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  • Acknowledging traditional ownership a farce: Tuckey - Liberal backbencher Wilson Tuckey says he is fiercely opposed to politicians acknowledging traditional landowners at official events, saying the practice is a “farce”. Mr Tuckey has also criticised some Aboriginal dancers who perform welcome to country ceremonies as “grossly overweight” and says things have gone “downhill” for Indigenous people ever since the 1967 referendum. The debate over [...]
  • Grand final loss still a win for Bombers - You hear it said that football is more than just sport - it’s a religion or a way of life. Certainly in the Tiwi Islands, just north of Darwin, it is a force for social change and a flag bearer of community standards. The islands have produced some of the biggest stars in the AFL but the [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • New intervention needed to tackle Indigenous problems: lawyer - A lawyer with the North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) has called for a new intervention to tackle alcohol abuse and crime in Indigenous communities. Data from the Bureau of Statistics shows that in 2008 Indigenous people were victims in 59 per cent of all assaults, half of all sexual assaults and nearly two thirds of [...]

    • Samoa-Tonga Tsunami Fundraising Gala

    This Samoa-Tonga Tsunami Fundraising Gala event will feature a spectacular array of traditional performances from, the Islands of Samoa, Tonga, Maori, Fiji, Rarotongan and local Aboriginal dances blended with contemporary acts including, hip hop artists, Salvation Army Indigenous Choir, solo vocal items.

    in CAAMA Maori Show Radio on November 3 2009.

    Maori Television Visits CAAMA

    Maori Television Dropped into Alice Springs Last Week to film the results of the Intervention 2 years on.. Senior Reporter Carmen Parahi & Camera Man Bretton from Program Native Affairs Filmed in and around Alice Springs & the Town Camps…

    in CAAMA Maori Show News Outside Broadcasts Radio on October 19 2009.

    CAAMA Broadcaster Wins Alice Show Girl 2009

    Volunteer broadcaster Angel Akarana took out the Alice Springs 50th showgirl award at this year’s show. Twelve entrants from around the centre took part with Angel being announced the winner in front of a large crowd…

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    Angel hopes that more will take part in events like these…”I feel so great knowing that I have given it a go and won!”.

    in CAAMA Maori Show Programs on July 6 2009.

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