ANTaR News
The Year Ahead - Together we can make a difference
It's hard to believe that it's mid January 2015 already - we've got a lot to do and we've hit the ground running! We've seen massive cuts to Aboriginal services, peak organisations and programs in 2014, and the impact of those cuts will start to bite this year. That's why we're gearing up for a huge year of action and we hope that you'll join us in what will be a critical year for our First Peoples. Read here for a picture of what we've got planned.ANTaR welcomes reappointment of Mick Gooda as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights Advocacy organisation ANTaR today warmly welcomed the reappointment of Mick Gooda as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Read our Media Release here.
Government must heed the calls of the Productivity Commission and Social Justice Commissioner reports and act on incarceration rates
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights advocacy organisation ANTaR today called on government to act on unacceptable incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Read our Media Release here.
Sign Now
ANTaR has just launched a petition calling on the PM, Opposition Leader and others to commit urgently to a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and ensure threre is no place for racial discrimination in it.
Sign our petition here - http://antar.org.au/petitions/recognition
ANTaR welcomes New South Wales support for constitutional recognition
New South Wales has formally backed constitutional recognition of the First Australians. Read our Media Release here.
Help Close the Gap this Christmas
ANTaR is committed to the Close the Gap Campaign and is taking action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples by 2030.
But we cannot close the gap alone. We need your support.
Read here to sow the seeds of hope for a better tomorrow.
Gough Whitlam: a champion of a better deal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
ANTaR would like to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who died this morning.
Former Prime Minister Whitlam’s achievements are too many to list; however, ANTaR would like to acknowledge his efforts at forging a better deal for our First Peoples.
Mr Whitlam was in many ways a true champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights.
Clear path to a referendum held no later than 2016 is needed, racial non-discrimination must stay
ANTaR plays a key role in a group of leading NGOs who have released a media statement calling for a renewed sense of urgency to move towards a referendum to recognise the First Australians in our Constitution.
Media Release can be read here.
Rock for Recognition
As the who's who in the Australian Music Industry descends on Brisbane for Big Sound, National Campaigns Manager Jane Powles joins the energy and the excitement in the Valley this Wednesday to talk Constitutional Recognition with hundreds of artists to build the Rock for Recognition movement.
Daily updates and pics will be posted to facebook.com/RockForRecognition.
ANTaR backs calls for PM to fix Indigenous Affairs policy and budget chaos
ANTaR today supported calls made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community leaders yesterday for the PM to fix the Indigenous affairs policy and funding chaos.
