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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 [...]

CAAMA Staff Celebrate the Festive Season 2009

CAAMA staff finished the year with smiles , laughter, food & drink as they relaxed after a full on year of media work…

BRING ON 2010

in CAAMA Drive Time Programs Radio on January 4 2010.

Wendy Mathews On Big Brekky

Canadian born, Australian owned multi-award winning songstress Wendy Matthews talked to Gman on Big Brekky about her forthcoming visit and performance in Australia’s Country Music Capital during the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

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Wendy a native Canadian whom found success in Australia and touched millions with ‘The Day You Went Away’, ‘Fridays Child’ and ‘Lets Kiss’ Will join Guy Sebasian as well as GINA JEFFREYS, Australia’s first lady of country and JAMES BLUNDELL who has gone from being a Star Maker winner to being a star!

in CAAMA Drive Time Programs Radio on December 3 2009.

BUSH LAW

BUSH LAW…a special documentary by Danielle Loy has been a journey of learning, understanding & about compromise. Danielle Talks to CAAMA Radios Gman on Big Brekky..

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Danille Talks to Gman on Brekky

BUSH LAW will be launched on 27th November at 6:30pm at Araluen Cinema. The film will be screened, followed by a facilitated expert panel discussion and then an open forum on the topic.

The film will not be presented as holding all the answers, but rather a seed for mutually empowered discussion on how Aboriginal and mainstream law can work together in effectively reducing crime in the NT Aboriginal population, hence the panel and forum following.

The panel will be comprised of a mixture of Indigenous leaders representing different tribes in Central Australia, Indigenous people who have experienced both legal systems in operation and can provide a birds eye view on their effectiveness or otherwise in addressing crime, representatives from Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service and former Alice Springs Magistrate Michael Ward, who will share his experience of taking Aboriginal law into consideration in granting bail and sentencing.

in CAAMA Drive Time Programs Radio on November 27 2009.

Meet The Media

in CAAMA CAAMA Radio Online News Drive Time News Radio on November 20 2009.

SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN

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.

in CAAMA CAAMA Radio Online News Community Drive Time News Programs Radio on November 19 2009.

SCOTT VAUNGH Talks Da Talk

Scott Vaungh Promoter extraordinaire helped CAAMA have Interviews with AKON..I recently spoke to Scott on CAAMA’s Drive Time..

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Listen to Scott On Drive Time

in CAAMA Drive Time Programs Radio on November 5 2009.

Ceduna Oyster Festival 2009

in CAAMA Drive Time Outside Broadcasts Programs Radio on October 27 2009.

Birthday at CAAMA

CAAMA Radio celebrated a birthday with trainee Thecla Brogan…

Thecla hails from the Tiwi Islands… HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

in CAAMA Community Drive Time Radio on October 16 2009.

CAAMA Radio In World Record..

CAAMA Radio Joined record breaker Alastair Galpin in his attempt to have the most radio interviews in a suspended cage over a 21 day period. This record was achieved and so we are part of the World Guinness Book of Records..

Check this video out — CAAMA Radio Joined Caged Alastair Galpin for WORLD RECORD http://bit.ly/z5kl6

in CAAMA Drive Time Radio on September 28 2009.

Shellie Morris Visits CAAMA Radio

Black Arm Band veteran Shellie Morris dropped into CAAMA Radio with musical student & fellow Musician Tashka Urban..

Shellie Zahri & Tashka..In CAAMA studios..Listen to the Girls Sing No One Has to Cry..

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in CAAMA Drive Time Radio on September 18 2009.

Try A Trade at CDU

Try a Trade was held at CDU in Alice Springs today & tomorrow. Young folks from across the centre came and experienced different trades like Mechanics, Cooking, Hairdressing & Health…

CAAMA Supports higher skills in the workforce..

in CAAMA Community Drive Time Programs Radio on September 16 2009.

Legend in Music Kutcha Edwards on CAAMA

Kutcha is a Mutti Mutti man, born in Balranald, New South Wales, Australia. He was ’stolen’ at 18 months and denied his birthrite to grow with his family, to experience his culture and to live his identity. As a teenager he was reunited with his family and so his journey began to retrieve his identity and reclaim what was denied him, his family and his community. Kutcha visited CAAMA this week after a Concert in Alice Springs with Black Arm Band..