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Indigenous News Update

by Robbo on September 5, 2009

in Indigenous News

News

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has $17 per client per case to spend. Legal Aid has $760 per client http://bit.ly/EoAM6

Tom Calma: Stop sending Indigenous People to Jail. http://bit.ly/3SrIR

  • Batchelor Institute specialising in indigenous education brings in receivers. Vice-Chancellor stands herself down http://bit.ly/ECSdi

    • Australia’s First Indigenous Job site open for business. http://bit.ly/12wyM4

    Save the Children Australia say indigenous kids need free pre-school to help “close the gap” http://bit.ly/Kyjw3

    Asthma was also a significant contributor to the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous health http://bit.ly/NOFgt

    Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre accuses Premier of neglecting Aboriginal students http://bit.ly/KzD4l

    Aboriginal people are becoming more trusting of police, particularly the Child Abuse taskforce http://bit.ly/c2vTh

    Aboriginal Legal Service again calls for the ban of tasers http://bit.ly/4z6U6E

    NT former Minister blames Territory and Federal governments for Batchelor Aboriginal tertiary body funding woes http://bit.ly/3etwiO

    Tagged as: aboriginal, Batchelor, Calma, Indigenous, justice, legal, news

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    Indigenous News Update – Politics

    by Robbo on August 29, 2009

    in Indigenous News

    News

    • Australian Racial Discrimination Act could be reinstated during the spring session of Parliament http://bit.ly/DIBoB

    • ‘Creating a sustainable National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ report http://bit.ly/1w2K6E

    • Senate committee travels to NW Australia to hear from Aboriginals on effects of fed govt policies http://bit.ly/yCP3E

    • Alyawarra people (4000 strong) ask United nations for refugee status. Intervention made them outcasts on own country http://bit.ly/FeNXP

    • INDIGENOUS representative body will be independent of government, include women and have advisory powers only. http://bit.ly/rp6vk

    • Many recognised Aboriginal leaders had no input into national indigenous body. http://bit.ly/pRMxu – is that a bad thing?

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    Tagged as: aboriginal, Alyawarra, Batchelor, discrimination, Indigenous, racism, senate

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