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The Guardian
Indigenous health: wealthy nations not always better than developing countries
The Guardian
A grandmother holds her granddaughter at a “town camp” on the outskirts of Alice Springs, Australia. Life expectancy for Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada and New Zealand is on par with those of Indigenous people in Kenya, Panama and ...
Indigenous health gap a global challenge, says studySydney Morning Herald

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ABC Online
Bookkeeper blames gambling addiction for $780000 theft from NT Aboriginal organisations
ABC Online
Through 167 separate transactions he stole about $550,000 from almost 20 Aboriginal organisations, mainly not-for-profit organisations from small remote communities across Central Australian including Atitjere, Pukatja and Santa Teresa. The Australian ...

Mashable
7 obvious reasons why you shouldn't climb sacred site in Australia
Mashable
There is a beautiful rock in the middle of Australia sometimes known as Ayers Rock, but now more commonly known by its traditional Indigenous name, Uluru. The red rock that stands sensationally in the middle of Australia's red desert centre has been ...
NT leader calls on Indigenous groups to get behind climbing Uluru9news.com.au
Uluru climb plan sparks a national debateThe New Daily
Given you can climb Uluru you should also be able to do sick ollies off the Anzac MemorialSBS
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Māori Television
Canada's commitment to indigenous people an example for NZ
Māori Television
Labour MP Peeni Henare says New Zealand and Australia should follow the Canadian government's lead and pay more attention to the rights of indigenous people. Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has allocated an unprecedented $8.4bil over five ...

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theMusic
Beni Bjah Highlights Indigenous Youth Issues After Song Of The Year Win
theMusic
“The youth incarceration rate in WA is at 48% for indigenous youth in prisons here, and by the year 2020 all prisoners Australia wide – youth and adults – every one out of two will be indigenous if we keep going this way, and I just feel like music is ...

SBS
White People Claim Indigenous Culture “Not As Important As Standing On A Rock”
SBS
While climbing Uluru is still considered offensive to the first peoples from that region, the push to allow tourists to climb the sacred site has gathered speed this week with many white Australians claiming that ascending the rock is part of their ...

The Guardian
Adam Goodes: AFL great to speak at Indigenous youth summit
The Guardian
Maddee Clark, one of the delegates at the summit, told Guardian Australia that she hoped the focus on mental health would see mainstream mental health organisations make a space for Indigenous people to join their campaigns. Clark, a 26-year-old queer ...

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Hundreds of distinct indigenous groups in Australia
CCTV
Today, we take a look at problems facing Australia's aboriginees. There are hundreds of Indigenous communities and societies in Australia, each with its own unique culture, custom and language. An appallingproblem facing the groups is the high crime rate.

Taranaki Daily News
Taranaki 'white fellas' return home after years in remote Aboriginal communities
Taranaki Daily News
Ronnie and husband Noel have been working with remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Australia for more than five years providing treatment for those in end stage renal failure. Known as "white fellas", Ronnie said it was beautiful and humbling to ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal sci-fi Neomad wins Australia's top comic book award
The Guardian
And on Friday it was picked up by the Aboriginal sci-fi comic book Neomad, created with the input of more than 30 young people in the Western Australian community of Ieramugadu (also known as Roebourne). It's an incredible achievement for a group of ...
Indigenous Sci-Fi NEOMAD Glows Neon With Praise And CultureHuffington Post Australia

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The Guardian
Aboriginal sci-fi Neomad wins Australia's top comic book award
The Guardian
For Australian comic artists, winning the Gold Ledger is like winning best picture at the Oscars. And on Friday it was picked up by the Aboriginal sci-fi comic book Neomad, created with the input of more than 30 young people in the Western Australian ...

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Aboriginal Australian Man Shares Racist Messages He Regularly Receives On Grindr
Queerty
Dustin Mangatjay McGregor is a 23-year-old Yolngu man. The Yolngu is group of Aboriginal people who originally inhabited north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Because of his ethnic origin, McGregor says he regularly receives ...

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Aboriginal Australian Man Shares Racist Messages He Regularly Receives On Grindr
Queerty
Dustin Mangatjay McGregor is a 23-year-old Yolngu man. The Yolngu is group of Aboriginal people who originally inhabited north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Because of his ethnic origin, McGregor says he regularly receives ...

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End Aboriginal cult of victimhood
The Australian
Take the recent stories generated by the 25th anniversary of the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. We've seen stories and heard speeches all centring on the theme of “25 years later, Aboriginal people still die in custody”.

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The Guardian
How do you buy Indigenous Australian art ethically?
The Guardian
These practices were “rampant” in Alice Springs some years ago, says Philip Watkins, who is head of Desart, an association of central Australian Aboriginal art and craft centres. A Senate inquiry into the matter was held in 2007 and from that a ...
Pat Dodson must keep on highlighting Australia's continuing shameSydney Morning Herald
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Not Content With Wrecking The Environment, Greg Hunt Is Now Desecrating Sacred SitesNew Matilda

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The Guardian
How do you buy Indigenous Australian art ethically?
The Guardian
These practices were “rampant” in Alice Springs some years ago, says Philip Watkins, who is head of Desart, an association of central Australian Aboriginal art and craft centres. A Senate inquiry into the matter was held in 2007 and from that a ...
Pat Dodson must keep on highlighting Australia's continuing shameSydney Morning Herald
Not Content With Wrecking The Environment, Greg Hunt Is Now Desecrating Sacred SitesNew Matilda
Public Service ApprenticeshipsPro Bono Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
Pat Dodson must keep on highlighting Australia's continuing shame
Sydney Morning Herald
It's now been 24 years since was called Australia's unutterable shame, the legacy of dispossession, degradation and devastation of Indigenous people, in the High Court's reversal of the legal fallacy that this was an empty continent. Since Mabo, we ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Pat Dodson must keep on highlighting Australia's continuing shame
Sydney Morning Herald
It's now been 24 years since was called Australia's unutterable shame, the legacy of dispossession, degradation and devastation of Indigenous people, in the High Court's reversal of the legal fallacy that this was an empty continent. Since Mabo, we ...

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The Age
Pat Dodson must keep on highlighting Australia's continuing shame
The Age
It's now been 24 years since was called Australia's unutterable shame, the legacy of dispossession, degradation and devastation of Indigenous people, in the High Court's reversal of the legal fallacy that this was an empty continent. Since Mabo, we ...
How do you buy Indigenous Australian art ethically?The Guardian

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ABC Online
Sydney massacre of Aboriginal people at Appin remembered by thousands
ABC Online
Officially, 14 people were killed, but Aboriginal historians believe the number was much higher. On Sunday, descendants of the Dharawl tribe mixed NSW Governor David Hurley and thousands of others in memoriam. Ivan Wellington, a descendent of the ...