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January
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State Native Title regime victim of broken promises and secret deals - QIWG QIWG Chairperson Terry O'Shane has conveyed his concern to the Premier with regards to the shortcomings of Queensland's native title legislation, but has recieved no response. |
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Under-award wages case sparks agency debate Reports that workers on former church-run missions aren’t eligibile for compensation for under-award wages have fallen on the seemingly deaf ears of government. |
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Beattie
fails Native Title commitment The Democrats say Premier Peter Beattie’s failure to honour his commitment to Federal Labor on QLD’s native title regime justifies Daryl Melham’s resignation. |
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Senator Aden Ridgeway has urged the Government and the ALP to publicly support the Democrat amendments to introduce Indigenous moral rights into Australia’s Copyright legislation. |
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A statement by FAIRA's Neva Collings (As featured in the Indigenous Law Bulletin) This year the spotlight was on Australia, with the Olympic Games, and a ‘warts and all’ expose` of Australia’s compliance with human rights standards by a raft of treaty monitoring committees. |
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Traditional owners and those with historical connections to the former Deebing Creek mission at Purga say they haven’t been consulted over a planned development in the area |
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Historian Ros Kidd is Queensland’s foremost independent authority on the administration of Aboriginal Affairs in this state. Kristen Smith spoke to her...... |
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From here to a treaty - Geoff Clark Reconciliation is on everybody’s lips. That much is obvious from the outstanding turnout at the reconciliation walk in Sydney. |
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Welcome responses
to Stolen Generations Senate report |
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Goodbye Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Kristen Smith spoke to Council member and Indigenous historian JACKIE HUGGINS about the Council’s final recommendations and takes a look at CAR’s most successful event to date. |
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Federal system failed - Butler Statement by ATSIC
Commissioner Brian Butler |
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Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation assists Aboriginal adults separated or removed from family through adoption fostering and institutionalisation. |
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IOC accused of stealing artwork The Democrats say a recent incident involving the International Olympic Committee highlights the lack of Australian protection for Indigneous intellectual property and moral rights. |
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Positive outcome for ‘Silver Plains’ title The Chairman of the Cape York Land Council has welcomed the final return of 193 000 hectares of land east of Coen in Cape York Peninsula to traditional owners. |
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Emergency services offer new job strategy Greater numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be employed by Queensland's Emergency Service organisations under a new State Government indigenous jobs strategy. |
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Family unity key to reconciliation Jilpia Nappaljarri knows first hand the impact of the stolen generation. Kristen Smith spoke to her about reuniting and reconciling families which Jilpia says will be the key to reconciliation. |
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International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1994-2004) In 1990, the United Nations’ General Assembly proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous People. |
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DRAFT UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES : Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal in dignity and rights to all other peoples, while recognising the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such. |
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SA call for Australian legislative action A visiting South African Human Rights Commission delegation has highlighted the need for Australia to take legislative action to ensure the rights of Indigenous people are guaranteed. |
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The World Conference - A Vision for the 21st Century During the last fifty years since the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the international community has made some important advances.... |
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Statement
by Mary Robinson As a new century begins, we believe each society needs to ask itself certain questions. Is it sufficiently inclusive? Is it non-discriminatory? |
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Legal challenge over tribal law An Aboriginal man from Stradbroke Island has challenged the jury system, insisting he be dealt with by an indigenous jury. |
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Native Title - relevance & perspective The Native Title Research Unit has produced two new publications. A Guide to Australian Legislation Relevant to Native Title and Native Title in Perspective - selected papers from the Native Title Research Unit 1998-2000. |
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Coroner bill call for submissions A new bill may bring Deaths in Custody in Queensland under the spotlight of a state coroner. |
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Links to interesting places on the internet. |
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