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Smoking key in Indigenous life expectancy gap - Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)


Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)

Smoking key in Indigenous life expectancy gap
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
Cancer Council Australia CEO Professor Sanchia Aranda and National Heart Foundation tobacco control spokesperson, Mr Maurice Swanson, said Indigenous Australians are three times more likely to die of preventable causes as non-Indigenous ...

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Explainer: all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Indigenous recognition - Daily Advertiser


Daily Advertiser

Explainer: all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Indigenous recognition
Daily Advertiser
An agreement signed between the Western Australian government and the 30,000-strong Noongar people is considered by many to be a treaty. The Victorian and South Australian state governments are in the process of striking treaties with Aboriginal groups ...
Indigenous sovereignty is on the rise. Can it shape the course of history?The Guardian
After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognitionThe Conversation AU
Confronting the pastNewcastle Herald
Eureka Street (registration) -National Indigenous Times -Northern Rivers Echo
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Explainer: all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Indigenous constitutional recognition - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Explainer: all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Indigenous constitutional recognition
The Sydney Morning Herald
An agreement signed between the Western Australian government and the 30,000-strong Noongar people is considered by many to be a treaty. The Victorian and South Australian state governments are in the process of striking treaties with Aboriginal groups ...
Union gets behind push for Constitutional reformNational Indigenous Times
Indigenous sovereignty is on the rise. Can it shape the course of ...The Guardian
On Aboriginal land: seeking a place at the tableEureka Street (registration)
Newcastle Herald -The Conversation AU -Northern Rivers Echo
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Indigenous Australians hurt by work-for-the-dole scheme, former Liberal minister says - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous Australians hurt by work-for-the-dole scheme, former Liberal minister says
The Guardian
In one case, an Indigenous man told Guardian Australia he faced losing welfare payments unless he walked 35km through remote Western Australia every day to get to a worksite. Chaney and Gray say the scheme is harming remote communities, fuelling ...

Calls for a treaty with Aboriginal Australia have a long and troubled history - Crikey (registration)


Crikey (registration)

Calls for a treaty with Aboriginal Australia have a long and troubled history
Crikey (registration)
The Uluru statement, released late last week after three days of apparently tortuous negotiation, is the latest call from Aboriginal Australia to the dominant settler society for a re-setting of fundamental national relationships. It has been hailed as ...
Explainer: all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Indigenous constitutional recognitionThe Sydney Morning Herald
On Aboriginal land: seeking a place at the tableEureka Street (registration)
Indigenous sovereignty is on the rise. Can it shape the course of ...The Guardian
National Indigenous Times -Newcastle Herald -Northern Rivers Echo
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Empowering young indigenous women - Camden Haven Courier


Camden Haven Courier

Empowering young indigenous women
Camden Haven Courier
Ms Kinsela grew up in housing commission and has grown to become a national leadership figure for indigenous women. When she was young she said she opened her eyes to how she was living and decided she did not want the same future as her mother ...

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This trio of legends takes some licking - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

This trio of legends takes some licking
National Indigenous Times
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, of Irish and Yankunytjatjara descent, was the first Aboriginal woman to be accepted into nursing training in South Australia and went on to be the most senior Aboriginal person in public office. She is the only Indigenous ...

European art lovers flock to Indigenous creations ARTS - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

European art lovers flock to Indigenous creations ARTS
National Indigenous Times
View from the mezzanine floor of the Australia: Defending the Ocean installation at the Paris Aquarium. Photo: Roberto d'Alessandro, 2017. Europe has a great thirst for Indigenous Australian art, according to the curator of two major exhibitions on ...

European art lovers flock to Indigenous creations ARTS - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

European art lovers flock to Indigenous creations ARTS
National Indigenous Times
View from the mezzanine floor of the Australia: Defending the Ocean installation at the Paris Aquarium. Photo: Roberto d'Alessandro, 2017. Europe has a great thirst for Indigenous Australian art, according to the curator of two major exhibitions on ...

This trio of legends takes some licking - National Indigenous Times


National Indigenous Times

This trio of legends takes some licking
National Indigenous Times
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, of Irish and Yankunytjatjara descent, was the first Aboriginal woman to be accepted into nursing training in South Australia and went on to be the most senior Aboriginal person in public office. She is the only Indigenous ...

On Aboriginal land: seeking a place at the table - Eureka Street (registration)


On Aboriginal land: seeking a place at the table
Eureka Street (registration)
It's a great honour for an Australian without any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage to be asked by Lowitja O'Donoghue to deliver the Lowitja Oration marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum. It is also the 25th anniversary of the ...

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Time for Aborigines to run for elections - Riverine Herald


Time for Aborigines to run for elections
Riverine Herald
This year's event comes 50 years since Australians voted to include indigenous people in the Census, and 25 years since the Mabo decision recognised the land rights of native inhabitants. But the celebration comes as Australia continually fails to ...

Time for Aborigines to run for elections - Riverine Herald


Time for Aborigines to run for elections
Riverine Herald
Joe Day, a Njernda pastor and chairperson of the Moama Local Aboriginal Land Council, was speaking as Australia marked Reconciliation Week. This year's event comes 50 years since Australians voted to include indigenous people in the Census, and 25 ...

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Discovered print of lost painting of Aboriginal PoW sparks search for soldier's identity - ABC Online


ABC Online

Discovered print of lost painting of Aboriginal PoW sparks search for soldier's identity
ABC Online
Andrew McIntosh, a member of the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Committee, found the print of the painting on eBay's German site. It will be on display for the first time in Australia today. "When people see it, you can look into the eyes of that man ...

Discovered print of lost painting of Aboriginal PoW sparks search for soldier's identity - ABC Online


Discovered print of lost painting of Aboriginal PoW sparks search for soldier's identity
ABC Online
Andrew McIntosh, a member of the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Committee, found a print of the painting on German eBay, which will be on display for the first time in Australia today. "When people see it, you can look into the eyes of that man and ...

Let's take time to get indigenous recognition right - The Australian


The Sydney Morning Herald

Let's take time to get indigenous recognition right
The Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait representatives have told us that “in 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard”. Australians of goodwill acknowledge that sovereignty is a spiritual notion for indigenous Australians and that Aboriginal and Torres ...
Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to raceThe Sydney Morning Herald
Jeff Kennett: Recognise, uphold but also celebrate indigenous AustraliansHerald Sun
Q&A: Indigenous panel fears politicians setting up Uluru reforms to failThe Guardian
SBS (satire)
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Let's take time to get indigenous recognition right - The Australian


The Sydney Morning Herald

Let's take time to get indigenous recognition right
The Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait representatives have told us that “in 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard”. Australians of goodwill acknowledge that sovereignty is a spiritual notion for indigenous Australians and that Aboriginal and Torres ...
Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to raceThe Sydney Morning Herald
Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous AustraliansThe Australian Financial Review
Indigenous makarrata topic of discussionNEWS.com.au
Herald Sun
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Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous Australians - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous Australians
The Australian Financial Review
Every Australian prime minister since John Howard has favoured a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the nation's founding constitution. In late 2015 Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten jointly created a referendum council to advise them ...
Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to raceThe Sydney Morning Herald
Let's take time to get indigenous recognition rightThe Australian
Jeff Kennett, Herald SunHerald Sun
The Guardian -Huffington Post Australia -SBS (satire)
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Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous Australians - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous Australians
The Australian Financial Review
Every Australian prime minister since John Howard has favoured a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the nation's founding constitution. In late 2015 Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten jointly created a referendum council to advise them ...
Let's take time to get indigenous recognition rightThe Australian
Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to raceThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous makarrata topic of discussion - News.com.auNEWS.com.au
The Guardian -Herald Sun -Huffington Post Australia
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Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to race - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous treaty would divide Australia into two nations according to race
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Statement calls for a treaty between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and also proposes the establishment of a new constitutional body to represent Indigenous Australians: "We call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined ...
Uluru Statement must deliver dignity and progress for Indigenous AustraliansThe Australian Financial Review
Let's take time to get indigenous recognition rightThe Australian
Indigenous makarrata topic of discussionNEWS.com.au
Herald Sun -9news.com.au -Sky News Australia
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