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The Guardian
Indigenous woman died in police custody after notification service not used
The Guardian
The reported circumstances are similar to the 2012 death of Maureen Mandijarra, who was arrested in Broome, Western Australia, for being intoxicated in public and lay unmoving in a police cell for at least six hours before police realised she was dead.

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The Guardian
Greens urge government to revive Indigenous work program CDEP
The Guardian
Oliver said the income support program, which operates only in remote Australia, was discriminatory and deprived its participants, more than 80% of whom are Indigenous, of basic workers' rights. “The government should be putting in place policies that ...

ABC Online
Beef boom creating plenty of job and investment opportunities for Indigenous Land Corporation, says new CEO John ...
ABC Online
"The way I look at it is, there's two ways of increasing employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians. "One is to increase the percentage of jobs that Indigenous Australians fulfil in the assets you have at the moment. "And the second way is to ...

The Stringer
Western Australia and Northern Territory worst for the poorest and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
The Stringer
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the national incarceration rate rests at 191 Australian adults per 100,000 adults. However Western Australia's incarceration rate of Aboriginal adult males is 3,686 per 100,000, the world's 2nd highest ...

Pro Bono Australia
Eight Ways we Can Improve Indigenous Employment
Pro Bono Australia
Non-standard recruitment agencies, more education and ongoing mentoring and support are key to improving the number of Indigenous people in the workforce write Nicholas Biddle, Australian National University fellow, Boyd Hunter, ANU Senior fellow, ...

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Indigenous Leaders Call For Post Election Summit
Pro Bono Australia
The Canberra forum supported continued discussions regarding suitable amendments to the Australian Constitution for recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the establishment of a national First Nations representative structure, a ...

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Courier Mail
New bridge honours indigenous pioneer
Courier Mail
“As Australia's first Aboriginal person in federal Parliament, Senator Bonner worked to ensure Aboriginal people retained their cultural identity, while acquiring the economic, educational and social opportunities that non-indigenous Australians took ...
Neville Bonner bridge to be part of Queens Wharf developmentBrisbane Times

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Green Left Weekly
Refugees in their own land: how Aboriginal people are still homeless in modern Australia
Green Left Weekly
Without anywhere that is home, Aboriginal people have been without a physical space to reinvent themselves and their culture in modern Australia. Since colonisation, Aboriginal people have been internally displaced from their country. The doctrine of ...

ABC Online
Why 'recognition' of Indigenous Australians isn't enough
ABC Online
Australia is crawling toward recognising the nation's first people in the constitution, but even if it makes it, will the country have achieved anything meaningful? Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens and Megan Davis explain why the concept of 'recognition' in ...

NEWS.com.au
'Australia needs to grow a spine'
NEWS.com.au
But the Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion disagreed. A spokesman for the Minister said Australia has a strong track record of delivering land grants and native title determinations. “More than 70 per cent of Australia's land mass is either ...

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'Australia needs to grow a spine'
NEWS.com.au
Central Land Council director David Ross said it was time for stronger laws in Australia. “It should be a source of great shame for Australia that both the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and the Native Title Act have been diluted and hollowed out ...

The Guardian
'How could this happen?': Indigenous health tragedies spark search for answers
The Guardian
Jane's case is one of several being examined by the National Justice Project as part of their Aboriginal Health Matters initiative, which is dedicated to using the law to highlight cases of medical mistreatment of Indigenous Australians based on ...

ABC Online
Suicide rate for young Indigenous men highest in world, Australian report finds
ABC Online
The rate of suicide among young Indigenous men is the highest in the world, according to a new report highlighting the challenges facing young Australians. The first ever Australian Youth Development Index (YDI) was compiled as part of International ...
Australian Youths Are More Politically Engaged But Aren't As HealthyHuffington Post Australia

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ABC Online
Suicide rate for young Indigenous men highest in world, Australian report finds
ABC Online
The rate of suicide among young Indigenous men is the highest in the world, according to a new report highlighting the challenges facing young Australians. The first ever Australian Youth Development Index (YDI) was compiled as part of International ...
State of our youthThe Advertiser

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ABC Online
Unearthed High's Indigenous Initiative winner reflects on cultural upbringing
ABC Online
The Indigenous program will provide Tia with ongoing mentoring from the Australian Association of Artist Managers (AAM), including managers who have worked with the likes of Tkay Maidza, Gotye, Urthboy and The Rubens. "I don't even feel like it's real ...

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Star Observer
LGBTI Indigenous Australians people kicking goals
Star Observer
Star Observer caught up with some of the awesome LGBTI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are doing amazing work in their respective fields across the country. The fab five speak about who they are, what they do and what they have been up to.

ABC Online
Scant Recognition: Have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples any Reason to Hope?
ABC Online
There has been no formal reckoning of Australia's history from the political economy of killing to the lengthy period of compulsory racial segregation, but for the occasional symbolic acknowledgement. Credit: Sean Garnsworthy / Getty Images ...
With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?The Conversation AU
Indigenous referendum delay welcomed as "wise" opportunity to get it rightThe Sydney Morning Herald
Cause to celebrate: Australia's Indigenous population is on the riseThe Guardian (blog)
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Herald Sun
Andrew Bolt: Bill Leak's message in his controversial cartoon about alleged abuse of Aboriginal teens was clear
Herald Sun
Last week, cartoonist Bill Leak, of The Australian, drew a cartoon in response to the media outrage over the alleged abuse of Aboriginal teenagers detained in the Northern Territory. It showed an Aboriginal policeman lecturing a deadbeat Aboriginal dad ...
Media briefs: journos demand Leak apology ... CFMEU sticks up for China ... Olympic media hurdles ...Crikey (registration)

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National Indigenous Times
[ August 10, 2016 ] EXCLUSIVE: Blood samples could unlock decades-old Stolen Generation mysteries NEWS
National Indigenous Times
Anthropology professor Emma Kowal, deputy director at the National Centre for Indigenous Genomics at the Australian National University, said the samples, which have been held in storage, could unlock decades-old mysteries surrounding the genetic lines ...

SBS
Indigenous meanings of Australian town names
SBS
When it comes to Aboriginal words on an Australian map, we need to address the white European settlement in the room. While Europeans who invaded Aboriginal lands often renamed the plains as par tor the process of taking possession, we still see many ...

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