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Brisbane hosts day to make life a little easier for the homeless : VOLUNTEERS: This is Mark one of the most handsomenest men here. KATHY McLEISH: Homeless Connect is an expo for the homeless . It's a Brisbane City Council initiative that's gone Australia wide. It's on twice a year and Mark never misses it. ...

Time to tap into think-tank wisdom : Arch-humanists, the CIS seems to be the only think tank taking up politically incorrect problems such as economic independence for indigenous Australians , and the policy basket case of child protection. Think tanks of the left, such as the Centre for ...

Controversial Australian Artist David Boyd Dies : In a September 2004 art review, Alex McDonald of State of the Arts magazine commented that David Boyd's work was 'ahead of his time in addressing the mistreatment of Indigenous people in Australia ', and explained how 'his frosty reception from ... ArtLyst

Police prevent Robert Bropho's final journey to Lockridge camp Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Source: PerthNow DENIED: The family of late Aboriginal elder Robert Bropho have been denied a traditional funeral ceremony at the Swan Valley Nyoongah Community camp in Lockridge. Source: PerthNow The family of deceased ...

Dark tale of a mission accomplished : You can see the start of the White Australia policy.'' Long is taking part in the play Coranderrk, We Will Show The Country, which uses the transcript of an 1881 government inquiry into attempts to close down the Aboriginal settlement of Coranderrk in ...

The making of a nation : Photo: Sahlan Hayes A fascinating history of Australia unfolds in a prolific author's grand narrative. In the largest massacre of Europeans on the Australian frontier, in October 1861, rampaging Aborigines killed 19 European men, women and children who ... Brisbane Times

The making of a nation : Photo: Sahlan Hayes A fascinating history of Australia unfolds in a prolific author's grand narrative. In the largest massacre of Europeans on the Australian frontier, in October 1861, rampaging Aborigines killed 19 European men, women and children who ... Brisbane Times

Occupy protesters in New Zealand not going anywhere : The protesters occupying central parts of New Zealand say they are staying until 'the world changes.' Campsites have appeared all over the country since the Occupy movement began in October. The protesters say they are highlighting the world's global ...

Special Olympics to open new club : The organisation received unanimous support at a public meeting aimed at scoping interest in setting up a club in Poverty Bay. “Special Olympics New Zealand is delighted to be setting up a new club in Gisborne,” said Kathy Gibson, chief executive ...

Policy on poverty costly and desperate : New Zealand compares poorly with other developed countries across a range of international child safety and poverty measures. Genuine deprivation is most often debilitating and destructive, both at individual and societal levels and, as unemployment ...

Violence against Papuan Women High : TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Violence against women in Papua has remained high over the past two years. There were 80 cases between 2010 and 2011, higher than the period between 1963 and 2009 (261 cases). Sylvana Apituley, the Papua taskforce chief at ...

Lemhanas recommends no military approach in Papua : National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) chief Budi Susilo Supandji has urged the government to avoid using a military approach to managing Papua , suggesting that monitoring the implementation of special autonomy would be a good place to start. ...

Most people want race discrimination removed from Constitution ... and constitutional recognition was well overdue and would more accurately reflect Australia's national identity. The panel has heard that constitutional recognition is important for recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as ...

Cigarette plain packaging passes Senate : Workers who look after the old, the homeless , the disabled and the mentally ill are likely to get a pay rise of up to 20 per cent. JULIA GILLARD, PRIME MINISTER: You are among the hardest working Australians . TOM IGGULDEN: The Government's backing a ...

What you need to know : PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has highlighted the importance of Europe's economic recovery to Australia's fortunes. A BILL recognising same sex unions would give homosexual relationships the recognition, group tells parliamentary committee. ...

Most people want race discrimination removed from Constitution ... and constitutional recognition was well overdue and would more accurately reflect Australia's national identity. The panel has heard that constitutional recognition is important for recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as ...

Community workers concerned about pay rise 'funding gap' "Millions of people in this country living with mental illness , drug and alcohol problems, insecure housing or homelessness and domestic violence seek the support of community services every day," Dr Goldie said. "ACOSS has long advocated for adequate ...

No tears for gays/lesbians; COMOG wants law banning them The Christian Voice release said it “exposed Michael Kirby, the Australian delegate who put down the motion to legalise unnatural acts as an obsessive homosexual .” Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said: “We give God the glory that ...

More beef in military bases : Mr Obama will meet Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, attend a dinner in the Great Hall at Parliament House and meet Aboriginal leaders. He was twice forced to cancel plans to visit Australia when Kevin Rudd was PM because of domestic political reasons. ...

Growing income inequality Down Under - The Island : "The evidence is mounting of a growing divide, with more people hitting hard times and falling into poverty ," Australian Council of Social Service chief executive ...

Anglican Church's Peter Catt backs gay marriage at Queensland parliamentary ... Another 10 groups including gay rights activists and civil libertarians are on this afternoon's schedule. The Australian Christian Lobby claimed gay couples did not want same-sex unions legalised in Queensland. Queensland director Wendy Francis this ...

Symposium explores art as a form of mental health therapy : The Dax Centre in Melbourne promotes mental health and well-being, through art and creativity. Together with the group, Asia Australia Mental Health , it's hosting the first Asia Pacific Art and Mental Health Symposium. Speaker: Professor Lee Young Moon ...

Drug peddlers in post-haste mode ahead of year-end revelry According to a global report, the use of courier services for drug trafficking in India is on the rise and the country is increasingly being used as a major transit as well as destination country for smuggling of banned substances. ...

Victims of Crime - Relationships Australia: Aboriginal family and ... The Aboriginal Family Relationship Support website has been developed as part of an ongoing commitment to the delivery of quality and culturally sensitive ...

Gordon Campbell on the only foreign policy in this campaign : In July, the New Zealand's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) work handed over security control to locals during the first stage of a nationwide security transition from NATO to the Afghanistan National Security Forces. Since that July handover, ...

Key and Goff Q&A: Youth employment : So many nasty uncaring people in New Zealand . Tell a hungry child that giving him money for food wont help his problem. Sure, tell him to go hungry, study harder, pull himself up out of poverty and make sure you dont get one of those minimum wage jobs ...

West Papua freedom fighter visits Ealing school Benny Wenda is an exile from West Papua which is fighting for independence from Indonesia. The tribal leader who heads the Free West Papua Campaign visited Clifton Lodge School in Mattock Lane, Ealing. Wearing traditional dress, he sang a West Papuan ...

Reporter agrees to circumcision for story : A journalist in Papua New Guinea agreed to be circumcised with bamboo sticks in order to get a story which resulted in a tightening of borders and a "best scoop" award. After travelling through the jungles to interview rebels, Papua New Guinea ... DigitalJournal.com

Cops disjoint HEMP party's plan : Mr Balderstone believes that both Prime Minister Gillard and President Obama would reap electoral rewards if they took a fresh look at the whole issue of cannabis use. "Up to 10% of Australians use marijuana regularly already, and these are everyday ...

Fairness the key to draft first peoples Picture: Michael Jones Source: The Daily Telegraph JOHN Howard's former pollster has quietly told the advisory panel on indigenous recognition in the Constitution not to take a "semi-defensive position" if they want the referendum to succeed. ...

New minister admits problems over APY SOUTH Australia's new Aboriginal Affairs Minister has conceded there is no economic base to support communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Paul Caica, who took over the portfolio when Jay Weatherill became Premier last month, ...

FMG rejects sacred disturbance claim : Mr Woodley said Fortescue's construction team was ready to conduct blasting at an area around the Solomon project in Western Australia that hadn't yet been surveyed for indigenous heritage. He also said trucks and bulldozers were tipping dirt over ...

Australian laws contributing to deaths at sea : Jeffrey Neilson is a lecturer in geography at the University of Sydney, with specific expertise in economic development and poverty alleviation in eastern Indonesia, where many of the jailed Indonesians come from. Rescuers approach a capsized asylum ... ABC Online

Gay Liberal MP supports marriage equality “I knew some Liberal members who were gay and discussed at length the prospect of joining. They said for every person who joins the party, the party becomes a bit more like you.” Notley-Smith was elected to Randwick Council in 2000, was deputy mayor ...

Sydney gets a new gay bar : “In some strange way I feel like part of my mission in life is to push the boundaries of gay Australia and make our scene as great as it can possibly be,” Duggan says. “Think of the best house party you've ever been to, and then multiply that by ten,” ...

Health spending in remote areas soars : Health spending on selected health services per person is about $2.41 for Indigenous Australians in remote and very remote areas of Australia for every $1.00 spent on non- Indigenous Australians , according to a report released by the Australian ...

Aus Govt Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children: UN Delegation : According to UNICEF Australia , the representatives addressed the UN Committee on high mortality rates amongst Aboriginal children, children detained in immigration detention facilities, and the sharp increase in the number of children in out-of-home ...

Freeport workers threaten to extend strike Late last month Freeport McMoRan declared force majeure on shipments from the Grasberg mine in Papua after the labour action that began in mid-September lead to a subsequent drop in production, disrupting its ability to make good on some promised ...

Papua New Guinea plane crash which killed 28: Propellers blamed ... : Last month we reported that 28 people were confirmed dead following a plane crash in Papua New Guinea – the reasons for which have now been determined. ...

Journalist Undergoes Bamboo-Stick Circumcision For Scoop : Simon Eroro of the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier was given the "Best Scoop" award by his employers at News International, Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp Australian Branch, for going above and beyond on an article about the movements of militants in Papua ...

7 Soldiers Detained in New Papua Abuse Case : Seven soldiers have been detained by the military police on suspicion of abusing 12 people at a public meeting in Papua's Jayawijaya district, in the latest allegation of rights abuses by the armed forces there. The soldiers were taken into custody ...

Police chief defends violent crackdown on Papua congress : Timur Pradopo has spoken in defense of his subordinates' violent handling of the recent Papuan congress that claimed the lives of six participants and injured dozens of others who were shot at and beaten. “The local police acted properly when handling ...

S Leone political, church leaders oppose same-sex marriage He was responding to a warning from British Prime Minister David Cameron last month that London may withhold aid from countries that do not recognise gay rights. Speaking at a Commonwealth summit in Australia , Cameron stressed that "we want to see ...

More indigenous workers hired but harder to keep Noelene McMillan, front, and Verna Curtis are part of the indigenous work program at Woolworths in Alice Springs. Picture: Peter Carroll Source: The Australian BUSINESS is trying to engage indigenous workers at record levels, but at least one-third of ...

The Global Search for Education: The 20% : The OECD lists the US as being one of the five top OECD nations with the highest child poverty rate. The impact of poverty is significant in the outcomes of children in America's education system. According to the National Center for Children in ...

Conscience vote on gay marriage not enough : The right of gays and lesbians to marry is the latest chapter in a series of legal and social reforms about homosexuality in Australia . In all of those chapters, the Labor Party has played a leading role. I was involved in negotiations at the 2009 ALP ... Sydney Morning Herald

New media spreads health message : Mrs Openshaw said people who may be struggling with a mental illness , or who knew someone who was, could send her a private message on the site and she would provide advice or recommend someone who could help. “Nowadays, people of all ages feel ...

Pioneering Gift From the Sumner M. Redstone Foundation Leads to $118 Million ... Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, who was greeted with a rousing reception, also took to the stage to demonstrate his support for a polio free world. Hugh Evans, CEO of the Global Poverty Project, said: "The End of Polio Concert was a pivotal ...

Drug trafficker has jail time cut : It was said to be one of the largest hauls in Australia's history. Kim Tsang, 41, was extradited from Canada and found guilty in the Victorian County Court of importing and trafficking offences. The Victorian Court of Appeal has now reduced his ...

Reasons why you should travel around Australia : How many of us, for that matter, have bothered to connect in any meaningful way with indigenous Australians ? On my last overseas trip I had to obtain four visas, at a cost of several hundred dollars, for the countries I visited. ...

Sydney council supports gay marriage : The conference is due to debate changing party policy on gay marriage, but Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said the legal definition of marriage - a union between a man and a woman - should not be changed. "Supporters from all over Australia will ...

Indonesian commandos 'terrorise' villagers in fresh West Papua ... : This comes after a series of violent events across Papua in recent months, and just hours before a horrific attack on a student in nearby Wamena town, when Yusuf Hiluka, 23, was set alight with glue by two officers from Satpol PP (Satuan ...

Anti-poverty plan gives working parents' benefit to jobless : Depending on which measure is used, between 170000 and 270000 children in New Zealand live in poverty , says Labour. The extension of the tax credit would cost almost $400 million over the first four years but would be phased in over three stages and ...

Key facts about New Zealand children : New Zealand sits at the bottom of the OECD for its rankings on child wellbeing and our investment in children is also among the lowest. The first 1000 days/ 3 years of a child's life are when the most important physical, mental and social development ...

NZ enters second week of election campaign : Deputy leader Annette King said Labour would set in law an official poverty measure, unprecedented in New Zealand , provide free 24/7 access to primary health care for all children under six and extend paid parental leave from 14 weeks to 26 weeks. ...

Mixed reactions to Labour's welfare policy : It's thought around 23000 New Zealand children are living in poverty – three years ago Prime Minister John Key promised to tackle the cycle of welfare dependency and abuse. He commented today on Labour's policy to extend Working for Families to ... 3News NZ

Australian sporting, cultural and entertainment heavyweights head to support ... : A who's who of Australian sporting, cultural and entertainment are heading to St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean to support the Gold Coast city's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The headline acts will be Indigenous Australian R&B singer ...

Australian sporting, cultural and entertainment heavyweights head to support ... : The headline acts will be Indigenous Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy who will perform a number of her chart topping songs, and dancers from the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park providing distinctly Australian entertainment at the Bid ceremony ...

Remote work strategy slammed "Closer co-operation and improved communication would result in training linked to real jobs and not just 'training for training's sake', which has been evident for many programs, particularly programs for indigenous Australians , where graduates have a ...

Australia defends involvement in Cambodian railway project : So through infrastructure connectivity, economic development that will increase the growth rates in Cambodia, help reduce poverty rates and give opportunities for individual Cambodians. COCHRANE: In the course of this project, Australia has made ...

Report of Bali boy deal could damage case : We have warned them that in Australia , such thing would be a crime. We are not allowed to gain any benefit from any criminal case." The Year 9 student is facing three charges after allegedly being caught with 3.6 grams of cannabis when police swooped ...

Money launderers pose national threat : James Freis Jr heads the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in the US and told the conference that an estimated $2 trillion, or 3.6 per cent of global gross domestic product in 2009, originated from drug trafficking and other organised crime. ...

No more intervention, say NT Aboriginal elders : We as Aboriginal people call on the international community to hold Australia to account for its continuing crimes against humanity for its treatments of its first nation's people. Again, we say to our visits by the minister's department; ... Green Left Weekly

New study to reduce ear disease : Among Aboriginal children living in remote communities in the Northern Territory the incidence is about 20 per cent, about 200 times more prevalent than for other Australians . Across the country, about 45 per cent of all Aboriginal children suffer from ...

Parties urged to address poverty : Social service providers are warning that poor young people are becoming angry and despairing as poverty in New Zealand gets worse. They are urging political parties and voters to put poverty at the top of the agenda during the election campaign. ...

Papua Tension Could Worsen as Corporations Move in, Activists Warn : Papuan Amungme tribesmen armed with traditional bows and arrows stand guard before the strikers' road blockade at the US Freeport-McMoran gold and copper mine on Friday. (EPA Photo) The presence of large firms in Papua alongside Freeport could ... Jakarta Globe

Police to let KPK probe funds received from Freeport : The National Police said Sunday it will allow the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to scrutinize police officers regarding funds they may have received from mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia to guard the company area in Papua . ...

Police have no comment on Komnas HAM Papua finding : Saud Usman Nasution refused to provide commentary regarding the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) latest finding that there had been serious violations during the Papuan People congress crackdown in Abepura, which claimed the lives of ...

Papua: One Simple Step to take - International Crisis Group : If President Yudhoyono is looking for one simple step that could change the ugly political dynamic in Papua , he should announce that police will stop using live ...

Rudd talks up aid success : Mr Rudd, who just weeks ago addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, will appear at the Thebarton Senior College tomorrow night talking about "how Australia's aid program is reducing poverty in our region and beyond". The event will be hosted by ...

Australia Genuine Partnership Essential For Aboriginal And Torres ... ANTaR welcomes the announcement of the National Health Leadership Forum will come under the National Congress of Australia's First People.

Reality of the stolen generation : The cast shed their uncertainties when they had to dance. They looked adept in any style, as individual virtuosity combined with well-drilled group choreography in traditional indigenous , balletic, contemporary or hip-hop. 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Millions of Americans living in extreme poverty - ABC News ... : The number of Americans in neighbourhoods affected by extreme poverty has grown by a third over the past decade. 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Fremantle suicides spark probe : Opposition Health spokeswoman Ljiljanna Ravlich has been calling for an independent review of the mental health system in WA for months. Australian Medical Association state president David Mountain said the system had been extremely underfunded for at ...

Funding reshuffle divides mental health community ABC News ... : Under the Better Access initiative GPs can help Australians experiencing mental illness to access rebates from sessions with a psychologist ...

West Papua: Human Rights Issues · Global Voices : Indonesia. West Papua Media Alerts summarizes the major human rights issues in West Papua . One issue involved Indonesian security forces which are accused of attacking the strike of mine workers. ...

Police, military continue persuasive approaches in Papua : The Indonesian police and military continue to apply persuasive approaches in handling all sorts of conflicts and problems in restive Papua , a senior police ...

Election 2011: State of the Greens Party : That would push the Greens through the 10 per cent party vote barrier and cement their status as New Zealand's third political party. The polls, which have the Greens consistently ranging from the mid-9s to over 10 per cent show they have successfully ...

Christians Against Poverty founder set for marathon campaign : John Kirkby, 50, of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) will set off on Tuesday 8 November to run five marathons in the UK followed by five in Australia and five in New Zealand . As he runs, he will take with him the Bible-inspired message of “Remember the ...

Poaching affects locals in Brunei : Locals in Sukang and Melilas have reported activities of poaching at Sg Ingei ( western Brunei ), where the two-year Sg Ingei Faunal Biodiversity Survey--a Heart ...

Fair exchange the key to indigenous prosperity .. so the voice of traditional Aboriginal people - men and women who live on their country, speak their own language, perform their ceremonies and live their lives very differently to, and sometimes in defiance of, the rest of Australia - are heard. ...

Farewell to rock art pioneer : Mr Chaloupka's passion for indigenous Australian culture began when he and his brother Milo - who fled their Czech homeland after World War II - came to Australia and married two Aboriginal sisters. Former Territory Administrator and mate Tom Pauling ... NTNews.com.au

UK's aid ban on countries that outlaw gay rights smacks of double standards ... Commonwealth leaders summit in Perth, Australia , failed to adopt a recommendation seeking to end “homophobic laws” — whatever those are — British Prime Minister David Cameron sunk into an almighty sulk and issued an aid fatwa on anti- gay ...

Tanzanian clerics slam threat to link aid to gay laws Cameron made the threat after Commonwealth leaders failed to adopt a recommendation to call for an end to homophobic laws in the 41 member nations at their summit in Perth, western Australia . Kilaini appealed to the Tanzania government and other ...

Bali boy pleads with court, promises to try harder to beat drug addiction The teary testimony from the youth from Morisset Park, near Newcastle, came as his father told the court that the holiday to Bali was an attempt to remove the boy from bad influences in Australia and get him off cannabis . Reporters were banned from the ...

PhD scholarship on indigenous Australians' access to birth ... : A PhD scholarship to undertake research on indigenous Australians ' access to birth registration and birth certificates is available for a suitably qualified ...

Coroner paints bleak picture of Indigenous health : By Tim Jeanes A coronial inquiry covering the deaths of six Aborigines in South Australia's Far West Coast has painted a bleak picture of local alcohol abuse, chronic sickness and self-neglect. Deputy coroner Anthony Schapel has delivered his findings ...

Coroner calls for action on alcohol abuse : Chronic ill health and alcohol abuse pose a serious threat to traditional Aboriginal communities, a coroner says. After investigating six deaths around a place called Town Camp near Ceduna on South Australia's west coast, SA deputy coroner Anthony ...

Funding reshuffle divides mental health community : Under the initiative, GPs can help Australians experiencing mental illness to access rebatable sessions with a psychologist. This week, the number of subsidised sessions available each year dropped from 18 to 10 and psychologists aren't happy. ...

Canada is failing to nurture its farm potential : The Dirty Thirties largely spawned the identification of farming with grinding poverty , primitive technologies and capricious commodity prices, and the image has proven durable. In Ottawa, as well as in the popular imagination, farmers and the food ...

UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world's poor : The United States was fourth, ahead of New Zealand and Canada, but when the index is adjusted for internal inequalities in health, education and income, some of the wealthiest nations drop out of the UNDP's top 20, the report showed. ...

Politicians debate Auckland's housing crisis : Green Party spokesperson Alan Johnson criticised the management of Housing New Zealand , saying it was only regarded as doing a good job because it was not as bad as Child Youth and Family or the Corrections department. He said the department went out ...

Parties asked to commit to reduce income inequality : Growing inequality has been accompanied by growing overall poverty levels in New Zealand , which in turn has increased pressure on social services. "In view of this evidence we are asking all Party Leaders to state whether or not they will encourage ...

Labour vows government partnership with Auckland : But according to economists its share of GDP is lower than it should be for a city of its size in a country the size of New Zealand . Auckland must do well if the rest of the country is to do well. We must make Auckland the most efficient gateway for ...