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NSW mayor criticised for calling Aboriginal land claims 'opportunistic' - The Guardian


The Guardian

NSW mayor criticised for calling Aboriginal land claims 'opportunistic'
The Guardian
“The word that I mostly used was blanket claims, blanket in the sense that there's a process for searching out crown lands and if they meet the criteria then they are eligible to have a land claim over them,” he told Guardian Australia. The NSW land ...

Ancient 'Moon Rock' engravings protected as proof of Aboriginal astronomy - SBS


SBS

Ancient 'Moon Rock' engravings protected as proof of Aboriginal astronomy
SBS
Metropolitan CEO Nathan Moran told NITV: “We're very proud to be share able the Aboriginal cultural history of the Garrigal people with everyone. To think that this culture still remains here despite colonisation, and a thriving metropolis of Australia ...

Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier - ABC Online


Huffington Post Australia

Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier
ABC Online
"This remains an issue in other developments and activities going to occur in lands that the Aboriginal people regard as their own," he said. Dianah Mieglich was a citizens' juror who voted against continuing down the path of South Australia ...
Jay faces Labor war over nuclear referendum planThe Advertiser
SA to push on with nuclear dump talksSBS
SA to reveal nuclear dump position - Yahoo7Yahoo7 News
Crikey (registration) -Huffington Post Australia
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Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier - ABC Online


Huffington Post Australia

Nuclear dump referendum sought by South Australia's Premier
ABC Online
"This remains an issue in other developments and activities going to occur in lands that the Aboriginal people regard as their own," he said. Dianah Mieglich was a citizens' juror who voted against continuing down the path of South Australia ...
South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill Wants To Hold A Referendum Over Nuclear Waste DumpHuffington Post Australia

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Nuclear dump referendum on the cards in South Australia - ABC Online


ABC Online

Nuclear dump referendum on the cards in South Australia
ABC Online
"This remains an issue in other developments and activities going to occur in lands that the Aboriginal people regard as their own," he said. Dianah Mieglich was a citizens' juror who voted against continuing down the path of South Australia ...
SA Premier Jay Weatherill flags potential referendum on nuclear waste dump9news.com.au
SA govt calls for referendum on nuclear dumpSky News Australia
South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill Wants To Hold A Referendum Over Nuclear Waste DumpHuffington Post Australia
The Advertiser -The Guardian -InDaily
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HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high - SBS


Yahoo7 News

HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high
SBS
Associate Professor James Ward, head of Infectious Diseases Research Program - Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, told the ABC treatment and prevention of HIV for Australia's wider population hasn't reached ...
Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research showsABC Online
Mixed report on Australia's sexual healthYahoo7 News
HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five yearsThe Guardian
The Sydney Morning Herald -VICE
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HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high - SBS


SBS

HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high
SBS
The research found that while cases of HIV have stabilised overall in Australia, reported cases in Indigenous men have doubled over the past five years, and are now two times higher than non-Indigenous men. The report also found the rates of infection ...
Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research showsABC Online
Mixed report on Australia's sexual healthYahoo7 News
HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five yearsThe Guardian
VICE -The Sydney Morning Herald
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Nuclear dump in SA still on the cards as Premier calls for referendum - ABC Online


ABC Online

Nuclear dump in SA still on the cards as Premier calls for referendum
ABC Online
The nuclear debate is not over yet in South Australia, with Premier Jay Weatherill saying he wants to hold a statewide referendum on the issue. Mr Weatherill said the only path forward was through the restoration of bipartisanship "and a broad social ...
Nuclear referendum as Jay stares down dissentInDaily

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The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison - The Australian


The Australian

The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison
The Australian
Ms Dinnison, the Aboriginal woman who lodged — and subsequently dropped — a racial discrimination complaint against The Australian's cartoonist Bill Leak today accused the newspaper of trying to coax her into taking the complaint to court.
Bill Leak was 'uncooperative', says woman who lodged racial discrimination complaintABC Online

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The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison - The Australian


The Australian

The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison
The Australian
Ms Dinnison, the Aboriginal woman who lodged — and subsequently dropped — a racial discrimination complaint against The Australian's cartoonist Bill Leak today accused the newspaper of trying to coax her into taking the complaint to court.

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Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows - ABC Online


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Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows
ABC Online
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute's Aboriginal health advisor, Associate Professor James Ward, said the emphasis on treatment and prevention of HIV for the wider population had not reached remote Australia. "These test and ...
Mixed report on Australia's sexual healthYahoo7 News
HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five yearsThe Guardian
Most of 260000 young Australians with chlamydia STI don't knowThe Sydney Morning Herald
VICE
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Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians continue to be disproportionately represented in HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates compared to the wider population, new research has found. An annual report by the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute ...
Mixed report on Australia's sexual healthYahoo7 News
HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five yearsThe Guardian
Numbers of Indigenous Men With HIV Have Doubled in Five YearsVICE
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Healing through words: Indigenous inmates transform through the power of writing - SBS


SBS

Healing through words: Indigenous inmates transform through the power of writing
SBS
First Contact (season 2) airs on 29 November, 30 November and 1 December 2016 at 8:30pm on SBS. Across 28 Days, six well-known Aussies take an epic journey into Aboriginal Australia. Watch the trailer here, and catch-up on episodes after the program ...

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Mixed report on Australia's sexual health - NEWS.com.au


Body and Soul

Mixed report on Australia's sexual health
NEWS.com.au
Chlamydia is on the rise and the HIV infection rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all-time high but remains stable for non-indigenous Australians, according to the latest report card on the country's sexual health. The ...
High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gapRadio Australia
These are the STIs on the rise in AustraliaBody and Soul
Most of 260,000 young Australians with chlamydia STI don't knowThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Bill Leak was 'uncooperative', says woman who lodged racial discrimination complaint - ABC Online


ABC Online

Bill Leak was 'uncooperative', says woman who lodged racial discrimination complaint
ABC Online
A WA Aboriginal woman who lodged a racial discrimination complaint against Australian newspaper cartoonist Bill Leak said she dropped the case because she did not think he was going to cooperate with the conciliation process. Melissa Dinnison, 25, said ...
Prompt action could have avoided threat to Australian race lawThe Australian

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See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer - Broadsheet


Broadsheet

See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer
Broadsheet
When Ella Havelka was accepted into the Australian Ballet in 2012, as the company's first Indigenous dancer in its 50-year history, it attracted a huge amount of positive media nationwide. Havelka herself was thrilled to finally achieve the goal she ...

New STI report paints mixed picture of Australia's sexual health - NEWS.com.au


NEWS.com.au

New STI report paints mixed picture of Australia's sexual health
NEWS.com.au
“There is some underlying risk factors for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population that make it really susceptible to a rapidly increasing HIV epidemic if it was to take hold,” Ward said. Dr Bridget Haire, president of the Australian ...

Google News

Our sexual health report card released - NEWS.com.au


NEWS.com.au

Our sexual health report card released
NEWS.com.au
“In this time period when notifications have stabilised, there's been an expansion in Australia in the delivery of key HIV services, including initiatives to make testing more accessible and easy,” she said. STI rates much higher among indigenous ...

Spending Time In the Forgotten Corners of Our Nation - Pro Bono Australia


Pro Bono Australia

Spending Time In the Forgotten Corners of Our Nation
Pro Bono Australia
While volunteering for a year in Cape York, Alla listened to the stories of elders and traditional owners and decided to help other young people to have the same opportunity to connect with Indigenous Australia. In 2011, he set up Red Earth, a not-for ...

High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gap - Radio Australia


High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gap
Radio Australia
Government and Politics:Indigenous Policy:ALL Health:Diseases and Disorders:Cancer Health:Healthcare Facilities:ALL Australia:WA:Perth 6000 wa, cancer, council, james, back, george, yeoh, reconciliation, action, plan, gap, death, mortality, rate ABC ...

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