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The second moment of clarity required her to drop out of studies at the University of NSW for a time, disillusioned at her prospects, and go to work at the Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board, first as a secretary and ...

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Government announces Indigenous-led review into remote housing
SBS
The Federal Government has announced an independent review into housing in Indigenous communities. "Overcrowding, homelessness and poor housing conditions in remote Australia remain unacceptably high," Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion ...

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SBS
Dutton Shocked To Discover All Non-Indigenous Citizens Are Immigrants
SBS
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton was reportedly shocked to receive a briefing today that classified all non-Indigenous citizens of Australia as technically immigrants. Mr Dutton was busy preparing for a press conference during which he aimed to expand ...

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Business Insider Australia
Australia's oldest piece of indigenous jewellery has been found in the Kimberleys
Business Insider Australia
Archaeologists have found Australia's oldest piece of indigenous jewellery, a pointed kangaroo bone worn through the nose, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The ornament has been dated at more than 46,000 years old and debunks a theory that ...

Indigenous-led review into remote housing
The West Australian
"Overcrowding, homelessness and poor housing conditions in remote Australia remain unacceptably high," Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said. Senator Scullion said the review would consult with indigenous communities and businesses, housing ...

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WAtoday
Inquiry into Aboriginal youth suicide says government is failing to act
WAtoday
Now an inquiry into Aboriginal youth suicide has found the Australian government is not implementing many of recommendations made to it in the past 15 years to cut the death rate. Released on Thursday by the Education and Health Standing Committee, ...

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Servant or Slave: documentary shines a light on chapter of Australia's modern history
ABC Online
The producers of a new documentary are hoping to shine a light on a little-known part of Australia's history. The film, 'Servant or Slave;, follows the lives of five Aboriginal women who were taken away from their families as children and trained to be ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal trackers in NSW given 'long overdue' recognition for law enforcement work
ABC Online
The contribution of Aboriginal trackers to the history of New South Wales is being recognised by NSW Police at a commemorative display in Goulburn, south-west of Sydney. The first recorded work of Aboriginal trackers in Australia was in 1834 near ...

The Australian Women's Weekly
Vinka Barunga will be the first Aboriginal doctor in her hometown
The Australian Women's Weekly
Last year, NITV's Living Black spent a week with Vinka, who hails from the small town of Derby, which sits at the gateway to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Derby has never had a full-time Aboriginal doctor, so the locals were understandably ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Big boost for Indigenous arts
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) has announced a $17.54 million partnership with mining and resources moghul BHP Billiton and the State Government of South Australia to continue to present TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Big boost for Indigenous arts
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) has announced a $17.54 million partnership with mining and resources moghul BHP Billiton and the State Government of South Australia to continue to present TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and ...

Blue Mountains Gazette
First Contact review: Thank God for David Oldfield
Blue Mountains Gazette
Before starting out on their 28-day immersion in Aboriginal Australia, each of the six "well-known" (SBS doesn't do celebrity) participants records an interview in which they lay out their preconceptions of the Aboriginal people and culture they have ...

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Hawaiipublicradio
Asia Minute: Struggles of Australia's Indigenous People
Hawaiipublicradio
The challenges and living conditions of indigenous people around the world are now getting more attention than they have in the past. In Australia, a study out this week includes a number of disturbing findings. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's ...

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The Conversation AU
Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems
The Conversation AU
The NSW government has announced it will propose legislation for protecting and reviving NSW Aboriginal languages. NSW Aboriginal languages are part of the heritage of NSW Aboriginal people, and part of Australia's heritage. Recognising this should ...

The Conversation AU
Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems
The Conversation AU
The NSW government has announced it will propose legislation for protecting and reviving NSW Aboriginal languages. NSW Aboriginal languages are part of the heritage of NSW Aboriginal people, and part of Australia's heritage. Recognising this should ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
It's time to tackle indigenous crime
dailytelegraph.com.au
It also found 70 per cent of indigenous homicides involved alcohol (compared with only 22 per cent for non-indigenous homicides), despite drinking rates among indigenous Australians overall being no greater than for other Australians and despite a ...

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Queensland Country Life
Experts urge Australians to forget Bill Leak, think of indigenous women instead
Queensland Country Life
Former Arnhem Land senior solicitor Josephine Cashman has slammed the outward looking nature of Australia's bureaucrats and urged policy makers work to ensure Aboriginal lives matter by prioritising the issue of domestic violence in indigenous ...

Illawarra Mercury
Experts urge Australians to forget Bill Leak, think of indigenous women instead
Illawarra Mercury
Former Arnhem Land senior solicitor Josephine Cashman has slammed the outward looking nature of Australia's bureaucrats and urged policy makers work to ensure Aboriginal lives matter by prioritising the issue of domestic violence in indigenous ...
Indigenous leaders demand action on violence against Aboriginal women 'crisis'ABC Online

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ABC Message Stick
Mason named Australian Businesswoman of the Year
ABC Message Stick
Indigenous leader Andrea Mason, who runs an organisation helping women in a remote part of the Northern Territory, has been named the Australian Businesswoman of the Year. She joins Leigh Sales to discuss her work.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Thank God for David Oldfield
The Sydney Morning Herald
Before starting out on their 28-day immersion in Aboriginal Australia, each of the six "well-known" (SBS doesn't do celebrity) participants records an interview in which they lay out their preconceptions of the Aboriginal people and culture they have ...

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