“We need to take the fire stick that has been burning for 60,000 years- keep it burning for our young ones.” – Que Kenny.

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“We need to take the fire stick that has been burning for 60,000 years- keep it burning for our young ones.” – Que Kenny.

Que Kenny is an Arrernte/Pintubi woman from Ntaria Hermannsberg in Central Australia. Last week she sent  a personal message to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for  her people to be allowed to play a greater role in addressing the current wave of unrest  being experienced in Central Australia. In this interview Que calls out for help from other young leaders  as she  shares  her thoughts about the significance  of  respect and taking ownership of  behavior.

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Its not only about alcohol. Alcohol is just a very small problem in this. Family members of Mpartnwe /Alice Springs now want to change the narrative – bring the attention back to us!

Mpartnwe/Alice Springs

Que Kenny grew up at Ntaria/ Hermannsberg and now lives at Titjikala.

Ntaria / Hermannsberg
Titjikala

You look at now days kids- discipline no longer exists – all that was was taken since the Intervention !

Listen to the interview with Que Kenny here:

CAAMA Radio News 3-2-2023

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CAAMA Radio News 3-2-2023

CAAMA Radio News, February 3, 2023

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CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:
• Both the Federal and NT Governments have remained tight-lipped over whether they will follow recommendations from a report leaked yesterday.
• Minister for Housing and Homelands has defended an increase in rent as part of a new rental framework for people living in remote public housing.
• The latest Cost of Living fact sheet from the Northern Territory Council of Social Service or NTCOSS says there is an increase in households having their power disconnected as electricity, water and sewerage prices in the Northern Territory (NT) rose at more than double the national average.

A message to Anthony from Que in Mpartnwe- Alice Springs. “These are our kids – we need to guide the way.”

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A message to Anthony from Que in Mpartnwe- Alice Springs. “These are our kids – we need to guide the way.”

“We want to hear from Elders,young people and families on the ground about what is happening,what’s not working and what solutions need to be supported. These are our kids,these are our future generations. we need to guide the way.we cannot have non Indigenous people in town speaking on top of us or demonizing our young people.”

Listen to Que’s message to the Prime Minister here :

“We understand the frustration and anger that is and has been growing in our town. The division that Alice Springs is in right now is not healthy for the people of the town and surrounding communities. Hate speech on social media isn’t helpful. If people want to work together, lets be productive and respectful towards each other, so that our youth can be guided by us all.”

“We are the experts with the knowledge and understanding of our own Indigenous affairs.We need solutions to be implemented and funded properly.We have been asking for this throughout the fifteen years of the Intervention. We want to sit at the table with our allies. We want to work in partnership with business owners ans broader community service providers.”

CAAMA Radio News 2-2-2023

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CAAMA Radio News, February 2, 2023

Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:

  • Central Australian Regional Controller, Luritja woman Dorelle Anderson has recommended that alcohol bans be urgently re-introduced into Central Australia.
  • NT Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Selena Uibo says the previous coalition government had 10 years to look at alcohol management plans.
  • Centralian health professionals say the NT government’s two-day ban on takeaway alcohol has seen some immediate positive impacts.
  • The Northern Territory’s peak Aboriginal Housing body says changes to rent in remote communities and town camps across the NT could add to overcrowding in Alice Springs and increase the number of people in town without a safe place to sleep.
  • and more

CAAMA Radio News 1-2-2023

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CAAMA Radio News, February 1,2023

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CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:

  •  The Central Australian Regional Controller Dorrelle Anderson has delivered her initial report to the Northern Territory  Government about whether it should impose further alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs.
  • The Australian College of General Practitioners says incentives provided by local governments are necessary to support GPs in rural communities.
  • A coronial inquest has heard a 48-year-old inmate at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison who died in custody suffered a catastrophic stroke while he was in his cell and had no chance of survival.
  • The Australian Education Union has raised concerns over a teacher shortage as the school year begins.
  • and more

CAAMA Radio News 31-01-2023

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CAAMA Radio News, January 31, 2023

Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:

  • Thousands of residents attended a community meeting in Mpartnwe/Alice Springs on Monday night calling for the start of a process to sue the Northern Territory Fyles Labor Government 1.5 billion dollars for its negligence in failing to protect local citizens and businesses .Local Arrernte man Declan Furber-Gillick and a group of supporters shared their concerns
  • A new arts plan will boost the amount of Australian music, art and film, with the government putting Indigenous culture at the policy’s centre.
  • Coroner describes circumstances surrounding the death in custody of Aboriginal women Veronica Nelson as devastating and demoralizing.
  • A Remote Rent Framework will roll out in a week’s time in the NT as part of a $2.1 billion remote housing program that includes constructing and upgrading homes across the NT.
  • and more

Alice Springs residents have spoken- but local Arrernte man voices his concerns…..

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Alice Springs residents have spoken- but local Arrernte man voices his concerns…..

Thousands of residents attended a community meeting in Mpartnwe/Alice Springs on Monday night calling for the start of a process to sue the Fyles Northern Territory Labor Government for 1.5 billion dollars for its negligence in failing to protect local citizens and businesses.

Meeting organiser and local businessman Garth Thomson, a long term resident of the town, addressed the gathering while urging people to sign the petition…

The Mayor of Alice Springs Matt Patterson shared his thoughts about the meeting….

But not everyone was happy with the tone of the community gathering. Local Arrernte man Declan Furber-Gillick and a group of supporters shared their concerns …..

CAAMA Radio News 30-1-2023

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CAAMA Radio News 30-1-2023

CAAMA Radio News, January 30, 2023

Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:
• An Alice Springs counsellor says the influx of families moving to town from remote parts of the territory is partly behind high crime rates.
• Other towns in the Northern Territory are calling out for similar funding for police and other measures to curb crime, much like the Fyles Territory government implemented in Alice Springs last week.
• A state funeral will be held on March 1 for the Territory member for Arafura, the Northern Territory parliament MLA who died suddenly in December.

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CAAMA Radio News 27-1-2023

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CAAMA Radio News 27-1-2023

CAAMA Radio News, January 27, 2023

Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:
• Debate over the government’s plan to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has continued at rallies and protests across the country as many acknowledge the significance of January 26.
• While many rallies did have a significant amount of speakers advocating against a Voice to Parliament, speakers at Invasion Day rallies in Alice Springs and Darwin advocated for people to vote yes to a Voice to Parliament referendum.
• A Warramungu man who promoted Aboriginal and Northern Territory basketball over two decades and supported youth says he was humbled to receive Australia Day honours.

CAAMA Radio News 25-1-2023

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CAAMA Radio News 25-1-2023

CAAMA Radio News, January 25, 2023

Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 6pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.

In this bulletin:
• There will be restrictions on alcohol sales and more than $50m worth of community support to restore order to Mbantwe Alice Springs, where a crime spike has been seen over the past six months.
• Territory Attorney General Chancey Paech said the aims of the Aboriginal Justice Agreement still remain true, and the government remains committed to providing pathways away from crime and custody.
• NT Police say a search and rescue operation for a missing woman in Central Australia has now become a homicide investigation.

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