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Chris Sarra, Andrea Mason spearhead Malcolm Turnbull's bid to reboot Indigenous policy
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Turnbull Government has moved to transform its relationship with Indigenous Australia by announcing a new advisory group that includes Aboriginal educator Chris Sarra. In a bid to rebuild trust, the Prime Minister has opted for a two-stage process ...
Malcolm Turnbull unveils streamlined indigenous advisory councilThe Australian
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Chris Sarra, Andrea Mason spearhead Malcolm Turnbull's bid to reboot Indigenous policy
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Turnbull Government has moved to transform its relationship with Indigenous Australia by announcing a new advisory group that includes Aboriginal educator Chris Sarra. In a bid to rebuild trust, the Prime Minister has opted for a two-stage process ...
Indigenous Advisory Council 'refreshed' with new membership - ABCABC Online
Malcolm Turnbull unveils streamlined indigenous advisory councilThe Australian
PM overhauls indigenous advisory council - News.com.auNEWS.com.au
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The Australian
Malcolm Turnbull unveils streamlined indigenous advisory council
The Australian
It includes 2017 Australian of the Year finalist Andrea Mason, CEO of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Women's Council, as well as indigenous education leader Chris Sarra, founder of the Stronger Smarter Institute. Other members ...
Indigenous Advisory Council 'refreshed' with new membershipABC Online
Chris Sarra, Andrea Mason spearhead Malcolm Turnbull's bid to reboot Indigenous policyThe Sydney Morning Herald
PM overhauls indigenous advisory councilNEWS.com.au
National Indigenous Times
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ABC Online
Malcolm Turnbull unveils streamlined indigenous advisory council
The Australian
Other members are Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation CEO Susan Murphy and NSW Aboriginal Land Council chair Roy Ah See. Carry-over members from the previous 12-member council, which was established by Tony Abbott in 2013, are Baniyala ...
Indigenous Advisory Council 'refreshed' with new membershipABC Online
PM overhauls indigenous advisory councilSBS
Sarra, Mason big winners in advisory council 'refresh'National Indigenous Times

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Indigenous Advisory Council 'refreshed' with new membership
ABC Online
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has shaken up his Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC), appointing Australian of the Year finalist Andrea Mason and Indigenous education leader Chris Sarra and ending speculation about the future of the controversial council.

ABC Online
'Mercy dash' airlifts vital supplies to feed remote WA Aboriginal community
ABC Online
Mr Smithies said he has had reports of more than one metre of water covering roads in areas closer to the WA and South Australia border which is unlikely to clear anytime soon. He said evacuating the entire community, which keeps a canoe in a storage ...

The Guardian (blog)
How the Indigenous art recognised by Unesco draws us into Australia's real history
The Guardian (blog)
This week the genesis of modern desert Indigenous art movements will receive fitting acknowledgment with the inclusion on the Unesco Memory of the World Australian Register of Warlpiri crayon drawings created at Hooker Creek in 1953 and 1954.

Inside Sport
Indigenous All Stars need meaningful rivals
Inside Sport
The All Stars fixture is the culmination of a week-long event that celebrates rugby league's commitment to Indigenous Australia and to celebrate the significant place of rugby league in the lives of a majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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ABC Online
Federal Court full bench decision on WA Indigenous Land Use ...
ABC Online
A ruling by the full bench of the Federal Court over Indigenous Land Use Agreements in WA could have implications for pastoral, mining, oil, gas, and ...
'Profound' ruling resonates across nation as calls grow for Act ...National Indigenous Times

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National Indigenous Times
Cricket contests fire Indigenous spirit
National Indigenous Times
The biggest Indigenous cricket event on the Australian calendar is being held in Alice Springs this week. The annual Imparja Cup will run until Saturday (February 11) and involve major community and school teams from across the country. At the same ...

National Indigenous Times
Aged care careers suit Indigenous ways: Wyatt
National Indigenous Times
Young Indigenous people should consider a career in aged care, according to Australia's new Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt. Mr Wyatt said the coming years would see a shortage of aged care workers and big demands on the ...

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National Indigenous Times
Aged care careers suit Indigenous ways: Wyatt
National Indigenous Times
Young Indigenous people should consider a career in aged care, according to Australia's new Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt. Mr Wyatt said the coming years would see a shortage of aged care workers and big demands on the ...

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The Guardian
An Indigenous treaty would create a virtuous circle of self-determination
The Guardian
Alexis Wright emphasised this point in a recent article for Meanjin, writing: “the law courts and governments of Australia do not want you to turn up on your own behalf, they want to hear and argue the Aboriginal story from the professional point of ...

Daily Mail
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2017: Steve Price on ...
NEWS.com.au
SHOCK jock Steve Price has labelled Australia's indigenous welfare and alcoholism issues a “stain on the whole country”.
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Herald Sun
Steve Price calls indigenous welfare a national 'stain' on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Herald Sun
I have witnessed for far too long in my life the way that indigenous Australians have not been able to be helped to drag themselves out of what amounts to third world poverty. I think it is a disgrace and a stain on the whole country and all ...

SBS
Indigenous supermodel set for international success
SBS
Everybody has a dream, and for last year's Aboriginal Model Search winner Lala Bayles, it's to represent Aboriginal Australia in the modelling industry. The Brisbane born babe is now one step closer to achieving her goal, and has recently been selected ...

SBS
Indigenous supermodel set for international success
SBS
Everybody has a dream, and for last year's Aboriginal Model Search winner Lala Bayles, it's to represent Aboriginal Australia in the modelling industry. The Brisbane born babe is now one step closer to achieving her goal, and has recently been selected ...

The Australian
Native title call a risk to projects
The Australian
Glen Kelly — chief executive of the National Native Title Council, which represents 16 Aboriginal land councils across Australia — said the ruling jeopardised businesses and the benefit packages for indigenous groups struck under the agreements. “We ...

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The Advertiser
Indigenous All Stars centre Dane Gagai suggests an alternative date for Australia Day
The Advertiser
The Knights and Queensland centre says he can't celebrate on Australia Day as it is associated with a lot of pain for the indigenous community. Dane Gagai wants Australia Day changed to a February 13. Picture: Darren England. “That's why I'd like to ...

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Indigenous All Stars centre Dane Gagai suggests an alternative date for Australia Day
dailytelegraph.com.au
The Knights and Queensland centre says he can't celebrate on Australia Day as it is associated with a lot of pain for the indigenous community. Dane Gagai wants Australia Day changed to a February 13. Picture: Darren England. “That's why I'd like to ...

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