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Barnett to axe 150 bush towns
The Australian
INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has acknowledged there may be no future for some remote indigenous communities in Western Australia as Premier Colin Barnett yesterday revealed he plans to close up to 150 of the state's 274 tiny settlements.

The Age
VCE's Australian History Study Design snubs indigenous perspectives
The Age
Thus, the content of the proposed VCE Australian History Study Design is extremely important to those who recognise that widespread ignorance of indigenous matters in mainstream Australia is an underlying cause of the acute disadvantage indigenous ...

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The Age
VCE's Australian History Study Design snubs indigenous perspectives
The Age
Thus, the content of the proposed VCE Australian History Study Design is extremely important to those who recognise that widespread ignorance of indigenous matters in mainstream Australia is an underlying cause of the acute disadvantage indigenous ...

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The Guardian (Australia)
A call for funding certainty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Crikey (blog)
While there has progress in closing the gap between the health status of Indigenous Australians and that of non-Indigenous Australians, there is still much to be done. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report Australia's Health 2014 ...
Poverty on rise: reportThe Guardian (Australia)

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The Guardian (Australia)
A call for funding certainty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Crikey (blog)
While there has progress in closing the gap between the health status of Indigenous Australians and that of non-Indigenous Australians, there is still much to be done. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report Australia's Health 2014 ...
Poverty on rise: reportThe Guardian (Australia)

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KPMG denies role in alleged theft from Australia's richest Aboriginal land trust
ABC Message Stick
International accounting firm KPMG has denied it shares responsibility in an alleged theft of millions of dollars from an Aboriginal land trust in the Northern Territory. The Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust (GEAT) is one of Australia's oldest and ...

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KPMG denies role in alleged theft from Australia's richest Aboriginal land trust
ABC Online
International accounting firm KPMG has denied it shares responsibility in an alleged theft of millions of dollars from an Aboriginal land trust in the Northern Territory. The Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust (GEAT) is one of Australia's oldest and ...

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Remembering forgotten Aboriginal soldiers
ABC Local
"When Aborigines saw the opportunity to enlist, they took it with both hands because here was an opportunity, not just to serve your country; they had the same motivations as many Australians, a sense of loyalty to the King and Country and the spirit ...

Peter Bakker: Remembering forgotten Aboriginal soldiers
ABC Local
He was the driving force behind the Aboriginal War Memorial that now exists in Warrnambool (one of only two in Australia) as well as a booklet of local Indigenous soldiers “Fighting for Country” that has been distributed across South West Victorian ...

ABC Online
G20: Indigenous protesters rally in Brisbane CBD ahead of leaders' summit
ABC Online
About 100 people gathered in Brisbane ahead of the G20 leaders' summit to protest against the treatment of Indigenous Australians. The group converged on Roma Street in the CBD this morning, with many draped in Aboriginal flags and holding placards.
First G20 protesters take to Brisbane streetsBrisbane Times
G20: Brisbane protesters have plenty of targets, but police are not among themThe Guardian

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G20: Indigenous protesters rally in Brisbane CBD ahead of leaders' summit
ABC Online
About 100 people have gathered in Brisbane ahead of the G20 leaders' summit to protest against the treatment of Indigenous Australians. The group converged on Roma Street in the CBD this morning, with many draped in Aboriginal flags and holding ...
First G20 protesters take to Brisbane streetsBrisbane Times
G20: Brisbane protesters have plenty of targets, but police are not among themThe Guardian

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Architecture and Design
How architecture can give voice to narratives of Indigenous culture: Jefa ...
Architecture and Design
Jefa Greenaway is director of Greenaway Architects and one of Victoria's few Indigenous Australian architects. Architecture & Design spoke with Greenaway to better understand why there are so few registered Indigenous architects in Australia and why he ...

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Aboriginal land council shuns Mundine over Wallarah 2 negotiations
Australian Mining
Warren Mundine has proven a poor choice to negotiate with local aboriginal groups, who have voiced their distrust in him for dealing with the Wallarah 2 coal mine. After compensation negotiations with the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council broke down ...

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Labor calls for clarification on indigenous funding
The Australian
The Australian has spoken to many indigenous groups who will not speak on the record because they fear their funding will be compromised, but say that the tough new criteria in the first round of the $4.8 billion indigenous Advancement Strategy is not ...

Labor calls for clarification on indigenous funding
The Australian
The Australian has spoken to many indigenous groups who will not speak on the record because they fear their funding will be compromised, but say that the tough new criteria in the first round of the $4.8 billion indigenous Advancement Strategy is not ...

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Australians share indigenous protected area strategies with NWT
CBC.ca
Dhimurru is one of 60 Indigenous Protected Areas established in partnership with the Australian government that cover more than 48 million hectares across Australia. Patrick O'Leary, who works with Pew Charitable Trust, an organization that helps ...

Call to drop GP fee for Aboriginal patients
The Australian
Indigenous health bodies want the government to exempt Australians living on welfare payments from the $7 payment for bulk-billed visits to a GP. The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation has told the Senate inquiry into ...

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Call to drop GP fee for Aboriginal patients
The Australian
The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, representing 204 indigenous doctors and 310 medical students, predicts the co-payment will discourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients from seeking medical treatment. Indigenous Australians ...
Deconstructing schizophrenia among Australia's First PeopleThe Stringer
Calls to boost numbers of Aboriginal teachers to be role models in SA schoolsHerald Sun
Indigenous queer history – call for submissionsGay News Network

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Call to drop GP fee for Aboriginal patients
The Australian
Indigenous health bodies want the government to exempt Australians living on welfare payments from the $7 payment for bulk-billed visits to a GP. The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation has told the Senate inquiry into ...
Deconstructing schizophrenia in Australian AboriginesThe Stringer
Calls to boost numbers of Aboriginal teachers to be role models in SA schoolsHerald Sun
Indigenous queer history – call for submissionsGay News Network

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Call to drop GP fee for Aboriginal patients
The Australian
The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, representing 204 indigenous doctors and 310 medical students, predicts the co-payment will discourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients from seeking medical treatment. Indigenous Australians ...
Deconstructing schizophrenia in Australian AboriginesThe Stringer
Calls to boost numbers of Aboriginal teachers to be role models in SA schoolsHerald Sun
Indigenous queer history – call for submissionsGay News Network

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