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Aboriginal entrepreneurs launch Australia's first innovation hub for minorities so no one gets left behind in the ...
StartupSmart
On a mission to prevent anyone getting left behind in the digital economy, Aboriginal entrepreneurs Leigh Harris and Julie-Ann Lambourne are building Australia's first innovation hub for minority groups. D:HIVE will be a centre for digital innovation ...

Indigenous Australians consuming too much sugar, not enough vegetables: data
Xinhua
CANBERRA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous Australians are consuming too much sugar and too little of the five major food groups, new data has revealed. The data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, showed that the diet of ...

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FREE: Port terminal operator supports Indigenous kids
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FOR the past seven years, DP World staff have participated in the camp, hosted by Dunwich State School in partnership with the Minjerriba-Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council and the Quandamooka people. DP World is Australia's biggest port and supply chain ...

ABC Online
Rhodes Scholarship: Tasmanian Aboriginal student Bede Jones ...
ABC Online
An Indigenous Tasmanian man whose mother and father are both gay hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see diversity as a strength and ...

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Rhodes Scholarship: Tasmanian Aboriginal student Bede Jones ...
ABC Online
An Indigenous Tasmanian man whose mother and father are both gay hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see diversity as a strength and ...

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An Indigenous Tasmanian man with same-sex parents hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see ...
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Melbourne-based Bede Jones, who studied philosophy and criminology at Melbourne University, is the first Indigenous Tasmanian and second Indigenous Australian (after South Australia's Rebecca Richards) to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Each year ...

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An Indigenous Tasmanian man with same-sex parents hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see ...
ABC Online
Melbourne-based Bede Jones, who studied philosophy and criminology at Melbourne University, is the first Indigenous Tasmanian and second Indigenous Australian (after South Australia's Rebecca Richards) to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Each year ...

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SBS
Art lights up new path for Indigenous prisoners
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 ...

SBS
Art lights up new path for Indigenous prisoners
SBS
Today, Morris is the CEO of The Torch, a prison art program that works with Indigenous Australian inmates to assist them in finding a path forward and ultimately, to reduce their chances of reoffending. With a strong footing in the arts, and a fine ...

The Guardian
Abbott's and Scullion's track records in Indigenous affairs not great – advocate
The Guardian
On Wednesday, Prof Tom Calma, the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner, questioned McGregor's suggestion, and accused the politicians of using the portfolio as a political football. He said both Abbott and Scullion ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
It might seem shallow but First Dates is one of our most culturally diverse shows
The Sydney Morning Herald
... and Natalie, 27, both from Lebanese families, Sri Lankan-born nurse, Aarun, and hairdresser, Jake, and graphic artist, Tonee, both of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent, these dates are representative of a multi-cultural and indigenous ...

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ABC Online
Rodney Kelly: Aboriginal man demands British Museum hand back shield belonging to ancestor
ABC Online
While it has acknowledged the bark shield is of cultural significance to the Gweagal people, the British Museum is not about to return it. Lissant Bolton from the museum's Oceania department said the museum was willing to loan the shield back to Australia.

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Condé Nast Traveler
Why Australia's Uluru Could Be Closed to Travelers
Condé Nast Traveler
Next on the list might be Uluru, one of Australia's most iconic landscapes, which has become the central battleground in an ongoing conflict between the Australian government and the native Aboriginal community that calls the area home. The Anangu ...
Why are indigenous Australians threatening to 'close' Uluru?Telegraph.co.uk

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ABC Online
Aboriginal artefacts returned to Albany country by British Museum for temporary exhibition
ABC Online
A showcase of some of the oldest Aboriginal artefacts in Australian history have been returned for a temporary exhibition by the British Museum, sparking calls for them to remain in Australia permanently. Yurlmun: Mokare Mia Boodja, meaning "returning ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal artefacts returned to Albany country by British Museum for temporary exhibition
ABC Online
A showcase of some of the oldest Aboriginal artefacts in Australian history have been returned for a temporary exhibition by the British Museum, sparking calls for them to remain in Australia permanently. Yurlmun: Mokare Mia Boodja, meaning "returning ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Why are indigenous Australians threatening to 'close' Uluru?
Telegraph.co.uk
Like a morning mist, the cloak of controversy has long hung over Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock), which finds itself at the centre of a new row between indigenous groups and the federal government, with the former threatening to “close” the rock ...

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I'm offended by Human Rights Commission, not Bill Leak
The Australian
Leak's cartoon was informed by the Four Corners program and by related commentary, which included an opinion piece I had written for The Australian on August 2. My article was just as critical as Leak's cartoon of so-called “Aboriginal parenting styles ...

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BuzzFeed News
Why Indigenous Australians Have Joined The Global Standing Rock Movement
BuzzFeed News
Traditional owners in Australia's Northern Territory are hopeful that the widespread support for Standing Rock protesters will lead to greater awareness of a proposed Australian gas pipeline that locals claim will also destroy sacred sites and poison ...
A Maori performed this soul-stirring haka to protest the Dakota Access PipelineMashable

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NEWS.com.au
First Dates is back: 'I often get told that I'm sexy'
NEWS.com.au
Sure, they detour briefly with the fact that his moustache is crooked and that they both tick the “Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander” box when they're filling out forms, but basically this entire relationship is based on an educationally mutual ...

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ABC Online
Increased meth use devastating remote Aboriginal communities in WA, police and counsellors say
ABC Online
Inspector Hamish McKenzie, from the Goldfields-Esperance District Office, which coordinates officers across the world's largest police beat, said drug use was rife across Australia. "Unfortunately it's part of our everyday business now," he said. "Our ...