Say hello to Mary
Say hello to Mary, a 12 year old Barkingji girl from Mildura.
Mary is hosting our Facebook page for the next month or so.
Go to our Facebook page to say 'hi' and hear about how Mary and her family are trying to make the best of the covid situation, with schools closed and little internet for home schooling.
Mary is very creative and is shown here with some of her wood burning.
Mary also designed one of our T- Shirts available for sale on our website.
Membership Numbers are Climbing
The Federal Government may have shifted the goal posts, but with the assistance of supporters, friends and family the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia are thrilled to announce that we have smashed the new 1500 magic number to register as a party for the next Federal Election!
Currently membership is at 1900 and we are counting more every day. The tally state by state is:
NSW: 1140
VIC: 395
QLD: 215
SA: 70
WA: 73
NT: 7
Office staff are now resuming the process of validating members with the AEC. We hope to have this process finished quickly.
If you are a member and any of your details change, be sure to send us an email as soon as you can, and make sure you also update the AEC.
Do you need to register to Vote in the upcoming Federal Election?
Have you just turned 18 or have friends and family who need to register to vote?
Have you moved house since the last time you voted?
You will need to make sure you are registered to vote.
Use your voice and have a say.
Support for Wilcannia
Uncle Owen has been moved by the amount of support and acknowledgement of the devastating impact of COVID-19 on his community of Wilcannia and other communities in Western NSW. A meaningful and practical way to help households would be to contact Wilcannia IGA on (08) 8091 5989 and pay for goods for Uncle Owen to pick up and distribute. They could really use things like water, noodles, potatoes, onions, Panadol, zooper doopers (these really help with the sore throat that comes with COVID), cough medicine, cordial, and exercise books, coloured pencils, texts etc for kids. You could also send non-perishable items to: Uncle Owen, 13 Hood Street, Wilcannia NSW 2836. He will make sure it reaches households. Please use express or priority post as snail mail can take up to three weeks as it comes via SA. The community would really appreciate the support coming in from around Australia and will make a huge difference to the collective mental health and wellbeing of the community. Your generosity will mean that their lives are a little less difficult.
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Honouring the Life of Kahlia Joy Blair
THANK YOU
to everyone who has already so generously donated to this very worthy cause.
The Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia has been touched very personally by the tragic death of Kahlia Joy Blair, a young Indigenous mother of four from Wilcannia NSW. The sudden loss has spurred us into action, especially when we realised there is still no Indigenous suicide prevention helpline, despite promises from Canberra. If Kahlia had a phone number to call at her time of need, perhaps this terrible outcome could have been avoided. Unfortunately, Kahlia's desperate state of mind is all too familiar amongst First Nations people.
Kahlia's funeral is this week. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family.
When will the Indigenous suicide hot line start?
One of our core policies!
In the 2021 budget, the Morrison government allocated $16.6 million for the establishment of a 24/7 crisis hotline specifically designed for Indigenous people. Despite an overwhelming need, made all the more urgent by the pandemic running through outback communities, little has been done to make this essential service available to those in need. Where are the offices? Where is the trained staff? Where is the infrastructure?
Lets light a fire under this issue! Contact your local member by phone, email, text or post and ask this question: When will the Indigenous suicide prevention hot line actually start?
While we wait for meaningful action on this issue, we will use the funds raised so far for an after care service for any Indigenous person who may have called the hot line.
To find out your MP and their contact info go to
HOW CAN I HELP THE PARTY?
Here are some ways you can help build the profile of the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia and help us get more Indigenous Voices in our parliaments.
To support the establishment of our party and the costs of campaigning in elections, you can donate funds through this link.
THANK YOU to everyone who has already so very generously donated towards getting our party off the ground
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