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The 2010 Federal Election Analysis
Indigenous issues scarcely rated a mention until the second last week of the election campaign when the Labor Party and the Coalition both released their election statements, which received limited media coverage. Due to the lateness of their release, Aboriginal people in many remote areas had started voting well before the major parties’ policies on Indigenous issues were known.More here : www.antar.org.au/federal_election_2010
YOU CAN HELP - Reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates in Qld
You can help reduce the devastating rates of imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and children by signing the Project 10% Call to Action.
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ANTaR Qld met with the Attorney General in May
ANTaR Qld and the Project 10% co-chair Ken Georgetown met with the Attorney General, Cameron Dick, to discuss the goals of Project 10% - reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Imprisonment Rates in Qld by 10% a year for 10 years. The discussion included practical measures required to address these issues and accountabiulities under the National Framework on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice. For more information please contact the ANTaR office on 3844 9800 or email office@antarqld.org.au.
Project 10% met with the Qld Opposition in April
Members of the Project 10% lobbying group met with the Qld Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek and the Shadow Attorney General Lawrence Springborg in April, to discuss the failure of the government to keep to the 2001 Justice Agreement promises. There was a committment by both parties to keep the government accountable and to find a way forward to reduce the devastating imprisonment rates in Qld. For more information please contact the ANTar office on 3844 9800 or email office@antarqld.org.au
ANTaR Qld reiterates the Principal of Consent
In March ANTaR Qld made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Wild Rivers Bill in relation to the Principal of Consent as set out by the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
ANTaR Qld met with Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services in February
Members of the ANTaR Qld Project 10% Working Group and campaign co-chair Ken Georgetown met with Shadow Minister Vaughn Johnson in February to discuss the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isalnder people in Queensland prisons, and the committment of the Qld Opposition to finding solutions to this devastating problem. For more information please contact the campaign at project10percent@gmail.com or call ANTaR office on 3844 9800.
ANTaR Qld met with Police in January
ANTaR Qld met with Police in January to talk about reducing the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the the criminal justice system. Discussions included the implementation of the CMC Report on Policing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, Crime Prevention Startegies, Palm Island and diversion options. For more information contact the working group via the ANTaR Qld office on 3844 9800 or office@antarqld.org.au.
ANTaR Qld acknowledged in Parliament in February
ANTaR Qld and other advocacy groups working to reactivate the issue of the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders in the criminal justice system, were acknowledged in the Qld Parliament by Minister Desley Boyle as the Qld Government announced the development of a 2010 action plan to address the issue immediately. For more information contact the working group via the ANTaR Qld office on 3844 9800 or office@antarqld.org.au.
ANTaR Qld visited the State Treasurer in January
ANTaR Qld and Project 10% partners ATSIWLAS met with the Qld Treasurer Andrew Fraser in January to talk about Justice Reinvestment and the need to fund crime prevention, rehabilitation and post prison support in order to reduce the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the criminal justice system. For more information contact the working group via the ANTaR Qld office on 3844 9800 or office@antarqld.org.au.
