Sandra Creamer
Sandra Jan Creamer is a lawyer and Indigenous peoples' rights advocate from Mt Isa in Queensland, Australia. she is also adjunct professor of Public Health at the University of Queensland. Early life and education Sandra Jan Creamer is a Waanyi and Kalkadoon woman from Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia. She was raised by her father and 11 older siblings after losing her mother when she was a baby. She learned to read from her eldest sisters, who did not have the opportunity to go to high school. She holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Deakin University Institute of Koorie Education (2012) and was admitted in 2020 as a lawyer. Career Creamer's work has included lecturing, writing submissions and articles, and the development of programs. Creamer worked as an Indigenous community liaison officer with Legal Aid Queensland, working with Indigenous women and children who were victims of crime, conducting legal information workshops and assisting in cases of racial discrimination and ...
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Mount Isa
Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc. With an urban population of 18,727 in 2021 census, Mount Isa is the administrative, commercial and industrial centre for the state's vast north-western region. Although situated in an arid area, the artificial Lake Moondarra north of the city on the Leichhardt River provides both drinking water and an area for watersports, birdwatching and recreation. Locals often refer to Mount Isa as "The Isa". Due to the lead production in the city, Mount Isa has one of the most intensive air quality monitoring systems in Australia. Concerns have been raised over childhood lead contamination and air pollution within the city. The Mount Isa Mines (MIM) in particular are a source of significan ...
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United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII or PFII) is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples. There are more than 370 million indigenous people (also known as native, original, aboriginal and first peoples) in some 70 countries worldwide. The forum was created in 2000 as an outcome of the UN's International Year for the World's Indigenous People in 1993, within the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995–2004). It is an advisory body within the framework of the United Nations System that reports to the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). History Resolution 45/164 of the United Nations General Assembly was adopted on 18 December 1990, proclaiming that 1993 would be the International Year for the World's Indigenous People, "with a view to strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous communities in ...
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Members Of The Order Of Australia
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Indigenous Rights Activists
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Indigenous Australian Academics
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Indigenous Australian Women Academics
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Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours. The Monarch of Australia is sovereign head of the order, while the Governor-General of Australia is the principal companion/dame/knight (as relevant at the time) and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary, Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. Appointments are made by the governor-general on behalf of the Monarch of Australia, based on recommendations made by the Council of the Order of Australia. Recent knighthoods and damehoods were recommended to the governor-general by the Prime Minister of Australia. Levels of membership The order is divided into a general and a military division. ...
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Australia's National Research Organisation For Women's Safety
Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) is an independent, not-for-profit Australian company that aims to help to reduce violence against women and children. Its members are all nine governments of Australia (federal, state, and territory). It is responsible for increasing the evidence base of what reduces family violence and supporting people and organisations that contribute to this. It produces a research framework called the Australian National Research Agenda (ANRA). History Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) was established on 12 February 2013 by the Commonwealth Government along with all state and territory governments of Australia following the first National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (known as the National Plan). It continues to operate under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. Functions The main function of ANROWS is t ...
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Indigenous Peoples Rights International
Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is a global, registered non-profit Indigenous Peoples organization that works to protect the defenders of Indigenous peoples' rights as well as uniting and amplifying the call for justice and respect for them. Background The organization was established in 2019 to address the rising global crisis of criminalization and violence committed against indigenous leaders but not only limited to: imprisonment due to false charges, killings, displacements, land grabbing, and other human rights violations. IPRI is governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of a number of people of Indigenous heritage from several different countries, including Canada, Australia, Sweden, Kenya, Colombia, Philippines, Russia and Indonesia. The day-to-day management of the organization is facilitated by the Global Secretariat. A former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples Rights, Victoria Tauli Corpuz, and UN’s Champions of t ...
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Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government is made up of three branches: the executive (the prime minister, the ministers, and government departments), the legislative (the Parliament of Australia), and the judicial. The legislative branch, the federal Parliament, is made up of two chambers: the House of Representatives (lower house) and Senate (upper house). The House of Representatives has 151 members, each representing an individual electoral district of about 165,000 people. The Senate has 76 members: twelve from each of the six states and two each from Australia's internal territories, the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The Australian monarch, currently King Charles III, is represented by the governor-general. The Australian Government in its executive ca ...
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Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia is a section of the Amnesty International network, and is part of the global movement promoting and defending human rights and dignity. Concerns and campaigns Human rights in the Asia-Pacific region is a key concern for Amnesty International Australia. Amnesty International Australia searches out facts about human rights abuses and raises awareness of these abuses in Australia, the Asia-Pacific and around the world. The organisation undertakes advocacy and mobilises people to put pressure on governments and others to end rights violations. Amnesty International Australia campaigns on international and domestic human rights issues. Past campaigns include calling for an end to the human rights abuses that drive and deepen poverty, through the "Demand Dignity" campaign; Craig Foster became the face of the "Game Over" (#GameOver) campaign in late 2019, which has been supported by high-profile sportspeople such as Liz Ellis, Benny Elias, Paul Roos, ...
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