Indigenous communities slapped with more fines under Government work-for-the-dole scheme
FNWA Administrator, , Uncategorized, 0http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-04/cdp-community-development-program-region-penalties-map/10329118 Data shows Exclusive by political reporter Dan Conifer, Andrew Kesper and FOI editor Michael McKinnon Disturbing new data...
The rights of Indigenous workers are under attack. The Liberal Government are backing laws that force Indigenous people...
Community Development Program ‘racist, punitive, and expensive’, report says
FNWA Administrator, , Uncategorized, 0The report released today has found that the remote aspect of the Turnbull Government’s controversial program is racially discriminating,...
Indigenous workers begin unionising to fight ‘racist’ Community Development Program
FNWA Administrator, , Showcase, 0A group of Alice Springs Community Development Program workers have released a powerfully worded statement calling the CDP...
The government is revamping its controversial Community Development Programme, which covers about 35,000 people, mostly from Aboriginal communities....
Controversial work-for-the-dole scheme taking a toll on young Indigenous people
FNWA Administrator, , Showcase, 0Eighteen-year-old Mel Inkamala is strolling around the Santa Teresa community garden with his left hand tucked inside a...
All Australians deserve the opportunity to have a good, steady job and the dignity of work. The Turnbull Government’s Community Development...
The trade unions were key supporters of the 1967 referendum and the fight for equal wages for Indigenous workers....
A ‘flash mob’ style protest against Indigenous wage discrimination takes social media by storm
FNWA Administrator, , Uncategorized, 0About 100 people attended the #WageJusticeNow protest, an ‘art-installation’ action organised in Darwin by the Australian Council of Trade...
Unions will take a new campaign against a work-for-the-dole program for indigenous people to the “grassroots” of impoverished remote...
The ACTU executive has adopted a resolution authorising all means at the organisations disposal to be mobilised against the...
The Community Development Programme (CDP) commenced on 1 July 2015 and is the governments remote employment and community development...
The First Nations Workers Alliance official launch. Friday 9th June 2017 – in conjunction with celebrating the 60thAnniversary of the Palm...
The ACTU executive has adopted a resolution authorising all means at the organisations disposal to be mobilised against the...
Welcome to the First Nations Workers’ Alliance established by the ACTU to provide CDP workers a collective voice to...
Our History, Our future. Address by ACTU Indigenous Officer Kara Keys To the ACTU Executive and Indigenous Leadership Conference...
Proud to be Indigenous!!! Introduction This blog highlights a few stories of my journey as a proud Aboriginal man....
Pearl diving – a dark history From 1862-68, local Aborigines worked ‘dry shelling’ without wages, collecting oysters in the...
Become a member of FNWA and have your voice heard where it counts. You can become a member one...
50th Anniversary of Freedom Day Festival
FNWA Administrator, , Blog, Events, Showcase, Uncategorized, 1One morning fifty years ago, our Gurindji elders broke unforgettably from the industry that had taken our land and...
Here is a taste of podcasts that the ABC feature on a variety of Indigenous content.
It’s easy to become a First Nations Workers’ Alliance member – you just choose from one of the four...
Remote Job Scheme ‘doing harm’ More than 200,000 fines were imposed on just 34,000 mainly indigenous jobseekers in the...