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C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers - ABC Online


ABC Online

C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers
ABC Online
From the Raukkan/Ngarrindjeri people of the south-eastern part of the state, the 23-year-old is keen to make a positive contribution within her Indigenous community and hopes a pioneering program will help. The Correctional Services Training and ...

C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers - ABC Online


ABC Online

C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers
ABC Online
From the Raukkan/Ngarrindjeri people of the south-eastern part of the state, the 23-year-old is keen to make a positive contribution within her Indigenous community and hopes a pioneering program will help. The Correctional Services Training and ...

'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia, US, finds human rights report - SBS


SBS

'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia, US, finds human rights report
SBS
"In 2017 in Australia there was reportedly a 39 per cent increase in anti-semitic threats. LGBTQI people - and their children - sustained months of homophobic abuse during the unnecessary marriage equality postal vote.” The report criticised the ...
Human rights group slams Turnbull's recordThe Australian

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THE POWER OF NUN: Decade on from apology, it's time to start healing - Central Western Daily


Central Western Daily

THE POWER OF NUN: Decade on from apology, it's time to start healing
Central Western Daily
TIME TO TRY HARDER: Australia needs to take seriously the challenges of the national apology and translate the words into actions. Photo: FILE PHOTO. The national apology to the Indigenous people of Australia by the then prime minister Kevin Rudd ...

Four ancient Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka boomarangs discovered at Innamincka Regional Reserve - The Advertiser


The Advertiser

Four ancient Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka boomarangs discovered at Innamincka Regional Reserve
The Advertiser
Picture: Erik Dahl The boomerangs are believed to have been used by ancestors of the Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka people. Picture: Erik Dahl. “Aboriginal artefacts are protected in South Australia and cannot be removed without proper permission,” he said ...

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Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take - The Australian


The Australian

Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take
The Australian
“I'm really tired of non-indigenous peoples making commentaries about indigenous Australia — yourself included,” she said, pointing at Frydenberg's face. You might think Jones should have remonstrated with Clanton and insisted on Frydenberg being ...

Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take - The Australian


The Australian

Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take
The Australian
Host Tony Jones belatedly intervened and reminded her of the question, and eventually he sought a response from federal minister and co-panellist Josh Frydenberg. Unfortunately Frydenberg, who had shown Clanton the courtesy of remaining silent ...

Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated - The Guardian


The Guardian

Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated
The Guardian
The reality is the vast majority of Indigenous families love and care for their children, raising them in healthy and happy homes, connected to their land and their culture.” The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner, June ...
Two-Year-Old Girl Placed in Induced Coma After Alleged Sexual AssaultThe Epoch Times

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Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated - The Guardian


The Guardian

Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated
The Guardian
Several called on the government to improve their interactions with the Tennant Creek community and in particular its Indigenous community, which made up more than 50% of the town's population. On Thursday Scullion said the federal government stood ...
Two-Year-Old Girl Placed in Induced Coma After Alleged Sexual AssaultThe Epoch Times

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BEHIND BARS PART 4: Australia's Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities: Overcrowding, No Medical ... - New Matilda


New Matilda

BEHIND BARS PART 4: Australia's Shocking Cruelty To Aboriginal People With Disabilities: Overcrowding, No Medical ...
New Matilda
The abuse of Aboriginal prisoners with disabilities in Australian jails is confronting, and ongoing. In Part 4 of this special 5-part series for New Matilda, Michael Brull looks at the conditions prisoners are forced to live in, exposed in a report ...

Debate rages on debit card - The West Australian


The West Australian

Debate rages on debit card
The West Australian
“People are forgetting the whole reason behind our welfare system was to ensure Australians didn't starve; it's not to use on gambling, to buy drugs or alcohol,” he said. “I think we are taking minority groups views into account over the majority ...

Lismore's Tom Avery wins Indigenous surf comp - Echonetdaily


Echonetdaily

Lismore's Tom Avery wins Indigenous surf comp
Echonetdaily
Tom is the current Indigenous Longboard Champion and has won 2 years in a row. When asked if he plans to travel to Bells Beach Victoria for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles and compete for three longboard titles in a row he simple answered ...
Tom tames the cyclone for Indigenous long board winByron Shire News

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New Indigenous health study course at planning stage - Coffs Coast Advocate


Coffs Coast Advocate

New Indigenous health study course at planning stage
Coffs Coast Advocate
INDIGENOUS people living across regional NSW may soon have an extra option in their desire for a career in health care. Booroongen Djugun College (BDC) based in the Macleay Valley is seeking expressions of interest from potential nursing students ready ...

'Administrative chaos' risks sacred site - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

'Administrative chaos' risks sacred site
National Indigenous Times
An ancient valley in a region of Australia found to hold secrets of Aboriginal occupation dating back to the Ice Age is at risk of being destroyed by a rail line planned by billionaire Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group, according to traditional ...

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home
National Indigenous Times
Actress Essie Davis, who plays Phryne Fisher in the ABC television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, is lending her voice to a campaign to protect a remote Tasmania wilderness that has the largest number of ancient Aboriginal hut depressions in ...

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home
National Indigenous Times
Actress Essie Davis, who plays Phryne Fisher in the ABC television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, is lending her voice to a campaign to protect a remote Tasmania wilderness that has the largest number of ancient Aboriginal hut depressions in ...

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight
National Indigenous Times
Qantas has unveiled a special salute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians on its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The plane features the work of the late Northern Territory artist and senior Anmatyerre woman, Emily Kame Kngwarreye. It is ...

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight
National Indigenous Times
Qantas has unveiled a special salute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians on its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The plane features the work of the late Northern Territory artist and senior Anmatyerre woman, Emily Kame Kngwarreye. It is ...

Closing the Gap still a distant dream - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Closing the Gap still a distant dream
National Indigenous Times
After a decade of government initiatives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are still struggling to find work, dying younger and their children are still falling behind when it comes to attending school. The annual Closing the Gap report ...

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Closing the Gap still a distant dream - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

Closing the Gap still a distant dream
National Indigenous Times
After a decade of government initiatives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are still struggling to find work, dying younger and their children are still falling behind when it comes to attending school. The annual Closing the Gap report ...
Indigenous voice crucialShepparton News

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