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Indigenous Anzacs: Letters home from Aboriginal WWI diggers reveal humour, sadness
ABC Online
Letters from Aboriginal men who served Australia during the First World War are extremely rare. But as the history of Aboriginal military service during the Great War is given greater attention, their firsthand accounts illustrate better than anything ...

The Australian
Can Artificial Intelligence help close the indigenous healthcare gap?
The Australian
Improving the health and welfare of indigenous Australians has been a longstanding challenge for our nation. Earlier this year, the government's ninth annual Closing the Gap report showed only one of the seven targets will be met this year. And unless ...

The Australian
Can Artificial Intelligence help close the indigenous healthcare gap?
The Australian
Improving the health and welfare of indigenous Australians has been a longstanding challenge for our nation. Earlier this year, the government's ninth annual Closing the Gap report showed only one of the seven targets will be met this year. And unless ...

Echonetdaily
Indigenous campus model 'irresponsible'
Echonetdaily
Professor Rigney – who was the 2011 National Aboriginal Scholar of the Year and has worked in Aboriginal education for more than 20 years – said 83.9 per cent of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students were enrolled in public ...

Echonetdaily
Indigenous campus model 'irresponsible'
Echonetdaily
Professor Rigney – who was the 2011 National Aboriginal Scholar of the Year and has worked in Aboriginal education for more than 20 years – said 83.9 per cent of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students were enrolled in public ...

The Guardian
Brandis backflips on legal aid cuts
NEWS.com.au
The funds will be targeted to the areas of greatest need with $39 million going to family law and family violence services and $16.7 million going to legal aid for indigenous Australians over the next three years. The extra funding will reverse earlier ...
Legal centres welcome cut backflipThe Mercury
Federal budget 2017: George Brandis to reverse community legal centre cutsThe Sydney Morning Herald
Government backs down on cuts to community legal centresThe Guardian
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The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust
Blayney Chronicle
Over 15,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children currently live out of home, and the number is expected to triple by 2040, according to the peak national non-government body advocating for Indigenous Australian children, SNAICC. Aboriginal ...

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The Guardian
Black diggers are hailed on Anzac Day. But the Indigenous 'Great War' was in Australia
The Guardian
I've visited many massacre sites in Australia. But usually I've been in the company of a local Indigenous custodian, someone who rubbed their scent on my face and hands and chanted to warn the spirits that this white man comes in peace. While it feels ...

The Guardian
Black diggers are hailed on Anzac Day. But the Indigenous 'Great War' was in Australia
The Guardian
I've visited many massacre sites in Australia. But usually I've been in the company of a local Indigenous custodian, someone who rubbed their scent on my face and hands and chanted to warn the spirits that this white man comes in peace. While it feels ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'Terrified they will take their babies': Aboriginal midwives break cycle ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
Vanessa Smith could not overstate the role she and other Aboriginal health workers play in breaking the cycle of distrust Indigenous families feel for health ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
'Terrified they will take their babies': Aboriginal midwives break cycle of distrust in health services
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Having Indigenous midwives sends the message that this is a culturally safe environment and ultimately women will be more likely to access that service," she said. There are roughly 230 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander midwives in Australia, the ...

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Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if more of its people were ...

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if more of its people were ...

Courier Mail
One Nation is calling the tune
Courier Mail
... major parties remains as potent as it was back then when she first sat as an Independent in the Lower House as the Member for Oxley, having been disendorsed by the Liberals for expressing what were regarded as racist views about Aboriginal ...

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The Quietus
Nick Cave Supports Indigenous Anti-Suicide App
The Quietus
Nick Cave has expressed his support for the crowdfunding of a suicide prevention app for indigenous people in Australia, encouraging people to "[fight] for lives of young Aboriginal people and [show] Aboriginal Australia we believe in them". Started by ...

SBS
Eurovision: Isaiah Firebrace hoping to inspire young Indigenous Australians
SBS
"I think he will do Australia proud - and I think he is a great ambassador for all young Australians, but particularly Indigenous Australians looking for a role model - I think he's a brilliant role model." The Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast ...

SBS
Eurovision: Isaiah Firebrace hoping to inspire young Indigenous Australians
SBS
"I think he will do Australia proud - and I think he is a great ambassador for all young Australians, but particularly Indigenous Australians looking for a role model - I think he's a brilliant role model." The Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast ...

EducationHQ Australia
Masters sheds light on Indigenous issues
EducationHQ Australia
The intent of the program is to equip students with an in-depth understanding of contemporary and global issues experienced by Indigenous Australians, while also offering the tools needed to help positively shape opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

National Indigenous Music Awards Open Nominations & Announce First Album
theMusic
Returning to Darwin's historic Amphitheatre to commemorate a landmark year for Indigenous musicians — a year that saw a historic win for A.B. Original at the Australian Music Prize ceremony, #1 ARIA results for Jessica Mauboy and Busby Marou, Troy ...

The Conversation AU
Myths about musculoskeletal pain and Aboriginal Australians prevent high quality care
The Conversation AU
Musculoskeletal pain (such as low back pain, osteoarthritis, neck, knee and shoulder pain) is the number one cause of disability in Australia and affects 28% of Australians. It is one of nine national priorities in health. Some 20% of Aboriginal ...

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