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The Conversation AU
Indigenous medicine – a fusion of ritual and remedy
The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australian practices, honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we look at different aspects of First Australians' traditional life and uncover the knowledge behind them. In this ...

Echonetdaily
Indigenous imprisonment urgent issue: Gooda
Echonetdaily
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda gives the Nulungu Reconciliation Lecture in August this year. Photo from www.humanrights.gov.au. The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice ...
Australian co-operative helps Aboriginal people fight discriminationCo-Operative News
Australian Human Rights Commission Deplores Aboriginal Conviction RateSputnik International

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ABC Online
Over-representation of Indigenous Australians in prison a catastrophe, says ...
ABC Online
The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in prison is one of the most urgent human rights issues facing the country today, according to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda. In his 2014 Social Justice ...
Indigenous incarceration: Tony Abbott focuses on school attendance and jobsThe Guardian
Australian Human Rights Commission Deplores Aboriginal Conviction RateSputnik International
Australian co-operative helps Aboriginal people fight discriminationCo-Operative News
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ABC Online
Over-representation of Indigenous Australians in prison a catastrophe, says ...
ABC Online
The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in prison is one of the most urgent human rights issues facing the country today, according to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda. In his 2014 Social Justice ...
Indigenous incarceration: Tony Abbott focuses on school attendance and jobsThe Guardian
Indigenous imprisonment urgent issue: GoodaEchonetdaily
Easier to keep Indigenous kids in prison than school: Mick GoodaSBS
Co-Operative News -Sputnik International
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Co-Operative News
Australian Human Rights Commission Deplores Aboriginal Conviction Rate
Sputnik International
MOSCOW, December 4 (Sputnik) — The excessive number of indigenous people in Australian detention centers is a human rights issue the country needs to tackle immediately, Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner, ...
Australian co-operative helps Aboriginal people fight discriminationCo-Operative News
Indigenous incarceration: Tony Abbott focuses on school attendance and jobsThe Guardian
Indigenous imprisonment urgent issue: GoodaEchonetdaily

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APY power granted to South Australia Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ian Hunter
The Australian
SOUTH Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ian Hunter has been granted a historic new power to put the APY executive into administration, just hours after a no-confidence motion was passed against him for his handling of the indigenous lands crisis.

VICE News
Australia Is Locking Up Mentally Impaired Aboriginal Men in Jail Indefinitely
VICE News
The Australian Human Rights Commission investigated the cases of four aboriginal men — identified only as KA, KB, KC, and KD in the report — but these potentially represent just the tip of the iceberg. The cases expose a struggle to govern ...

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VICE News
Australia Is Locking Up Mentally Impaired Aboriginal Men in Jail Indefinitely
VICE News
The Australian Human Rights Commission investigated the cases of four aboriginal men — identified only as KA, KB, KC, and KD in the report — but these potentially represent just the tip of the iceberg. The cases expose a struggle to govern ...

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Co-Operative News
Australian co-operative helps Aboriginal people fight discrimination
Co-Operative News
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent one of the most profoundly disadvantaged groups in Australian society. Now a co-operative is trying to address this by improving the access of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to high quality ...
Australian Human Rights Commission Deplores Aboriginal Conviction RateSputnik International

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The Guardian
Indigenous legal aid cuts have harmed frontline services, says Productivity ...
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency is closing its Nhulunbuy office despite increasing caseloads, while the New South Wales prisoner ThroughCare program, launched at the recommendation of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in ...

The Guardian
Indigenous legal aid cuts have harmed frontline services, says Productivity ...
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency is closing its Nhulunbuy office despite increasing caseloads, while the New South Wales prisoner ThroughCare program, launched at the recommendation of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in ...

The Guardian
WA premier Colin Barnett orders review into Indigenous deaths in custody
The Guardian
Western Australia will review the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the state's prisons, Colin Barnett has announced, more than a month after the premier committed to action on Aboriginal deaths in custody. But the family of a woman who died ...

The Guardian
Government 'dodging obligations' over jailed Indigenous men with disabilities
The Guardian
The federal government has been accused of trying to hide behind technical arguments while contravening the human rights of four Indigenous men with disabilities who have been incarcerated indefinitely despite not being found guilty of any crime ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australians can take pride in disability policy gains
The Conversation AU
Australia has improved on the reporting of disability within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the last few years. After significant lobbying, Australia is now one of the few countries to collect information on disability in the ...
Creating Digital Inclusion for Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia
Yatdjuligin: an important new book for nursing and for the health of ...Crikey (blog)
Survivors join anti smoking campaignNational Indigenous Times

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The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australians can take pride in disability policy gains
The Conversation AU
Even in Australia's largest urban centres, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are more likely to report a disability than their non-Indigenous counterparts. This is so for every age group. However, the disparity is greatest between the ages ...
Creating Digital Inclusion for Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia
Yatdjuligin: an important new book for nursing and for the health of ...Crikey (blog)
Survivors join anti smoking campaignNational Indigenous Times

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The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australians can take pride in disability policy gains
The Conversation AU
Australia has improved on the reporting of disability within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the last few years. After significant lobbying, Australia is now one of the few countries to collect information on disability in the ...
Creating Digital Inclusion for Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia
Yatdjuligin: an important new book for nursing and for the health of ...Crikey (blog)
Survivors join anti smoking campaignNational Indigenous Times

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The Guardian
Jailing four not-guilty Indigenous men with disabilities 'breached human rights'
The Guardian
The commonwealth has outright rejected the findings, saying it does not have responsibility for the Northern Territory government and does not accept the government has contravened international human rights treaties which Australia is a signatory to.

Creating Digital Inclusion for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are embracing new technologies, but significant barriers remain when it comes to participating fully in the digital economy and emerging social media culture, according to an e-book commissioned by the ...

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The Conversation AU
Creating Digital Inclusion for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are embracing new technologies, but significant barriers remain when it comes to participating fully in the digital economy and emerging social media culture, according to an e-book commissioned by the ...
Indigenous Australians can take pride in disability policy gainsThe Conversation AU
Yatdjuligin: an important new book for nursing and for the health of ...Crikey (blog)
Survivors join anti smoking campaignNational Indigenous Times

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Indigenous communities 'have no rights to fight closures'
The Australian
South Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ian Hunter said that up to 4000 people would be affected across the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. “Prime Minister Abbott claims to be the prime minister for indigenous peoples, but his ...