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Herald Sun
Indigenous All Stars centre Dane Gagai suggests an alternative date for Australia Day
Herald Sun
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 ...

NT News
Indigenous All Stars centre Dane Gagai suggests an alternative date for Australia Day
NT News
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 ...

Business News
Leaders lend voice to The Big Issue
Business News
He said giving people a chance to improve their circumstances by providing meaningful economic opportunities was the foundation of several Fortescue programs, which were aimed at ending the disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.

The Guardian
Indigenous owners threaten legal action unless Adani abandons land access deal
The Guardian
Adani's bid to register an Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Wangan and Jagalingou people – a crucial step towards building Australia's largest coalmine in central Queensland – was due to be decided on Friday by the national Native Title ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
The Conversation AU
Scabies is a disease of antiquity, one of the scourges of those on the First Fleet but no longer known for most in Australian society. However, in the far remote Northern Territory, scabies infection remains endemic, and in some regions almost 70% of ...
It's not acceptable that remote Australia still struggles with scabiesThe Sydney Morning Herald

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The Conversation AU
Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
The Conversation AU
Scabies is a disease of antiquity, one of the scourges of those on the First Fleet but no longer known for most in Australian society. However, in the far remote Northern Territory, scabies infection remains endemic, and in some regions almost 70% of ...
It's not acceptable that remote Australia still struggles with scabiesThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Student Edge
"Real Australians Say Welcome" Artist Debuts His Latest Slogan: "Aboriginal Land"
Student Edge
Australia Day—and those #ChangetheDate rallies—may be over for another year, but artist Peter Drew is not waiting 12 months to continue the conversation. Peter Drew, the Adelaide artist behind the “Real Australians Say Welcome” campaign, has debuted ...

Student Edge
"Real Australians Say Welcome" Artist Debuts His Latest Slogan: "Aboriginal Land"
Student Edge
Australia Day—and those #ChangetheDate rallies—may be over for another year, but artist Peter Drew is not waiting 12 months to continue the conversation. Peter Drew, the Adelaide artist behind the “Real Australians Say Welcome” campaign, has debuted ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
It's not acceptable that remote Australia still struggles with scabies
The Sydney Morning Herald
I've heard it said that the most unbearable sensation is itch, that people tear their skin off to replace the stimulus with pain which is far more tolerable.
Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous ...The Conversation AU

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The Sydney Morning Herald
It's not acceptable that remote Australia still struggles with scabies
The Sydney Morning Herald
The day my immune system kicked in was 14 days after I'd examined an old Aboriginal man at Royal Darwin Hospital. I'd never seen crusted scabies before. I'd been taught at Sydney University that it no longer existed in Australia so I stopped listening.

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Courier Mail
Joel Thompson says it's time for Australia to unite amid national anthem debate
Courier Mail
That forced organisers to play the anthem sung by fellow indigenous star Jessica Mauboy before the fighters entered the ring in Adelaide. Anthony Mundine sparked a national controversy last week. Mundine stated prior to the fight: “I'm not trying to ...

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Daily Advertiser
Keith Wheeler's Wheeler's Wisdom | OPINION, February 6, 2017
Daily Advertiser
There is no good reason to change the “Australia Day” date. The date does not disrespect Aboriginal Australians. I'm offended too, by anyone who refuses to stand for the National Anthem. It demonstrates a lack of education. However, when I was going ...

AFL.com.au
Freo recruit's eye-opening experience at indigenous camp
AFL.com.au
EVEN as a veteran of AFL/AFL Players' Association Indigenous All Stars camps, Bradley Hill was still learning about his people's culture on last week's trip to far north Western Australia. Hill joined 54 other indigenous AFL players who flew to Broome ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous enrolments at university increase but prestige institutions lag
The Sydney Morning Herald
Ms Robinson said that on the latest figures Indigenous students are 1.6 per cent of undergraduate enrolments nationally, but 2.7 per cent of Australia's working-age population. "So there's more to do, and our universities are determined to keep lifting ...

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ABC Local
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator says
ABC Local
The removal of bones from an Aboriginal baby's grave on a sacred site should be investigated by the South Australian coroner, according to the administrator covering the area involved. The director of administration in the APY Lands, Rex Tjami, said ...
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial caveThe Advertiser

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The Advertiser
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator says
ABC Local
The removal of bones from an Aboriginal baby's grave on a sacred site should be investigated by the South Australian coroner, according to the administrator covering the area involved. The director of administration in the APY Lands, Rex Tjami, said ...
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial caveThe Advertiser

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$40m for 'robust, independent evaluation' of Indigenous policy
The Mandarin (registration)
The IAS was, according to PM&C, “a major reform in the administration and delivery of services and programs to Indigenous Australians in response to widespread criticism over many years.” It consolidated 150 funded activities under 27 separate programs ...

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Cosmos
The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens
Cosmos
Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into a Kamilaroi family. But when at the age of 17 he met his biological mother, she regaled him with ...

Cosmos
The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens
Cosmos
Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into a Kamilaroi family. But when at the age of 17 he met his biological mother, she regaled him with ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Bob Katter to introduce law to protect indigenous artists from being ripped off
Gold Coast Bulletin
It has been reported that up to 80 per cent of tourist shops and markets have been selling “Aboriginal-style” souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's competition and consumer laws, it is not illegal for ...

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