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ABC Online
Indigenous dole scheme participants slapped with 350000 fines in two years
ABC Online
CDP participants received more fines during the three-month period than every other jobseeker in Australia combined. ACOSS said CDP is flawed and must be abandoned. "It's illogical and it's being applied incorrectly," Mr Reidy said. "Thousands of those ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous work-for-the-dole scheme having 'severe impact on people as human beings'
ABC Online
CDP participants received more fines during the three-month period than every other jobseeker in Australia combined. ACOSS said CDP is flawed and must be abandoned. "It's illogical and it's being applied incorrectly," Mr Reidy said. "Thousands of those ...

The West Australian
Sandhill Women to share harmonies
The West Australian
Three of the members — singer-songwriter Eleanor Dixon, her storytelling aunt Janey and rapper Kayla Jackson — come from Marlinja, a tiny indigenous community in the Barkly region between Alice Springs and Darwin. Fourth member Beatrice Lewis is a ...

The West Australian
Sandhill Women to share harmonies
The West Australian
Three of the members — singer-songwriter Eleanor Dixon, her storytelling aunt Janey and rapper Kayla Jackson — come from Marlinja, a tiny indigenous community in the Barkly region between Alice Springs and Darwin. Fourth member Beatrice Lewis is a ...

ABC Online
Politicians' cheap fear mongering not helping Victoria tackle East African crime problem
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians and Pacific Islanders are also over-represented, the three groups make up "well over" 40 per cent of people in youth detention. "This is a glaring over-representation," Judge Bourke warned. He also said in the board's annual ...

Northern Star
Last hurrah for Australia Day?
Northern Star
Campaigns to boycott the national public holiday by councils were met with retaliation from the government to revoke citizenship ceremonies. Lismore City councillor Vanessa Ekins amended her Australia Day motion seeking to change the date after the ...

Northern Star
Last hurrah for Australia Day?
Northern Star
Campaigns to boycott the national public holiday by councils were met with retaliation from the government to revoke citizenship ceremonies. Lismore City councillor Vanessa Ekins amended her Australia Day motion seeking to change the date after the ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Stoking national insecurity: African gangs just the latest ruse
The Sydney Morning Herald
I am also reminded of Indigenous Australians, who, judged only by their incarceration rates, must contain within their population a subset of people many times more criminal than the dreaded Sudanese gangs. Yet it is rare, except in Western Australia ...

The Australian
Noel Pearson: Lutheran legacy binds my people to Flo and Joh Bjelke-Petersen
The Australian
Several thousand Aboriginal people spread across former missions in South Australia, Hermannsburg in the Northern Territory and my own Guugu Yimidhirr people of Hope Vale and Kuku Yalanji of Wujal Wujal in Queensland shared an identity with Florence ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Cutting-edge furniture design meets Aboriginal creativity on Milingimbi Island
The Sydney Morning Herald
Five Indigenous staff, in their 20s and 30s, form the core of a team of 14 working in what White refers to as the "men's shed". Initially, the workshop focused on basic timber coffins and simple furniture, such as well-made boardroom tables and chairs ...

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The Advertiser
Elders term SA Stolen Generation compensation scheme as 'unworthy' and 'disgusting'
The Advertiser
Mr Maher said the compensation process had been difficult and acknowledged “no amount of money would ever be enough”. He said the scheme had a “low evidentiary base” and was designed to provide compensation quickly to members of the Stolen Generation ...

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Community Newspaper Group
Aboriginal students get to engage with culture through National Empowerment Program
Community Newspaper Group
ABORIGINAL students have completed the inaugural edition of an empowerment project designed to engage them with their culture. Sixteen students have graduated from the National Empowerment Program (NEP) designed to link participants with leaders in ...

The Advertiser
SACE 2017: Meet the top performing South Australian Year 12 students
The Advertiser
The Medindie resident received two SACE Governor of South Australia Commendations including the Aboriginal Student Excellence award. A prefect, Laura had roles on a range of school committees ranging from library and careers groups to school events and ...

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4BC
Indigenous leader Jacinta Price couldn't care less about changing the date
4BC
Following the launch of Mark Latham's new campaign save to Australia Day, Jacinta Price says it's a choice to feel offended and Australia Day shouldn't be moved. Chris Kenny speaks with the indigenous leader from Alice Springs as she weighs in on the ...
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaignDaily Telegraph

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4BC
Indigenous leader Jacinta Price couldn't care less about changing the date
4BC
Following the launch of Mark Latham's new campaign save to Australia Day, Jacinta Price says it's a choice to feel offended and Australia Day shouldn't be moved. Chris Kenny speaks with the indigenous leader from Alice Springs as she weighs in on the ...
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaignDaily Telegraph
'There was no invasion': Mark Latham mounts campaign to 'save the date' and enlists Aborigines who want to celebrate ...Daily Mail
Mark Latham encourages Aussies to save Australia Day with new campaignStarts at 60

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Northern Star
Ten fantastic things to do this week
Northern Star
Art On Bundjalung Country in Lismore: Art on Bundjalung Country is a major partnership between the Lismore Regional Gallery, Arts Northern Rivers, North Coast Primary Health Network, Bulgarr Ngaru Aboriginal Medical Corporation and University Centre ...

The Advertiser
Meet the top performing South Australia SACE students
The Advertiser
The Medindie resident received two SACE Governor of South Australia Commendations including the Aboriginal Student Excellence award. A prefect, Laura had roles on a range of school committees ranging from library and careers groups to school events and ...

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Courier Mail
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaign
Courier Mail
Part of Mark Latham's new Australia Day TV ad, which shows a handmade Australia Day card being put in a paper shredder. Picture: Supplied. Ms Price appears and then says: “Australia Day is under serious threat. How sad is that? Save Australia Day. It ...

Daily Telegraph
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaign
Daily Telegraph
Ms Price appears and then says: “Australia Day is under serious threat. How sad is that? Save Australia Day. It will be a sad day if we lose it.” Mr Latham is also asking for donations to help fund the campaign. Mr Latham's new push for January 26 ...
'There was no invasion': Mark Latham mounts campaign to 'save the date' and enlists Aborigines who want to celebrate ...Daily Mail

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Daily Telegraph
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaign
Daily Telegraph
Ms Price appears and then says: “Australia Day is under serious threat. How sad is that? Save Australia Day. It will be a sad day if we lose it.” Mr Latham is also asking for donations to help fund the campaign. Mr Latham's new push for January 26 ...
Australia Day under threat | Latham says 'there was no invasion'4BC
'There was no invasion': Mark Latham mounts campaign to 'save the date' and enlists Aborigines who want to celebrate ...Daily Mail
Mark Latham encourages Aussies to save Australia Day with new campaignStarts at 60

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