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悉尼市长大选在即，首位土著女性者Yvonne 将参与悉尼市长竞选！
September 19, 2021
关于伊冯·韦尔登 伊冯·韦尔登(Yvonne Weldon)将于2021年12月4日作为首位澳大利亚土著候选人竞选悉尼市长。 Yvonne在主要政府和土著组织有超过20年的工作经验。她是城市当地土著土地委员会主席，新南威尔士州澳大利亚日委员会副主席，以及新南威尔士州家庭暴力和雷德芬·贾贾姆学院的董事会成员。
Read MoreLord Mayoral candidate calls for City of Sydney to establish domestic violence shelter
September 13, 2021
Monday 13 September 2021 BY Tileah Dobson Sydney Lord Mayoral candidate Yvonne Weldon (pictured in pink) has proposed that the City of Sydney establish a domestic violence shelter for women and children. Photo: supplied. The Women’s Safety Summit has ended this year, with political clashes and...
Read More‘I will not be lectured by the PM on..’ anything really
September 12, 2021
This week! Georgie Dent joins the podcast to discuss why we won’t be lectured by the Morrison Government on women’s safety, or anything really. His government is running a women’s safety summit in the same week that he has rejected 49 of 55 recommendations by Kate...
Read MoreYvonne Weldon is the first Aboriginal person to run for Lord Mayor of Sydney & she wants to bring integrity back
September 12, 2021
THURSDAY 26 AUGUST 2021, BY Madeline Hislop Yvonne Weldon has always been surrounded by strong leaders, and many in her community consider her to be one, too. But she’d never seriously thought about running for political office until quite recently. “I swore black and blue...
Read MoreFirst Indigenous Candidate for Lord Mayor
September 12, 2021
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 2021. PRODUCED BY Rob Osborne Last weekend should have seen local council elections held across NSW, including the City of Sydney. These elections have been postponed till early December but campaigning is underway. Candidates for the office of Lord Mayor of Sydney include...
Read MoreMeet the Indigenous leader taking on Clover Moore for Sydney’s top job
August 26, 2021
By Megan Gorrey AUGUST 26, 2021 Yvonne Weldon, the first Indigenous candidate for lord mayor in the 179-year history of the City of Sydney council, remembers the exact moment when she realised racism would be a part of her life. It was the 1970s, the Wiradjuri...
Read MoreGrassroots Activist to Politician: Yvonne Weldon and Team Unite Making History for First Nations People
July 29, 2021
By Eelemarni Bundarn Close-Brown Residents of the City of Sydney, Greater Sydney and Mob around the country may soon witness a historical political moment for our people in the upcoming City of Sydney September elections. If voted in by the people of Sydney, Wiradjuri...
Read MoreCity of Sydney: Meet History-Making Election Candidate Yvonne Weldon and Team UNITE
July 20, 2021
Posted By Daniel Lo Surdo 20 July 2021. Article By Tessa Pelle. Wiradjuri woman Yvonne Weldon is the first Independent Indigenous Australian to run for Lord Mayor in the City of Sydney’s local government election this September. If elected, she will be the first independent Indigenous...
Read MoreMeet the first ever Aboriginal candidate for Sydney Lord Mayor
July 16, 2021
By Gary Nunn, Sydney Sentinel Wiradjuri woman Yvonne Weldon is, incredibly, the first Aboriginal Australian to stand for Lord Mayor in the 179-year history of the City of Sydney Council. She spoke with the Sentinel‘s Gary Nunn ahead of September‘s local government election. It is...
Read MoreIn search of walking equality: 70% of Indigenous people in Sydney live in neighbourhoods with low walkability
July 16, 2021
By Meead Saberi and Yvonne Weldon. Indigenous inequality in Australia has long been known to the public and policy makers. Yet, successive local, state, and federal governments have failed to effectively make a noticeable change in Indigenous health and wellbeing. These inequalities include shorter...
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