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Indigenous News Update – Discrimination

by Robbo on April 11, 2009

in Indigenous News

Discriminatory components of NT Intervention must be fixed now that Australia has supported UN Indigenous Rights http://bit.ly/gtGIX

Last year Britain’s racial equality chief summed up Britain’s television as “hideously white” Is Australia the same? http://bit.ly/MISr

Is the high homicide rate in Northern Territory not given full attention because many victims are Aboriginal people,? http://bit.ly/XQ7p

Australian Constitution allows laws to be passed based on race http://bit.ly/XDWk

Aboriginal people in custody who have to be moved long distances should be transported by air http://bit.ly/QpOsF

RACISM in Adelaide’s schools and universities is stopping Aboriginal people getting a good education http://bit.ly/17xOP

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.

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Tagged as: aboriginal. indigenous, Australia, Constitution, custody, discrimination, homicide, Indigenous Rights, Northern Territory, racial, racism, UN, United Nations

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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Statistics

by Robbo on December 16, 2008

in Drug Information

Have you ever wondered the cost to us (through the government) of various medications. Medicare Australia does have a site where you can check this out. There are some limitations. It only covers the drugs used by people on some form of concession card and those drugs that cost more than the current PBS co-payment for general patients.

You need to enter by item number. To find the item number go to the PBS website and enter your drug name. Overseas readers (particularly the staes) may be amazed at the prices here compared to home. A pdf of the entire Pharmaceutical Benefits schedule can be downloaded here

Tagged as: Australia, drug, information, Medicare, PBS, statistics

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PSA – Remote Mountain Range

by Robbo on November 30, 2008

in PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon,Remote Living

Australia is the world’s oldest continent and our mountain ranges worn down billions of years before most others. No more so than in remote central Australia.

Click on the picture for the best view.

Tagged as: Australia, mountain, Remote Blogs

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PSA – You Have Peak Hour Traffic and I Have……

by Robbo on August 31, 2008

in PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon,Remote Living

Well we don’t have too many vehicles blocking the road but we have other hazards on the road. These big buggers becomes even more of a danger at night. You might not see them, but often you can smell them.

Outback Australia has the largest wild herds of single humped dromedaries in the world. Shooters have taken a few thousand head out of here over the last twelve months. Not that you would notice.

This was taken on a digital camera and then by the time Youtube do their thing the quality is a little poor. But you’ll get the gist of it. The sound effects are real.

Robbo

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