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Our black history: lest we forget Aboriginal veterans - WA Today
WA today
In August 1916, Private Douglas Grant departed Australia on a troop carrier bound for the United Kingdom. Like thousands of other young Australian men, Grant had signed up for the AIF and wound up fighting in the trenches on the Western Front in France.
Aboriginal Diggers 'couldn't even get a beer in a pub'Illawarra Mercury
Best we forget? - Canberra TimesThe Canberra Times

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Tony Abbott still won't rule out Indigenous cuts
Invest in Australia
After years of underinvestment and neglect under the Howard Government, this Labor Government has made unprecedented investments to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage, with more than $5.2 billion in funding for employment, education, health ...
Labor prepares budget groundThe Australian
Greater conviction could have secured education funding - Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald

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Building Aboriginal prosperity
The Australian
The real transformation in Aborigines' lives -- better education, home ownership, employment -- is arising from the private sector, including initiatives such as Andrew Forrest's Australian Employment Covenant and the Australian Indigenous Education ...

Public foot remote clean-up bill
The Australian
The Gillard government's $44.1 million injection to the expired federal program -- the second 12-month extension -- to give remote indigenous communities municipal services enjoyed by urban Australia will be delivered in the May 14 budget. Indigenous ...

Aboriginal Diggers 'couldn't even get a beer in a pub'
Illawarra Mercury
Thursday is one of the days on the Australian calendar that is more sacred than many religious holidays. Even McDonald's closes its doors until after 11am to honour the men and women who served and are still serving Australia in theatres of war. The ...
Best we forget? - Canberra TimesThe Canberra Times

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Desert put under protection of indigenous
The West Australian
The Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area takes in parts of both the Little Sandy Desert and Gibson Desert, and joins a network of 54 indigenous protected areas covering over 43 million hectares across Australia. Senator Louise Pratt said the Martu ...

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Clontarf site gifted to indigenous group
The West Australian
"Clontarf is a culturally significant and iconic property for indigenous people in Western Australia and will now be secured for future generations." ILC chairwoman Dawn Casey said the Christian Brothers had been looking to return the land to ...

Close gap targets 'to include jail rate'
The Australian
In an interview with The Australian, opposition indigenous affairs spokesman Nigel Scullion said he believed a campaign by leading Aboriginal groups to include justice as an official target needed to be considered because the levels at which indigenous ...

Fake debt collectors, complaints handlers; court rules telco ripped off ...
ZDNet
The company had, in particular, targeted indigenous communities in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took up the case after being ...
Court finds Excite Mobile was 'cynically indifferent' to customers' interestsComputerworld Australia
ACCC Excited by landmark court win - ITWire.comiTWire

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Historic Clontarf site gifted to Indigenous body
ABC Online
The historic Clontarf site in Perth has been gifted to the Indigenous Land Corporation by the Catholic Christian Brothers. The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, officially announced the handover today. The site, on the banks of ...
Macklin raises risk from LibsThe Australian

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Macklin raises risk from Libs
The Australian
Picture: Chloe Geraghty Source: Northern Territory News. INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin will tonight draw a stark distinction between Labor and the Coalition's approach to closing the gap between black and white Australia. In a keynote ...

Jensen years behind on indigenous: WA MP
The Australian
INFLAMMATORY comments by federal Liberal MP Dennis Jensen about indigenous welfare "traps" shows he's 20 years behind in the debate about Aboriginal empowerment, Western Australia's opposition says. Mr Jensen, who holds the seat of Tangney in ...

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Bring out war diaries, share indigenous story: Cosgrove - The Age
The Age
Next year's centenary of World War I should be used to put the contribution of indigenous soldiers ''into the spotlight'', the former chief of the Australian Defence Force said. Speaking before Thursday's Anzac Day commemorations, General Peter ...

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Greens leader finds the time to answer some questions on Indigenous Australia
National Indigenous Times
Christine-Milne Last week the National Indigenous Times published an exclusive interview with the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Tony Abbott on issues affecting Indigenous Australia. We have approached the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard to respond to ...
Insidious discriminationOn Line opinion

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Indigenous soldiers put in the front line - The Age
The Age
Next year's centenary of World War I should be used to put the contribution of indigenous soldiers ''into the spotlight'', the former chief of the Australian Defence Force said. Speaking ahead of Thursday's Anzac Day commemorations, General Peter ...

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A campaign for change
Geelong Advertiser
Closing the Gap is a national health initiative addressing the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Christensen and Motlop are ambassadors of the program, along with fellow Cats' indigenous players Mathew Stokes ...

Anti-smoking campaigns failing Indigenous youth
Crikey (blog)
How can anti-smoking campaigns be targeted more effectively at Australia's Indigenous youth? It's a good question, and one that, as yet, has proven difficult to answer. Almost half of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 14 years ...

Prescription for healthy food in remote Indigenous communities
Crikey (blog)
Professor Kerin O'Dea, Professor of Nutrition and Public Health in the Health Sciences Division of the University of South Australia, made the call after a study she co-authored found that people in three remote Aboriginal communities ate mostly ...

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Prosh racist newspaper causes a stir
The Australian
It is a serious wake-up call to the WA community that we all need to be more aware and respectful of Australia's Indigenous people and their connection to this beautiful place we call home." The anti-racism group West Australians Against Racism also ...
UWA prank paper under fireWA today
Perth students apologise for racist fundraiser - NinemsnNinemsn

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Tony Abbott's “must do” priority list to create equality for Indigenous Australia
National Indigenous Times
Tony-Abbott-2 Tony Abbott looks certain to be Australia's next Prime Minister if the opinion polls are anything to go by. Mr Abbott has long claimed he wants to create a positive difference for Indigenous Australians. Gerry Georgatos speaks exclusively ...