Statement: Leaders reject proposed RDA changes

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Good intentions aren't enough to close the gap: NATSILS

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:16:40 +0000

Newsletter date: 6 March 2014

Contents:

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: The Lost Generations

* NATSILS: Good intentions aren't enough to close the gap
* National Congress: Justice Targets: Crucial drivers of change
* ANTaR: Justice Targets are needed for action on Aboriginal Jobs and Education

* NAAJA: Australia’s prison spend is a cost we cannot sustain

* The Stringer: Gerry Georgatos speaks outside Redfern Police Station - T.J. Hickey rally 2014
* Peter Boyle, Green Left: Photos: Justice for T J Hickey 10th anniversary protest

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WGAR News: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?: Eva Cox, The Conversation

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:25:27 +0000

Newsletter date: 25 February 2014

Contents:

* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?
* SNAICC News: Disappointing sense of deja vu on closing the gap - Article by Angela Webb in The Australian 13 February 2014
* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): ALS calls for Justice Targets to be incorporated into Closing the Gap
* CAAMA Radio: Working together… [Featuring Barbara Shaw discussing the National Apology and Closing the Gap report]

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WGAR News: How to win Aboriginal justice: Callum Clayton-Dixon, Green Left

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:26:10 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 February 2014

Contents:

* Callum Clayton-Dixon, Green Left: How to win Aboriginal justice
* Sovereign Union: Anderson claims: Independence will enable Aboriginal Nations and Peoples to hold full allodial radical title under our Law and custom
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Katrina Channells, Vimeo: Stingray Sisters - Docweek Trailer
* Background to the Protect Arnhem Land Campaign, Northern Territory (NT)

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Support Congress as Our Voice

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WGAR News: Urgent Congress meetings to be held over next few days in major Australian cities

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:16:48 +0000

Newsletter date: 27 January 2014

Contents:

* Anthony Stewart, ABC Indigenous: Indigenous congress vows to go on despite funding cuts
* SNAICC News: Congress to hold urgent meetings with members and supporters
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

* ANTHONY STEWART, ABC INDIGENOUS: INDIGENOUS CONGRESS VOWS TO GO ON DESPITE FUNDING CUTS

- News

ABC Indigenous: Indigenous congress vows to go on despite funding cuts
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-16/indigenous-congress-vows-to-go-on-...

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SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

SNAICC

SNAICC News

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Anthony Stewart

ABC Indigenous

Congress to hold urgent meetings with members and supporters

Indigenous congress

Indigenous congress vows to go on despite funding cuts

WGAR News: Congress to hold urgent meetings with members and supporters [around Australia]: SNAICC

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:35:51 +0000

Newsletter date: 20 January 2014

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples - A National Voice
* Congress: Message from Co-Chairs Les Malezer and Kirstie Parker
* SNAICC News: Defunding of NATSILS and Congress raises major concerns
* SNAICC News: Congress to hold urgent meetings with members and supporters
* Congress Events: Unite & Support Strong Black Voices
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Audit chief: No guarantee Indigenous spending will be immune from cuts
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

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National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Brooke Boney

Les Malezer

Kirstie Parker

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples - A National Voice

Congress Co-Chairs Les Malezer and Kirstie Parker

Defunding of NATSILS and Congress raises major concerns

Congress Events - Unite and Support Strong Black Voices

Audit chief - No guarantee Indigenous spending will be immune from cuts

WGAR News: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced: Statement from Congress National Board

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:49:40 +0000

Newsletter date: 23 December 2013

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced - Statement from Congress National Board
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Condemns Cuts
* NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services: Government cuts support for National Congress
* Dan Harrison, SMH: Indigenous organisation to defy Tony Abbott funding cut
* Kaye Lee, The Australian Independent Media Network: Putting our First People last

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws: Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 05:34:37 +0000

Newsletter date: 16 December 2013

Contents:

* Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws [Featuring The Law Centre's Hugh de Kreteser]
* Malarndirri McCarthy, NITV News: Over 150 groups rally against changes to racial discrimination laws

* Michael Coggan, ABC News: Indigenous Affairs Minister reviewing future of National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Abbott's dedication to Indigenous affairs

* Karen Ashford, SBS Radionews: Commission reveals spike in racism reports

Geography:

Australia