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- Out of Australia - Not Africa
- confirmation of genetic antiquity
- WA's Mid West History 30K
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- Kimberley paintings could be oldest
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- David Suzuki: Aboriginals best bet
- Dingoes may save wildlife
- Fires support mammals - research
- First Nations had villages and farmed
- Homelands vital for fragile ecosystems
- Hunter gatherers Myth - Bruce Pascoe
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- Emergency Protest of Illegal Deportation
- FF activists a test for Abbott government
- West Papuans Deported to Port Moresby
- Six West Papuan's flee after ceremony
- Freedom Flotilla claims success
- Sacred water and fire celebrated
- Ceremony completed in secret
- Military buildup in destination port
- Men released: Treason charges pending
- Julie Bishop incites military action
- Threats to turn back boat
- Four arrested at FF Welcoming
- Time for human rights in Papua
- August 2013
- Media Files
- Articles - Free West Papua Movement
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- Australia & Fiji union
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- The Creation of one world gov't
- Vanuatu: Pacific custom land tenure
- Arizona tribal law system
- Canada: Tsilhqot'in peoples win ruling
- Embassy meets Indonesians
- Grandmothers: worst ever stealing
- Ibans acquired native customary rights
- Maori did not cede sovereignty
- UN: Canadian Aboriginals in crisis
- West Papua - Freedom Flotilla
- The Invasion
- A day of sadness
- Health and Social Issues
- Suicides & Depression
- Suicides just happened?
- Nothing will be done about the suicides
- First Nations suicide rates
- Gov't not listening - People die
- 77 suicides in SA alone
- 996 deaths by suicide
- Hundreds will suicide if we wait
- Suicides: 'A humanitarian crisis'
- Suicide is humanitarian crisis
- Suicide epidemic worldwide
- Noongar x3 suicide rate
- Falsely arrested & drugged
- Cashless Welfare Card
- Family breakdowns causing repeats
- General Health Issues
- Government Policies
- Youth suicide at crisis point
- Negatively framing policies
- A little boy who hid under the bed
- Defend and Extend Medicare
- Call for help results in children stolen?
- Doctors in communities in WA reduced
- Children and human rights
- Our children more likely to be removed
- Justice? wake up WA
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- Rosie Fulton
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- Racism worse than Sth Africa
- Reform: Just Ask Black Australia
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- Welcome to Dja Dja Wurrung Country
- White Australian National Anthem
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Media & Resources
Activism and Politics
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- Homelands
- For the record: Sovereignty Never Ceded
- Freedom Fighters memorial call
- Anthony Fernando 1864–1949
- Fernando's Ghost - Transcript
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- Australia’s dirty secret
- Deebing Creek development
- Pilbara pastoral strike
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3. Abuse - Genocide - NTI - Mining etc
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| Child Protection & Stolen Generation | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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Queensland Child Protection Act - 2012 2009 Act reprint | legislation.qld.gov.au - PDF File |
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Queensland Child Protection Act - 2003 Reprinted 01/01/12 | legislation.qld.gov.au - PDF File |
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CROC - Convention on the Rights of the Child - 1990 | PDF File (112.42 KB) |
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NSW F&CCS Statistics 2010/11 | Report January 2012 - PDF File |
| First Nations sovereignty, justice, the law and the land | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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Aboriginal Sovereignty: justice, the law and land - Kevin Gilbert 1987 | PDF File |
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Aborigines Act, 1934 - No. 2154 Recognisance Recognise 'R' | .pdf File () |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols OXFAM Australia | .pdf File () |
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International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 | .doc File (425 KB) |
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Amnesty International Report - Country by Country 2011 | PDF File (1.11 MB) |
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WW2 AIF Letters: Ban on Aborigines enlisting - ww2australia.gov.au | PDF File (2240kb) |
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Aboriginal Sovereignty 1992 - Cartoon Graphic | Kevin Gilbert P49 - PDF File |
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Make a Treaty this time 1988 - Cartoon Graphic | Kevin Gilbert P47 - PDF File |
| NT Intervention Non Government Files | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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Yolnguw Makarr-Dhuni (Yolnguw Nations Assembly Oct 2012) Statement | PDF File |
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'Will they be heard?' Responsce to NTER November 2009 | PDF File |
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Rebuilding from the ground up - Alternative to NT Intervention 2011 | PDF File (35.15 KB) |
| Caring for Country - Land & Sea | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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The Biggest estate on earth - How Aborigines made Australia - Bill Gammage | PDF File (3901) |
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Health and Wellbeing: Importance of Country - Cynthia Ganesharajah 2009 | PDF File (356kb) |
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'Walmadany' Kimberley Background Paper by Prof Freya Mathew | PDF File (483kb) |
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'Fire stick farming' hypothesis: Foraging strategies & biodiversity | PDF File (418.44 KB) |
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Voices in the basin Northern Murray Darling Basin | PDF File |
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NBAN Voices in the basin Murray-Darling Basin Plan (NBAN) - Submission | PDF File |
| Mining & Abuse of Country Land, Sea and Air | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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Kalgoorlie Olymipic Dam Mine Earth Quake Dangers | PDF File (665 KB) |
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Proposed radioactive waste dump at Muckaty - Briefing Paper 2011 | PDF File (146.01 KB) |
| Un-Categorised Files | ||
| Type | Title & Link | Details |
|---|---|---|
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols OXFAM Australia | .pdf File () |
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Comparison Land Rights & Native Title - CLC, NT, March 2008 | PDF File (150kb) |
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Blanket brainwashing - Fairfax Media List, Australia 2010 | PDF File (38kb) |
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Cultural Protocols for Indigenous Reporting in the Media | ABC Message Stick - PDF File |
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Freedom of Information - Indigenous Spending Review February 2010 | PDF File (4614kb) |