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Aboriginal contribution to pastoral industry honoured
ABC Local
An Alice Springs based researcher has interviewed around 350 Aboriginal pastoral workers for an upcoming exhibition at the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame. Researcher Delyna Baxter has spent thousands of hours travelling through remote northern ...

Independent Australia
Who gets to play on Team Australia?
Independent Australia
What positions and parts do Indigenous Australians ‒ and their unceasingly resilient culture ‒ get to play on Tony Abbott's Team Australia, asks Aneeta Menon. TEAM AUSTRALIA is as problematic a concept as ever did exist and the fact that it's being ...

The Guardian
Indigenous Australia and social justice: live Q&A with Tim Costello – post ...
The Guardian
World Vision CEO Tim Costello will be joining Guardian Australia for a live question and answer session today, from 11am, on Indigenous Australia and World Vision's Australia Program. Tim is one of Australia's most recognisable voices on welfare ...

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Stafford collection tells untold story of Aboriginal man's role in Australian ...
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A collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of a Gamilaroi and Darug man, who was the personal driver for 11 prime ministers, has been donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The ...

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Stafford collection tells untold story of Aboriginal man's role in Australian ...
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A collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of a Gamilaroi and Darug man, who was the personal driver for 11 prime ministers, has been donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The ...

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ABC Online
Stafford collection tells untold story of Aboriginal man's role in Australian ...
ABC Online
A collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of a Gamilaroi and Darug man, who was the personal driver for 11 prime ministers, has been donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The ...

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Stafford collection tells untold story of Aboriginal man's role in Australian ...
ABC Online
A collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of a Gamilaroi and Darug man, who was the personal driver for 11 prime ministers, has been donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The ...

Aboriginal arts centre celebrates 25-year milestone
NEWS.com.au
Made up of a gallery, shop and café, it is Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre. Gallery attendant Raylene Campion, affectionately known by the staff as Auntie Minnie, has worked there for 22 years. “When you love somewhere ...

The Daily Telegraph
Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed arts centre Tandanya ...
The Daily Telegraph
Made up of a gallery, shop and café, it is Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre. Gallery attendant Raylene Campion, affectionately known by the staff as Auntie Minnie, has worked there for 22 years. “When you love somewhere ...

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Herald Sun
Didgeridoo player Lesley Giles is part of the Tandanya family. Picture: Mike ...
Herald Sun
Made up of a gallery, shop and café, it is Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre. Gallery attendant Raylene Campion, affectionately known by the staff as Auntie Minnie, has worked there for 22 years. “When you love somewhere ...

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Alzheimer's Australia calls for focus on Indigenous dementia rates
ABC Online
LEON FLICKER: The prevalence of dementia amongst Aboriginal Australians was unknowns until about eight years ago. And then we performed the study in the Kimberley which found that the rates of dementia were five times the non-Aboriginal rates in ...

Alzheimer's Australia calls for focus on Indigenous dementia rates
ABC Online
LEON FLICKER: The prevalence of dementia amongst Aboriginal Australians was unknowns until about eight years ago. And then we performed the study in the Kimberley which found that the rates of dementia were five times the non-Aboriginal rates in ...

Court deliberates on Indigenous disadvantage in sentencing offenders
The Guardian
The NSW criminal court of appeal has reserved judgment on a case which looks at whether the social disadvantage of Indigenous Australians should be taken into account when sentencing offenders. On Wednesday the court reheard an appeal on the ...
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Court deliberates on Indigenous disadvantage in sentencing offenders
The Guardian
Indigenous people are vastly over-represented in the prison system and 15 times more likely to be jailed than non-Indigenous Australians. The legal team for Bugmy is arguing that this, as well as the general history of social deprivation of Indigenous ...
The High Court of Australia court is considering social disadvantage in its ...ABC Message Stick

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UN conference calls for return of Indigenous remains
SBS
Since the early days of British colonial settlement, the skeletal remains of Indigenous Australians captured the interest of those seeking to understand the origins of the human race. Secret-sacred objects were also avidly collected -- all in the name ...
Health cuts and education deregulation: critical issues for Indigenous doctorsCrikey (blog)

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ABC Online
Traditional owners, scientists and cat gizzards key to protecting 4.2 million ...
ABC Online
IPAs recognise that the best people to manage country in Australia are the people that have been managing it for thousands of years." Indigenous Protected Areas are an Aboriginal-led agreement on how country should be managed and by whom. They need ...

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Here's the reality of Australia's Apartheid
National Indigenous Times
You won't see photos like this published in mainstream media and you won't hear the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott or Indigenous Affairs Minister, Senator Nigel Scullion even acknowledge they exist. But they should. You won't see or hear Warren Mundine or ...

The Guardian
Indigenous dementia rates three times higher than general population
The Guardian
Indigenous people experience dementia at a rate at least three times higher than the non-Indigenous population in Australia, but a lack of awareness of the seriousness of the issue means not enough is being done to combat a “looming epidemic”, the peak ...
Mental Health Campaign for Indigenous YouthPro Bono Australia

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Living in the Shadows: The Australian aboriginal community in New South Wales
Washington Post
In 1835, the town now known as Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia, was “discovered” by explorer Maj. Thomas Mitchell. Located far inland on the shores of the Darling river, the name originates from the language of the local Barkindji people and is ...

WA traditional owners concerned about Aboriginal Heritage Act changes
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MATTHEW KEOGH: The Government has spoken about the idea that the regulations that will go with this legislation will require the CEO to have regard to certain matters, such as consulting with the relevant Aboriginal communities, but it hasn't actually ...