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The Sydney Morning Herald
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
The Sydney Morning Herald
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

Brisbane Times
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
Brisbane Times
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

Brisbane Times
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
Brisbane Times
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

The Quint
Why These SE Asian Descendants Want Indigenous Australians Status
The Quint
In 1826, an English merchant, Alexander Hare, brought a group of people from Malaysia and Indonesia as well as South Africa and New Guinea to an atoll northwest of mainland Australia in the Indian Ocean. Hare took them to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as ...

The Australian
Atlassian survey reveals how Australians view diversity
The Australian
A survey of Australian technology workers by global software firm Atlassian found 57 per cent of respondents said they identified Black or African-American people were 'part of diversity', while 48 per cent said indigenous peoples were part of diversity.

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The West Australian
Transitional housing boost for Aboriginal families
The West Australian
... affordable housing contributes to social and economic outcomes, and is central to a fair and prosperous Western Australia. “Transitional housing is a great example of what the plan is all about. These homes will support the broader aspirations of ...

ABC News
Brothers Wreck: Fighting back against suicide in Indigenous communities
ABC News
The 31-year-old said Indigenous suicide rates in some parts of Australia were the highest in the world and up to twenty times the national average. "I think in general Australia has a difficulty with seeing Indigenous disadvantage and the gap that is ...

ABC Local
Because of her, we can
ABC Local
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year, we acknowledge the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
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Eternity News
Happy 100th birthday, Harold
Eternity News
'Aunty' Jean Phillips, who did missionary work with the Kleinschmidts, says Harold has done “wonderful work” with Indigenous Australians over many decades. “God's really blessed those who have worked amongst the Aboriginal people and they are ...

Insight News
History made with Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist
Insight News
Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist completed his formal training yesterday, blazing a trail that he hopes others will follow. Originally from the ACT, Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker has been based in WA with the outreach program Lions Outback ...

ABC News
Meet the ABC's first-ever Top 5 humanities researchers
ABC News
In the past 30 years Indigenous Australians have recovered or had interests recognised over more than 40 per cent of Australia's land mass. Aboriginal land is the single greatest contributor to the nations' conservation system, protecting more than 26 ...

ABC News
Meet the ABC's first-ever Top 5 humanities researchers
ABC News
In the past 30 years Indigenous Australians have recovered or had interests recognised over more than 40 per cent of Australia's land mass. Aboriginal land is the single greatest contributor to the nations' conservation system, protecting more than 26 ...

The Guardian
Plea to fix 'broken system' as NT reveals child prison population entirely Indigenous
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency says the situation is “an absolute tragedy” and has called for greater investment in community solutions instead of “building bigger and bigger prisons”. The NT families department told a parliamentary ...

The Guardian
Plea to fix 'broken system' as NT reveals child prison population entirely Indigenous
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency says the situation is “an absolute tragedy” and has called for greater investment in community solutions instead of “building bigger and bigger prisons”. The NT families department told a parliamentary ...

ABC News
APY Lands general manager Richard King launches legal action against South Australian Ombudsman
ABC News
The APY Lands Board manages more than 100,000 square kilometres of South Australia's northern outback and the lands are home to nearly a dozen Aboriginal communities. The general manager is responsible for APY's daily operations, including the use ...

WAtoday
Clock runs down on funding deal for WA's remote Aboriginal communities
WAtoday
But Mr Tinley said remote Aboriginal communities needed 1300 more houses over the next 10 years to keep up with population growth and address over-crowding. "This jurisdiction is a third of the continent of Australia with 2.6 million people," he said.

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Brisbane Times
Clock runs down on funding deal for WA's remote Aboriginal communities
Brisbane Times
But Mr Tinley said remote Aboriginal communities needed 1300 more houses over the next 10 years to keep up with population growth and address over-crowding. "This jurisdiction is a third of the continent of Australia with 2.6 million people," he said.

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The West Australian
Making a difference
The West Australian
The theme, Because of Her, We Can, recognises the active and significant roles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have played in Australian society and politics. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

The Australian
Rock art stays in shadows as traditional owners stonewall book
The Australian
That continues to feed the idea that 'whitefellas' don't wish to engage or appreciate the cultural achievements of Aboriginal Australia.” Akerman says he has often experienced similar frustrations. In one case, he wanted to use a university's archival ...

Indigenous academics missing from university ranks
The Australian
The Department of Education and Training shows that a little more than 1 per cent of university employees, which includes academic and general staff, are indigenous. Indigenous Australians are estimated to represent 3.3 per cent of the total Australian ...