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NEWS.com.au
Australian-themed food chain Outback Steakhouse apologises following accusations it used an Aussie slur
NEWS.com.au
The use of the term “Ab-original” to describe something as trivial as fried vegetables led some social media users to accuse the chain of “making fun” of indigenous Australians. One person said it was “a bit racist”. Outback Steakhouse is owned by ...

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ABC Online
Meningococcal outbreak prompts vaccine program aimed at Aboriginal people in the NT
ABC Online
The NT Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said it had recorded 17 cases of the disease so far this year, with 10 cases recorded in September alone, mainly among Aboriginal children living in the Central Australia, Barkly and Katherine regions. There were ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Painkillers and meth drive surge in Australian drug deaths
Illawarra Mercury
The ABS also released data about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, showing it increased by 19 per cent - or 128,500 people - in the five years to June 2016. That's more than double the 8 per cent increase for the non ...
Deaths from dementia and diabetes risefinder.com.au

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Illawarra Mercury
Painkillers and meth drive surge in Australian drug deaths
Illawarra Mercury
The ABS also released data about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, showing it increased by 19 per cent - or 128,500 people - in the five years to June 2016. That's more than double the 8 per cent increase for the non ...

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The Age
Yes, councils can snub Australia Day, ban fizzy drinks and plastic bags
The Age
Lydia Thorne from the local Indigenous community at the Darebin public forum to discuss the decision by the council to stop Australia Day celebrations. Photo: Chris Hopkins. The preamble suggests councils are entitled to make decisions that would ...

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The Age
Yes, councils can snub Australia Day, ban fizzy drinks and plastic bags
The Age
Lydia Thorne from the local Indigenous community at the Darebin public forum to discuss the decision by the council to stop Australia Day celebrations. Photo: Chris Hopkins. The preamble suggests councils are entitled to make decisions that would ...

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SBS
Leading causes of death in Australia revealed
SBS
Deaths among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased by 19 per cent or 128,000 people over five years to 2016, according to ABS Demography Director Beidar Cho. The Indigenous population is at 798,400, or 3.3 per cent ...

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SBS
Leading causes of death in Australia revealed
SBS
Deaths among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased by 19 per cent or 128,000 people over five years to 2016, according to ABS Demography Director Beidar Cho. The Indigenous population is at 798,400, or 3.3 per cent ...

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The Guardian
I'm part of the world's oldest living culture, but could I kill a zombie with a boomerang?
The Guardian
In bookstores I found Indigenous speculative fiction novels like the dystopian futurist works of Sam Watson and Alexis Wright, and the adolescent fiction of Palyku writer Ambelin Kwaymullina, creator of the Tribe trilogy – Australia's answer to the ...

Honouring Namatjira's legacy
The Australian
For many Australians, the works of Albert Namatjira were their introduction not only to indigenous paintings but also to art in general. Almost 60 years after his death they remain firm favourites in many living rooms across this continent and around ...

Honouring Namatjira's legacy
The Australian
For many Australians, the works of Albert Namatjira were their introduction not only to indigenous paintings but also to art in general. Almost 60 years after his death they remain firm favourites in many living rooms across this continent and around ...

Action plan to help Indigenous Australians with consumer issues::
Invest in Australia
NICS members are the ACCC, ASIC, state consumer affairs agencies and the Indigenous Consumer Action Network (ICAN). We work together to ensure that issues affecting Indigenous Australians are given a priority within each of our agencies and ...

Sputnik International
Plans to Dump Nuclear Waste on Australian Aboriginal Sacred Site May Be Halted
Sputnik International
Plans to transport nuclear waste from Britain to a sacred Aboriginal site in southern Australia could now be put on hold. Proposals to ship nuclear waste from northern Scotland to a heritage site considered important to indigenous groups in Australia ...

Yahoo7 News
The Aussie-themed restaurant chain accused of being 'a bit racist' with its menu
Yahoo7 News
An Australian-themed restaurant chain has been taken to task for an item on its US menu that some customers say is "racist" and insulting. A number of disgruntled customers have taken to social media to post images of the menu which includes a "Bloomin ...

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ABC Online
Desert Feet bringing the healing power of music to remote Indigenous communities
ABC Online
The 71-year-old is concerned that current programs tackling mental health problems in remote Aboriginal communities aren't working. "There's been talkfests talking about mental health but what concerns me is the action isn't there," Ms Knight told 7.30.

ABC Online
Desert Feet bringing the healing power of music to remote Indigenous communities
ABC Online
The 71-year-old is concerned that current programs tackling mental health problems in remote Aboriginal communities aren't working. "There's been talkfests talking about mental health but what concerns me is the action isn't there," Ms Knight told 7.30.

Courier Mail
Five iconic Australian road trips
Courier Mail
aking you to come of the most iconic Australian destinations, such as Uluru, Alice Springs and Kings Canyon, The Red Centre road trip tours through Central Australia's most diverse landscape. Learn about the area's Aboriginal history from the Arrernte ...

NT News
Meningococcal outbreak in Central Australia has Northern Territory health authorities worried
NT News
Centre for Disease Control acting director Charles Douglas encouraged those in high risk groups (Aboriginal children and teenagers in Central Australia, the Barkly and Katherine West regions) to go to their local health clinic to receive a free ...
Rise in Northern Territory meningococcal casesThe Australian
Meningococcal outbreak hits Northern Territory9news.com.au

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The Australian
Rise in Northern Territory meningococcal cases
The Australian
“To reduce the likelihood of further cases in the NT, I encourage those in the high-risk groups for infection (Aboriginal people aged between 12 months and 19 years in Central Australia, the Barkly and Katherine West regions) to attend their local ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Why Australian athletes won't #TakeTheKnee
The Sydney Morning Herald
And then of course there is Australian Rules footballer, Adam Goodes. In his last season of competition, the Australian of the Year, Goodes was booed for an entire season for his views on Aboriginal issues. Many commentators and football fans claimed ...

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