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Keen runners picked for Indigenous Marathon Project - The West Australian


The West Australian

Keen runners picked for Indigenous Marathon Project
The West Australian
A local indigenous marathon runner has beaten 140 applicants across Australia to earn a spot in the 12-person squad getting ready to run the New York City Marathon in November. Damien Crispin has been selected to be part of the 12-person squad ...

Mixed results for Aboriginal XIs - cricket.com.au


cricket.com.au

Mixed results for Aboriginal XIs
cricket.com.au
The Aboriginal XI squads had mixed results at The Oval on Thursday, with the women's squad going down to Surrey by 36 runs before the men's squad survived a late fightback to claim a five-run win. The women's XI, captained by Australia allrounder ...

The Song Keepers, a unique story of tradition, on screen - Northern Star


Northern Star

The Song Keepers, a unique story of tradition, on screen
Northern Star
CENTRAL Australia's answer to The Buena Vista Social Club, The Song Keepers documentary by Naina Sen tells the inspiring story of an Aboriginal women's choir and their first tour of Germany. In the churches of remote Central Australia, a 140-year ...

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Indira Naidoo: How to grow Australian edible natives - Domain News


Domain News

Indira Naidoo: How to grow Australian edible natives
Domain News
Before European settlement, Australia's Indigenous population was sustained by an array of edible natives. These plants flourished from the coast to the deserts to our rainforests, keeping communities well supplied with delicious and nutritious ...

More support for the mental health of mine workers and the Indigenous - The North West Star


The North West Star

More support for the mental health of mine workers and the Indigenous
The North West Star
MENTAL HEALTH: Indigenous Australians and mine workers in remote and regional locations will have more support. Photo: Supplied. The Turnbull Government will provide funding to support the mental health of farmers, mining workers and Indigenous ...

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More support for the mental health of mine workers and the Indigenous - The North West Star


The North West Star

More support for the mental health of mine workers and the Indigenous
The North West Star
MENTAL HEALTH: Indigenous Australians and mine workers in remote and regional locations will have more support. Photo: Supplied. The Turnbull Government will provide funding to support the mental health of farmers, mining workers and Indigenous ...

Raising Blue Mountains dam risks flooding world heritage area, Unesco warned - The Guardian


The Guardian

Raising Blue Mountains dam risks flooding world heritage area, Unesco warned
The Guardian
Government says scheme for Warragamba dam lessens flood risk for residents, but activists say it jeopardises wildlife and Aboriginal sites ... The group of 14 signatories, led by the former NSW environment minister Bob Debus and including Bob Brown ...

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Rally cry for Victorian treaty support - 9news.com.au


Rally cry for Victorian treaty support
9news.com.au
Parliament's lower house is expected on Thursday afternoon to pass a bill that paves the way for legally-enforced Aboriginal consultation on future indigenous-related decisions. "This is an opportunity not just for black Australia, not just for my mob ...

AIA Australia slams government's life insurance in superannuation reforms - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

AIA Australia slams government's life insurance in superannuation reforms
The Australian Financial Review
"This proposed change from the budget would leave low income and vulnerable workers such as migrants, single mothers, Indigenous Australians and casual workers, without insurance". The Rice Warner research revealed the impact of the "protecting your ...

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Indigenous voice to parliament given new momentum at Barunga hearings - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous voice to parliament given new momentum at Barunga hearings
The Guardian
The committee has already received 57 submissions, including one from the former co-chair of the Referendum Council and the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition, Mark Leibler, who wrote: “Is it asking too much of non-Aboriginal Australia and ...

Indigenous voice to parliament given new momentum at Barunga hearings - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous voice to parliament given new momentum at Barunga hearings
The Guardian
The committee has already received 57 submissions, including one from the former co-chair of the Referendum Council and the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition, Mark Leibler, who wrote: “Is it asking too much of non-Aboriginal Australia and ...

Australian squads come together at Lord's - cricket.com.au


cricket.com.au

Australian squads come together at Lord's
cricket.com.au
Following the remembrance ceremony in Meath Gardens – where a new information panel was unveiled – the Aboriginal XI squads joined the Australia men's ODI team at Lord's, where Tim Paine's team have been preparing for their five-match one-day ...

Memo ANU: the role of university isn't to indulge students but to expose them to debate - The Australian


The Australian

Memo ANU: the role of university isn't to indulge students but to expose them to debate
The Australian
“Working alongside many @ANU_NCIS colleagues this #AustraliaDay in acknowledgment of the ongoing survival of indigenous Australians in spite of Australia's violent colonial past and ongoing structural violence,” she tweeted this year. “We need to ...

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Indigenous cricketer 'King Cole', who died during 1868 UK tour, honoured in England - ABC News


ABC News

Indigenous cricketer 'King Cole', who died during 1868 UK tour, honoured in England
ABC News
In 1868 a team of 13 Indigenous cricketers travelled by sea to England for a gruelling 47-match trip in what was Australia's first ever sporting team to tour overseas. It was ten years before the Australian cricket tour that gave birth to Test cricket ...

Indigenous cricketer 'King Cole', who died during 1868 UK tour, honoured in England - ABC News


ABC News

Indigenous cricketer 'King Cole', who died during 1868 UK tour, honoured in England
ABC News
In 1868 a team of 13 Indigenous cricketers travelled by sea to England for a gruelling 47-match trip in what was Australia's first ever sporting team to tour overseas. It was ten years before the Australian cricket tour that gave birth to Test cricket ...

Church communities urged to push for better rights for Indigenous Australians - Catholic Leader


Catholic Leader

Church communities urged to push for better rights for Indigenous Australians
Catholic Leader
“Imagine every church congregation in this country praying for Aboriginal people, and together with us for change, because Australia needs to change,” she said during the ecumenical service at St Joseph's. “It means sitting together with us in our pain ...

Church communities urged to push for better rights for Indigenous Australians - Catholic Leader


Catholic Leader

Church communities urged to push for better rights for Indigenous Australians
Catholic Leader
A former provincial of the Passionist Fathers, Fr Kevin Dance, who has represented his congregation on indigenous issues at the United Nations said there was “a long way to go” to achieving justice for indigenous Australians, but the Uluru statement ...

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