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  • ANTaR NSW AGM

    ANTaR NSW extends an invitation for you to attend our forum on Aboriginal education with our members, supporters and special guests at our annual general meeting (AGM) on the morning of June 15 2013 at the New South Wales Teachers Federation.

    If you have further questions in relation to the attached invitation, please contact the NSW Administration Officer, Violet Stokoe-Miller on 9280 0060 or email [email protected].

  • Activist Training

    Join the movement for Constitutional Recognition be part of our activist team

    ANTaR will be holding activist training on the following dates

    June 3 – Perth – 6- 9pm

    June 3 – Sydney 6 – 9pm

    June 16 – Brisbane - 3 - 5pm

    July 3 – Alice Springs – TBC

    Register: [email protected]

    Activists needed for
     

  • Budget Night

    National Director Gary Highland comments on budget announcements. 

    Read Media Release here

  • National Close the Gap Day Picnic - 21/3 Prince Alfred Park 11.30am - 2.00pm

     

    ANTaR marks National Close the Gap Day this Thursday with a Close the Gap Day Picnic at Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills, Sydney.

    Join us in sending a powerful message to all Members of Parliament that we are committed for the long-term and they should be too.

    Bring a picnic rug and some lunch and join us in planting hands at the northern end of Prince Alfred Park (near Central Station) between 11.30am and 2.00pm, Thursday March 21.

  • Today we have climbed a hill

    Marking the fifth anniversary of the historic National Apology, ANTaR welcomes the passage of the Act of Recognition as another important act of reconciliation and an expression of goodwill by the Parliament to lead the journey ahead.

    "We commend Prime Minister Gillard and Mr Abbott for affirming their shared commitment to achieving Constitutional Recognition of the First Peoples in Federal Parliament today,” said Jacqueline Phillips, National Director.

  • Reporting progress towards closing the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

    The Indigenous Leadership Group of the Close the Gap Campaign this morning met with the Prime Minister before she  tabled her annual report on progress in Closing the Gap.

    They discussed critical developments for the 2013 year, these being;

    * The development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan

    * The need for future commitment of funds as the National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes comes to a close mid 2013.

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