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Indigenous News – Justice

by Robbo on October 4, 2010

Andrew Bolt sued under Victorian Racial and Religious Tolerance Act http://bit.ly/aBlZ5w

Yuendumu resident praises local and remote police after unrest states Tactical Response being sent was wrong http://bit.ly/c9iM4e

Aid agencies flooded with refugees fleeing outbreak of violence from Yuendemu – a view from New Zealand http://bit.ly/aksy6j

Native Title and Taxation Reform from Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (PDF) http://bit.ly/9gbyzE

Investigation of widespread child abuse & neglect in Top End Aboriginal community being hampered by a staffing crisis. http://bit.ly/d6EO9J

A radical justice scheme, Circle Sentencing where Indigenous elders help to decide sentences is being expanded http://bit.ly/bq2AbW

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Tagged as: Andrew Bolt, child abuse, child neglect, Circle Sentencing, Native Title, riot, Yuendumu

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Indigenous News Update – Legal

by Robbo on September 25, 2010

in Indigenous News

Young men and those from indigenous backgrounds are most likely to have more than one spell in jail. http://bit.ly/95ulOo

Vic Police chief queries why Australian Crime Commiss is investigating sex abuse & violence in indigenous communities. http://bit.ly/czXfoE

‘Animal bars’ have no place in the Territory #Lateline http://bit.ly/d4vh8G

0.05% of land in Victoria is Indigenous held. The lowest of any state. Even Tasmania is 0.25% Indigenous http://bit.ly/aQ9mBq

WA Premier argues forcible acquisition of Indigenous land for gas hub is best for self determination of Indigenous http://bit.ly/djdMau oh

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Tagged as: aboriginal, Australian Crime Commission, Indigenous, jail, legal, Native Title

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Indigenous News Update – Legal

by Robbo on September 20, 2010

in Indigenous News

GLNG project reps & local Aboriginal traditional owners signed the seventh and final indigenous Land Use Agreement http://bit.ly/cGqAOg

A bill to fix shortcomings in state native title is being used as a political football. http://bit.ly/cW8Ri8

Government employees, contractors and journalists will no longer need a permit to enter APY lands. Have to notify. http://bit.ly/9R6GFx

Indigenous rights campaigner says the government needs to introduce a Bill of Rights for Indigenous Australians http://bit.ly/azmDNH

Human Rights Commissioner to use UN discrimination report on Australia’s Indigenous to push for constitutional change http://bit.ly/8XXSHt

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, Bill of Rights, Constitution, discrimination, GLNG, Indigenous, legal, Native Title, news

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Indigenous News Update – Legal

by Robbo on September 13, 2010

in Indigenous News

Indigenous have 1.7x ratio of reimprisonment in 3yrs and 2.03x in 10 yrs compared to non indigenous http://bit.ly/bhhV42 (PDF)

Medical condition that killed a Northern Territory prisoner about a month ago could have been diagnosed by a GP http://bit.ly/bEPIyv

Ten year battle to win Native title finally won by the Kaytetye traditional owners of land south of Tenant Creek http://bit.ly/9H3z8K

New South Wales constitution now recognises Aboriginal people as the first people in the state http://bit.ly/9x7h43

Western Australia’s Chief Justice calls for community service, not jail for indigenous teens http://bit.ly/9FQmPm

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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