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Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding revealed
The Australian
Large sporting umbrella bodies including Swimming Australia, Athletics Australia, the Australian Rugby Union and the Australian Football League have all received indigenous funds. A host of universities around the nation are also on the list. The ...
Government departments among list of federal Indigenous grant recipientsThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Government departments among list of federal Indigenous grant recipients
The Guardian
Guardian Australia understands the NT Department of Health was granted funding for two initiatives, including sustaining Aboriginal employment in the department. The Queensland Department of Education and Training successfully applied for a project ...
Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding revealedThe Australian

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The Guardian
Government departments among list of federal Indigenous grant recipients
The Guardian
Guardian Australia has been told the Brisbane Broncos' project intends to mentor Indigenous year 12 students in the outer regions of Brisbane, in order to increase school attendance, improve education results, and enable transitions from school to ...

Tourism key to protecting Indigenous history in Tully
ABC Local
Sonya is very positive about the future of the business and Indigenous tourism both in Australia and worldwide. "I really think it's going to give Aboriginal people a huge opportunity to stand and be self-sufficient, but still maintain control of who ...

SBS
No choice but politics for Indigenous women: Pat O'Shane
SBS
A Yalangi woman from the Kunjandji clan and prominent former Magistrate, O'Shane has demonstrated a lifelong-trend for achieving 'firsts'. She was the first Aboriginal teacher in Queensland, Australia's first Aboriginal Barrister, the first woman and ...
Indigenous-controlled sector the clear loser of Indigenous Reform AgendaCrikey (blog)
Positives in the remote desertThe Australian

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Brandis refuses to protect exploited Indigenous artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
It will benefit members of the public in Australia and overseas who have concerns about the provenance and authenticity of Indigenous artwork, and the fair and ethical treatment of artists. It will secure public confidence in the integrity of the ...

ABC Online
Residents leaving WA town amid fears of closure, Aboriginal leader says
ABC Online
"This process will take time and be carefully planned to ensure we build stronger more sustainable communities that provide greater opportunities for Aboriginal people in Western Australia," Mr Collier said. Mr Eggington said consultation had not yet ...

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Aborigines must face up to the hard questions
The Australian
The rolling crisis in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of South Australia and the looming removal of services from 150 remote outstations in Western Australia signal the beginning of the end of the link between discrete Aboriginal ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal legal services warn clients will face court unrepresented if ...
ABC Online
While the precise size of the cuts will only become known when Treasurer Joe Hockey hands down his second budget in May, Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) say the funding uncertainty has already led to the loss of staff and the closure of some offices.

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Calls for indigenous Australian artefacts in British Museum to be returned
Lexology (registration)
The British Museum's decision to loan rare aboriginal artefacts to the National Museum of Australia has sparked accusations of cultural insensitivity and threats of legal action from indigenous community leaders in Australia. The objects are to be ...

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Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
ArtsHub (subscription)
The sector's lack of engagement with Indigenous artists was initially raised by dancer/choreographer Jacob Boehme (a member of South Australia's Kaurna and Narranga peoples who was born and raised on Kulin lands) at a breakout session exploring ...

SBS
Comment: Don't close the door on Indigenous opportunities on country
SBS
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett plans to close up to 150 of the state's 274 remote Aboriginal communities after a federal funding cut. Prime Minister Tony Abbott agreed, stating we cannot “endlessly subsidise lifestyle choices if those ...
Indigenous-controlled sector the clear loser of Indigenous Reform AgendaCrikey (blog)
Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystemsThe Ecologist (blog)

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The Guardian
Malcolm Fraser was unflinching in his support of Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
My last direct exchange with Fraser was at the time he was writing the introduction to my book, Indigenous Australia for Dummies. He was supportive of my aims in the book – to make information about Indigenous people much more accessible in a light, ...
Malcolm Fraser paved the way for reformThe Australian Financial Review
Vale the 'father' who gave Vietnamese new lifeThe Australian
The Vietnamese refugee with so much to thank former prime minister Malcolm ...Sydney Morning Herald
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The Guardian
Malcolm Fraser was unflinching in his support of Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
My last direct exchange with Fraser was at the time he was writing the introduction to my book, Indigenous Australia for Dummies. He was supportive of my aims in the book – to make information about Indigenous people much more accessible in a light, ...
A traditional Liberal whom the left is trying to ownThe Australian
The evolution of Malcolm Fraser was a wonderful thing to beholdThe Conversation AU
Malcolm Fraser: a man of principle and strength whose compassion I witnessed ...Sydney Morning Herald
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Plan to Boost Indigenous Jobs
Pro Bono Australia
“The Australian Government will be leading by example by increasing its own Indigenous workforce to 3 per cent by 2018, which equates to around 7,500 Indigenous employees across the Commonwealth public sector,” he said. The procurement target, and ...

Plan to Boost Indigenous Jobs
Pro Bono Australia
“The Australian Government will be leading by example by increasing its own Indigenous workforce to 3 per cent by 2018, which equates to around 7,500 Indigenous employees across the Commonwealth public sector,” he said. The procurement target, and ...

Echonetdaily
Tweed march backs WA Aboriginal communities
Echonetdaily
The Tweed's indigenous community has organised a protest march for next week in the Tweed Heads CBD in solidarity with remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia who face being forcibly removed from their lands. The fears about the closures ...
Positives in the remote desertThe Australian

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Echonetdaily
Tweed march backs WA Aboriginal communities
Echonetdaily
The Tweed's indigenous community has organised a protest march for next week in the Tweed Heads CBD in solidarity with remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia who face being forcibly removed from their lands. The fears about the closures ...
Positives in the remote desertThe Australian
Australians stage anti-government rally in SydneyPress TV

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Green Left Weekly
'Living remotely no lifestyle choice'
Courier Mail
Indigenous activist Sam Watson warned the Palaszczuk Government against following in Western Australia's footsteps. “In Queensland in the 1960s, we had the appalling situation when Joh Bjelke-Petersen moved the bulldozers into old Mapoon,” he said.
Why health care in remote communities is not a 'lifestyle choice'Green Left Weekly

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Two firefighters injured battling Sydney fire 0:27
Courier Mail
Indigenous activist Sam Watson warned the Palaszczuk Government against following in Western Australia's footsteps. “In Queensland in the 1960s, we had the appalling situation when Joh Bjelke-Petersen moved the bulldozers into old Mapoon,” he said.

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