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  • Hurley offers ’sympathy’ to Doomadgee family - The policeman acquitted of a 2004 death-in-custody on Palm Island in north Queensland has, for the first time, offered his sympathy to the victim’s family. Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley has been giving evidence at the latest inquest into the death of Cameron Doomadgee. The 36-year-old Palm Island man died from internal injuries suffered during his arrest for [...]
  • I fell next to Doomadgee: Hurley - THE policeman who arrested Aboriginal cell death victim Mulrunji Doomadgee yesterday told a coronial inquiry he could not explain how the Palm Islander suffered his fatal injuries. Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley told Coroner Brian Hine that he had a “tussle” with Doomadgee at the north Queensland island’s lockup on November 19, 2004. Sergeant Hurley insisted that [...]
  • Indigenous victims over-represented in NT crime - New data shows Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are far more likely to be the victims of assault and murder than any other section of the population. Indigenous people make up nearly one-third of the Territory’s population, and figures from the Bureau of Statistics show that in 2008 Indigenous people were victims in 59 per [...]
  • Jail accused of neglecting Indigenous inmates - Racial tensions are running high in Queensland after the death in custody of an Aboriginal man. Sheldon Currie, an 18-year-old remand prisoner, died last month and this week there have been claims he was denied adequate medical attention at a privately run Brisbane jail. But Queensland’s Corrective Services says there was medical intervention: that he was fully [...]
  • Parents ’stopping kids going to school’ at Wadeye - IT’S 9.30am in the remote indigenous community of Wadeye. The school bus has been and gone. Shane Raymond’s two daughters should have been on it. Instead they mill about on the veranda as a local dog exterminator drops in. Wadeye, Australia’s largest Aboriginal township, is in the grip of a school attendance crisis, with many [...]
  • Karl Hampton - Member for Stuart spoke on CAAMA Radio this morning..Karl Hampton was born in Alice Springs. He is of Warlpiri, Mara/Yanyuwa, Ngulikan, Afghan and Scottish heritage.

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    Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage, Minister for Parks and Wildlife, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Information, Communications and Technology Policy, Minister for Central Australia

    In its 30th year CAAMA Radio is focusing on Sports. Jim Remedio Station Manager stated on CAAMA Brekky show that CAAMA Radio will bring LIVE to air local,national & international sports across the network this year. 0041

    CAAMA Radio will be broadcasting many different sports then what we would normally cover…like finals of Netball, Rugby Union etc… From this week CAAMA Radio line up is..

    Friday Night Rugby, 6.30PM- 9.30PM

    Saturday AFL Game of the day 1.40PM – 4.00PM

    Sunday CAFL 4PM 6pm

    Saturday Night Territory Thunder Live from Darwin (6 games)…7.PM - 9.30PM

    Territory Thunder Live From Traeger Park (4 games) 4.PM - 6.30PM

    The Winning sports show commences next friday 19th from 4.30PM - 6.30PM with Danny Measures & Chippy Miller.

    Jonathon Doolan on the day of the live to air at Areyonga. Four bands, one ladies choir and some kids from the school all played and sang on the veranda of the RIBS studio. These performances we broadcast live to air and recorded at the time back in CAAMA studios.

    Jonathon help organize the event, panelled and presented the RIBS show, and sung with his band. A wonderful day was had by all.

    Pamela Reilly a local Arrentre Woman is our new receptionist. Pamela is the voice that you will all hear as you dial into this Iconic Organisation.

    Pamela is welcomed by CAAMA Radio broadcaster Marissa Woollogorang.

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    CAAMA I.T & Technical Divison staff at work.

    Ashwin Nand (Technical Officer) Josh Lander (Technical Officer)

    & Grant Badger (I.T Manager)

    Mark Tilbrook Technical Manager,(Not Present) is on leave.

    Warren H Williams played to a sold out crowd at the Alice Springs Desert Park last weekend…Warren a Golden Guitar Winner showed why he is an A-List artist…Inviting family to sing proved popular with those gathered as they called for MORE, MORE!

    Warren H Williams can be heard on CAAMA Radio Mon-Fri from 8pm through to Midnight.

    Todd River which is normally dry, flowed with the waters of the desert touching bank to bank. Large crowds gathered to see the wondrous site of this rare event.

    Photo’s courtesy of Erica Higgins…Alice Springs.

    How can some Australian media, especially in Alice Springs continue to focus & speculate on financial accountability for Aboriginal Organisations while claiming to wave the banner of pushing people off supposed welfare mentality

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    CAAMA has represented Aboriginal Central Australia for nearly 30 years…and we will continue in this role for many years to come.

    Ali Curung 103.7 Alice Springs 100.5
    Amilatwatja 107.7 Batchelor 93.7
    Bathurst Island 95.3 Ceduna 99.9
    Coober Pedy 102.9 Daly River 102.9
    Ernabella 102.9 Finke 102.9
    Groote Eylandt 102.1 Hermannsburg 106.3
    Kalkaringi 102.9 Katherine 104.5
    Kintore 102.9 Lajamanu 102.9
    Maningrida 105.3 Mataranka 104.7
    Mount Todd 95.7 Ngukurr 102.9
    Oak Valley 106.5 Papunya 102.9
    Penong 102.3 Santa Teresa 103.7
    Tarcoola 102.9 Tennant Creek 102.9
    Titjikala 97.5 Willowra 102.9
    Yuendumu 102.9 Yulara 102.1

    CAAMA Radio celebrated a birthday with trainee Thecla Brogan…

    Thecla hails from the Tiwi Islands… HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

    CAAMA Radio Broadcaster Steve Gumerungi Hodder has been Nominated for Community Broadcaster of the Year in this year’s Deadly Awards 2009.

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    Steve is humbled by this nomination stating that, “It a reflexion of the commitment that CAAMA has towards giving aboriginal peoples a Voice”.

    Each year the CBAA National Conference brings together a diverse range of broadcasters to develop and strengthen the skills, knowledge and networks of the sector. The 2008 conference theme, Many Voices – Common Ground, acknowledges the sectors diversity in locations, station sizes, programming and community of interests, while recognising the similarities that exist and the need for stations to come together, both literally and conceptually.

    CAAMA was the proud recipient of three awards - Excellence in Digital Media for the innovative Online Radio News, Excellence in Training, and the Tony Staley Award for Excellence in Community Broadcasting.

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    Station Manager Jim Remedio with Awards.

    CAAMA is dedicated to giving Aboriginal People a voice through in house training and Nationally accredited courses.