I don’t want this to be seen as a political football – playing politics with football and all the other things… Michael Liddle.

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I don’t want this to be seen as a political football – playing politics with football and all the other things… Michael Liddle.

A motion put forward in March by Alice Springs Town Councillor Michael Liddle calling for Alice Springs to stop hosting the Sunday country AFL competition meant community football games would no longer be played on Alice Springs Town Council grounds. Counselor Liddle said the town can’t afford the anti social behavior that bush AFL brings to the town on weekends.The upcoming season will now have to consider playing games in communities hundreds of kilometers away from Alice Springs. The NTFL said it was disappointed by the decision and that there is no evidence showing community football brought anti-social behaviour to Alice Springs, with research actually showing it had a positive impact in the town

“This is the time that the light has to come on now we are at a point in time where our identity is being questioned – how can we have knowledge about country when we don’t have knowledge about ourselves and where we’re going ?”……Michael Liddle

A time out where people can sit back… take a step backwards… and make a plan of how we can manage this…. Floyd Doyle.

Floyd Doyle talks with Alice Springs Town councillor Michael Liddle about why council took the decision to suspend community games at its grounds in Mparantwe/ Alice Springs.

CAAMA NEWS 12-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio News May 12 – 2023
  • Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
  • CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 5pm every weekday.
  • A full bulletin can also be heard online.
  • In this bulletin:
  • Queensland premier Anastacia Palaszczuk has described having path-to-treaty legislation passed in state parliament yesterday as a watershed moment;
  • Darwin’s Larrakia Traditional owners have raised concerns about the impact of a Darwin Harbour development on Indigenous rock art in the region;
  • A coronial inquest into the death of a spectator at the Finke Desert race has wrapped up in Alice Springs;
  • Small grog outlets attached to supermarkets in the Territory considering selling their licences back to the Territory Government.

CAAMA NEWS 11-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio News May 11 – 2023
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  • CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 5pm every weekday.
  • A full bulletin can also be heard online.
  • In this bulletin:
  • The No campaign to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament to chase the migrant communities;
  • First Nations environmental groups to meet in Alice Springs next week;
  • WA artist Bobbi Lockyer wins the $10,000 National Naidoc Poster Competition;
  • CAFL football could return to Traeger Park in Alice Springs as early as this weekend;

Alternative to custody…. why justice reinvestment is a better option !

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Alternative to custody…. why justice reinvestment is a better option !

With 3174 of every 100,000 Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory currently incarcerated, Aboriginal people are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. This extreme
over representation of the Indigenous population can be limited through effective justice reinvestment. …..Northern Territory Prison System Report 2023

The report also makes several recommendations to allow prisoners to adequately rehabilitate in prison, and reintegrate back into society without making further contact with the criminal justice system. These include:
 . Incarceration as a last resort
 . Justice reinvestment from corrections to community based alternatives
 . Isolating youths from staff charged with misconduct.
. Taking greater steps towards improving the handling of cases of mental illness, suicide and self-harm for women prisoners.
. Developing better educational and training programs for all prisoners in the Northern Territory.

 The three key aims of the Aboriginal Justice Agreement are to reduce re-offending and imprisonment rates of Aboriginal Territorians to reduce crime, engage and support Aboriginal leadership and improve justice responses and services for Aboriginal Territorians.

Davina is a client at the Alternative to Custody Life Skills Camp in Mparntwe / Alice Springs.

“I really like it in here – prison is not the place to be and its very good having programs everyday, getting you to be somewhere once you leave and maybe changing your lifestyle of alcohol and things like that”

CAAMA News 10-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio News May 10 – 2023
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  • CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 5pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.
  • In this bulletin:
  • Federal Parliament pays tribute to the late Yolngu Elder Mr Yunupingu;
  • The Federal Budget sets aside $250 million for Central Australia and $360 million for an Indigenous Voice To Parliament, if it’s supported at the referendum;
  • Two groups from the “No” to the Voice To Parliament campaign merge into one group;
  • And Tennis champ Ash Barty urging Australians to Buy Australian.

“A budget that will invest in the future of territorans – a budget that will deliver for all territorians.”

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“A budget that will invest in the future of territorans – a budget that will deliver for all territorians.”

The Territory Government handed down their 2023 budget in the NT parliament yesterday morning.

The government has already announced that it will be spending 2 billion dollars on the NT health department in the next financial year and will be putting 71 million dollars into increasing the subsidy it pays to every Northern Territory power bill.

Six million dollars has been put towards further remote housing infrastructure, while 15 million dollars will go to initiatives under the Aboriginal Justice Agreement, including “Alternative to Custody” facilities in Alice Springs and Groote Eylandt and the establishment of community courts and law and justice groups.

Northern Territory treasurer Eva Lawler who handed  down the 2023 Northern  Territory Budget yesterday was also keen to assure that this year’s budget is one which will deliver for all territorians as the territory  progresses on an upwards growth trajectory .

The treasurer also addressed important issues that continue to impact on a daily basis….

Budget 2023 includes new policy commitments for core government services, it reduces cost of living pressures for territorians while making historic investment in justice reform and the prevention of domestic family and sexual violence.

Listen to Eva Lawler’s full budget address here :

CAAMA News 9-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 5pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.
  • In this bulletin:
  • The Federal Budget is expected to tackle the rising cost of living and a $250 million spend on social issues in Central Australia;
  • The Territory Government hands down its 2023 budget, spending big in infrastructure projects;
  • Victoria Police apologises for racism towards Victorian Aboriginal people;
  • and the NRL publicly announces it support for a Voice To Parliament.

CAAMA NEWS 8-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio News May 8 – 2023
  • Get in contact with the CAAMA newsroom: news@caama.com.au
  • CAAMA Radio produces two local news bulletins airing at 12pm and 5pm every weekday. A full bulletin can also be heard online.
  • In this bulletin:
  • Social services groups hope tomorrow’s Federal budget has some relief for housing costs and homelessness;
  • A National First Nations Womens’ Summit is gets underway in Canberra;
  • Aboriginal artists win at the Archibald Prize Awards;
  • The Alice Springs Town Council and the AFLNT still at loggerheads over community footy being played in Alice Springs;
  • And the COVID-19 pandemic officially over.

Wiyi Yani U Thangani… its not since 1986 that First Nations women have been consulted as a collective for issues that impact women’s lives.

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Wiyi Yani U Thangani… its not since 1986 that First Nations women have been consulted as a collective for issues that impact women’s lives.

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) National Summit will be held over three days from 9-11 May 2023, with an additional one-day Youth Forum on 8 May 2023. The Summit will bring together over 200 First Nations women delegates from across Australia, for decision-making, innovation and celebration. 

The National Summit is an outcome of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project, led by Commissioner June Oscar AO, in partnership with the National Indigenous Australians Agency. It is the first ever national gathering of its kind. 

The Summit is a once-in-a-generation platform for agreement-making where First Nations women will come together, raise their collective voice, and determine the way ahead. It will be a space for showcasing and decision-making with multisectoral stakeholders from governments, academia, business and more. At the Summit, serious commitments and lasting relationships will be formed across these diverse sectors to invest in the vital work identified through Wiyi Yani U Thangani, guaranteeing it is made real and drives systemic change over the long-term. 

First Nations women and girls’ voices are vital to paving the way for a future that all Australians deserve and have a right to. 

Text supplied Australian Human Rights Commission.

Sometimes we think that we’re behind in a lot of these opportunities where we’re raising our issues… we’re actually leading in some of this area of work which is very surprising.In fact we’re pleasantly surprised when we’re leading on these fronts in elevating our issues. June Oscar Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar talks with Jenni Hubert. Listen here :

CAAMA NEWS 5-05-2023

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  • CAAMA Radio News May 5 – 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 Climate Council describes the NT Government’s decision to allow fracking in the Beetaloo Basin as “rotten”,
  • Indigenous people around the world say the call for Commonwealth citizens to pledge allegiance to King Charles ahead of his Coronation is insulting,
  • The eSafety Commission is seeing a rise in racist abuse against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people online and in social media linked to the Voice To Parliament debate,
  • The retiring National Museum of Australia Director says Australia’s historical institutions need to “be honest” about the Frontier Wars.
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