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concerned Australians have recently released a new video highlighting the call for Treaty. Aboriginal Peoples have waited more than 200 years for formal and binding agreements with the Australian Government. They want the opportunity to take control over their lives and to determine their futures through legal agreements, compacts, covenants or treaties established in law […]
March 12, 2014
The following reflection on Justice is written by Michele Harris from ‘concerned Australians’. Michele is responding to an article in the SMH by Sol Bellear who comments on John Pilger’s film Utopia. Read Sol Bellear’s article here. Justice – Michele Harris “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” Benjamin […]
February 12, 2014
Last week concerned Australian’s latest book was launched in Canberra at the ANU Coop. The speakers were: Graeme Mundine, Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, John Falzon, CEO of the St Vincent De Paul Society and Professor Jon Altman, Research Professor at CEAPR. Graeme’s speech ITAT_Canberra launch To read John Falzon’s speech click here To buy the book […]
November 29, 2013
On Wednesday Graeme and I attended a forum held by ‘concerned Australians’. It was a wonderful opportunity to hear Utopia Elder Rosalie Kunoth-Monks speak about her concerns with 99 year leases and other challenges communities are facing. It was also an opportunity to hear expert legal and political analysis of the Federal Government’s proposed 99 year leases. Below […]
November 8, 2013
Currently in the Northern Territory the Federal Government is in the process of ‘negotiating’ 99 year leases with some communities. Concerns have been raised about the process of engaging communities in these negotiations. Previously, the Government has talked about a blitz in communities to get these leases signed leading to a perception of haste in […]
November 1, 2013
Earlier this week the Council for Australian Governments (COAG) released its latest report Education in Australia 2012: Five years of performance. Key points the report highlighted are: There has been no improvement in school attendance rates of Indigenous students. In fact, the Northern Territory (NT) has gaps greater than 10% in every year. Worst affected […]
May 20, 2013
KEEPING THEM HOME The most recent data shows that the number of children being moved into out-of-home care in the Northern Territory has just about doubled since 2007. Two-thirds of these children are being placed with non-Indigenous families away from their communities. Elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, as spokesperson for Yolngu Makarr Dhuni calls for […]
November 8, 2012
In recent months I have taken to conducting a straw poll to gauge how aware ‘average’ people are about the Northern Territory Intervention and its successor Stronger Futures. By average I mean people who aren’t connected with the various advocacy networks active on this issue. Stronger Futures is the euphemistic name given to the new […]
November 6, 2012
A large crowd gathered in Glebe on Monday night to launch the latest book from ‘concerned Australians’ A Decision to Discriminate: Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory. Jeff McMullen, Graeme Mundine (see below for his speech) and Barbara Shaw all gave very moving talks about the impact of the NT Intervention and the importance of this […]
October 26, 2012
Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra on ABC. This is from July but this interview highlights the shock that Djiniyini Gondarra felt on hearing of the passing of Stronger Futures. He also talks about what action he is planning to take. http://radioadelaidebreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/a-stronger-future-for-the-territory/ http://radioadelaidebreakfast.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/stronger-futures-dr-gondarra1.mp3
ACM Sydney
August 26, 2014
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