Young Indigenous Australians are 24 times more likely to find themselves in detention figurews exclude WA & NT http://bit.ly/erfw1c

New police stations opened on APY lands SA. Different reception at 2 communities. One welcoming, the other not so much http://bit.ly/gBCo2t

Western Australia’s reputation for treatment of Aboriginal prisoners trashed agter tasering video state MP has declared http://bit.ly/fzoTzN

Inquiry looking at tasering of Kevin Spratt uncovers tow other incidents of mass tasering http://bit.ly/fdxz9A

Remote Indigenous groups spend too much time on red tape for funding which is usually only short term says Ombudsman http://bit.ly/iikjrY

Australians murder rate at 20yr low. Indigenous over represented with 10% of murdered being Indigenous http://bit.ly/hEPtEJ

Miners warn Aboriginal communities could lose out on native title payments unless exemptyed from proposed mining tax http://bit.ly/eVoa5F

NT police have carried out 1321 investigations into alleged sex offences. 33 convictions. http://bit.ly/gESZDk

Minister for Central Australia Karl Hampton told ABC Radio he supported traditional law http://bit.ly/e7sm4E

First Indigenous House of Representatives member Ken Wyatt talks to the World Today http://bit.ly/e4mz4v

Alice Springs is leading the way with progressive programs aimed at engaging families in issues of child neglect. http://bit.ly/hoeWFS

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Liquor restrictions to be imposed on townships of Irrungadji & Punmu following requests by the Aboriginal communities http://bit.ly/bBZGe1

State and federal governments are accused of stealing carbon credits from their rightful Indigenous owners http://bit.ly/doOy9N

Murrandoo Yanner says Federal Opposition Leader’s plan to overturn Qld Wild Rivers legislation may have some merit. http://bit.ly/bOvkVm

Excellent piece from the Guardian on the death of Kwementyaye Ryder and racism in Alice Springs http://bit.ly/b9Hk1E

Uniting Care Wesley has criticised a South Australian Government decision to build court facilities in police stations http://bit.ly/9vsoWI

Legal Aid funding shortfall is so severe that remote clients could be left without any legal representation. http://bit.ly/9cMROZ

Aboriginal Legal Rights lodging complaint with UN alleging FedGovernment failure to help Stolen Generation members http://bit.ly/aS7pIn

Groote Eylandt trad. owners say war on their culture will be waged if NT Government allows a sacred area to be mined. http://bit.ly/cSJ58Q

Indigenous “First Nations” party to be registered with Australia’s electoral commission http://bit.ly/hMkeEO

Former Aboriginal leader Geoff Clark has welcomed the move to form the nation’s first indigenous political party http://bit.ly/gyCj6O

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