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The Sydney Morning Herald
Wife of shot Australian art gallery owner Kevin Reid says he was a hero
The Sydney Morning Herald
"He was a hero in so many ways and my heart is broken." Mr Reid's death has shocked Savannah, where the Canberra-born 54-year-old quickly became a beloved member of the close-knit community after opening The Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery in ...
Alice Springs man Kevin Reid died a 'hero' protecting wife in USABC Online
Australian man shot by robbers moments after pushing wife out of harm's wayStuff.co.nz

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Smithsonian
New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World's Oldest Society
Smithsonian
For centuries, Aboriginal Australians have said they belonged to the oldest sustained civilization on the face of the Earth, citing their culture and history of oral storytelling that stretches back tens of thousands of years. Now, one of the most ...
DNA Study Finds Aboriginal Australians World's Oldest CivilizationHistory
World-first genome study reveals rich history of Aboriginal AustraliansABC Online
How early Aboriginal Australians journeyed from AfricaThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Australia has knowledge and means to overcome social inequality
The Australian
I was struck that in Australia, which escaped the worst of the global financial crisis, the same language was being employed for reductions in public spending, slimming down and contracting out of public services, and depriving Aboriginal communities ...

Australia has knowledge and means to overcome social inequality
The Australian
I was struck that in Australia, which escaped the worst of the global financial crisis, the same language was being employed for reductions in public spending, slimming down and contracting out of public services, and depriving Aboriginal communities ...

Saltwater by Cathy McLennan: encounters with indigenous teens
The Australian
For many, perhaps most, Australians, the entrenched disadvantage and community dysfunction that draw vulnerable indigenous children into a cycle of repeat offending and incarceration are largely an abstraction. These issues are read about sporadically ...

The Guardian
Indigenous health: a third of disease is preventable, says study
The Guardian
“In a wealthy country such as Australia, I am appalled by the unacceptable gap in the health of Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people,” he said. “We need to act before another generation of young Aboriginal people have to live with avoidable ...
Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease ...ABC Online

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Courier Mail
Clash between a Muslim lawyer and far right organisation leader on ABC's Hack Live0:43
Courier Mail
Mr Cottrell also shocked other panellists on the show when he replied “so what” to a question about European settlers killing indigenous Australians. In a taped piece before the debate Mr Cottrell admitted he was a racist. “I don't view myself as far ...
'Hack Live' On Nationalism Proved Nothin' But Blair Cottrell's IntolerancePedestrian TV

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The Australian
John Mulvaney, 'father of Australian archeology' dies aged 90
The Australian
“John has made inestimable contributions to studies of Australian archeology, cultural heritage policy and collections practice,” Professor Veth said. “He will be sorely missed as a globally recognised leader in hunter-gatherer studies, Aboriginal ...
Aborigines and Eurasians rode one migration waveScience Magazine

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NEWS.com.au
'I'm no Nazi, but I am a racist'
NEWS.com.au
Mr Cottrell also shocked other panellists on the show when he replied “so what” to a question about European settlers killing indigenous Australians. In a taped piece before the debate Mr Cottrell admitted he was a racist. “I don't view myself as far ...
'Hack Live' On Nationalism Proved Nothin' But Blair Cottrell's IntolerancePedestrian TV
Hack Live: what happened when we debated Aussie PatriotismABC Online

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ABC Online
Queensland class action over unpaid wages for Indigenous people 'setting a national precedent'
ABC Online
"Because we had a room down the back we never asked questions, because they might have done something to us," she said. Ms Perry, now 71 years old, is one of the dozens of people around Australia who have come forward wanting to be part of the class ...

SBS
SBS Indigenous reporter discovers relative honoured at Australian War Memorial
SBS
I knew it was a going to be a lovely story about honouring our Indigenous Australians who served our country. But little did I know that the story was much closer to home. My great-great grandfather Harry Thorpe was honoured in one of the displays ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous leaders pass no confidence motion in WA Aboriginal affairs minister
The Guardian
Western Australia Aboriginal affairs spokesman Ben Wyatt (left), Labor senator for Western Australia Pat Dodson (centre), and state Greens MP Robin Chapple (right) attend the Yule River bush meeting near Port Hedland on Thursday. Photograph: Leanne ...
WA remote communities: Lack of detail on reform roadmap a concern, Senator Pat Dodson saysABC Online

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The Guardian
Indigenous leaders pass no confidence motion in WA Aboriginal affairs minister
The Guardian
Western Australia Aboriginal affairs spokesman Ben Wyatt (left), Labor senator for Western Australia Pat Dodson (centre), and state Greens MP Robin Chapple (right) attend the Yule River bush meeting near Port Hedland on Thursday. Photograph: Leanne ...
WA remote communities: Lack of detail on reform roadmap a concern, Senator Pat Dodson saysABC Online

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ABC Online
Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease burden' still high, AIHW report says
ABC Online
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience more than twice the "disease burden" than non-Indigenous Australians, according an analysis of illness and death figures. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report concluded ...

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ABC Online
Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease burden' still high, AIHW report says
ABC Online
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience more than twice the "disease burden" than non-Indigenous Australians, according an analysis of illness and death figures. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report concluded ...
Disease rate higher for indigenous people | SBS NewsSBS

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RT
Deadly boomerangs: Macabre discovery leads to revelations about ancient Australians
RT
After the skeleton was found, local Aboriginal group, the Baakantji, named it 'Kaakutja', meaning 'older brother.' A 15cm (six inch) gash along Kaakutja's skull was deemed the likely cause of his death and researchers initially believed that he was ...

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Disease rate higher for indigenous people
SBS
The latest snapshot of indigenous health by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows while there have been improvements, there remains a wide gap in terms of illnesses and deaths suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders compared ...

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The Australian
Tjakamarra's famous artwork heads overseas after record price
The Australian
All Aboriginal art valued at more than $20,000 needs an export permit for foreign sale because of its potential cultural significance. Tjakamarra's agent Michael Eather said: “Michael gave the sale his blessing. He was hoping it would remain in ...

Justice reinvestment offers chance to cut number of indigenous inmates
The Australian
Indigenous Australians represent 2.5 per cent of the population and 27 per cent of prisoners. About half of those behind bars are there for nonviolent offences, including driving offences, property offences and breaches of court orders. But we know ...

ZME Science
Genome study of Aboriginal Australians, consider the oldest living civilization, points to single exodus out of Africa
ZME Science
But the most extensive genome analysis of Australia's Aboriginal people might help settle it, or at least part of it. The results suggest all present-day non-African populations are descended from the same single wave of migrants, who left Africa ...
Your DNA May Be Traced Back To An Ancient African ExodusTech Times
Genetic studies reveal diversity of early human populations – and pin down when we left AfricaThe Conversation UK
Ancient Human Migrations Unraveled Through Population Genomics StudiesGenomeWeb
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