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The Guardian
Indigenous suicide rates climb as governments 'drag the chain' on handing over control
The Guardian
Governments have been “dragging the chain” when it comes to empowering Indigenous communities, people and services to address the devastating rates of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a conference heard on Friday.
Suicide on the rise among indigenous youthSky News Australia
Recognition doesn't exclude treaty: GrantYahoo7 News
Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needsABC Online
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The Guardian
Indigenous suicide rates climb as governments 'drag the chain' on handing over control
The Guardian
Governments have been “dragging the chain” when it comes to empowering Indigenous communities, people and services to address the devastating rates of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a conference heard on Friday.
Suicide on the rise among indigenous youthSky News Australia
Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needsABC Online
Alice Springs conference on LGBTIQ suicide in Indigenous populationGay News Network

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ACCC acts to protect indigenous consumers
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"Indigenous consumer protection is an enduring priority for the ACCC and we took this action to protect the rights of Indigenous consumers under that Australian Consumer Law," ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said. "We encourage Indigenous consumers to ...

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Recognition doesn't exclude treaty: Grant
Yahoo7 News
Constitutional recognition does not have to exclude the future prospect of a treaty for indigenous people, Stan Grant says. Mr Grant has been appointed to the Referendum Council to advise the government on a way towards a referendum on recognising ...

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Sky News Australia
Suicide on the rise among indigenous youth
Sky News Australia
Suicide is the main cause of death for indigenous people aged 15-35. "How are we going to fix this?" Kunoth-Monks, an activist and elder from Utopia in Central Australia, asks. Professor Pat Dudgeon is co-chairwoman of the government-funded Aboriginal ...
Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needsABC Online
Alice Springs conference on LGBTIQ suicide in Indigenous populationGay News Network

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Sky News Australia
Suicide on the rise among indigenous youth
Sky News Australia
Suicide is the main cause of death for indigenous people aged 15-35. "How are we going to fix this?" Kunoth-Monks, an activist and elder from Utopia in Central Australia, asks. Professor Pat Dudgeon is co-chairwoman of the government-funded Aboriginal ...
Lost between two worldsABC Online

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ABC Online
Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needs
ABC Online
A new pilot program informed and run by Farm-Link was launched in March and is specifically targeted at Aboriginal people. Speaking at the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention conference in Alice Springs, Farm-Link ...
Alice Springs conference on LGBTIQ suicide in Indigenous populationGay News Network

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ABC Online
Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needs
ABC Online
A new pilot program informed and run by Farm-Link was launched in March and is specifically targeted at Aboriginal people. Speaking at the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention conference in Alice Springs, Farm-Link ...

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Toronto Star
'Indigenous Leadership Initiative' proposes program to help aboriginal people
Toronto Star
People take part in a march and candlelight vigil in the troubled Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario, April 15. An experiment that won favour in Australia is getting interest in Ottawa as the government aims to live up to its promise to help ...

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CBC.ca
Australia's Indigenous 'guardians' program finding favour in Ottawa
CBC.ca
An experiment that has won favour in Australia is gathering steam in Ottawa as the federal government scrambles to live up to its promise to help Aboriginal Peoples. Members of a Canadian team called the Indigenous Leadership Initiative are proposing a ...

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AllAfrica.com
Africa: Indigenous People Miss Out On Vital Services
AllAfrica.com
The study, which evaluated more than half of the world's indigenous communities, found they scored lower across the board than non-indigenous people on access to basic services. This reduces their life expectancy and educational attainment, and ...

Alice Springs meeting to battle self-harm
Yahoo7 News
Almost 400 people gathered in Alice Springs from around the country have similar questions, and they have united for Australia's first conference on the prevention of indigenous suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death for indigenous people aged ...

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ABC Local
Former Aboriginal mission site becomes a focus for cultural education and a celebration of survival
ABC Local
This piece of furniture is a direct link to a chapter of Australia's past when Indigenous people were rounded up and placed on missions by the Aboriginal Protection Board. Now back in Aboriginal hands, this site of the former Bulgandramine Mission is ...

The Adelaide Review
Aboriginal Shields: Power, Protection and History
The Adelaide Review
The current exhibition at the South Australian Museum, Shields: Power and Protection in Aboriginal Australia, explores these key associations while also laying out the full range of hardwood and softwood shields (narrow and broad, painted and carved, ...

The Guardian
The budget's response to Indigenous unemployment borders on negligence
The Guardian
Remember that in the 2014 budget $500m was taken off Indigenous Australians by the then, self-described, “prime minister for Indigenous affairs”. And ongoing disappointing outcomes vividly described by the Productivity Commission in National Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Outgoing MP Linda Burney decries 'paternalistic' approach to Aboriginal affairs
The Guardian
Outgoing NSW Labor MP Linda Burney: 'My time in [NSW parliament] has been shaped, though not defined, by my Aboriginality.' Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP. Australian Associated Press. Wednesday 4 May 2016 21.49 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 4 ...

The Guardian
Outgoing MP Linda Burney decries 'paternalistic' approach to Aboriginal affairs
The Guardian
Outgoing NSW Labor MP Linda Burney: 'My time in [NSW parliament] has been shaped, though not defined, by my Aboriginality.' Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP. Australian Associated Press. Wednesday 4 May 2016 21.49 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 4 ...

The Guardian
No data exists on suicide among gay and trans Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
'Homelessness and suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is high, and homelessness and suicide among LGBTQI is high. If you're both, the risk isn't going to reduce,' says campaigner Dameyon Bonson. Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP.
Budget 2016: 'Silent on the important indigenous issues'The Australian
The budget's response to Indigenous unemployment borders on negligenceThe Guardian

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The Australian
Budget 2016: Aboriginal legal services to lose staff with $6m cut
The Australian
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency chief executive Priscilla Collins warned her agency would have to “cut deep” into frontline services, while Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) head Gary Oliver said in NSW alone about 4800 Aboriginal people ...

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ABC Online
African drumming helping Indigenous children overcome anger
ABC Online
It is physical, sometimes frantic and often loud — and it has emerged as one of the most promising suicide prevention programs for young Indigenous kids in Australia. It is called Drumbeat and it uses African drums as a focal point in workshops run ...