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Tony Abbott taps Ken Wyatt for indigenous referendum
The Australian
KEN Wyatt, the nation's first lower house Aboriginal MP, has met Tony Abbott and accepted the appointment as chairman of the committee to deliver a referendum to change the Constitution to recognise indigenous Australians, arguing it sends a powerful ...

Rio Tinto ends talks to salvage Gove refinery
The Australian
MINING giant Rio Tinto is expected to decide as early as this week to wind down its Gove alumina refinery in Arnhem Land, potentially devastating a 1500-strong workforce that includes many indigenous employees, after telling Australian governments ...

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Indigenous art flies around the world
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The team behind the project included Mr Bedford's family, the Bedford Trust, the National Gallery of Australia, an Indigenous owned design company, Qantas and Boeing. They spent 18 months translating some of Mr Bedford's original vision into a form ...
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Paddy Bedford art on a higher planeThe Canberra Times

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Indigenous art flies around the world
ABC Online
A new piece of Indigenous art is taking to the skies on a Qantas plane to promote Australian culture around the world. The team behind the airborne art project hopes it will prompt greater recognition and curiosity towards Aboriginal art. An ochre ...
Getting reconciliation plans rightHuman Capital Magazine Online

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Indigenous art flies around the world
ABC Online
A new piece of Indigenous art is taking to the skies on a Qantas plane to promote Australian culture around the world. The team behind the airborne art project hopes it will prompt greater recognition and curiosity towards Aboriginal art. An ochre ...
Getting reconciliation plans rightHuman Capital Magazine Online

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Abbotts Indigenous Advisory Council mean business
SBS
The 12 members handpicked by the Prime Minister from the 230 applications put forward are from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous backgrounds. They include representatives from Yolngu Country in Arnhem Land and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, ...

Welfare, economic reform top indigenous wish list
The Australian
Some of Australia's most influential business and indigenous figures have been recruited to the panel, including Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto managing director David Peever, as revealed in The Weekend Australian on Saturday.

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Corporate big hitters Gail Kelly and David Peever recruited to Prime Minister ...
ABC Online
Prominent business figures have been recruited to Tony Abbott's Indigenous Advisory Council as part of the Prime Minister's aim of creating a "new engagement" with Aboriginal people. Westpac's chief executive Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto boss David Peever ...

PM names Indigenous advisory council
Sky News Australia
Among those chosen include Westpac Bank chief executive officer Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto Australia's managing director David Peever who will draw on their business experience to help improve economic development in indigenous communities.

Indigenous advisory council announced
Sky News Australia
Among those chosen include Westpac Bank chief executive officer Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto Australia's managing director David Peever who will draw on their business experience to help improve economic development in indigenous communities.

Indigenous advisory council announced
Sky News Australia
Among those chosen include Westpac Bank chief executive officer Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto Australia's managing director David Peever who will draw on their business experience to help improve economic development in indigenous communities.

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Indigenous advisory council announced
Sky News Australia
Among those chosen include Westpac Bank chief executive officer Gail Kelly and Rio Tinto Australia's managing director David Peever who will draw on their business experience to help improve economic development in indigenous communities.

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Tony Abbott picks industry leaders for 'the indigenous dozen'
The Australian
Other appointees include Andrew Penfold, the chief executive of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, which provides scholarships for indigenous children to attend elite schools, and, as foreshadowed in The Australian, Peter Shergold ...
Indigenous woman steps in as head of WestpacSBS

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Industry leaders in 'the indigenous dozen'
The Australian
Other appointees include Andrew Penfold, the chief executive of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, which provides scholarships for indigenous children to attend elite schools, and, as foreshadowed in The Australian, Peter Shergold ...
Indigenous woman steps in as head of WestpacSBS

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'Strong demand' for indigenous employees
Sky News Australia
Mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest says there's a strong demand to employ indigenous Australians, despite larrikin racism still existing. Mr Forrest, who heads a federal government review into indigenous employment and training programs, says 'soft ...
Government's Indigenous Review Tour not 'just another talk fest'SBS

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Indigenous Protected Area strengthens local link
ABC Online
The Martu people, Traditional Owners from Western Australia, say the declaration of country from unallocated crown land as an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) has brought them back to the land. The IPA was declared in March this year over 6.6 million ...

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Indigenous community celebrates dedicated burial site
ABC Online
In many cemeteries, there are sections for people of the Christian, Muslim, or Jewish faith, and those who don't identify with any religion at all. But very few cemeteries have an area specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. That ...

Aboriginal entrepreneurs start indigenous consulting firm with ...
BRW (subscription)
... indigenous consulting firm with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Four Aboriginal entrepreneurs have co-founded a consulting firm with PricewaterhouseCoopers to tap into growing interest among business and government in engaging with indigenous Australia.

CEOs open their doors to indigenous youth
The Australian
HE may be a big supporter of companies increasing engagement with indigenous communities, but ANZ Australia boss Phil Chronican concedes showing off banking to young people has its challenges. "We went through my diary and tried to find a day that ...

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Congress joins the journey to Indigenous recognition
SBS
These forums are being held to give both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians the technical details of what is involved in changing the constitution, and to gain support for a future referendum. "You know, we need to build that momentum and let ...