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Abbott, Gillard unite on grog bans
The Australian
Ms Gillard stated that constitutional recognition is fundamental to the process of Reconciliation so that all Australians can feel pride in our Indigenous heritage and understand its centrality in our national story. "Without it, that story will remain ...

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Australia's Indigenous Face Job, Education Hurdles, Gillard Says
Bloomberg
By Jason Scott - 2013-02-06T01:10:38Z. Australia's indigenous people face a “massive and unacceptable gap” in employment rates compared with the rest of the nation, while health and education standards also lag behind, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.
Aboriginal health worker canes poll point-scoringYahoo!7 News
Closing the gap? PM left 'disappointed' on Aboriginal welfareCrikey
The rivers of grog must not be reopened, says Julia GillardThe Australian
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Indigenous advocate calls for rehabilitation reboot
ABC Online
An Indigenous advocate in Cairns says the Queensland Government's boot camp plan for young offenders is a good idea, but should be renamed. A report by Deloitte Access Economics says sending Indigenous offenders to rehabilitation programs instead of ...

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Alcohol bans discriminatory: Newman
Brisbane Times
Mr Newman responded by saying alcohol-related problems were not confined to indigenous communities and Australia as a whole had a problem with alcohol. "I simply say the policy of discrimination against Aboriginal people is not appropriate," he told ...

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Mortality down, but so is literacy
The Australian
"The number of Indigenous Australians in mainstream employment has risen from 42.4 to 44.7 per cent, a small but encouraging increase". "There was a particularly striking rise in mainstream employment in the Northern Territory from 21.3 to 30.3 per cent.

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The rivers of grog must not be reopened, says Julia Gillard
The Australian
Ms Gillard will cite Mr Pearson's use of the word "tragedy" to describe the Newman government's plans for Queensland indigenous communities. She will argue that closing the gap between black and white Australians is already a difficult task and will be ...

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Gap closed on indigenous preschool access
The Age
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will hail the achievement as the first step in closing the education gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians and report progress in reducing infant mortality and increasing year 12 attendance levels. But ...
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Aboriginal adults are jailed at 14 times the rate of non-indigenous people
The Australian
THE National Congress of Australia's First Peoples is calling for the federal government to expand its Closing the Gap targets to include commitments to halve the incarceration rates of Aborigines and halve the rates of violence experienced by ...

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Racism row threatens to mar NRL All Stars v indigenous All Stars match
The Daily Telegraph
"I am happy to let my record in indigenous communities across Australia stand and I am happy to do the same in the context of my contribution as a commissioner in rugby league. "At the core of this issue is that the chairman (Knight) just didn't have ...

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Gap closed on indigenous preschool access
The Age
Julia Gillard will hail the achievement as the first step in closing the education gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians and report progress in reducing infant mortality and increasing year 12 attendance levels. But the fifth annual ...
Aboriginal adults are jailed at 14 times the rate of non-indigenous peopleThe Australian

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Lack of trust impedes reconciliation
The Australian
INDIGENOUS and non-indigenous Australians don't trust each other but almost everyone agrees the relationship is important, Reconciliation Australia says. The organisation's Barometer 2012 report, which surveys the relationships between indigenous and ...

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Indigenous offenders need rehabilitation, not jail: report
ABC Online
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) is calling for investment into drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for non-violent offenders in an effort to combat high Indigenous incarceration levels. Accounting firm Deloitte Access ...
Rehab 'a $110k saving over jail'The Australian
Rehab, not jail, can reap rewardsThe Canberra Times
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Who is Nova Peris?
The Border Mail
She is perhaps best known for her significant sporting accomplishments. She was the first indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as part of the women's hockey team. She achieved similar success upon switching to ...

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Savings identified in Australian indigenous justice reform agenda
Radio Australia
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is this week scheduled to deliver the government's annual report card on Indigenous affairs - the so-called 'close the gap' initiatives. Savings identified in Australian indigenous justice reform agenda (Credit ...

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Plan to tackle cancer among indigenous
The Australian
She said the agency was mainly an online network, which would provide evidence-based information on cancer among indigenous people, and "get researchers around Australia on the same page". "We know that indigenous people are less likely to get ...

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Engineering Summer School Fosters Indigenous Participation
DesignBuild Source
Curtin University's Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School (IAESS) is a week-long program which provides 24 indigenous students from around the country with the opportunity to experience different aspects of the engineering profession ...

The Canberra Times
Call to keep non-violent Indigenous criminals out of jail
ABC Online
A new report says Indigenous people convicted of non-violent crimes should be sent to treatment programs rather than prison. Deloitte Access Economics compiled a report for the Australian National Council on Drugs which shows more than $100,000 could ...
Rehab 'a $110k saving over jail'The Australian
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Big dollar savings identified in Indigenous justice reform agenda
ABC Online
PETER LLOYD: David Leha's worst fear for his children is that shared by any parent and all of those fighting for better quality of life for Indigenous Australians. Ted Wilkes is one of them. He's a Nyungar man from Western Australia, which has the ...

better voice for indigenous
Sydney Morning Herald
But if our mainstream parties were serious about dismantling barriers to indigenous representation, they would reform Australia's electoral system. This is the only realistic way to establish a meaningful parliamentary presence for indigenous Australians.
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Agency goes online to tackle remote cancer
The Australian
The National Indigenous Cancer Network (NICaN), which will research and highlight the extent of cancer among indigenous Australians, and help deliver care, is being co-ordinated by Gail Garvey, Brisbane-based associate professor at the Menzies School ...