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ANTaR: working in support of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples |
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Noongar Native Title back to square one |
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Mr Stephen Hall, the Chairperson of ANTaR Western Australia, said: "Today's ruling shows how difficult it is for Aboriginal people to prove their continuing connection to country."
Today the Federal Court assumed that in 1829 the laws and customs governing land throughout the claim area were those of a single community. However, it held that the 2006 decision failed to consider two matters that claimants were required to establish in order for their application to succeed. The first being whether there has been continuous acknowledgment and observance of the traditional laws and customs by the Single Noongar Society from 1829 until now. The second being whether claimants have a connection with the Perth Metropolitan Area. The Court therefore set aside the 2006 decision and has remitted it for future determination. |
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Racism makes me sick - campaign launch |
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A new national campaign calling on all Australians to take action against racism and tackle the Indigenous health crisis will be launched today by ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) in collaboration with The Body Shop.
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QLD Government insults Aboriginal workers again |
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The Queensland Government’s amended Stolen Wages settlement to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers has come under attack from Indigenous rights organisation, ANTaR.
ANTaR Queensland President, Monique Bond said the changes announced by the government were mean spirited, insulting and racially discriminatory. |
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New partnership paves way for health equality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians |
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The commitment today between the Government of Australia and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia to work towards achieving equality in health status and life expectancy was a monumental development welcomed by Indigenous and non-Indigenous health representatives and Australian civil society, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma said today. |
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