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Indigenous News Update

by Robbo on August 1, 2009

in Indigenous,Indigenous News

  • Palm Island mayor wants public service to have knowledge of indigenous culture before working on island http://bit.ly/17Eq9x

  • Desert camels have an earnings potential of $1 billion if harvested for meat. http://bit.ly/lXkLC

  • Mr Ioannou’s painters not listed at indigenous art awards. Blames ‘whispering campaign that he exploits his artists. http://bit.ly/h9heo

  • Koalas leading manacled Aboriginals crash Wilderness dinner protest law banning Aborigines from 1km of any wild river http://bit.ly/D6zkJ

  • Calls to teach Aboriginal language at schools on south east of NSW http://bit.ly/OSQa5

  • Aboriginal man suffered 3rd degree burns in incident involving Tasers. Use in WA being investigated http://bit.ly/12Yuqu

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Indigenous News Update – Housing

by Robbo on July 30, 2009

in Indigenous,Indigenous News

  • Resident launches legal proceedings against the Minister in Alice town camp takeover http://bit.ly/ZWveW

  • Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program a ‘shemozzle’ No houses built compared to 1000homes in stimulus package http://bit.ly/2E4rLu

  • Macklin denies only 30% of monies set aside will be fore new homes but does not know what figure will be spent. http://bit.ly/EjVUc

  • 16 Aboriginal town camps accept 40 year lease. Two camps may be forcibly taken over by Federal Government http://bit.ly/8XiA8

  • ‘Concerned citizens’ including Ian Thorpe hit out at moves to impose leases on Aboriginal town camps http://bit.ly/18WAst

  • Indigenous overcrowding. 3000 people live in 329 homes on Palm Island. http://bit.ly/GR0Mq

  • Territory Minister concerned only 300 house, not 750 as promised built for aboriginal people http://bit.ly/176nWt

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