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The Guardian
High court rejects challenge to Northern Territory's protective custody laws
The Guardian
“It was reasonable for him to believe that Mr Prior was likely to continue drinking liquor in a regulated place.” The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, which ran the case for Prior, said the powers were disproportionately used against ...

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The Transcontinental
Clinton Pryor's Walk for Justice comes through Port Augusta
The Transcontinental
and 'Always was, and always will be Aboriginal land!' It left Clinton speechless, and thankful for all the help and support he's received from Port Augusta. “Yeah, it was amazing to see the community backing me up in this walk I did over the bridge ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Finding hope for Indigenous arts
ArtsHub (subscription)
I met the opportunity to take on the role of Creative Director of the then Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival with an equal measure of excitement and terror. This new role posed challenges – namely, raising the profile of Indigenous arts and culture ...

The Guardian
BBC apologises for misleading documentary on 'drunken' Aboriginal community
The Guardian
The BBC has apologised for a “misleading” documentary on an Aboriginal community in regional Australia, after angry residents accused presenter Reggie Yates and the crew of unethical behaviour. Yates and the independent production company, Sundog ...

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The Guardian
BBC apologises for misleading documentary on 'drunken' Aboriginal community
The Guardian
The BBC has apologised for a “misleading” documentary on an Aboriginal community in regional Australia, after angry residents accused presenter Reggie Yates and the crew of unethical behaviour. Yates and the independent production company, Sundog ...
BBC apologises for misleading viewers of documentary about alcohol abuse in WilcanniaABC Online

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The Australian
25 years after Mabo, indigenous remain 'asset rich and dirt poor'
The Australian
“Until we can address (this) absurdity … indigenous Australians will remain asset rich and dirt poor.” A recent Federal Court ruling against the $1.3 billion Noongar agreement in Western Australia, with a flow-on effect to similar deals including ...
Indigenous sexual health funding cut without consultation, senators ...The Guardian

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The Canberra Times
Indigenous public servants finally get a pay rise
The Canberra Times
Australia's lowest-paid public servants have finally had a win on pay with some Aboriginal Hotels Limited workers scoring wage rises of $9000 a year. But the tens of thousands of public servants still embroiled in the the bitter three-year dispute with ...

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The Canberra Times
Indigenous public servants finally get a pay rise
The Canberra Times
Australia's lowest-paid public servants have finally had a win on pay with some Aboriginal Hotels Limited workers scoring wage rises of $9000 a year. But the tens of thousands of public servants still embroiled in the the bitter three-year dispute with ...

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The Guardian
Funding to two Indigenous sexual health programs cut without consultation
The Guardian
The Northern Territory Aids and Hepatitis Council's Aboriginal Sexual Health program, and the Queensland Aids Council's 2 Spirits program have run for more than 20 years addressing the disproportionately high rate of sexually transmitted infections ...

The Guardian
Funding to two Indigenous sexual health programs cut without consultation
The Guardian
“This directly affects the most marginalised population we work with, Indigenous clients, [who] as you know suffer significant trauma,” he told Guardian Australia. “Then we have seen more marginalised communities – sistagirls, brotherboys … they're ...

NEWS.com.au
Eurovision's worst-kept secret: Isaiah Firebrace will represent Australia this year
NEWS.com.au
ISAIAH Firebrace will represent Australia in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The badly kept secret was confirmed by SBS today. The 17 year old won last year's X Factor. He became the first indigenous winner of a reality show since Casey Donovan.

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ABC Online
Constitutional recognition: 'Politicians' model' faces lukewarm response by Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians are rejecting the "elite", "politicians' model" for changing the constitution, according to a key member of the referendum council that has met with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people around the country. Instead, they ...

ABC Online
Constitutional recognition: 'Politicians' model' faces rejection by Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians are rejecting the "elite", "politicians' model" for changing the constitution, according to a key member of the referendum council that has met with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people around the country. Instead, they ...

SBS
Film about Indigenous Australia before Europeans 'shutdown', says Minchin
SBS
A film about pre-European Australia featuring Indigenous music and themes to be directed by comedian Tim Minchin has been “shutdown”, according to a statement released by Minchin on his website. “The animated film to which I've dedicated the last 4 ...

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SBS
Film about Indigenous Australia before Europeans 'shutdown', says Minchin
SBS
A film about pre-European Australia featuring Indigenous music and themes to be directed by comedian Tim Minchin has been “shutdown”, according to a statement released by Minchin on his website. “The animated film to which I've dedicated the last 4 ...

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The Advertiser
Half of Aboriginal students who make it to Year 12 not finishing SACE
The Advertiser
“However, we must acknowledge the significant proportion of Aboriginal students who are not actively working towards achieving their SACE,” the new strategy document says. The Advertiser revealed in December that around a third of all public high ...

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ABC Online
Anger among Indigenous residents of Wilcannia about portrayal in BBC documentary
ABC Online
Several participants, most of whom are Barkindji men and women, said they were unhappy about some of the techniques used to gather footage for the documentary Hidden Australia: Black in the Outback. They also said producers took advantage of their ...

Half of Aboriginal students who make it to Year 12 not finishing SACE
NEWS.com.au
The SACE Board's new five-year strategy for Aboriginal education was launched yesterday at a forum for principals and other school leaders. Numbers of indigenous students completing the SACE have more than doubled from 144 in 2011 to a record 322 ...

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How racism works in Australia
Red Flag
“Is Australia racist?” A good question, and also the title of the first show in SBS's “Face Up to Racism” week at the end of February. The answer is a resounding yes. In addition to the original anti-Aboriginal racism, Australian racism has at various ...

Deal for 5000 new Indigenous jobs puts business on notice, says magnate
Whyalla News
The Australian Employment Covenant, established after the 2008 apology to Indigenous Australians and members of the Stolen Generations, aims to address the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands by creating 50,000 new jobs.

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