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The Guardian
Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett
SBS
WA Premier Colin Barnett says most of Australia is ignorant about a social crisis in which more Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal children live in state care despite indigenous people representing well under seven per cent of the population. New figures ...
It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan FoleyThe Guardian

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Yahoo7 News
Cigarettes favoured over fruit in outback
Yahoo7 News
Customers spent 4.4 times more on cigarettes than fruit and vegetables in 2015/16. Lung cancer is the highest-ranked cancer type among indigenous people, but the fourth-ranked for non-indigenous Australians. An incentive program to improve community ...

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Cigarettes favoured over fruit in outback
The West Australian
Customers spent 4.4 times more on cigarettes than fruit and vegetables in 2015/16. Lung cancer is the highest-ranked cancer type among indigenous people, but the fourth-ranked for non-indigenous Australians. An incentive program to improve community ...

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ABC Online
“I felt degraded, humiliated”: meet the woman who took Bill Leak's cartoon to the Human Rights Commission
ABC Online
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Indigenous Australian student Melissa Dinnison was reeling when she saw Bill Leak's cartoon. “I felt pretty degraded and humiliated, it deeply affected me to be honest. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. I wanted to quit my degree ...
Chipping away at freedom of speech harms democracyThe Australian
In defence of Bill LeakSBS

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ABC Online
“I felt degraded, humiliated”: meet the woman who took Bill Leak's cartoon to the Human Rights Commission
ABC Online
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Indigenous Australian student Melissa Dinnison was reeling when she saw Bill Leak's cartoon. “I felt pretty degraded and humiliated, it deeply affected me to be honest. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. I wanted to quit my degree ...

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Brisbane Times
Queensland no longer Australia's fattest state, report finds
Brisbane Times
... warned the state couldn't simply keep adding more beds to solve the problem. The report also showed a narrowing gap between non-indigenous and indigenous health outcomes, but pregnant indigenous women were over-represented in smoking rates.
Qld indigenous life expectancy improvingNEWS.com.au

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ABC Online
Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister says
ABC Online
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Leslie Williams said Indigenous languages were a "unique and valuable part of our heritage" and legislation could benefit the community. "We know that the Aboriginal Protection Board removed Aboriginal children from their ...
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languagesIllawarra Mercury

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SBS
The many worlds of Australian Indigenous children's literature
SBS
Children's stories by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and illustrators are funny, sad, thoughtful, silly, profound, and joyous. As an Aboriginal author and illustrator, people so often ask me where they can find out more about Indigenous ...

SBS
The many worlds of Australian Indigenous children's literature | SBS ...
SBS
Enter into our worlds on our terms, and listen to our voices speaking of our realities.”
Former Miss Universe Australia defends 'ignorant' comments about Indigenous peopleMashable
It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan ...The Guardian

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Independent Australia
Australia has lost its cultural identity
Independent Australia
Aboriginal Australians also worked in a wide range of occupations: as interpreters, concubines, trackers, troopers, servants, nursemaids, labourers, stock workers and pearl divers. What is also overlooked is that they are the oldest living culture on ...

Independent Australia
Australia has lost its cultural identity
Independent Australia
Australia's rich Indigenous heritage, including astronomy, superfoods and even a monument older than Stonehenge is being ignored, writes Melanie McCartney. THE AUSTRALIAN cultural mindset has been eroded and is becoming predominantly American.

Mashable
Former Miss Universe Australia defends 'ignorant' comments about Indigenous people
Mashable
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons. A former Miss Australia has defended herself on Facebook, after a trailer for a TV series included quotes from the beauty ...

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Mashable
Miss Universe contestant responds to accusations of racism
Mashable
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons. A former Miss Australia has defended herself on Facebook, after a trailer for a TV series included quotes from the beauty ...

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Drawn to the City: The Anthropologist
The Adelaide Review
Since the 1980s, the Museum has been responsible for mounting progressive exhibitions, such as Dreaming – The Art of Aboriginal Australia, curated by Peter Sutton. For Professor Carty, the Museum has a culturally pioneering spirit and he and his ...

The Guardian
It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan Foley
The Guardian
Investment in a sustainable Aboriginal carbon industry would directly impact climate change, Indigenous poverty and the management of traditional lands and waters. These are all key parts of meeting Australia's commitment to the sustainable development ...

Illawarra Mercury
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
Illawarra Mercury
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...

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Illawarra Mercury
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
Illawarra Mercury
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...

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The Border Mail
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
The Border Mail
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...
Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister saysABC Online

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Illawarra Mercury
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
Illawarra Mercury
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...
Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister saysABC Online

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The Border Mail
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
The Border Mail
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...
Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister saysABC Online

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