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Australia's treatment of asylum seekers 'diminishes human rights record' - The Guardian


The Guardian

Australia's treatment of asylum seekers 'diminishes human rights record'
The Guardian
Australia's global reputation as a defender of human rights is being undermined by its continued “harsh” treatment of asylum seekers, persistently high Indigenous incarceration rates, and “draconian” new anti-terrorism laws that restrict citizens ...

Indigenous Australians Face Poor Housing Conditions - teleSUR English


teleSUR English

Indigenous Australians Face Poor Housing Conditions
teleSUR English
Indigenous Australians continue to face poor housing conditions and overcrowding, according to a report released Tuesday. The latest report on housing conditions from Australia's Productivity Commission found over 34 percent of Aboriginal and Torres ...

MAJOR INDIGENOUS EXHIBITION AT BRITISH MUSEUM - Aboriginal Art Directory News


MAJOR INDIGENOUS EXHIBITION AT BRITISH MUSEUM
Aboriginal Art Directory News
The Australian National Museum and the British Museum are joining forces to present one of the most important exhibitions of Indigenous Australian art and artefacts ever staged. 'Enduring Civilisation', as it's called, will open in London in April and ...

Holocaust anniversary acknowledged by Aboriginal community - J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service


Holocaust anniversary acknowledged by Aboriginal community
J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service
The service is Australia's first and largest community-controlled Aboriginal facility of this kind. Chairman of the Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern, Sol Bellear said Aboriginal Australians have always felt strongly about the injustice wrought on the ...

Indigenous use of aged care services far less than that of wider population - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous use of aged care services far less than that of wider population
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians typically require aged care facilities earlier due to higher rates of disability and chronic disease. Because of this, the commission collects data for Indigenous people in aged care from the age of 50, which is 15 years lower ...

Auction house owns studio and runs indigenous 'alliance' - The Australian


Auction house owns studio and runs indigenous 'alliance'
The Australian
The company, Arthouse Auctions, has collected millions of dollars from at least 80 sales around Australia since 2011, including over $90,000 from canvases that experts allege are fakes, online records show. At least 10 Aboriginal artists are embroiled ...

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Auction house owns studio and runs indigenous 'alliance' - The Australian


Auction house owns studio and runs indigenous 'alliance'
The Australian
The company, Arthouse Auctions, has collected millions of dollars from at least 80 sales around Australia since 2011, including over $90,000 from canvases that experts allege are fakes, online records show. At least 10 Aboriginal artists are embroiled ...

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Indigenous youth 24 times as likely to be locked up, research shows - The Australian (blog)


Indigenous youth 24 times as likely to be locked up, research shows
The Australian (blog)
The Northern Territory was next, locking up young indigenous people at a rate of 397 per 100,000, followed by the ACT on 389, NSW on 376, South Australia on 337, then Queensland on 299. In contrast, the detention rate for Aboriginal youth in Victoria ...

Business Engagement With Indigenous Aussies Soaring - Pro Bono Australia


Business Engagement With Indigenous Aussies Soaring
Pro Bono Australia
The Business Council of Australia's 2014 Indigenous Engagement Survey Report found that while employment remains a focus, more companies are involved in a broad range of activities, including cadetships, microfinance, and setting up joint ventures with ...

A Corporate Future for Reconciliation - Pro Bono Australia


A Corporate Future for Reconciliation
Pro Bono Australia
Increasingly, Australian corporations are formalising their commitments to indigenous Australians through Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP) - public statements made by the organisation outlining the actions it will undertake, within its sphere of ...

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition - BLOUIN ARTINFO


BLOUIN ARTINFO

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition
BLOUIN ARTINFO
The British Museum has announced that it will host the first major exhibition in the UK to present what the Museum describes as “a history of Indigenous Australia, both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, through objects.” Titled ...

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British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition - BLOUIN ARTINFO


BLOUIN ARTINFO

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition
BLOUIN ARTINFO
The British Museum has announced that it will host the first major exhibition in the UK to present what the Museum describes as “a history of Indigenous Australia, both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, through objects.” Titled ...
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British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition - Artinfo UK


Artinfo UK

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition
Artinfo UK
The British Museum has announced that it will host the first major exhibition in the UK to present what the Museum describes as “a history of Indigenous Australia, both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, through objects.” Titled ...
Should we move Australia Day?4BC

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British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition - Artinfo UK


Artinfo UK

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition
Artinfo UK
The British Museum has announced that it will host the first major exhibition in the UK to present what the Museum describes as “a history of Indigenous Australia, both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, through objects.” Titled ...
Should we move Australia Day?4BC
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British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition - BLOUIN ARTINFO


BLOUIN ARTINFO

British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia Exhibition
BLOUIN ARTINFO
The British Museum has announced that it will host the first major exhibition in the UK to present what the Museum describes as “a history of Indigenous Australia, both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, through objects.” Titled ...
Should we move Australia Day?4BC

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Aboriginal children 10 times more likely to be in care - The Australian


The Australian

Aboriginal children 10 times more likely to be in care
The Australian
As at June 30, 2013, 8.5 per cent of indigenous children were living in out-of-home care. This was followed by the ACT, which had 6.3 per cent of Aboriginal children in care, South Australia with 6.1 per cent, Victoria with 5.9 per cent, Western ...

North Korea film festival screens Indigenous-Australian film 'Mystery Road ... - SBS


SBS

North Korea film festival screens Indigenous-Australian film 'Mystery Road ...
SBS
So when acclaimed Indigenous-Australian director Ivan Sen got invited to see his film Mystery Road screen at the 2014 Pyongyang International Film Festival (PIFF), he jumped at the chance. "When I heard that they wanted to screen it, it was a bit of a ...

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Indigenous All Stars to face West Coast Eagles, as One Direction play backup - The Age


The Age

Indigenous All Stars to face West Coast Eagles, as One Direction play backup
The Age
"Forty per cent of indigenous players that have played at either AFL or VFL level have come from Western Australia, and 50 per cent of the AFL's Indigenous Team of the Century are made up of Western Australian indigenous players," he said. "It's ...
Buddy to boost Indigenous All-StarsThe West Australian

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Should we move Australia Day? - 4BC


4BC

Should we move Australia Day?
4BC
"I can't quite see how you can celebrate a day as we do as Australia Day that many Aboriginal people call Invasion Day". Mr Smith says Australia can not truley recognise and embrace indigenous Australians and thier 40,000 history if the nations ...
British Museum to Host Indigenous Australia ExhibitionArtinfo UK
CAL To LarnacaAir Cargo News.com

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'We have no friends in parliament,' Indigenous protesters tell Canberra - The Guardian


The Guardian

'We have no friends in parliament,' Indigenous protesters tell Canberra
The Guardian
Demonstrators marched from the Aboriginal tent embassy to the front doors of parliament house which was locked for the duration of the protest. They aired a number of grievances relating to Indigenous rights, including deaths in custody and cuts to ...

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