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Commissioner Calma welcomes first UN publication on the state of the world’s Indigenous peoples
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Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Commissioner, has welcomed the launch of the United Nations first
report, ‘State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples’.
The
report brings attention to the plight of Indigenous communities all
over the world and reveals alarming statistics in key areas of poverty,
health, education, employment, human rights and the environment.
Details at: www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2010/2_10.html
The full report can be downloaded at: www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/sowip.html
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** NEW POSTING
Proposed amendment to the Preamble of the Queensland Constitution
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| On 24 November 2009, Premier Anna Bligh said ...
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I am pleased to introduce the Constitution (Preamble) Amendment Bill
2009. This preamble will modernise our Constitution, providing a vision
for the kind of state that Queenslanders believe in a society based on
democracy, freedom and peace.
A key aspect is the
acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the
first Australians and, indeed, the first Queenslanders ...
(Download a PDF of the full transcript of Anna Bligh's Preamble Introduction via
the link below. PDFs of the Constitution Amendment Bill and Explanatory
Notes are also available for download via the links below.)
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February 23rd is the proposed date for the second reading of the parlimentary Bill that will amend the Preamble of the Queensland Constitution to recognise Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the first Australians.
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