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The Guardian
Tony Abbott, a student priest, who works in indigenous communities
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HE's the one time student priest who quit in frustration with the church, an outspoken opponent of gay marriage whose lesbian sister wants him to change his views, an ambitious political hardhead who quietly spends a week a year helping in remote ...
Community groups' post-election wish listSBS
Alexander Downer: As Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott will be true ...Courier Mail
Tony Abbott's letter to the people of AustraliaThe Daily Telegraph
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Crikey (blog)
Warren Mundine's indigenous manifesto – 'elegance and simplicity' or more ...
Crikey (blog)
“What they have discovered is that a lot of people have bullshitted to them.” Warren Mundine, The Australian, May 2013. You can always tell an outsider – white or black – by the collective pronoun they use to describe Aboriginal people as a subject.

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SBS
Nova Peris becomes first indigenous female MP
SBS
Former Olympian Nova Peris has become the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's national parliament, a welcome achievement for the centre-left Labor Party which lost power in the polls. Former Olympian Nova Peris has become the first Aboriginal ...

The Guardian
Australia sees first Aboriginal woman in parliament
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SYDNEY (AFP) - Former Olympian Nova Peris has become the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's national parliament, a welcome achievement for the centre-left Labor Party which lost power in the polls. Employment and workplace relations minister ...
Nova Peris elected as first Indigenous woman in Federal ParliamentABC Online
Nova Peris becomes first Indigenous woman in federal parliamentThe Guardian

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The Guardian
'Not a good start for PM for indigenous Australians'
The Australian
"Given that Tony Abbot has positioned himself as the prime minister for indigenous Australia, it's not a good look to start off by slashing the program that provides funding to culturally competent legal assistance services to Aboriginal and Torres ...
Coalition cuts to indigenous legal aid under fireSydney Morning Herald
Outrage at indigenous legal aid cuts planThe West Australian
Coalition's legal aid cuts a 'slap in the face' for Indigenous communitiesThe Guardian
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How a Bible translation is preserving the Pitjantjatjara language
The Australian
It's the Mount Everest of translation tasks, a project that seems quixotic on any number of counts. For one, traditional languages are in decline in this northwest corner of South Australia, where Aboriginal schoolchildren are taught largely in English ...

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New exhibition tells ancient indigenous stories using modern technology
ABC Local
More than a million people are expected to visit a new Melbourne exhibition telling Aboriginal history using interactive technology. The 'First Peoples' exhibition at the Melbourne Museum opens on Saturday. Lead curator Genevieve Greeves says more more ...

New exhibition tells ancient indigenous stories using modern technology
ABC Local
More than a million people are expected to visit a new Melbourne exhibition telling Aboriginal history using interactive technology. The 'First Peoples' exhibition at the Melbourne Museum opens on Saturday. Lead curator Genevieve Greeves says more more ...

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IBA - INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AUSTRALIA : Indigenous Social Enterprise Fund ...
4-traders (press release)
A partnership between Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and Reconciliation Australia (RA) will run the pilot for two years offering investment packages tailored to the needs of each organisation, potentially ...

The Guardian
Coalition cuts to indigenous legal aid under fire
Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians could be more likely to go to jail under an Abbott government in light of Coalition plans to cut $42 million from indigenous legal services. That is the view of Shane Duffy, the chairman of the National Aboriginal and Torres ...
Outrage at indigenous legal aid cuts planThe West Australian
Coalition's legal aid cuts a 'slap in the face' for Indigenous communitiesThe Guardian
Bashing the blacks on legal aid – the LNP paves the road to 'assimilation by ...Crikey (blog)
Narromine News -ABC Message Stick
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The Guardian
Outrage at indigenous legal aid cuts plan
The West Australian
And although Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has declared his wish to be the first indigenous affairs prime minister, the cuts would be a major blow that would likely entrench disadvantage even further, Community Law Australia says. Aboriginal and Torres ...
Coalition's legal aid cuts a 'slap in the face' for Indigenous communitiesThe Guardian
Bashing the blacks on legal aid – the LNP paves the road to 'assimilation by ...Crikey (blog)
Officer to be on hand tohelp Aboriginal votersNarromine News
ABC Message Stick
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SBS
Restoring Indigenous languages
SBS
From an estimated 250 Indigenous languages at the time of European settlement, only about 20 are now widely spoken in Australia. But where governments once ordered that the languages not be spoken, they are now funding their revival. Whether the ...

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Tony vows to be PM for indigenous affairs
The Australian
The Coalition yesterday released its indigenous policy, which declares that under an Abbott government "Australia will, in effect, have a prime minister for indigenous affairs and a dedicated indigenous affairs minister." The policy says that ...

fund to underpin Aboriginal business
The Australian
INDIGENOUS Business Australia has teamed up with Reconciliation Australia to launch a new fund to provide investment and business support to aboriginal business-focused projects. The Indigenous Social Enterprise Fund hopes to develop and nurture ...

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Indigenous groups angered at proposed Coalition cuts
The Australian
The peak indigenous representative body the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples told The Australian the cuts to indigenous affairs were deeply concerning. Digital Pass $1. A congress spokesman said "it's disappointing that an announcement ...

Indigenous policy: what the main parties will bring to the table
The Guardian
In the last week of August, Guardian Australia visited two Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to hear their concerns ahead of the federal election. Many of those we spoke to felt they had seen little to no improvement in their living ...

Indigenous jobs program branded a 'disaster'
ABC Online
Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says the Federal Government's remote area Indigenous jobs program in the Northern Territory is an unmitigated disaster. But he admits he does not know what to do about it. Tiwi Islands residents are accusing the ...

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Indigenous rangers face uncertain future
ABC Online
More than 700 Indigenous people are employed as rangers around Australia, including many in remote parts of the Northern Territory. But with only days until the election, some are facing a very uncertain future. The Mangarrayi Indigenous ranger program ...

IBA - INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AUSTRALIA : Helping Indigenous business ...
4-traders (press release)
In order to help Indigenous business owners understand the basic responsibilities, risks and obligations of operating a business in Australia, Terri Janke has written and published Law Way: Indigenous Business and the Law. Terri Janke is the Solicitor ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Apathy about indigenous arts is 'cultural apartheid'
Sydney Morning Herald
Promoter Peter Noble has lashed out over poor ticket sales for next month's Boomerang Festival, touted as Australia's most ambitious ever indigenous arts event, saying disinterest amounts to ''cultural apartheid''. Noble says the three-day event at ...
Apathy killing Boomerang Festival ticket salesABC Message Stick

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