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Media Articles on Redfern Waterloo
This is a selection of major news items about Redfern Waterloo from various media outlets.
The AHC also has a good selection of the stories about the Block in their media news section at http://www.ahc.org.au.
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- Why the Rabbitohs need to return to Redfern Oval
- By Rob Welsh, Chairperson, Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council
- Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP Comments on the RWA and Redfern Park Upgrade
- This media release was issued by Clover Moore in response to criticism of the City of Sydney Council Redfern Oval decision. At the ens of the media release is additional information from the Office of the Lord Mayor: "Redfern Oval - Souths History" (regarding Council's historical dealings with Souths over the Oval), "Redfern Park is Central to the lives of all Residents" (Notes on Souths and the Oval decisions)and "The Real Story on the PCYC Scenario" (concerning the location of PCYC).
- Moore Fails the Community South of Cleveland Street -- Again
- This Media Release was issued by Kristina Keneally ALP Member for Heffron on 15 November 2005 regarding the City of Sydney decision over Redfern Oval.
- Tunnel trouble will lead to deeper difficulties
- The public has become suspicious about public-private partnerships, writes Anne Davies the state political editor of the Herald - SMH November 14, 2005.
- Indigenous hub for Redfern-Waterloo - 31.10.2005
- National Indigenous Times Issue 92 reports on Indigenous Enterprise Hub at the RWA's office.
- Minister Sartor once again fails to consult community - 31.10.2005
- The following Media Release was issued by the Greens MLC Sylvia Hale concerning the RWA anoucement of the sale of Redfern Public School.
- Piggins plan appears to be going south - 29.10.2005
- South Sydney Leagues club president George Piggins has become increasingly isolated as the City of Sydney Council, the NSW Government, the rich Souths Juniors club and potential buyers Peter Holmes a Court and Russell Crowe all move to kill off his dream of a stadium at Redfern. Reports Roy Masters in the Sydney Morning Herald.
- Major redevelopment to improve public housing in Waterloo - 25.10.2005
- The following Media Release was issued on 25th October by Cherie Burton Minister for Housing concerning a $880,000 conversion of 28 bid sit units in Matavia and Turunga in Phillip Street, Waterloo. The text of the media release follows.
- Playing the blame game no solution to child abuse - 17.10.2005 SMH
- The failings belong more to state and federal government policies, writes Garth Alperstein.
- Mundine removal not on agenda - 12.10.2005
- State Government denies it is plotting to unseat Mick Mundine. Report Alexandra Walker SydneyCentral Courier 12 October 2005.
- Redfern-Waterloo 'Community Reps' on the Government Payroll - 10.10.2005
- The NSW Government has controversially lifted a ban on government employees being appointed by it as community representatives on the Redfern Waterloo Authority, Greens MLC Sylvia Hale said today (Media Release Monday October 10 2005).
- Claims of plot to 'crucify' Mundine - 9 October 2005
- REDFERN Aboriginal elder Mick Mundine yesterday accused operatives from the Iemma Government of attempting to stage a coup against him. Reports Alex Mitchell State Political Editor in the Sun Herald.
- Iemma's push for business - 08.10.2005
- NSW Premier Morris Iemma has signalled a pro-development push by his Government after conceding that mistakes by predecessor Bob Carr stunted economic growth. Report by Brad Brad Norington and Turi Condon for The Australian.
- History - Built on dreams and flimsy foundations - 7 October 2005
- Aborigines want The Block in Redfern to be a tourist attraction. Its past is traced by BOB CHISHOLM in the The Daily Telegraph.
- TIME TO MOVE ON” – NO JUSTICE FOR TJ - 7 October 2005
- This media release contains an account of a meeting on 28 September 2005 between the Indigenous Social Justice Association Inc and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Milton Oskopoulos’ Chief of Staff Nathan Rees & Warwick Neilley of the Premier’s Office to talk about the possibility of reopening the Coronial Inquest. In the course of the meeting the statement says: “They then moved to their agenda that involved their wishes to find an organisation that would remove Mick Mundine from the Aboriginal Housing Company and for that organisation to then work with the Government on solving the Block issues.”
- Redfern tour - 06.10.2005
- THE Aboriginal Housing Company wants to put decades of violence and drug abuse behind it and turn The Block at Redfern into Sydney's next tourist destination reports Gemma Jones in the Daily Telegraph.
- We'll allow more Block houses: Debnam - 06.10.2005
- In his first main policy announcement as NSW Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam has guaranteed a plan to build 62 homes for Aborigines at the Block as part of the redevelopment of Redfern and Waterloo under a Coalition government.
- An open letter from Mr Michael Mundine to all of Redfern Waterloo calling for a boycott of Minister Frank Sartor and the RWA - 4th October 2005
- By now most people in Redfem and Waterloo have heard about Minister Frank Sartor's racial slur towards me, last week on Koori radio. However, many of you may not have read the full quote. The Minister was speaking about an open reply letter I wrote to him, published in a local newspaper, when he said: "I am glad he wrote this long letter, got him off his backside for a change. He won't like that much but I should say that to him more. Get off your backside Mick and bring your black arse in here to talk to me about it."
- Vanstone urges RWA and Aboriginal Housing Company to start talking - 4th October 2005
- Joseph Correy reports in the The South Sydney Herald October 2005 page 1 that Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Amanda Vanstone, has weighed into the debate about the future of The Block.
- Plans drawn in black and white - 01.10.2005
- Elizabeth Farrelly in the SMH reports. There are uncomfortable echoes of the past in the battle over Redfern's future.
