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Ten-year-old Aboriginal girl kills herself in far north Western Australia - The Guardian


The Guardian

Ten-year-old Aboriginal girl kills herself in far north Western Australia
The Guardian
A 10-year-old Aboriginal girl has taken her own life in far north Western Australia, the youngest of 19 Indigenous people to kill themselves in remote areas of the state since December. Guardian Australia understands the girl died on Sunday in the ...
Apparent suicide of 10-year-old Indigenous girl shocks remote WA communityABC Online
WA community in shock after suicide of Aboriginal childThe Australian (subscription) (blog)

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Australia's 1st Ever Indigenous Women's Cricket Team Is Touring India Soon - Pedestrian TV


Pedestrian TV

Australia's 1st Ever Indigenous Women's Cricket Team Is Touring India Soon
Pedestrian TV
HUGE win for Aboriginal women being represented in sport - Australia's first national Indigenous women's cricket team has been selected for a massive tour of India in May. The side will be captained by Sydney Sixers' teenager Ashleigh Gardner (pictured ...
Sydney Sixers teenager to lead Australiadailytelegraph.com.au
First Australian Indigenous Women's Team Selected for Tour of IndiaTheSportsCampus.com
Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Indigenous women's cricket team on tour of IndiaABC Online
NT News
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Australia's 1st Ever Indigenous Women's Cricket Team Is Touring India Soon - Pedestrian TV


Pedestrian TV

Australia's 1st Ever Indigenous Women's Cricket Team Is Touring India Soon
Pedestrian TV
HUGE win for Aboriginal women being represented in sport - Australia's first national Indigenous women's cricket team has been selected for a massive tour of India in May. The side will be captained by Sydney Sixers' teenager Ashleigh Gardner (pictured ...
First Australian Indigenous Women's Team Selected for Tour of IndiaTheSportsCampus.com
Sydney Sixers teenager to lead Australiadailytelegraph.com.au
Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Indigenous women's cricket team on tour of IndiaABC Online
NT News
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Ethnicity data needed to improve super for Indigenous people - Investment Magazine


Ethnicity data needed to improve super for Indigenous people
Investment Magazine
Super funds need to start collecting data on ethnicity so important messages about contributing to super can be targeted to Indigenous people. Only two super funds are currently collecting this type of data, which can help create an entry path for ...

Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Indigenous women's cricket team on tour of India - ABC Online


The Advocate

Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Indigenous women's cricket team on tour of India
ABC Online
Australia's first national Indigenous women's cricket team has been selected for a tour of India in May. Sydney Sixers teenager Ashleigh Gardner will captain the side while ACT 19-year-old Sally Moylan has been appointed vice-captain. Selection ...
First Australian Indigenous Women's Team Selected for Tour of IndiaTheSportsCampus.com

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Press Council's Plan aims to build trust between Indigenous Australians and the media - MuMbrella


MuMbrella

Press Council's Plan aims to build trust between Indigenous Australians and the media
MuMbrella
Australian Press Council logo The Australian Press Council is looking to build more trust between Indigenous Australians and the media as it adopts its first Reconciliation Plan which aims to improve relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ...

New app reveals local indigenous history of Australia - SheKnows.com


SheKnows.com

New app reveals local indigenous history of Australia
SheKnows.com
From SheKnows Australia. An app has been created to educate people about the local history of Indigenous Australia and the traditional owners of the land. More than 500 nations existed in Australia prior to colonisation and the app, called Welcome to ...

Three Wellington cricketers make history - in first ever Australian Indigenous cricket side - Wellington Times


Wellington Times

Three Wellington cricketers make history - in first ever Australian Indigenous cricket side
Wellington Times
Sara Darney, Sally Moylan and Samantha Gordon will represent Australia. ACT Meteors player Sally Moylan will vice captain the team. The wickets expected to suit the spinner. Sara Darney who is good with the bat and ball would probably play in the ...
Sydney Sixers teenager Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Australian Indigenous women's teamHerald Sun

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Sydney Sixers teenager to lead Australia - dailytelegraph.com.au


dailytelegraph.com.au

Sydney Sixers teenager to lead Australia
dailytelegraph.com.au
The team will build on the success and opportunities that the men's national indigenous side has enjoyed, helping our most talented female indigenous cricketers reach new heights through additional high performance opportunities,'' said Cricket ...
First Australian Indigenous Women's Team Selected for Tour of IndiaTheSportsCampus.com
Ashleigh Gardner to captain first Indigenous women's cricket team on tour of IndiaABC Online
NT girls in Australia squadNT News
The Advocate
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International Women's Day 2016: Women who helped shape Canberra - ABC Online


ABC Online

International Women's Day 2016: Women who helped shape Canberra
ABC Online
"It stood for all the things that Aboriginal people weren't. We weren't part of the curriculum, we weren't part of education, we weren't part of housing, we weren't part of the legal system." It is this kind of unity that Aunty Matilda said she would ...

Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain - Times Higher Education (THE)


Times Higher Education (THE)

Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain
Times Higher Education (THE)
A rise in Indigenous student enrolments in Australia should not obscure the need for “culturally appropriate and continuous support” to improve low completion rates, one academic has cautioned. Recent federal government figures showed that Aboriginal ...

Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain - Times Higher Education (THE)


Times Higher Education (THE)

Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain
Times Higher Education (THE)
A rise in Indigenous student enrolments in Australia should not obscure the need for “culturally appropriate and continuous support” to improve low completion rates, one academic has cautioned. Recent federal government figures showed that Aboriginal ...

University Alters National Anthem with Indigenous Twist - Australia Network News


Australia Network News

University Alters National Anthem with Indigenous Twist
Australia Network News
The real twist was the emphasis given to Australia's indigenous heritage in the lyrics. The new lyrics had assertions like “honouring the Dreaming” and “combine our ancient history and cultures everywhere.” Bleijie rebuffed the university's contention ...

Boy in murder charge highlights the plight of Aboriginal citizens in modern day Australia - South China Morning Post (subscription)


South China Morning Post (subscription)

Boy in murder charge highlights the plight of Aboriginal citizens in modern day Australia
South China Morning Post (subscription)
An 11-year-old boy charged with murder has come to epitomize Australia's great shame: the plight of its Aboriginal citizens. The boy is one of the youngest people to be charged with murder in Australia. He was part of a gang of seven or eight boys ...
In Australian state, aboriginal kids 53 times more likely to be in jail than othersWashington Post

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Call for national day of remembrance for Australian frontier wars - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Call for national day of remembrance for Australian frontier wars
Sydney Morning Herald
A Ngunnawal elder believes the true reconciliation cannot be achieved in Australia until the government recognises the existence of the frontier wars between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is calling on the ...
Talking to my Country – The book that every Australian should readThe Stringer

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Call for national day of remembrance for Australian frontier wars - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Call for national day of remembrance for Australian frontier wars
Sydney Morning Herald
A Ngunnawal elder believes the true reconciliation cannot be achieved in Australia until the government recognises the existence of the frontier wars between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is calling on the ...
Talking to my Country – The book that every Australian should readThe Stringer

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Calls for a permanent Aboriginal medical service in western Sydney as another one goes under - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Calls for a permanent Aboriginal medical service in western Sydney as another one goes under
Sydney Morning Herald
NSW opposition health spokesman Walt Secord has called for an independent inquiry into a permanent medical service for Aboriginal people in western Sydney. He said he would support any moves by the NSW government to provide the service with ...

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Lily Shearer honoured by Australia Council for work with Indigenous theatre - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Lily Shearer honoured by Australia Council for work with Indigenous theatre
Sydney Morning Herald
For her three decades as a leader in Aboriginal cultural development, arts management and theatre making in Sydney and regional NSW, Lily Shearer has been awarded one of the eight Australia Council Awards for outstanding achievement in the arts.

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This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations - Mashable


Mashable

This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations
Mashable
When Kevin Rudd was prime minister of Australia, Ngarluma man Tyson Mowarin was struck that the Mandarin-speaking leader could say hello at the foot of the Great Wall of China, but could not say hello in the local indigenous language at the foot of Uluru.

This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations - Mashable


Mashable

This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations
Mashable
When Kevin Rudd was prime minister of Australia, Ngarluma man Tyson Mowarin was struck that the Mandarin-speaking leader could say hello at the foot of the Great Wall of China, but could not say hello in the local indigenous language at the foot of Uluru.

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