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The Guardian
Health costs mount for Indigenous Australians in remote areas
The Guardian
Health expenditure on potentially preventable hospital treatment of Indigenous Australians is more than double the expenditure on non-Indigenous Australians, a new report shows – but the cause is unclear. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare ...

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SBS
Winner of the richest Indigenous Art prize announced
SBS
A contemporary North Queensland artist took home the top prize of the evening against over 137 nominations from all the country. A broad field of traditional and contemporary artists were on hand for the richest prize awarded for Indigenous Art in ...
Artwork up there with the bestThe West Australian

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SBS
Watch live: NITV forum probes Indigenous election issues
SBS
Representatives from all the major parties, as well some of the Indigenous candidates who are contesting the federal election, come face-to-face with representatives of Indigenous organisations to discuss some of the big issues facing Indigenous ...

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SBS
Watch live: Awaken's Election Special Forum on Indigenous issues
SBS
Watch NITV's Awaken Special Federal Election Forum on Indigenous issues. Find out about the issues important to and affecting Indigenous Australians in this Septembers election. New figures reveal that 51 percent of kids in NSW jails are Aboriginal ...

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Kimberley man wins Indigenous art prize
ABC Local
A Kimberley man has won the WA section of the nation's richest Indigenous art prize. Churchill Cann, from the Warmun community, received the $10,000 WA artist prize at the Indigenous Art Awards. The Warmun Gallery says Mr Churchill won the award for ...
Winner of the West Australian Indigenous Art prize announcedSBS
Artwork up there with the bestThe West Australian

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Kimberley man wins Indigenous art prize
ABC Online
A Kimberley man has won the WA section of the nation's richest Indigenous art prize. Churchill Cann, from the Warmun community, received the $10,000 WA artist prize at the Indigenous Art Awards. The Warmun Gallery says Mr Churchill won the award for ...

Australian Geographic
Mapping indigenous language across Australia
Australian Geographic
The map displays some of the traditional languages once spoken by indigenous groups across Australia, and was created using data collected by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Dianne Hosking, who ...

Australian Geographic
On this day: Wave Hill indigenous protest
Australian Geographic
A nine-year strike followed that remains the longest in Australian history, ending with the handing back of the land to the Gurindji by the Australian government. This event marked a crucial point in the national Aboriginal land rights movement and led ...

Government partly at fault over Indigenous art slump
Radio Australia
For the better part of a decade Indigenous Australian art was at the top of many collectors "must have" list. Government partly at fault over Indigenous art slump (Credit: ABC). After hitting a high of $26 million in 2007, turnover has plummeted to ...

African coins clue to indigenous art
The Australian
SOLVING the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on Aboriginal rock art. How the ancient Kilwa coins, believed to date from about 1100 ...

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Aljazeera.com
Aborigines sour on Australia's Labor Party
Aljazeera.com
But largely missing from this picture is a tragedy that has been unfolding at the heart of the nation for more than a century - the plight of Australia's indigenous people, the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Often a convenient platform for ...

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Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
The Malaysian Insider
Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on Aboriginal rock art. How the ancient Kilwa coins, believed to date from about 1100 ...

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Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
Yahoo!7 News
SYDNEY, New South Wales (AFP) - Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on Aboriginal rock art. How the ancient Kilwa coins, ...

Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
The West Australian
SYDNEY, New South Wales (AFP) - Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on Aboriginal rock art. How the ancient Kilwa coins, ...

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National Indigenous language conference showcasing the richness and ...
NewsMaker (press release)
Indigenous people from around Australia and overseas are coming together to talk about their languages and how they are using the tools of technology to help them thrive. The conference is packed with practical demonstrations and workshops facilitated ...

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The Guardian
Self-harm rates among young women in Australia have risen 2.5% a year
The Guardian
For Indigenous Australians, the rate of self-harm through pharmaceutical poisoning increased from 2007-08 to 2010-11 (exact figures were not given) and was twice the rate for non-Indigenous people. Among Indigenous children aged 0-4, the rate in 2010 ...

Mix of old and new adds dynamism to Indigenous art
The Australian
These prestigious awards have led the way in recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in Australia. They dared to confirm that the art and culture was something to celebrate. The awards also enable dozens of artists to present their talent ...

The case that could rock Aboriginal sentencing
SBS
The case of a New South Wales man named William David Bugmy could raise serious questions about Aboriginal imprisonment in Australia. But it could end up affecting many more cases -- or, more specifically, sentences. It is an age-old question: Just ...

Explainer: Indigenous policy and the 2013 federal election
The Conversation
With the federal election in our sights, we are reminded of the long journey ahead in addressing past wrongs and present challenges for Australia's Indigenous peoples. Historically, the similarities outweigh the differences when comparing the positions ...

Indigenous women the fastest-growing demographic among prisoners: report
ABC Online
A report released today has found that indigenous women are the fastest growing group of Victorian prisoners, and 80 per cent of them are mothers. The Victorian Human Rights Commission is urging governments around Australia to set up diversionary ...