Marc Tong

WGAR News: Health Impacts of Racism: Jenne Perlstein, ANTaR Victoria

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 02:36:47 +0000

Newsletter date: 18 March 2014

Contents:

* Michele Harris, 'concerned Australians': Justice (Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation)

* Ron Sutton, SBS World News Radio: PM advised against Race Discrimination Act changes

* Jenne Perlstein, ANTaR Victoria: Health Impacts of Racism

* Rollback the Intervention: 27 March 2014, Alice Springs: there will be a march against racist policing and racist laws

* The Wheeler Centre: Black and Proud: Racism in Sport [Panel including Gilbert McAdam, Dr Sean Gorman and host Angela Pippos]

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WGAR News: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine: The Stringer

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:18:34 +0000

Newsletter date: 3 February 2014

Contents:

* WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sunday 26 January 2014

* The Stringer: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine

* CAAMA Radio: Mansell shares his thoughts on Australia Day celebrations
[Featuring veteran Tasmanian Aboriginal rights campaigner Michael Mansell]

* Amy McQuire, The Guardian: Australia Day: Indigenous people are told to 'get over it'. It's impossible

* Nakkiah Lui, The Guardian: Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration

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WGAR News: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people: The Socialist Alliance

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:44:24 +0000

Newsletter date: 26 January 2014

Contents:

* The Petition Site: Halt Rocla Sand Mine's Proposed Destruction of Aboriginal Women's Fertility Site & Cultural History
* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: Secrets of the Dendroglyph
* Tracker: Protesters fight Maules Creek mine
* NIRS: 'Marginalised and disrespected': Gomeroi slam Whitehaven Coal

* Prof Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Scullion peddles pipe dream reforms [Land tenure reforms in the Northern Territory]
* The Socialist Alliance: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people

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New South Wales

WGAR News: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors: Paul Newbury, Eureka Street

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:11:25 +0000

Newsletter date: 24 January 2014

Contents:

* Paul Newbury, Eureka Street: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Put indigenous warriors in war memorials: Flannery
* Geoff Page and Digby Habel, Canberra Times Letters: Nelson out of step in failure to honour Aboriginal warriors
* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: ANZAC Day - for those who served in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations

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WGAR News: Anderson: Cuts to Aboriginal Legal Aid budget deny natural justice and rights of appeal: SU

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 04:39:00 +0000

Newsletter date: 18 January 2014

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Anderson: Cuts to Aboriginal Legal Aid budget deny natural justice and rights of appeal
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: Fighting to Stay Afloat [Featuring Chairperson of NATSILS, Kalkadoon Wonkamudla man Shane Duffy]
* WGAR News: NATSILS Factsheet: funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (22 December 2013)
* Tracker: Wyatt takes aim at Mundine's legal cut stance

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WGAR News: Sydney, Melbourne & Canberra book launches: 'In the Absence of Treaty' by 'cA'

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 09:52:25 +0000

Newsletter date: 30 December 2013

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians' Sydney Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Launched by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks & Jeff McMullen]
* 'concerned Australians' Melbourne Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' & Screening of John Pilger's Film 'Utopia' [Speakers: Alastair Nicholson & Richard Frankland]
* 'concerned Australians' Canberra Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Speakers: Graeme Mundine & John Falzon]
* Mick Estens, The Stringer: Northern Territory Intervention = injustice, prejudice, inequality

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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: Yirrkala celebrates 40 years of bilingual education: Trevor Stockley, Reconciliation Aust.

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:08:53 +0000

Newsletter date: 27 December 2013

Contents:

* Trevor Stockley, Reconciliation Australia Blog: Yirrkala celebrates 40 years of bilingual education
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools

* CAEPR: Call for Papers - Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference

* SBS Living Black Radio: Kuradji Embassy Celebrates 13 Years
* Background to the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy, north of Wollongong, NSW
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

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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

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SBS Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Michael Mansell

WGAR News: Tasmania's Heritage Protection Weakens: SBS Living Black interviews Michael Mansell

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:15:56 +0000

Newsletter date: 10 August 2013

Contents:

* SBS Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Michael Mansell, Legal Director of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre: Tasmania's Heritage Protection Weakens
* CAAMA Radio's Pam Reilly interviews Nala Mansell McKenna, Aboriginal Cultural Officer at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre: Tasmanian Mob want a Say in their Heritage
* ABC News: Tasmanian Aboriginal community prepares for battle over heritage laws
* Audioboo: Tasmanian Aboriginal community prepares for battle over heritage laws

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Keywords:

Michael Mansell - Legal Director of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Tasmanian Aboriginal community prepares for battle over heritage laws

Tasmanian Aboriginal community

Audioboo

Stoush brews over proposed Tasmanian heritage legislation

Tasmanian heritage legislation

Tasmanian heritage laws

WGAR News: James Price Point: Victory or Loss?: Arena Magazine Feature [Kimberley Region, WA]

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:20:12 +0000

Newsletter date: 23 July 2013

Contents:

* Arena Magazine Feature: James Price Point: Victory or Loss?
* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters: What future for the Kimberley?
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The fight goes to Canberra [Aboriginal rock art]

* Len Collard and Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Simplistic offer to Noongars cannot extinguish Native Title nor solve years of neglect
* Alex Bainbridge, Green Left: Barnett makes weak native title offer

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New South Wales

WGAR News: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people?: CAAMA interviews Michael Mansell

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:42:37 +0000

Newsletter date: 1 July 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people? [Featuring Michael Mansell]
* NITV News: Warren Mundine welcomes Rudd's return
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The downfall of Prime Minister Gillard began with broken promises about the Intervention

* Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Sylvie Ellsmore: Local Council Says No to Income Management

* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

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WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Barbara Shaw about the NT Intervention

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 03:57:13 +0000

Newsletter date: 29 June 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Barbara Shaw about the Northern Territory Intervention
* Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese: Six years of the NT Intervention Six Years Too Long
* NIRS: Six years of NT Intervention marked

* 9 News: Doubts over NT intervention extension
* Sydney Indymedia Event Calendar: July 1 2013: Press Conference and Rally to stop further expansion of income management
* Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Paddy Gibson about the expansion of Income Management

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