Posts tagged as:

juvenile

Indigenous News Update – Justice

by Robbo on 26/11/2009

News

  • Rural Indigenous women forcibly removed from birth families 3x likely to experience violence than other indigenous http://bit.ly/7XbIFa

  • Indigenous youth are almost 30 times more likely to be detained than their non-indigenous peers. http://bit.ly/6z8fdF

  • YOUNG indigenous Australians are 16 times more likely to be held under supervision than non-indigenous youth http://bit.ly/7Fmy8T

  • More police, less alcohol planned for remote towns, greater co-operation between police and welfare agencies http://bit.ly/6YDg8N

  • 91% of young Northern Territory inmates are Indigenous http://bit.ly/7diTxN

  • Despite death of Mr Ward prison transport service retained by WA government http://bit.ly/6IK9dK

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.
Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

If you like this post and what else you see on the blog please subscribe by RSS feed (the orange button) or by email. Visit my subscription page.

Tagged as: aboriginal, alcolhol, Indigenous, inmates, justice, juvenile, news, prison, youth

{ 2 comments }

Indigenous News Update – Health

by Robbo on 31/07/2009

  • Aboriginal communities warned by judge not to shame children who speak out against abuse http://bit.ly/hiArx

  • Western Australia ‘suicide summit’ held in positive atmosphere. Making progress http://bit.ly/i8LQs

  • Suicide rates in young are falling but the rate in the Kimberley is appalling. Would be a national emergency if in city http://bit.ly/13Ge0s

  • WA to name shame & show photos of juvenile offenders. Against international obligations?-Aboriginal legal service http://bit.ly/11tFRZ

  • Aboriginal Health lobby wants indigenous health bureaucracy is streamlined if federal takeover of funding http://bit.ly/7AuI9

  • Alcohol restrictions bring benefit to Fitzroy Crossing including drops in violence. Alcohol support services required http://bit.ly/VBIrA

  • Medicare failing Indigenous people? 294mil Medicare services -556 were for follow up after initial health check. http://bit.ly/101U7l

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

If you like this post and what else you see on the blog please subscribe by RSS feed (the orange button) or by email. Visit my subscription page.

Blog Widget by LinkWithin

Tagged as: aboriginal, abuse, alcohol, Fitzroy Crossing, Indigenous, juvenile, Medicare, suicide

{ 2 comments }