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“The French government will then examine possible solutions to enable the return of the human remains to their communities of origin.” Mr Hollande visited the National Gallery of Australia's Aboriginal memorial yesterday, and he also accompanied Mr ...
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“The governments of the two countries will establish a joint expert committee to co-ordinate and determine the processes needed to identify the origin of the indigenous Australian human remains conserved in French public collections,'' a joint ...
Trade, climate on Hollande visit agendaWA today

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Plenty of will with indigenous employment, but firms not cutting it
The Australian
The white paper from one of Australia's biggest recruitment agencies reveals a minority of organisations surveyed have processes in place where they consult indigenous Australian staff or experts on policies and procedures, and implement strategies to ...

The Age
Australian indigenous disadvantage report
The Age
The Productivity Commission's biennial report card on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples posted on Wednesday has revealed some promising trends. The gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians ...
More indigenous Australians at workNEWS.com.au
Indigenous disadvantage report is a wake-up call for AustraliaSydney Morning Herald
Nigel Scullion criticised for not setting goal to cut Indigenous incarcerationThe Guardian

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The Age
Ray Martin wanted First Contact's racist Sandy to stay
The Age
"I talked her into staying because she was really valuable," says the veteran reporter, who in recent years has discovered his own indigenous heritage. "The producers, to their credit, all said it was going to look like a commercial reality program ...

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France and Australia pledge to bring home Aboriginal remains
RFI
Aboriginal protection group Creative Spirits estimates the remains of some 1,000 peole "were stolen in Australia and illegally exported worldwide until the late 1940s". The group believes most remains are in collections in Europe and the United States ...
France, Australia to help bring home Aboriginal remainsThe Straits Times
French president signs agreement on return of Indigenous remainsThe Guardian

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France, Australia to help bring home Aboriginal remains
Zee News
Canberra: France and Australia agreed Wednesday to work together to help repatriate the remains of Aboriginal people held in French public collections. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and French President Francois Hollande said their nations ...

Indigenous affairs minister taking little comfort in report card on disadvantage
The Guardian
“It's extremely disappointing that the incarceration rate continues to go through the roof because the states and the territories aren't focusing on reducing it,” Priscilla Collins, the chief executive of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency ...

Australia going backwards on Indigenous mental health
ABC Online (blog)
Even before he was elected, Tony Abbott coined himself the Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, but has that talk translated into action? Today the Productivity Commission report on Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage was released. And while its true ...

ABC Online
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report: NT Aboriginal leaders call for ...
ABC Online
Aboriginal leaders in the Northern Territory have called for more say in how federal programs designed to help their communities are run, after a report showed the gap between Indigenous people and other Australians has increased in many areas.

The Guardian
French president signs agreement on return of Indigenous remains
The Guardian
A joint statement between Hollande and Abbott said: “The governments of the two countries will establish a joint expert committee to coordinate and determine the processes needed to identify and also to ascertain the origin of the Indigenous Australian ...
Trade, climate on Hollande visit agendaThe Australian

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What's the proportion of Indigenous people where you live? | Interactive
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A program on SBS tonight and tomorrow, First Contact, has taken six people with strong opinions and immersed them in Aboriginal cultures for the first time. The map below explores the distribution of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

What's the proportion of Indigenous people where you live? | Interactive
SBS
A program on SBS tonight and tomorrow, First Contact, has taken six people with strong opinions and immersed them in Aboriginal cultures for the first time. The map below explores the distribution of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Interactive: Indigenous Australians, what's the proportion where you live?
SBS
The disconnect between the First Australians and the rest of the nation is vast. A program on SBS tonight and tomorrow, First Contact, has taken six people with strong opinions and immersed them in Aboriginal cultures for the first time.

The Guardian
Interactive: Indigenous Australians, what's the proportion where you live?
SBS
That would mean three per cent of Australians would identify as Indigenous. However, few Australian local government areas had a proportion of Indigenous people around three per cent. In parts of Western Australia, some council areas had no people who ...
I'm 31 and only had my 'first contact' with Indigenous Australia this yearThe Guardian
“If you think that's racist, I don't f***ing care,” she said.NEWS.com.au
First Contact creates social media stormThe Australian
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The Guardian
I'm 31 and only had my 'first contact' with Indigenous Australia this year
The Guardian
Hi, my name is Monica Tan and for the first three decades of my life I've had only a cursory understanding of Indigenous Australia. Although I was born and raised in the Sydney district of Ku-ring-gai, I've had no idea what my local Indigenous group is ...

The Guardian
I'm 31 and only had my 'first contact' with Indigenous Australia this year
The Guardian
Hi, my name is Monica Tan and for the first three decades of my life I've had only a cursory understanding of Indigenous Australia. Although I was born and raised in the Sydney district of Ku-ring-gai, I've had no idea what my local Indigenous group is ...
“If you think that's racist, I don't f***ing care,” she said.NEWS.com.au
First Contact's casting reveals Australia's 'festering sore'Sydney Morning Herald
First Contact creates social media stormThe Australian
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First Contact creates social media storm
The Australian
The three-part show takes six non-indigenous people and places them into Aboriginal Australia for the first time, immersing them into homes and communities to have their views challenged explore the big issues in indigenous Australia. The show sparked ...

SBS
Interactive: Indigenous Australians living in remote areas
SBS
That would mean three per cent of Australians would identify as indigenous. However, few Australian local government areas had a proportion of indigenous people around three per cent. In parts of Western Australia, some council areas had no people who ...
Political editor, The AgeSydney Morning Herald
More indigenous Australians at workNEWS.com.au
Self-harm in indigenous Australians has increased almost 50% in the past 10 ...Daily Mail
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The Age
PM's “Nothing but bush” & threats from WA and SA to close down remote ...
Crikey (blog)
South Australia's Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister Ian Hunter also warned the closure of Aboriginal homelands in the state “is a real possibility”. Hunter said remote Aboriginal areas needed special attention because they have no local ...
Australian indigenous disadvantage reportThe Age
Landmark report reveals scale of indigenous disadvantageSydney Morning Herald
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report: NT Aboriginal leaders call for ...ABC Online
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