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Indigenous News Update – Intervention

by Robbo on 13/03/2010

News

  • Plan to force non-Aboriginal welfare recipients to have their income managed by Centrelink has split the welfare lobby http://bit.ly/af3mQA

  • Watchdog consisting solely of Aboriginal politicians to monitor Government Indigenous spending labelled as racist http://bit.ly/bwHr87

  • Abbott plans crackdown on alcohol abuse in Aboriginal communities including nationwide ban on community takeaway sales http://bit.ly/cZ9okk

  • Australian govt program imposing radical restrictions on Aborigines in crackdown on child abuse is inherently racist http://bit.ly/djfSXg

  • United Nations queries whether federal governments reforms to Intervention will ensure Australia meets its UN obligations http://bit.ly/aJalJI

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, Income management, Indigenous, Intervention, NT, racism, UN, United Nations

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Indigenous News Update – Education

by Robbo on 23/02/2010

News

  • Literacy and numeracy testing of students shows Indigenous children are still struggling to reach an average level http://bit.ly/8p82zO

  • INDIGENOUS children and those living in remote areas continue to do the worst academically -no ground in the past year http://bit.ly/5KXY5J

  • Packer committing funds to Twiggy’s Indigenous employment program http://bit.ly/ajGSxE

  • Deadline missed for Indigenous boarding houses in remote NT communities http://bit.ly/8Zvmtt

  • New program introduces Aboriginal kids to team sports http://bit.ly/90x05b

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, boarding house, education, Indigenous, literacy, NT, numeracy

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Indigenous News Update – Health

by Robbo on 11/02/2010

News

  • UN report shows Australian Aborigines have the worst life expectancy rates of any indigenous population in the world. http://bit.ly/8YN5HJ

  • Playing the didgeridoo is a successful intervention for asthma in Aboriginal youth http://bit.ly/8Po4t8

  • Doctors’ group which place overseas-trained docs in remote NT communities say program changes need to be done carefully http://bit.ly/ax6D6k

  • AMA: Health needs stimulus in budget. Indigenous Health should be “top of the list” http://bit.ly/dsmmGS

  • Partnership between the Wiradjuri and Charles Sturt University to increase health research and practical programs http://bit.ly/a6ZL0r

    • 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, Charles Sturt University, health, Indigenous, news, NT, UN, Wiradjuri

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    Indigenous News Update – Health

    by Robbo on 13/01/2010

    News

    Indigenous populations from Aus, Can & NZ have been 3 to 8X higher rate of hospitalization & death with H1N1 http://bit.ly/5WmXN3

    New central Australian-based research organisation secures $32mil from the Federal Government to help close the gap http://bit.ly/6aWnqC

    Report on child health in western NSW shows more aboriginal children are victims of crime http://bit.ly/6rf1nS

    76 interviews of unknown location is enough to state kids are eating better on racist welfare restrictions? http://bit.ly/5Kg7nt

    NT health agencies launching secure messaging delivery system to share information between dift clinical IT systems http://bit.ly/5NwHVE

    More spent on health of indigenous Australians http://bit.ly/7euYHY – but with far more disease states so we should be

    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, health, Indigenous, news, NT, NTER

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