1. Qld Police To: Katarina Carroll APM, Qld Police Commissioner Cc Anna Palaszczuk, Premier of Qld Cc Doug Smith, Qld Police Deputy Commissioner Cc Mark Ryan MP, Minister for Police — 2. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Partnerships To Dr Chris Sarra, Director General DATSIP Cc Craig Crawford MP, Minister for DATSIP Cc Dr Ian Mackie, Deputy […]
MEDIA RELEASE The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council says Adani has achieved a new low, setting a brutal standard of corporate behaviour. For the first time in Australia’s history, a company has bankrupted an Aboriginal leader for standing up for the inalienable rights of First Nations people to our law, our country and our culture. This […]
Traditional Owners welcome extra time for consultation With proposed changes to the Native Title Act being moved off to a Senate Committee for scrutiny, members of the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Traditional Owners Council today welcomed the additional opportunity for dialogue. The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs is due to report on […]
MEDIA RELEASE 3 APRIL 2016 QLD Mines Minister Lynham’s Adani mine approval shows gutless and morally bankrupt approach of Government to Traditional Owners’ rights Minister prefers Adani’s misleading and inflated jobs figures to respect for the law and human rights, say Wangan and Jagalingou people The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) people today responded to the […]
MEDIA RELEASE – November 19, 2015 Wangan & Jagalingou leader in historic meeting with Kiribati president Joins president’s call for no new coal mines; seeks support to defend W&J’s rights and country Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Traditional Owner, and senior spokesperson Adrian Burragubba, will this morning meet with President Anote Tong of Kiribati and offer […]
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples by the Wangan and Jagalingou People, 2 Oct 2015
REPRESENTATION OF THE WANGAN AND JAGALINGOU PEOPLE (W&J) Note: There has been considerable misinformation about “disunity” within the W&J , purposefully amplified by Adani to serve the company’s interests, and questions raised about Adrian Burragubba’s authority to act and speak on the W&J’s behalf by Adani and others. This briefer clarifies this – and provides […]
