Gerry Georgatos Media & Links
MEDIA
Restorative Justice, prison reform and imprisonment
Deaths in custody still a national disgrace – The West Australian – 2010
Crikey: Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody – 20 years later
Why are more prisoners dying from natural causes – Crikey
Long way to go with deaths in custody – SBS News – 2013
Expert describes death of Ms Dhu as a disastrous debacle – CAAMA Radio
More grief for family as inquest adjourned – CAAMA Radio
Disturbing evidence presented at the inquest of Ms Dhu – CAAMA Radio
Researcher says poverty is driving incarceration – CAAMA Radio
Gerry Georgatos speaks on deaths in custody – Part 1 – CAAMA Radio
Gerry Georgatos speaks on deaths in custody – Part 2 – CAAMA Radio
Dead on the Inside – The West Australian newspaper
Calls for inquiry into racism – WA Today
Death of Ms Dhu – World Today, ABC
Trade Hall ties cut by police association – The Age
Custody Notification Service to become nationwide – ABC News, October 21, 2016
Tackle causes of incarceration – SBS News, April 14, 2016
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Suicide prevention and the extensiveness of suicides
We continue implementing failed policies – Neos Kosmos – March 23, 2016
Human Rights Failure in WA – Buzzfeed News – March 14, 2016
Reduce regional poverty and trauma to save lives – The West Australian – March 14, 2016
National inquiry or Royal Commission long overdue – The Point/NITV – March 9, 2016
Suicide of young Aboriginal girl – ABC Online – March 8, 2016
Ten year old Aboriginal girl suicides – The Guardian – March 8, 2016
Remote community ‘shattered’ – Daily Mail News – March 8, 2016
Call for inquiry – AAP – March 9, 2016
Children should not be dying like this – The West Australian – March 9, 2016
A community in shock – March 9, 2016
Suicide by girl, 10, triggers plea for action – The Australian – March 9, 2016
The numbers are growing – Buzzfeed News – March 9, 2016
Suicide of child should be ‘incomprehensible’ – Skynews – March 10, 2016
Australian town shocked – BBC News – March 10, 2016
The shocking statistics – Daily Mail News – March 11, 2016
Tragedy of a 10 year old – Daily Mail News – March 12, 2016
WA support team attends 17 deaths in three months – ABC News – March 15, 2016
Suicide prevention funding for WA critical response
Lost in the Great Desert – Health and Medicine, The West Australian newspaper – 9/12/2015
Royal Commission into high Indigenous suicide rates – NITV News – 15/9/2015
Suicide prevention ambassador – ABC Australia Wide – 15/8/2015
Indigenous suicide rates at crisis level – ABC AM Radio – 22/7/2015
Gerry Georgatos speaks out on Aboriginal suicide – CAAMA Radio – 16/7/2015
Indigenous suicide a “humanitarian crisis†– AAP – 14/7/2015
A nation shamed when child sees suicide as the solution – The Australian – 8/11/2014
Xmas, we need to be there for them – CAAMA Radio
One in twenty deaths a suicide
Suicide epidemic – Independent Australia
Youth suicide at crisis levels – ABC News
Children removed from families are at highest risk to suicide – SBS News – October 4, 2016
Migrant suicides – invisible – Neos Kosmos, August 11, 2016
Calls for Royal Commission into Indigenous suicide – ABC News July 14, 2016
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Gerry Georgatos interviewed by Lateline – ABC – 21.11.2016
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$10 million funding boost – ABC – 23.1.2017
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$10 million project to support communities – ABC – 23.1.2017
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MEDIA
Contributions to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander causes
Matagarup camp for the homeless – Radio Wellington – 7/5/2015
Aboriginal family sleeping rough in Perth bushland – NITV News – 21/5/2014
The West Australian – Supporters rally for an Albany teenager hurt in a police crash
The gap is bigger, not smaller – CAAMA Radio
Arrests as police remove tents
Simplistic offer will not solve years of neglect
Living conditions described as Hell – The Guardian – 24.1.2017
MEDIA
Wheelchairs for Kids
The West Australian – Help comes on wheels for child war victims
Perth retirees make wheelchairs for children in need – ABC News
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Asylum Seekers and refugees
Georgatos and Chilcott polarised over asylum Seekers – Adelaide Advertiser – 5/7/2012
The West Australian – Detainees denied hospital visit
The West Australian – Detainees cease rooftop protest
The West Australian – Advocates arrive to the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre
The West Australian – Unrest at Derby’s Curtin Detention Centre
The West Australian – Police clash with 100 in stand off
The West Australian – Refugee advocates plan Curtin Detention Centre visit
The West Australian – Civil rights protest meets Christmas pageant
The West Australian – Language help for refugees in detention
The West Australian – Protestors return to Curtin Detention Centre
The West Australian – Help comes on wheels for child war victims
The West Australian – Injuries after Christmas Island Detention Centre tensions
Leonora to house minors –Â The Australian and Herald Sun
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Indonesian children in Australian adult prisons
WA Minister with wrong set of values – AAP – July 2011
National anger over Indonesian children in adult prisons – News.com – June 2011
The West Australian – New hope for ‘people smuggler’
The West Australian – Concerns for 16 year old in adult prison
The West Australian – Indonesian child prepared to accept incarceration in an adult prison
The West Australian – Boy in adult jail says he is scared
The West Australian – Indonesian youth fears child prison
The Australian – Child in adult jails
The Australian – Child in adult jails
The Sydney Morning Herald – 100 Indonesian boy in Australian adult prisons
Indymedia Australia – Hadi Kurniawan, one of 100 children in Australian adult prisons
The Sydney Morning Herald – Sex offenders have jailed boy spooked
Perthnow – Anger over Indonesian boy held in WA adult prison
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Homelessness and homeless friendly precincts
Homeless Perth family in tent offered interim housing – ABC News
Homeless family living in tent prompts call for better housing strategies – ABC News
Homeless friendly precincts – ABC News
Defying ignorant politicians on homelessness – Platform News
Seven per cent of the Kimberley is homeless – CAAMA Radio
Veteran campaigner half way to homeless friendly precincts
MEDIA
General
The milk of human kindness – Neos Kosmos
Gerry Georgatos – human rights activist and journalist – Radio Adelaide
Greek-Australian journo wins media awards for Aboriginal newspaper – Neos Kosmos
Wearing heart on sleeve, WikiLeaks – The Sunday Times
The hope to keep bring honesty into government dashed, WikiLeaks