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Campaign Features
Stronger Futures: the Intervention under another name
'Stronger Futures' is basically a continuation of the Northern Territory Intervention, but with the pretence of being non-discriminatory.
Jimmy Little’s letter to the Australian government
Before his passing, Jimmy Little penned a letter to the Australian government calling for a reconsideration of the proposed 'Stronger Futures' legislation, and for better outcomes for Aboriginal Peoples in the Northern Territory.
A huge win for homelands
Great news! We've got a long-term commitment from Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments to support homelands.
The government’s claim they support homelands doesn’t add up
The government claims they support traditional Aboriginal homelands. We've done some analysis and their claims don't quite add up.
No ‘fair go’ in Stronger Futures
How does "free, prior and informed consent" relate to the Government's engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Peoples?
The 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders mark 26 January with assertions of survival, calls for recognition and reminders of their human rights.
Invite your MP to a special ‘Our Generation’ screening at Parliament House
At 6pm on Monday 27 February there will be a special screening of the documentary 'Our Generation' at Parliament house in Canberra.
Homelands featured on the 7pm Project
Last Monday Channel Ten's 7pm Project featured a special report on the traditional Aboriginal homelands of Utopia - taking the voices and stories from this remote community into living rooms across Australia.
There’s no place like homelands
Welcome to homelands: a place where the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians began to close a long time ago.
Our report: Aboriginal Peoples’ right to homelands
For over three years we partnered with the Alyawarr and Anmatyerr communities of Utopia homelands to develop our report: "'The land holds us' Aboriginal Peoples' right to traditional homelands in the Northern Territory". Our report highlights the way specific policies on homelands in the Northern Territory undermine the rights of Aboriginal communities.
There’s no place like homelands
Welcome to homelands: a place where the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians began to close a long time ago.
Richard and Ngarla at UN Permanent Forum II on Indigenous Issues
In May 2011 , Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks spoke out about the rights violations taking place on their traditional lands.
Closing the gap on health in the Northern Territory
Closing the gap is not simply a health issue. It requires a whole-of-government approach that places human rights at its centre and allows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to exercise all their rights.
Homelands in pictures
We welcome you to take an intimate look into the lives of the Alyawarr and Anmatyerr Peoples on Utopia homelands. It is not a sight experienced by many, and shows a diverse and healthy Aboriginal community with their profound connection to their traditional land still intact.
A message from Rosalie, Alyawarr/Anmatyerr elder
We are pleased to bring you a message from Rosalie Kunoth-Monks; an Alywarr and Amnatyerr elder from Utopia homelands.
Meet the people living in homelands communities
The story of homelands is a story of real people; people who are often left without a voice in the mainstream media.
5 facts about homelands
Aboriginal people have occupied Australia for millennia, but did you that most people in Australia have never met an Aboriginal person? Learn about the good stories the media rarely reports on with our five quick facts.
Video: I am my homelands
Welcome to the untold good news story of Aboriginal Australia: Homelands - a place where the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians began to close a long time ago.
Sponsorship fund for UN Permanent Forum II on Indigenous Issues
Meet the delegates of this year's Sponsorship fund to attend the UN's Permanent Forum II in New York.
Looking back at the Northern Territory Intervention
In 2007 the Australian Government implemented the Northern Territory Emergency Response. Amnesty International looks back at the "Intervention".
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