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Asia-born residents out-live native Australians, data shows
Sydney Morning Herald
Death rates for indigenous Australians were higher than those for non-indigenous Australians across all age groups, but the difference was most pronounced in the 35-to-44 age group, in which indigenous people died at five times the rate of their ...

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Pearson's grip on Indigenous policy is not backed by evidence
SBS (blog)
Noel Pearson is seen by many as Australia's most influential Indigenous leader. As well as being chairman of the Cape York Group, he is an outspoken commentator who shapes policy as part of the Abbott government's inner sanctum advising on Indigenous ...

Nothing for Aborigines in Scullion's manoeuvres
The Australian
... other children across Australia. Without this step in remote communities, no other development will be sustainable or meaningful. After years of skimming commonwealth funds earmarked to ameliorate Aboriginal disadvantage, the source is finally ...

Jack Charles finds his purpose — and popularity — as an artist
Herald Sun
“Performing artists are the ones telling the stories of Aboriginal Australians,” he says. “I've realised there's a greater meaning to my life. I am JC, the second coming. I have a particular role in life, to waggle the finger and stamp the foot and ...

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Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture 2014: Murphy's legacy — Vigilance against ...
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Today, Indigenous Australians make up only 2.5 per cent of the population, but account for 26 per cent of the adult prison population. The incarceration of Indigenous adults is 14 times higher than for non-Indigenous adults (Steering Committee for the ...
Home ownership information sessionClarence Valley Daily Examiner
Indigenous artists vie for state awardsBallarat Courier

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
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Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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Forget tomatoes and carrots: why indigenous vegetables and fruits should be on ...
ABC Online
"It's not an issue of whether you should be eating Australian indigenous vegetables. "If we can find ones from Africa or central America which are also good and healthy for you, why not try them?" Dr Keatinge over-sees the world's largest public ...

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Justice system failing indigenous women
The Age
Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of ...

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Justice system failing indigenous women
The Canberra Times
Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of ...
Canberra to Aborigines: No School? No Welfare.Voice of America

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No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

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No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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Dan Sultan swings though indigenous music awards
The Australian
Aside from touring Australia in the past few months, Sultan displayed his range of musical interest and versatility by joining rockers Spiderbait and hip hop outfit Hilltop Hoods on stage at the Splendour in the Grass festival three weeks ago. “One of ...
Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and hip hop artist Briggs the big winners at ...ABC Online
Mauboy shares stage with Indigenous talent at NIMAsABC Message Stick

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More Career Awareness Needed for Indigenous Youth - Report
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous youth are failing to realise their career aspirations due to a perceived lack of educational and employment opportunities, new research out of welfare Not for Profit Mission Australia has revealed. According to the 2014 Mission Australia ...

GP co-payment a 'significant barrier' for Aboriginal health
The Australian
“There are pockets across Australia that don't have a NACCHO member service so that would leave a lot of Aboriginal people using mainstream services still subject to the GP co-payment.” Mr Mohamed said he was also concerned about additional pressures ...