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National Indigenous Times
Another report paints dire health warning
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous Australians are 2.6 times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have two or more chronic health conditions, according to new research. Researchers from the University of New South Wales said the difference explained the gap in life ...
Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education programNewcastle Herald
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heardThe PIE News
Bunnings Warehouse Gawler host NAIDOC WeekBarossa & Light Herald
The Mandarin -ArtsHub -Grafton Daily Examiner
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Echonetdaily
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia?
Echonetdaily
Award-winning author Anita Heiss's powerful anthology Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories of family, country and belonging. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities including ...

ABC News
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
ABC News
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair will see 300 visual artists and over 150 performers from across Australia gather over four days for a feast of art and culture. Artistic director Janina Harding speaks to Daniel Browning about the fair's influence and impact.

National Indigenous Times
Bunnings Warehouse Gawler host NAIDOC Week
Barossa & Light Herald
Cathy Freeman, OAM – the first Australian Indigenous person to become a Commonwealth Games gold medallist at age 16. This was in 1990 for the 4 × 100m relay. Nova Peris-Kneebone, OAM – the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
Another report paints dire health warningNational Indigenous Times
High Needs Indigenous Patients Waiting Too Long for ServicesPro Bono Australia
Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education programNewcastle Herald
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ArtsHub
The Murri Book Club & the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians
ArtsHub
But, while reading is widely considered an unmitigated good and a marker of prestige, it is not a simple issue for some Indigenous Australians. I have been investigating the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians by visiting the Murri Book Club ...

ABC News
NAIDOC Week: Indigenous marathon runner Nadine Hunt is a 'deadly' role model
ABC News
Back in 2011, Ms Hunt and training partner Bianca Graham became the first Australian Indigenous women to compete in the New York Marathon. The experience changed Ms Hunt's life and she's spent every day since working to inspire others to love running ...

ABC News
NAIDOC Week: Indigenous marathon runner Nadine Hunt is a 'deadly' role model
ABC News
Back in 2011, Ms Hunt and training partner Bianca Graham became the first Australian Indigenous women to compete in the New York Marathon. The experience changed Ms Hunt's life and she's spent every day since working to inspire others to love running ...

Newcastle Herald
Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education program
Newcastle Herald
“The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association conducted a survey recently, and of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and doctors in Australia, 60 per cent had reported experiencing racism or discrimination on a weekly basis ...
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heardThe PIE News
How government agencies have focused on Indigenous women for NAIDOC WeekThe Mandarin
What to do this NAIDOC weekArtsHub
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ABC News
Aboriginal elder Aunty Esther Kirby calls out racism, saying people should be respected for individuality
ABC News
People share more similarities than differences, according to Aunty Esther Kirby OAM, who has called for respect and support in the face of racism. Baraparapa elder Aunty Esther, from Kerang in northern Victoria, remembers walking into a fish and chip ...

ABC News
Indigenous radio station delivers authentic local voices to remote West Kimberley and beyond
ABC News
Growing up in a large Indigenous family in a remote town in north west Western Australia gave Rebekah O'Meara the inspiration she needed to pursue her dream job. Ms O'Meara landed that job as a broadcaster on radio station 6DBY Larrkardi Radio in ...

ABC News
Indigenous radio station delivers authentic local voices to remote West Kimberley and beyond
ABC News
Growing up in a large Indigenous family in a remote town in north west Western Australia gave Rebekah O'Meara the inspiration she needed to pursue her dream job. Ms O'Meara landed that job as a broadcaster on radio station 6DBY Larrkardi Radio in ...

The Guardian
Australia on a plate: recognising Indigenous rights to bush food
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians have been growing and preparing native foods throughout their history, and that knowledge and those customs should be recognised, says Orcher. She points to the example of early settlers who, after seeing Indigenous Australians ...

The Guardian
Australia on a plate: recognising Indigenous rights to bush food
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians have been growing and preparing native foods throughout their history, and that knowledge and those customs should be recognised, says Orcher. She points to the example of early settlers who, after seeing Indigenous Australians ...

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ANZ hit with allegations of misconduct toward indigenous clients
YourMortgage.com.au
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) saw an increased round of pressure once again last Friday as it faced The Royal Commission for inappropriate behaviour when dealing with a number of indigenous clients. “Halfway through a year of ...

The Australian
Homesickness forges a career goal of helping indigenous children with schooling
The Australian
Now living in Wynnum, on the south side of Brisbane, with her mother and brother, she was supported in her move back to Queensland by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation charity, which also paid for her to board at Clayfield College in ...

The PIE News
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heard
The PIE News
“Sometimes when international students come over to Australia and are participating in the Australian higher education system, there's not always that interplay between Indigenous students that perhaps the Indigenous students would like [or ...
How government agencies have focused on Indigenous women for NAIDOC WeekThe Mandarin
What to do this NAIDOC weekArtsHub
Triple J Unearthed celebrates NAIDOC Week with 24 hours of Indigenous Australian musicMixdown
The Guardian -Star Weekly -The Border Watch
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UNSW Newsroom
Law alumna adds volume to calls for Indigenous referendum
UNSW Newsroom
UNSW Law alumna Teela Reid has urged both sides of government to use leadership and proceed on a referendum on the Uluru Statement of the Heart, which would give Indigenous Australians constitutional recognition. The lawyer, who was invited by the ...

UNSW Newsroom
Law alumna adds volume to calls for Indigenous referendum
UNSW Newsroom
UNSW Law alumna Teela Reid has urged both sides of government to use leadership and proceed on a referendum on the Uluru Statement of the Heart, which would give Indigenous Australians constitutional recognition. The lawyer, who was invited by the ...

Pedestrian TV
Queer, Female and Aboriginal: Surviving And Thriving As A Minority
Pedestrian TV
All too often Australia's Indigenous queer community can feel like we are invisible. Very little research has gone into understanding or representing First Nations LGBT+ realities or struggles. So our communities often go unheard, unseen and unaided ...

Pedestrian TV
Queer, Female and Aboriginal: Surviving And Thriving As A Minority
Pedestrian TV
All too often Australia's Indigenous queer community can feel like we are invisible. Very little research has gone into understanding or representing First Nations LGBT+ realities or struggles. So our communities often go unheard, unseen and unaided ...