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The Mandarin
Turnbull: we are committed to doing things with, not to, Aboriginal people
The Mandarin
Lucy and I recently visited the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS here in Canberra. We learned there, that before European settlement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians spoke up to 600 ...

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SBS
Sydney council votes to keep Australia Day
SBS
While council voted down the proposal, Mayor Darcy Byrne said it was time to "recognise the truth of colonisation" and backed plans for a memorial to Aboriginal people killed in the Frontier Wars. "Australia was the scene of a frontier war that ...
Sydney council votes to keep Aust DayNEWS.com.au

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Sydney council to consider Aust Day change
SBS
Mr Byrne will use his mayoral minutes to urge council to continue its festivities, but ensure it is a "day of reflection and commemoration" rather than celebration. "I'm proposing we consult with the local Aboriginal community about how the nature of ...

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Sydney council to consider Aust Day change
SBS
Mr Byrne will use his mayoral minutes to urge council to continue its festivities, but ensure it is a "day of reflection and commemoration" rather than celebration. "I'm proposing we consult with the local Aboriginal community about how the nature of ...

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The Guardian
Queensland police accused of spear-tackling Indigenous man before death in custody
The Guardian
Levitt described it as an “eggshell skull” case and called for police to be better trained to deal with those people who are severely depressed or mentally impaired, as well as Indigenous. “Subjected to the very rough treatment which has been described ...

ABC Local
Baby formula to be sold in remote Indigenous communities for same price as rest of Australia
ABC Local
Remote northern Indigenous communities will no longer have to pay more than the rest of the country for baby formula, thanks to a new deal with an Australian food supplier. The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) reached an agreement ...

ABC Local
Baby formula to be sold in remote Indigenous communities for same price as rest of Australia
ABC Local
Remote northern Indigenous communities will no longer have to pay more than the rest of the country for baby formula, thanks to a new deal with an Australian food supplier. The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) reached an agreement ...

Equine therapy 'could help our indigenous uni students'
The Sunshine Coast Daily
EQUINE therapy programs helping indigenous Americans complete university could be tailored to help indigenous Australians, a University of the Sunshine Coast researcher and social worker believes. Dr Bindi Bennett gained an Australia Awards - Endeavour ...

ABC Online
Q&A: John Hewson calls for broad referendum to solve citizenship, Indigenous recognition and republic
ABC Online
Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson has called for a multi-question referendum dealing with dual-citizenship, formal recognition of Indigenous Australians and the republic to put an end to partisan disputes over constitutional issues. Key points ...

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The West Australian
A decade after Kevin Rudd's apology, indigenous policy still a sorry mess
The Australian
Rudd pledged a framework to “close the gap” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in education, employment and health. It was symbolism matched with practical measures to advance reconciliation. This unprecedented state-federal commitment ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Today marks 10 years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's historic apology to the Stolen GenerationHerald Sun
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
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SBS
1. Stolen Generation Shame
Herald Sun
But the remaining four targets, including closing the 10-year gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians by 2031, were lagging. Mr Rudd said while it was disappointing most of the Closing the Gap targets had not been met ...
New call for Indigenous reparation scheme to resolve 'national tragedy'SBS
New call for indigenous reparation schemeThe Border Mail

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The Australian Financial Review
Closing the gap in Indigenous politics
The Australian Financial Review
Beyond the fierce political arguments over the date of Australia Day, over constitutional recognition or over the prospects of a new "voice" to parliament for Indigenous Australia, there's a much grittier reality being lived every day. That reality ...

The Australian Financial Review
Closing the gap in Indigenous politics
The Australian Financial Review
Beyond the fierce political arguments over the date of Australia Day, over constitutional recognition or over the prospects of a new "voice" to parliament for Indigenous Australia, there's a much grittier reality being lived every day. That reality ...

Yahoo7 News
Australia still struggling to improve Aboriginal lives, report says
Yahoo7 News
Aborigines, who make up about three percent of the total national population of 25 million, are among the most disadvantaged Australians. Monday's report -- marking a decade since former prime minister Kevin Rudd made a historic apology to Aboriginal ...
Rudd's apology, 10 years on: the elusive hope of a 'breakthrough moment'The Guardian
Three reasons why the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aren't closingThe Conversation AU
Did this seminal moment in Australia's history change anything?NEWS.com.au
ABC Online -Tasmania Examiner
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The Guardian
Australia still struggling to improve Aboriginal lives, report says
Yahoo7 News
Sydney, Feb 12, 2018 (AFP) - - Australia is making some progress in improving health and education among its indigenous population, an annual report said Monday, but it is still missing most targets to reduce Aboriginal disadvantage a decade after ...
Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without CoalitionThe Guardian
Australia fails to 'close gap' in improving lives of Aborigines: reportReuters
Three reasons why the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aren't closingThe Conversation AU
Deutsche Welle
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Griffith News (press release)
Summer school nurtures future Indigenous researchers
Griffith News (press release)
After her aunt underwent surgery for lung cancer in November last year Eden's cousin sourced some Gumby Gumby from an Aboriginal elder. “My aunt has been drinking it as tea since the surgery and she's doing really well.” Native to Australia, the Gumby ...
New call for Indigenous reparation scheme to resolve 'national tragedy'SBS
New call for indigenous reparation schemeThe Border Mail

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Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Next 10 years must deliver more for Indigenous Australians
Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Darwin Bishop Eugene Hurley and the chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have lamented the slow progress – and lack of progress in some cases – in the 10 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a ...

Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Next 10 years must deliver more for Indigenous Australians
Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Darwin Bishop Eugene Hurley and the chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have lamented the slow progress – and lack of progress in some cases – in the 10 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a ...

The Guardian
Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without Coalition
The Guardian
Shorten also committed Labor to a compensation scheme for members of the stolen generations in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, who are not able to access state-based schemes, saying that doing so was “resolving unfinished ...

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The Guardian
Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without Coalition
The Guardian
Shorten also committed Labor to a compensation scheme for members of the stolen generations in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, who are not able to access state-based schemes, saying that doing so was “resolving unfinished ...
Labor promises stolen generations compensation fundThe Sydney Morning Herald

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