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National Indigenous Times
Protesters set to harness Games exposure
National Indigenous Times
The Commonwealth Games — which will begin on the Gold Coast on April 4 — will be a chance to take the struggles of Australia's Indigenous people to the world, Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton said. Up to 5000 demonstrators from across Australia are ...

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National Indigenous Times
Protesters set to harness Games exposure
National Indigenous Times
The Commonwealth Games — which will begin on the Gold Coast on April 4 — will be a chance to take the struggles of Australia's Indigenous people to the world, Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton said. Up to 5000 demonstrators from across Australia are ...

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9Honey
One brilliant idea took Mikaela Jade from bush ranger to game changer
9Honey
... a young Indigenous woman living in a remote area "high risk". But she eventually came upon a company in the UK who said 'we love it, let's do it'. Mikaela now has a small team working offshore and Indigital has taken her all around the world. She ...

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National Indigenous Times
Kickett lines up new career goal
National Indigenous Times
Many of the Indigenous players in the league today are relatives, including Swans star Buddy Franklin. “I think we've got up in the high 60s or 70s national players – three quarters of the players come from WA and they are mostly Noongar players ...

National Indigenous Times
Kickett lines up new career goal
National Indigenous Times
Many of the Indigenous players in the league today are relatives, including Swans star Buddy Franklin. “I think we've got up in the high 60s or 70s national players – three quarters of the players come from WA and they are mostly Noongar players ...

National Indigenous Times
Don't ignore your kidneys, pleads Leanne
National Indigenous Times
Kidney Health Australia interim chief executive officer Dr Lisa Murphy says kidney disease can progress silently. Those at risk include people with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems; those who are obese or smoke; those who have had a ...

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National Indigenous Times
Don't ignore your kidneys, pleads Leanne
National Indigenous Times
The statistics are grim: Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely to have indicators of chronic kidney disease and four times more likely to die from it than other Australians. Many people don't even know they have it until the situation ...

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National Indigenous Times
'I know Australia is a better nation than this'
National Indigenous Times
“I believe the once laudable concept of a reconciliation whose initial objective was to heal the wounds of our nation's historic injustices and include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in a modern Australia under the terms of an agreed political ...

National Indigenous Times
'I know Australia is a better nation than this'
National Indigenous Times
He said only Indigenous people could close the gap, but it would mean changing the relationship Australia has with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Mr Yu said a political settlement to Indigenous constitutional recognition should be tied ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Women in Music Awards announced
The Sydney Morning Herald
The awards come after research published in 2017 found gender inequality is rife in the Australian music industry. Women make up around one fifth of songwriters and composers registered with the Australasian Performing Rights Association and generally ...

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Indigenous dilemma: words are not enough
The Mandarin
Fred Chaney and Bill Gray believe the government's promises to work with Aboriginal people will remain undeliverable rhetoric without changes to delegation and accountability frameworks. In a recent article, Professor Ken Smith, Dean of the Australian ...

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NEWS.com.au
Miranda Live: Warren Mundine asks — Are the words 'indigenous, Aboriginal' racist?
NEWS.com.au
IS it time we changed the way we refer to First Australians? Indigenous leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine is set to tackle the sensitive matter of racism and naming conventions today on Miranda Live. The former National President of the Australian Labor ...

NEWS.com.au
Miranda Live: Warren Mundine asks — Are the words 'indigenous, Aboriginal' racist?
NEWS.com.au
IS it time we changed the way we refer to First Australians? Indigenous leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine is set to tackle the sensitive matter of racism and naming conventions today on Miranda Live. The former National President of the Australian Labor ...

The Guardian
'I won't be the lone voice': Vonda Malone wants Torres Strait Islanders to be heard
The Guardian
In addition to her focus on housing, health and waste management, Malone wants to cement the Torres Strait as an international tourist destination, empowering Indigenous businesses and boosting local employment. She is committed to ensuring Torres ...

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National Indigenous Times
Big jump in school retention rate: report
National Indigenous Times
In sports too, Indigenous young people are participating at rates above the national figure. A massive 92.1 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged between 15-24 participated in a sport or recreational physical activity, compared to 82.1 ...

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National Indigenous Times
Big jump in school retention rate: report
National Indigenous Times
But while there were some gains for Indigenous Australia in this year's report there were also losses. Nearly 32 percent of Indigenous children up to the age of 14 lived in homes that ran out of money for basic living expenses in 2014-15. They were ...
'I won't be the lone voice': Vonda Malone wants Torres Strait Islanders to be heardThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Classroom 'innovation' leading the way for high Naplan results
The Guardian
“The first [and] ongoing step has been to build teacher and teacher-aide capacity,” she said. Using funds from a Queensland state government grant, the school employed a numeracy coach whose mandate was to improve mathematics results for ESL and ...

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Radio Australia
Black Divaz documentary illuminates what it means to be Indigenous and queer in Australia
Radio Australia
The one-hour documentary was commissioned by NITV and had its world premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney to a packed 800-seat cinema. It was broadcast last weekend on SBS, and is available on SBS On Demand throughout March. Dedicating ...

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Radio Australia
Black Divaz documentary illuminates what it means to be Indigenous and queer in Australia
Radio Australia
The one-hour documentary was commissioned by NITV and had its world premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney to a packed 800-seat cinema. It was broadcast last weekend on SBS, and is available on SBS On Demand throughout March. Dedicating ...

mnnews.today
Project Compassion: Evangeline's story
mnnews.today
Evangeline is employed as a Senior Artsworker by the Caritas Australia-supported Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation, based in Beswick (Wugularr) in the Northern Territory. Today she is strengthening Aboriginal culture, making a living for herself ...

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