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The Guardian
Child sexual abuse and prostitution in formerly secret government report
The Guardian
Queensland's minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partnerships, Curtis Pitt, said the decision to release a shocking report on child sexual abuse was difficult. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP. Australian Associated Press. Friday 11 March 2016 ...
Report reveals Cairns indigenous children lured into prostitutionThe Cairns Post
Abuse and prostitution of children: reportSky News Australia
Youth sexual violence and abuse report shows high rate of offences in Indigenous far north Queensland communityABC Online
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ABC Online
Aboriginal campaigner and suicide survivor shines light on mental health issues
ABC Online
In looking for different ways to address Western Australia's high rate of Indigenous suicide, some prominent advocates at the conference supported Ms Cumming's view that the most effective services are culturally relevant and also deliver what ...

The Guardian
Live Q&A: How can we better support the rights of indigenous people?
The Guardian
In the last fortnight two deaths have brought the challenges facing indigenous people across the world into sharper focus. In Honduras, environmental and indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, who had campaigned to protect her community's territory from ...
Berta Cáceres - Goldman Environmental Foundation : Goldman Environmental FoundationGoldman Environmental Prize

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Financial Times
Human origins: genetic isolation of Aboriginal Australians
Financial Times
A team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge and La Trobe University in Melbourne obtained the complete DNA sequences of the Y chromosome, which is transmitted from father to son, of 13 Aboriginal men from across Australia.

Herald Sun
Aerial skier Mikayla George aims to be Australia's first indigenous winter Olympian
Herald Sun
Acting on an invitation from the Australian Institute of Sport, Mikayla was among six young Aussies selected for the gruelling three-month training program for aerial skiers. She is now on track to become the first indigenous Australian to compete at ...

CounterPunch
After Paris, Indigenous People Must Take the Lead on Climate Change
CounterPunch
As two of the last three states to sign the 2007 UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the United States and Australia continue to trade off the price of carbon for the lives of indigenous peoples. Canada was the third state that ...

70 Indigenous people being tested for bridging program to enter the army
ABC Local
KATHERINE GREGORY: Segumar is one of 70 Indigenous women and men from around Australia, aged between 18 and 40, who have spent the last week in Darwin learning about life in the army to see if it's a career they want and are capable of taking on.

70 Indigenous people being tested for bridging program to enter the army
ABC Local
KATHERINE GREGORY: Segumar is one of 70 Indigenous women and men from around Australia, aged between 18 and 40, who have spent the last week in Darwin learning about life in the army to see if it's a career they want and are capable of taking on.

70 Indigenous people being tested for bridging program to enter the army
ABC Local
KATHERINE GREGORY: Segumar is one of 70 Indigenous women and men from around Australia, aged between 18 and 40, who have spent the last week in Darwin learning about life in the army to see if it's a career they want and are capable of taking on.

The Guardian
Treaty push should replace Indigenous Recognise campaign, says Yolngu leader
The Guardian
Yingiya Mark Guyula of the Yolngu Nations Assembly is calling for the efforts being put into recognition of Indigenous Australians in the constitution to be redirected to treaties between Australian governments and Indigenous nations. Photograph: Lisa ...

The Guardian
Treaty push should replace Indigenous Recognise campaign, says Yolngu leader
The Guardian
Yingiya Mark Guyula of the Yolngu Nations Assembly is calling for the efforts being put into recognition of Indigenous Australians in the constitution to be redirected to treaties between Australian governments and Indigenous nations. Photograph: Lisa ...

New Matilda
Kim Kardashian vs Aboriginal Culture: Only One Of These Images Has Been Banned By Facebook
New Matilda
Aboriginal people in the remote community of Ampilatwatja (pronounced UM-BUDDER-WATCH) had walked off their community and established a nearby camp in protest at the federal government's 'Northern Territory intervention', a policy launched in the ...

After Paris, Indigenous People Must Take the Lead on Climate Change
CounterPunch
As two of the last three states to sign the 2007 UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the United States and Australia continue to trade off the price of carbon for the lives of indigenous peoples. Canada was the third state that ...

Santanol targets Aboriginal workers in Australia
Recruiter
Indian sandalwood oil producer Santanol has held recruitment days specifically targeting Aboriginal people in the far North of Western Australia. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) news website reports the firm held two information and ...

SBS
Documentary highlights heart disease killing Indigenous Australians
SBS
A documentary, filmed over two years across Australia, highlights the unusually high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among the nation's Indigenous community. It focused on remote communities in the Northern Territory, where about 98 per cent of ...
Tackling rheumatic heart disease in remote Indigenous communities 'key to Closing the Gap'ABC Online

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Quartz
An ancient Australian connection to India?
Quartz
When was the remote Australian continent first settled? Where did these ancient Australians come from? Was the island settled once, or on multiple occasions? Is there a genealogical connection between the indigenous people of Australia and India?

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Quartz
An ancient Australian connection to India?
Quartz
When was the remote Australian continent first settled? Where did these ancient Australians come from? Was the island settled once, or on multiple occasions? Is there a genealogical connection between the indigenous people of Australia and India?

and more »

BBC News
Australia town shocked as girl, 10, 'takes own life'
BBC News
A remote community is reeling and support agencies are searching for answers after the apparent suicide of an Indigenous Australian girl, aged 10. The girl's body was found at Looma in the Kimberly region on Sunday. It was the 19th Indigenous suicide ...
Suicide of girl incomprehensible: Nova PerisSky News Australia

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Huffington Post Australia
Why Are So Many Indigenous People Killing Themselves?
Huffington Post Australia
Like so many other Indigenous people, I remember looking at my skin when I was younger and wishing that I wasn't Aboriginal. Wondering why I was born cursed with this brown skin, the visual representation of everything that made me so different from ...

Huffington Post Australia
Why Are So Many Indigenous People Killing Themselves?
Huffington Post Australia
Like so many other Indigenous people, I remember looking at my skin when I was younger and wishing that I wasn't Aboriginal. Wondering why I was born cursed with this brown skin, the visual representation of everything that made me so different from ...