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Rio native title deal irks splinter group

By Tracker, June 20, 2013

CEO of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation Michael Woodley. (AAP Image/Lloyd Jones)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A native title group in Western Australia’s Pilbara has inked a land use deal with Rio Tinto despite objections by rival claimants.

Mixed reviews on alcohol ban decision

By Tracker, June 20, 2013

NATIONAL: Creating jobs rather than restricting alcohol is the answer to curbing drinking in Indigenous communities, north Queensland mayors say.

State funeral for Yunupingu

By Tracker, June 19, 2013

Mr Garrett, as lead singer of Midnight Oil, toured with Yothu Yindi in the early 90s.

NATIONAL: The former leader singer of Yothu Yindi will be honoured with a state funeral in the Northern Territory later this month.

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Qld booze bans don’t breach race laws

By Tracker, June 19, 2013

QUEENSLAND: In a ruling handed down in Canberra on Wednesday, the court rejected arguments that the management plans, which restrict and sale and possession of alcohol, breach both United Nations and federal racial discrimination laws.

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Keep coal underground: Climate Commission

By Tracker, June 18, 2013

NATIONAL: Imagine a world without coal, one where mining companies didn’t dig up fossil fuels but instead kept them in the ground where they couldn’t be burned.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Tagged Climate Change, Fossil fuels, Renewable Energy | Leave a comment

Gillard’s minders ‘deluded by Twitter’

By Tracker, June 18, 2013

NATIONAL: Julia Gillard’s minders are living in a “bubble world of Twitter delusion”, according to a public relations expert.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Tagged Election, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott | 1 Comment

Ex-AFL star ready to represent Nationals

By Tracker, June 17, 2013

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: He has the high profile, star power and likability that the West Australian Nationals hope will win them a seat in the Senate at the forthcoming federal election.

Posted in Breaking News, News | Tagged David Wirrapanda | Leave a comment

Wirrpanda ready for another brutal contest

By Tracker, June 13, 2013

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: It had seemed his days of flying east every week to battle interstate foes were long gone.

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Protesters stake-out Gillard’s WA venue