SBS Radionews

WGAR News: Stolen Generations test case dismissed: Greg Dyett with Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 08:38:38 +0000

Newsletter date: 29 December 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: WA Supreme Court in an unbelievable decision dismisses Stolen Generations compensation claim
* Greg Dyett with Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews: Stolen Generations test case dismissed
* David Liddle, NITV News: The Royal Commission 'ignores members of the Stolen Generations'

* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: NT Specialist Doctor Resigns Over Mandatory Rehabilitation
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Federal Government needs to engage on NT alcohol policies

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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

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Australia

WGAR News: Forty uranium mines is the plan for Western Australia: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 05:31:23 +0000

Newsletter date: 5 December 2013

Contents:

* Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews: Elder pleads with BHP "don't make me bankrupt"
* Ryan Emery & Greg Dyett, SBS Radionews: Indigenous elder appeals to BHP Billiton
* Babs McHugh, ABC Rural: Aboriginal elder Kevin Buzzacott gets no answer from BHP AGM
* Background to expansion of Olympic Dam mine challenge

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Forty uranium mines is the plan for Western Australia
* WANFA nuclearfree WA, YouTube: WANFA roadshow [an interview with Curtis Taylor]

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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: Bid to reduce Indigenous child removal: Biwa Kwan, SBS Radionews

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 06:34:15 +0000

Newsletter date: 1 December 2013

Contents:

* The Stringer: Stolen Generations continue
* Biwa Kwan, SBS Radionews: Bid to reduce Indigenous child removal
* Anna Patty, Canberra Times: New South Wales: Another stolen generation looms, warn protesters
* SNAICC News: Minister pledges his support for Aboriginal controlled services
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: South Australia drawing closer with Stolen Generations reparations

THE STRINGER: STOLEN GENERATIONS CONTINUE

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WGAR News: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead: Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:48:26 +0000

Newsletter date: 25 November 2013

Contents:

* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright: Indigenous legal aid cuts must not go ahead
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Come clean on Indigenous legal aid cuts: Greens
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Indigenous legal aid cuts
* WGAR News: Coalition's proposed cuts 'a heartless decision' says ALSWA: Aboriginal Legal Service WA (9 Sep 13)
* Background to Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: White justice crippling a community

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WGAR News: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia: Australian Times

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 23:13:24 +0000

Newsletter date: 24 November 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson, Socialist Worker: Utopia: The brutal theft of a continent goes on in Australia
* Australian Times: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia
* Niall Mulholland, from The Socialist: An interview with the maker of Utopia, John Pilger
* The Stringer: John Pilger - 'Utopia' - launches in Australia in January
* JohnPilger.com : "Utopia will be launched in Australia in January"
* JohnPilger.com : Utopia reviews
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Geography:

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: Rudd hails 'Aboriginal Magna Carta': Kathy Marks, The New Zealand Herald

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:41:02 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 July 2013

Contents:

* Kathy Marks, The New Zealand Herald: Rudd hails 'Aboriginal Magna Carta'
* Stefan Armbruster, SBS Radionews: Where NAIDOC came from ... 75 years ago
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 1,200 attend NAIDOC Ball - but there is justice yet to be done

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WGAR News: NAIDOC Week: Still Supporting Yolngu in Their Fight for Rights: 'concerned Australians' (8 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/08/wgar-news-naidoc-week-still-supportin...

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Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - 1200 attend NAIDOC Ball - but there is justice yet to be done

Kathy Marks

The New Zealand Herald

Rudd hails Aboriginal Magna Carta

Stefan Armbruster

Where NAIDOC came from 75 years ago

NAIDOC

Stefan Armbruster - SBS Radionews - Where NAIDOC came from - 75 years ago

WGAR News: Murrawarri people take sovereignty campaign to UN: Jeremy Geia, NITV News

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:31 +0000

Newsletter date: 16 May 2013

Contents:

* Murrawarri Republic: Queen Recognises Murrawarri Republic
* Jeremy Geia, NITV News: Murrawarri people take sovereignty campaign to UN
* NITV's Jeremy Geia, SBS Radionews: Indigenous 'republic' to go to UN
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Murrawarri Republic
* Background to the The Murrawarri Republic
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Sovereign Union: Goomeroi People call for a mining freeze on sacred lands [Transcript from NITV News - Jeremy Geia report]

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WGAR News: Barb Shaw shares her thoughts on income management: CAAMA Radio

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:28:08 +0000

Newsletter date: 8 May 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio: Barb Shaw shares her thoughts on income management
* Nicola Butler: The Stringer: The case against compulsory income management
* Northern Territory (NT) News
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

* The Wire: Indigenous midwives; Why we need more
* Tracker: Births more deadly for Aboriginal mothers

* Tracker: Don't forget needs of Indigenous in NDIS: Group

* SBS Radionews Audio: Plan to save SA's Barngarla language

Geography:

Northern Territory

South Australia