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ANTaR: working in support of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples |
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WA Government must come clean on plans for remote communities |
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The West Australian Government should release details of a policy that could see hundreds of remote Aboriginal families forced to leave their homes, according to Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR). |
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NT Intervention one year on |
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Transcript of a speech by ANTaR board member Janet Hunt at a rally for the first anniversary of the announcement of the NT intervention.
One year ago when John Howard and Mal Brough announced the provisions of the NT Intervention (NTI) , they were greeted with shock and disbelief on the one hand, and relief that the plight of Indigenous people had finally captured the attention of national leaders, on the other.
Few could argue with the stated goals of a NTI, to make NT Aboriginal children safer, but many argued with the methods and some questioned the motives – given the poor polling of the Coalition Government as it headed towards an election at the end of last year. Many of us saw little connection between some of the measures and the goal of making communities safer for children. |
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A plan to end the callous neglect of our most vulnerable children |
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After his colleague, former Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Milton Orkopoulos was charged with child sex offences in November 2006, NSW Premier, Morris Iemma, declared war on child abusers.
"If you are a pedophile, I am your enemy," he thundered in Parliament.
However, more than a year and a half later, it's apparent that when it comes to tackling child abuse, Morris Iemma is a man of bluster rather than substance. |
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Senate recommendations fall short of what is needed to deliver justice to the Stolen Generations |
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The recommendations of the Senate Inquiry report into compensation for the Stolen Generations tabled today, fall short of what is needed to deliver justice to Australia's most disadvantaged people, according to ANTaR. |
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 Racism has recently been recognised in a number of key reports as a threat to public health in Australia. A range of health problems including high blood pressure and heart disease, depression, anxiety, low birth rate and premature birth can all be caused directly by people's personal experiences of racism. There is an Indigenous health crisis in Australia, and there is something you can do about it because of all the causes of ill health in Indigenous Australians, everyone can do something about racism. Start by signing the pledge.
Then get the facts - speak up against racism - do something positive.
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Response to NT Emergency Response Review Board |
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ANTaR has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Review Board by Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin. |
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