agendaTracker

Stories by Amy McQuire

Amy McQuire

Amy McQuire is a Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman who hails from Rockhampton in Queensland. She is editor of Tracker.

Naden may not be fit to stand trial: court

By Amy McQuire, February 28, 2013
A screengrab of Malcolm Naden's capture.

NATIONAL: For nearly a decade, Mick Peet has sat chained to his computer – trawling Facebook, email and his blog for any news of his lost daughter.

Posted in General News, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Christmas in Borroloola

By Amy McQuire, February 28, 2013
The seizure of alcohol from Borroloola, posted to the NT Police Force Facebook page just before Christmas.

NORTHERN TERRITORY: It’s almost a tradition in its own right.

Posted in General News, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

EDITORIAL: We must renew calls for national land rights

By Amy McQuire, February 28, 2013

NATIONAL: There is an exciting movement currently occurring across the Pacific. 
Idle No More is an Aboriginal-controlled protest movement, writes AMY MCQUIRE.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Taking sentencing out of the court of public opinion

By Amy McQuire, February 28, 2013
Black-Prison-Hands

NATIONAL: The complexity of sentencing decisions is ill-covered by media, writes AMY MCQUIRE.

Posted in Editor's Pick, Opinion | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A song to sing

By Amy McQuire, February 28, 2013
Aboriginal singer/songwriter and Australian treasure Archie Roach.

NATIONAL: AMY MCQUIRE speaks to one of Australia’s treasures – Archie Roach – about the album that helped him find light through his pain.

Posted in Community | Tagged | Leave a comment

Legal service slams WA govt’s “despicable” plans for mandatory sentencing

By Amy McQuire, February 26, 2013
Australia is a world beater in its incarceration of Aboriginal people, with the highest Indigenous jailing rates on earth.

NATIONAL: The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA has slammed the state government’s push to expand mandatory and minimum sentencing laws, saying it will only jail more Aboriginal people.

Posted in General News, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Real Deal

By Amy McQuire, February 11, 2013
Daniel Geale beat Anthony Mundine in a unanimous points decision last night.

NATIONAL: He’s the Aboriginal middleweight champion who recently out-pointed Anthony Mundine. Meet Daniel Geale.

Posted in Sport, Video | 1 Comment

By Amy McQuire, February 11, 2013

NATIONAL: Follow the career of Aboriginal middleweight champion Daniel Geale.

Posted in Breaking News | Leave a comment

Greens: get serious about culture and heritage

By Amy McQuire, February 11, 2013
NSW Aboriginal affairs minister Victor Dominello (L) and NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker have committed to standalone Aboriginal culture and heritage laws (AAP IMAGE/ TRACY Nearmy)

NEW SOUTH WALES: The NSW Greens have called on the state government to publicly release a report into Aboriginal culture and heritage, four months after it committed to standalone legislation.

Posted in General News, News | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Gillard claims progress on Closing the Gap targets

By Amy McQuire, February 6, 2013
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Both sides of politics are largely in unison on Indigenous affairs. (AAP IMAGE/ALAN PORRITT)

NATIONAL: Prime Minister Julia Gillard handed down Labor’s fifth progress report on its efforts Closing the Gap this morning, claiming it has met one target and is progressing on more.

Posted in News | Leave a comment

The Latest Videos

The try scoring machine

ORIGIN II: Try scoring machine Nathan Merritt.

Picture Galleries

Outback windmill

AMAZING PEOPLE, PLACES: Chris Graham travelled to Central Australia to research the affects of the Northern Territory intervention.