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Indigenous activist Rosalie Kunoth-Monks awarded NT Australian of the Year
ABC Online
Central Australian Indigenous woman Rosalie Kunoth-Monks has been named the Northern Territory Australian of the Year for 2015. In her varied career Ms Kunoth-Monks has worked as an actor, a nun, a political adviser, a shire president, an environmental ...
Kunoth-Monks named NT Australian of the YearSky News Australia

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The Guardian
Gough Whitlam's Indigenous and reforming legacy hailed at memorial
The Guardian
“Apart from Medibank and the Trade Practices Act, cutting tariff protections and no-fault divorce and the Family Law Act, the Australia Council, the federal court, the Order of Australia, federal legal aid, the Racial Discrimination Act, needs-based ...
Pearson's incredible eulogy for GoughThe Canberra Times
Gough Whitlam memorial: Tony Abbott, former PMs and dignitaries farewell titan ...ABC Online

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The Guardian
Gough Whitlam's Indigenous and reforming legacy hailed at memorial
The Guardian
“Apart from Medibank and the Trade Practices Act, cutting tariff protections and no-fault divorce and the Family Law Act, the Australia Council, the federal court, the Order of Australia, federal legal aid, the Racial Discrimination Act, needs-based ...
Farewell comrade, Whitlam rememberedThe Australian
Indigenous people pay respects to Whitlam, the prime minister who cared about ...Sydney Morning Herald

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Sky News Australia
Farewell comrade, Whitlam remembered
Sky News Australia
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson said Mr Whitlam transformed the lives of indigenous Australians. 'This old man was one of those rare people who never suffered discrimination but understood the importance of protection from its malice. 'He harboured not ...
'Best political speech of our time'NEWS.com.au
We are forever indebted to the vision of Gough WhitlamHerald Sun
Gough Whitlam memorial: The great man would have loved itThe Canberra Times
The New Daily -Sydney Morning Herald -The Australian
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The Conversation AU
Nutrition is key to closing the Aboriginal life expectancy gap
The Conversation AU
Recent reports estimated a life expectancy gap of 11.5 years for Aboriginal males and 9.7 years for Aboriginal females compared to non-Aboriginal Australians. About 80% of this difference is due preventable chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes ...

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The Guardian
Defence force releases last Maralinga ancestral lands to traditional owners
The Guardian
South Australia's Aboriginal affairs and reconciliation minister, Ian Hunter, said the land was as significant to the Maralinga Tjarutja people as any other part of their country. “When the British completed their testing program a cursory clean-up of ...
Maralinga traditional owners get land backSky News Australia
From nuclear test site to SA tourist meccaYahoo!7 News
British atomic test site returned to Aboriginal ownersGlobalPost

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Australia's top Aboriginal organisations announced
National Indigenous Times
p 11_IGA A leading Central Australian women's group and an up-and-coming theatre troupe from country Victoria have received top honours at the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards. At a gala dinner at BHP Billiton's headquarters in Melbourne, Waltja ...

Australia's top Aboriginal organisations announced
National Indigenous Times
p 11_IGA A leading Central Australian women's group and an up-and-coming theatre troupe from country Victoria have received top honours at the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards. At a gala dinner at BHP Billiton's headquarters in Melbourne, Waltja ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous people pay respects to Whitlam, the prime minister who cared about ...
Sydney Morning Herald
"He was a man who sat down with our people and treated them with respect," said Kirstie Parker, a co-chairwoman of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, the latest of a number of Aboriginal representative bodies that followed the council ...
Australia to farewell Gough WhitlamSBS
Gough service to commemorate 'giant'The Australian
So long, Gough, a giant who helped us stand tall in the arts and educationThe Age

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Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous people pay respects to Whitlam, the prime minister who cared about ...
Sydney Morning Herald
"He was a man who sat down with our people and treated them with respect," said Kirstie Parker, a co-chairwoman of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, the latest of a number of Aboriginal representative bodies that followed the council ...
Gurindji people from Wave Hill to farewell friend Gough Whitlam at Sydney ...ABC Online
Australia: How and why the Gough Whitlam government's far-reaching reforms ...Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

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Sydney Morning Herald
Martu indigenous corporation in turmoil over mining money scrutiny in Western ...
Sydney Morning Herald
WDLAC, which is responsible for the Martu people and has been associated with some of indigenous Australia's most influential business leaders, said in a statement last week that its board had not authorised "both the terms of this inquiry and the ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Martu indigenous corporation in turmoil over mining money scrutiny in Western ...
Sydney Morning Herald
WDLAC, which is responsible for the Martu people and has been associated with some of indigenous Australia's most influential business leaders, said in a statement last week that its board had not authorised "both the terms of this inquiry and the ...

The Guardian
Plan to boost northern Australia farming 'must involve Indigenous groups'
The Guardian
In a panel discussion on Indigenous participation, Leigh “Tracker” Tilmouth, the former CEO of the Central Land Council, said Australia needed a “segregated economy”. “An economy [in which] we can develop our own systems of trade, our own systems and ...

The Guardian
Plan to boost northern Australia farming 'must involve Indigenous groups'
The Guardian
In a panel discussion on Indigenous participation, Leigh “Tracker” Tilmouth, the former CEO of the Central Land Council, said Australia needed a “segregated economy”. “An economy [in which] we can develop our own systems of trade, our own systems and ...

ABC Online
'Invasion Day' argument led to fight at Aboriginal Tent Embassy
ABC Online
An argument about referring to Australia Day as "Invasion Day" led to a brutal attack at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, the ACT Magistrates Court has heard. The court heard 50-year-old Peter Hill and a 71-year-old man had argued over the ...
Dog mauls man at tent embassy fightThe Canberra Times

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Bad debts OK, says indigenous body
Herald Sun
INDIGENOUS Business Australia believes the burden of carrying bad business debts and having high levels of home loans in arrears is worth it if it can help indigenous Australians buy their own homes. IBA, a federal body set up to boost home and ...

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Bad debts OK, says indigenous body
The Australian
INDIGENOUS Business Australia believes the burden of carrying bad business debts and having high levels of home loans in arrears is worth it if it can help indigenous Australians buy their own homes. IBA, a federal body set up to boost home and ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australian runners battle fierce winds to cross New York marathon ...
The Guardian
Ten Indigenous Australian runners, many from remote and regional areas, have battled strong winds and near-zero temperatures to finish the New York marathon after just months in training. The competitors were all sponsored by the Indigenous Marathon ...
Coldest New York Marathon no obstacle for Indigneous runnersABC Online (blog)

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The Guardian
New South Wales tries to block Aboriginal land claims on coastal areas
The Guardian
The New South Wales government is seeking to ban Aboriginal communities from making land claims on coastal areas and to cancel around 1,800 outstanding claims to beachfront land. Hundreds gathered in Sydney on Monday to protest against the ...
Controversial NSW land rights laws on iceSky News Australia

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Protecting the Human Rights of Indigenous People
Pro Bono Australia
Work in both academia and a large corporate law firm saw April Long want to make an impact in the lives of Indigenous Australians caught up in the criminal justice system. Long is this week's Changemaker. What are you currently working on in your ...