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Boxing welcomes recognition of Indigenous Olympians - Australian Olympic Committee


Boxing welcomes recognition of Indigenous Olympians
Australian Olympic Committee
BOXING: Boxing Australia, with it's proud history of indigenous Olympians, has welcomed the decision by the Australian Olympic Committee to recognise the nation's first people in its Constitution. No sport has had more indigenous Australian Olympians ...

Tony Abbott proud of budget spending on Indigenous affairs - video - The Guardian


The Guardian

Tony Abbott proud of budget spending on Indigenous affairs - video
The Guardian
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says the 2015 budget 'is not a budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' , despite the prime minister saying he's proud of its Indigenous spending. Les Malezer of the congress says the ...

Tony Abbott proud of budget spending on Indigenous affairs - video - The Guardian


The Guardian

Tony Abbott proud of budget spending on Indigenous affairs - video
The Guardian
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says the 2015 budget 'is not a budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' , despite the prime minister saying he's proud of its Indigenous spending. Les Malezer of the congress says the ...

Aboriginal art focus leaves Sotheby's Australia for London - ArtsHub (subscription)


ArtsHub (subscription)

Aboriginal art focus leaves Sotheby's Australia for London
ArtsHub (subscription)
Sotheby's London will present its first Aboriginal Art sale on 10 June, 75 lots spanning more than 200 years. The catalogue calls this a 'landmark auction…the first to be held by a major auction house outside of Australia.' Drawn from the important ...

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Aboriginal art focus leaves Sotheby's Australia for London - ArtsHub UK (subscription)


ArtsHub UK (subscription)

Aboriginal art focus leaves Sotheby's Australia for London
ArtsHub UK (subscription)
Sotheby's London will present its first Aboriginal Art sale on 10 June, 75 lots spanning more than 200 years. The catalogue calls this a 'landmark auction…the first to be held by a major auction house outside of Australia.' Drawn from the important ...

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Indigenous Feature Doc: expanding horizons outside the broadcasters - ArtsHub (subscription)


ArtsHub (subscription)

Indigenous Feature Doc: expanding horizons outside the broadcasters
ArtsHub (subscription)
Exploring the artist's run in with the Chinese authorities, this documentary delves into the headspace behind the headlines. Cuts to Screen Australia 'disproportionate' (locked). Alone of the screen organisations in the care of Senator George Brandis ...

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Aboriginal diplomat threatened with body search by Australian customs - Green Left Weekly


Green Left Weekly

Aboriginal diplomat threatened with body search by Australian customs
Green Left Weekly
APG diplomat Pekeri Ruska (Goenpul/Yuggera) was harassed and threatened by customs officials at Brisbane international airport this afternoon after presenting only her Aboriginal passport which had been stamped on entry and exit from Honiara, Solomon ...

Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy - Pro Bono Australia


SBS

Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy
Pro Bono Australia
The Federal Government says Indigenous Australians will be the beneficiaries of fresh Budget shakeups in housing and jobs, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives have criticised the Government's approach. The 2015 Federal Budget ...
Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitmentThe Australian
Small funding boost for controversial Indigenous Advancement StrategySBS

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Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy - Pro Bono Australia


SBS

Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy
Pro Bono Australia
The Federal Government says Indigenous Australians will be the beneficiaries of fresh Budget shakeups in housing and jobs, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives have criticised the Government's approach. The 2015 Federal Budget ...
Budget 2015: Indigenous groups call for more funding certaintySBS

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Alice Springs to host Indigenous Championships - cricket.com.au


cricket.com.au

Alice Springs to host Indigenous Championships
cricket.com.au
Alice Springs will host the inaugural National Indigenous Cricket Championships next year while the city will also be home to the Imparja Cup until at least 2018, Cricket Australia has announced. In a revamp of the all-Indigenous cricket carnival, the ...

Budget 2015: Indigenous groups call for more funding certainty - SBS


SBS

Budget 2015: Indigenous groups call for more funding certainty
SBS
"Such an environment directly impacts our ability to work together to achieve positive outcomes for all Australians. The way to avoid this uncertainty is to meaningfully and genuinely engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...
Indigenous Groups Question Budget StrategyPro Bono Australia
Budget 2015: Concerns raised over federal plans to hand funding of Indigenous ...ABC Online

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Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitment - The Australian


Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitment
The Australian
The South Australian government will receive $15m in transition funding as the government withdraws from supporting municipal services in remote communities. A new remote indigenous housing strategy will replace the $1.1bn national partnership ...

The Australia Council Wants You - Aboriginal Art Directory News


Aboriginal Art Directory News

The Australia Council Wants You
Aboriginal Art Directory News
As of today the Australia Council for the Arts will be hosting discussion sessions across the country about the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts - and Executive Director of ATSI Arts, Lydia Miller, is inviting ATSI artists and ...

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra - ABC Online


The Conversation AU

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra
ABC Online
"I made a lot of relationships with other high achieving Indigenous students around Australia, ones that were keen on university just like I am, ones that really wanted to make the most of every opportunity and learn, and really wanted to take ...
Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed reviewThe Conversation AU

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Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra - ABC Local


ABC Local

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra
ABC Local
"I made a lot of relationships with other high achieving Indigenous students around Australia, ones that were keen on university just like I am, ones that really wanted to make the most of every opportunity and learn, and really wanted to take ...
Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed reviewThe Conversation AU

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Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra - ABC Local


ABC Local

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra
ABC Local
"I made a lot of relationships with other high achieving Indigenous students around Australia, ones that were keen on university just like I am, ones that really wanted to make the most of every opportunity and learn, and really wanted to take ...
Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed reviewThe Conversation AU

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Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review
The Conversation AU
Three years after the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People which aimed to increase university attendance for Indigenous Australians, not much has changed.

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Backgrounder: How the 2014 budget affected Indigenous affairs - SBS


SBS

Backgrounder: How the 2014 budget affected Indigenous affairs
SBS
More than $160 million of the cuts were to be taken from Indigenous health programs. The health savings were to be redirected to the Medical Research Future Fund. Indigenous Australia's peak representative organisation, the National Congress of ...
WA indigenous closure a misstep: Pitt9news.com.au
Protest loses its messageHerald Sun

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Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ...
ABC Online
Anthony Watson said he would be happy to move his own community to Cable Beach and "camp for weeks and months" to ensure the Western Australian Government involved Aboriginal people in its discussions about the future of remote communities.

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Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ...
ABC Online
Anthony Watson said he would be happy to move his own community to Cable Beach and "camp for weeks and months" to ensure the Western Australian Government involved Aboriginal people in its discussions about the future of remote communities.
Protest loses its messageHerald Sun

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