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Improving the cultural understanding of governments

You may remember that the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) allocated substantial funding to Indigenous health and disadvantage late last year.

ANTaR has serious concerns about COAG's approach. While COAG's focus on housing and education is commendable, community control is essential to achieving closing the gap targets. Without true community control COAG's approach will undermine progress on achieving closing the gap targets, and will limit the impact of the money committed in November last year.

Hurry! COAG meets in Darwin on 2nd July to discuss their closing the gap strategy. Send a letter to your COAG representative (i.e. your Premier or Chief Minister) about COAG's approach to Indigenous health!

Some of ANTaR's other campaigns:

Respect

ANTaR's Respect campaign calls on individuals to commit to a new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Indigenous health

ANTaR has been campaigning for Indigenous health rights since 2004 and is one of the founding members of the Close The Gap coalition.
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NT Intervention

ANTaR supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma's 10-point plan to take the racism out of the intervention.
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COAG meeting welcomed, but work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

01 July 2009

ANTaR welcomes the special COAG meeting devoted to Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage taking place in Darwin. ANTaR President, Dr Janet Hunt, said:

“ANTaR appreciates the attention the Federal and State Governments are giving to Indigenous affairs through the COAG process. They have years of neglect to overcome and a big task is ahead, but the fact that they are giving this area of policy national attention is to be warmly welcomed.”

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Flawed and inadequate consultation continues at the second anniversary of the NT intervention

19 June 2009

Flawed and inadequate consultation with Aboriginal communities remains a key concern at the second anniversary of the Northern Territory Emergency Intervention, according to ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation).

“The lack of significant improvements resulting from of the intervention measures and the continuing concerns and opposition from affected communities, demand that fundamental changes are made to the Australian Government’s approach in the Northern Territory”, ANTaR spokesperson, David Cooper said.

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New Minister for Indigenous Health welcomed

09 June 2009

The announcement of the appointment of Warren Snowdon to the new portfolio for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery is welcome, says Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation spokesperson, Sally Fitzpatrick.

'We offer Mr Snowdon our wholehearted congratulations. Mr Snowdon has clearly demonstrated his commitment to Aboriginal people in the many years he has served in the Northern Territory and will be a formidable advocate.

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