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Sydney Morning Herald
Murrumu Walubara Yidindji renounces citizenship to reclaim Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
A small Aboriginal tribal group that has established its own government and renounced legal ties with Australia aims to make history by entering into the first Indigenous treaty with the Commonwealth. The Sovereign Yidindji Government, whose lands ...

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ABC Online
Why Aboriginal People with Disabilities Crowd Australia's Prisons
Pro Bono Australia
Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability each year. A widespread lack of understanding – and action – underpins this shameful breach of human rights. The number of people in Australian prisons recently ...
Report reveals thousands of Indigenous people with mental health issues are ...ABC Online

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The Australian (blog)
Aboriginal sovereignty movement accuse NT judge of 'treason'
The Australian (blog)
The Aboriginal sovereignty movement has dramatically intervened to disrupt a major fraud trial involving alleged multi-million dollar rorting of one of Australia's oldest and largest Aboriginal royalties trusts, and accused an NT Supreme Court judge of ...
Former Aboriginal land trust official Rosalie Lalara dismisses lawyer at court ...ABC Online

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Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Man John Leha's 'Amazing' New York Marathon
Huffington Post Australia
Six months later, and 50kgs lighter, the young Australian of mixed Indigenous and Tongan heritage just finished the New York Marathon - one of the world's toughest road races. "I'm on top of the world," Leha told The Huffington Post Australia after ...

Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Man John Leha's 'Amazing' New York Marathon
Huffington Post Australia
Six months later, and 50kgs lighter, the young Australian of mixed Indigenous and Tongan heritage just finished the New York Marathon - one of the world's toughest road races. "I'm on top of the world," Leha told The Huffington Post Australia after ...

The Canberra Times
Indigenous Business Australia now seeks to recover $1.415 million stolen by ...
The Canberra Times
Indigenous Business Australia had previously filed an ACT Supreme Court lawsuit against Nicholas Ian Schofield to recover $1.343 million. But lawyers for the IBA on Monday filed an amended statement of claim seeking a liquidated demand against ...

The Guardian
What if Aboriginal people helped all Australians to connect to country?
The Guardian
So, isn't it about time the Commonwealth of Australia stopped trying to make Aboriginal people Australian? Instead, why don't we make Australians Aboriginal? When I was asked to write about something that I wanted to share, I had my reservations. This ...

The Conversation AU
Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
The Conversation AU
The number of people in Australian prisons recently reached an all time high of 33,791, with 27% or 9,264 of those prisoners identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. People with mental and cognitive disability who are poor, disadvantaged ...

The Conversation AU
Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
The Conversation AU
The number of people in Australian prisons recently reached an all time high of 33,791, with 27% or 9,264 of those prisoners identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. People with mental and cognitive disability who are poor, disadvantaged ...

How does the CIPP affect your procurement process?
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The Indigenous Opportunities Policy, the CIPP's predecessor, encouraged the involvement of Indigenous Australians in Commonwealth endeavours, while the CIPP has introduced components designed to ensure, one way or another, that applicable projects ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Jack Charles, Australian aboriginal actor, refused taxi twice in three days
Telegraph.co.uk
A spokesman for the Victoria taxi regulator said it was investigating the case adding: “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and illegal.” Two years ago a group of aboriginal actors said they had been turned away by four different Melbourne taxi ...
Aboriginal actor Jack Charles 'refused taxi twice in three days'BBC News
Indigenous elder Jack Charles rejected by taxi at Melbourne Airport; second in ...ABC Online
Uncle Jack Charles considering legal action after another Melbourne cab ...The Age

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BBC News
Aboriginal actor Jack Charles 'refused taxi twice in three days'
BBC News
Aboriginal Australian actor "Uncle" Jack Charles says he has been refused taxi rides two times in three days. Mr Charles' manager, Patrice Capogreco, said the actor may take legal action against the drivers and taxi company. The first incident occurred ...
Jack Charles, Australian aboriginal actor, refused taxi twice in three daysTelegraph.co.uk
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BBC News
Aboriginal actor Jack Charles 'refused taxi twice in three days'
BBC News
Aboriginal Australian actor "Uncle" Jack Charles says he has been refused taxi rides two times in three days. Mr Charles' manager, Patrice Capogreco, said the actor may take legal action against the drivers and taxi company. The first incident occurred ...
Indigenous elder Jack Charles rejected by taxi at Melbourne Airport; second in ...ABC Online
Uncle Jack Charles considering legal action after another Melbourne cab ...The Age

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The Australian (blog)
Aboriginal leaders feel powerless when dealing with the government
The Australian (blog)
More than two years ago, 25 indigenous leaders gathered on the NSW central coast. As a group, we embodied the diversity of Aboriginal Australia, being that we came from and represented urban, regional and remote communities. We were drawn together ...

ABC Online
Tea, scones and a race relations turning point: a history of Aboriginal CWA ...
ABC Online
While it's easy to celebrate the Country Women's Association for their expert domestic skills, it's also possible to take for granted the role it played in changing Australian society. Jennifer Jones tells Sunday Extra the story of how the group became ...

ABC Online
Indigenous elder Jack Charles rejected by taxi at Melbourne Airport; second in ...
ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles, is considering legal action after being refused a taxi ride for the second time in a week. Mr Charles's manager Patrice Capogreco said the pair had arrived at Melbourne Airport ...

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The Guardian
Trans-Tasman rivalry: off-the-pitch clashes between Australia and New Zealand
The Guardian
Another reason was NZ's delegates were slightly disturbed by the disdain Australian colonists showed for the country's Indigenous population, who went unmentioned in constitutional drafts, and whose treatment would soon be cast as “smoothing the pillow ...

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World Policy Institute (blog)
Timeline: Australia Through Aboriginal Eyes
World Policy Institute (blog)
After the resignation of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the self-proclaimed “Prime Minister of the Indigenous People,” the reconciliation process between the Australian government and the aboriginal communities is marked by uncertainty. Despite ...

ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year winner Indigenous elder Jack Charles ...
ABC Online
Hours after winning Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles was refused a fare by a taxi driver unless he prepaid his fare. The incident happened as the 76-year-old actor was leaving the awards ceremony at Melbourne's ...
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the yearThe Age

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ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year winner Indigenous elder Jack Charles ...
ABC Online
Hours after winning Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles was refused a fare by a taxi driver unless he prepaid his fare. The incident happened as the 76-year-old actor was leaving the awards ceremony at Melbourne's ...
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the yearThe Age

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