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Bid to stop rise of new Stolen Generation - The Australian


Bid to stop rise of new Stolen Generation
The Australian
About 53 per cent of 4700 children in care in Western Australia are Aboriginal, despite making up only 7 per cent of the state's child population. The Child Protection department has confirmed that 63.8 per cent of all newborn babies removed into state ...

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Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order - The Australian


The Australian

Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order
The Australian
There is enormous responsibility on Aboriginal groups across South Australia to ensure their “houses are in order” before they push for compensation as part of treaty talks with the Weatherill government, the chairman of the Prime Minister's indigenous ...

Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order - The Australian


The Australian

Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order
The Australian
There is enormous responsibility on Aboriginal groups across South Australia to ensure their “houses are in order” before they push for compensation as part of treaty talks with the Weatherill government, the chairman of the Prime Minister's indigenous ...

South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations - ABC Message Stick


South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations
ABC Message Stick
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Across Australia separate campaigns are simultaneously pushing for greater recognition of Australia's Aboriginal history. In South Australia today historic negotiations began to sign a treaty between that government and it's ...

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South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations - ABC Message Stick


South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations
ABC Message Stick
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Across Australia separate campaigns are simultaneously pushing for greater recognition of Australia's Aboriginal history. In South Australia today historic negotiations began to sign a treaty between that government and it's ...

Google News

SA government aims to sign treaty with Indigenous Australians within 12 months - The Guardian


The Guardian

SA government aims to sign treaty with Indigenous Australians within 12 months
The Guardian
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Indigenous South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an “olive branch”. The SA government has set aside $4.4m over five years for a treaty process that would involve ...
SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talksNEWS.com.au

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Livingstone working to close the Australia Day gap - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin


Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Livingstone working to close the Australia Day gap
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
"The resolution by council was to include up to two indigenous persons in the Australia Day committee which was a motion I moved after feeling very strongly about trying to make positive steps towards inclusive leadership and decision making for ...

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - SBS


SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
SBS
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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The myth of 'over-funded' Indigenous communities - Independent Australia


Independent Australia

The myth of 'over-funded' Indigenous communities
Independent Australia
For instance, Roebourne in Western Australia's Pilbara is said to have 67 service providers with over 400 programmes for less than 1,200 residents. I know Roebourne pretty much inside out and I do not know where these 67 services are located. Certainly ...

What will Indigenous treaties mean? - ABC Online


ABC Online

What will Indigenous treaties mean?
ABC Online
Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its Indigenous peoples and interestingly, the states are leading the charge, the ABC's editor of Indigenous affairs says. Stan Grant said there was still a "big debate" around ...

Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says - ABC Online


ABC Online

Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says
ABC Online
Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system, an Aboriginal lawyer and activist has proposed. Tasmanian Michael Mansell said statehood was the "ultimate prize" on the path towards ...

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Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says - ABC Online


ABC Online

Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says
ABC Online
Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system, an Aboriginal lawyer and activist has proposed. Tasmanian Michael Mansell said statehood was the "ultimate prize" on the path towards ...

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What will Indigenous treaties mean? - ABC Online


ABC Online

What will Indigenous treaties mean?
ABC Online
Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its Indigenous peoples and interestingly, the states are leading the charge, the ABC's editor of Indigenous affairs says. Stan Grant said there was still a "big debate" around ...

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - NEWS.com.au


SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
NEWS.com.au
Narungga elder from SA's Yorke Peninsula, Tauto Sansbury, said the treaty would mean Australia would "really recognise" its traditional owners. But he said Aboriginal people in every state and territory ought to be given the same opportunity. "I've ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - Yahoo7 News


SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
Yahoo7 News
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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Winners of the 2016 Indigenous STEM Awards announced - SBS


SBS

Winners of the 2016 Indigenous STEM Awards announced
SBS
Despite Indigenous knowledge systems; ecology, astronomy, biology and engineering having sustained Australia for thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are very underrepresented in today's scientific workforce. Approximately 2 ...

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - 9news.com.au


9news.com.au

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
9news.com.au
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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National Museum of Australia acquires Twingo 'Balarinji' - Motoring


National Museum of Australia acquires Twingo 'Balarinji'
Motoring
The Aboriginal artwork painted on his one-of-a-kind Twingo was the brainchild of John Moriarty — founder of the leading Australian designer clothing company Balarinji and its design studio, which also painted the Qantas planes — and celebrated ...

The big issue facing indigenous Australia - Eternity News


Eternity News

The big issue facing indigenous Australia
Eternity News
Working to solve social issues within Aboriginal Australian communities is a “band-aid” fix, not a long-term solution, according to the first Indigenous Ministry Officer appointed by the rural support service Bush Church Aid. “I believe the church can ...

The big issue facing indigenous Australia - Eternity News


Eternity News

The big issue facing indigenous Australia
Eternity News
Working to solve social issues within Aboriginal Australian communities is a “band-aid” fix, not a long-term solution, according to the first Indigenous Ministry Officer appointed by the rural support service Bush Church Aid. “I believe the church can ...

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