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Alzheimer's Australia calls for focus on Indigenous dementia rates
ABC Online
LEON FLICKER: The prevalence of dementia amongst Aboriginal Australians was unknowns until about eight years ago. And then we performed the study in the Kimberley which found that the rates of dementia were five times the non-Aboriginal rates in ...

Court deliberates on Indigenous disadvantage in sentencing offenders
The Guardian
The NSW criminal court of appeal has reserved judgment on a case which looks at whether the social disadvantage of Indigenous Australians should be taken into account when sentencing offenders. On Wednesday the court reheard an appeal on the ...
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Court deliberates on Indigenous disadvantage in sentencing offenders
The Guardian
Indigenous people are vastly over-represented in the prison system and 15 times more likely to be jailed than non-Indigenous Australians. The legal team for Bugmy is arguing that this, as well as the general history of social deprivation of Indigenous ...
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UN conference calls for return of Indigenous remains
SBS
Since the early days of British colonial settlement, the skeletal remains of Indigenous Australians captured the interest of those seeking to understand the origins of the human race. Secret-sacred objects were also avidly collected -- all in the name ...
Health cuts and education deregulation: critical issues for Indigenous doctorsCrikey (blog)

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Traditional owners, scientists and cat gizzards key to protecting 4.2 million ...
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IPAs recognise that the best people to manage country in Australia are the people that have been managing it for thousands of years." Indigenous Protected Areas are an Aboriginal-led agreement on how country should be managed and by whom. They need ...

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Here's the reality of Australia's Apartheid
National Indigenous Times
You won't see photos like this published in mainstream media and you won't hear the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott or Indigenous Affairs Minister, Senator Nigel Scullion even acknowledge they exist. But they should. You won't see or hear Warren Mundine or ...

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Indigenous dementia rates three times higher than general population
The Guardian
Indigenous people experience dementia at a rate at least three times higher than the non-Indigenous population in Australia, but a lack of awareness of the seriousness of the issue means not enough is being done to combat a “looming epidemic”, the peak ...
Mental Health Campaign for Indigenous YouthPro Bono Australia

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Living in the Shadows: The Australian aboriginal community in New South Wales
Washington Post
In 1835, the town now known as Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia, was “discovered” by explorer Maj. Thomas Mitchell. Located far inland on the shores of the Darling river, the name originates from the language of the local Barkindji people and is ...

WA traditional owners concerned about Aboriginal Heritage Act changes
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MATTHEW KEOGH: The Government has spoken about the idea that the regulations that will go with this legislation will require the CEO to have regard to certain matters, such as consulting with the relevant Aboriginal communities, but it hasn't actually ...

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Traditional owners, scientists and cat gizzards key to Kiwirrkurra Indigenous ...
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IPAs recognise that the best people to manage country in Australia are the people that have been managing it for thousands of years." Indigenous Protected Areas are an Aboriginal-led agreement on how country should be managed and by whom. They need ...

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Traditional owners, scientists and cat gizzards key to Kiwirrkurra Indigenous ...
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IPAs recognise that the best people to manage country in Australia are the people that have been managing it for thousands of years." Indigenous Protected Areas are an Aboriginal-led agreement on how country should be managed and by whom. They need ...

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Kimberley Aboriginal law and culture festival - in pictures
ABC Local
During the day, it's the business of three of the region's biggest organisations: the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), the Kimberley Language Resource Centre, and the Kimberley Land Council. By night, it's the cultural business of ...

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Coal getting its 'mojo' back: Mackenzie
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... to educate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in science and technology. The company recently announced it was cutting 700 workers across its Queensland metallurgical coal business as it struggles with low prices and a high Australian ...

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BHP funds Indigenous scholarship
Australian Mining
"Our partnership with BHP Billiton will enhance and expand our education programs to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across Australia. We are really excited about this opportunity to reach so many new students, and get them ...
Coal getting its 'mojo' back: MackenzieYahoo!7 News

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BHP funds Indigenous scholarship
Australian Mining
"Our partnership with BHP Billiton will enhance and expand our education programs to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across Australia. We are really excited about this opportunity to reach so many new students, and get them ...

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BHP funds Indigenous scholarship
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"Our partnership with BHP Billiton will enhance and expand our education programs to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across Australia. We are really excited about this opportunity to reach so many new students, and get them ...

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BHP funds Indigenous scholarship
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"Our partnership with BHP Billiton will enhance and expand our education programs to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across Australia. We are really excited about this opportunity to reach so many new students, and get them ...

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Mental Health Campaign for Indigenous Youth
Pro Bono Australia
'Yarn safe' was developed with a group of 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people from across Australia, including Elcho Island, Brisbane, Darwin, Broome, Melbourne and Perth. headspace said the campaign was created to improve mental ...

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Mental Health Campaign for Indigenous Youth
Pro Bono Australia
'Yarn safe' was developed with a group of 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people from across Australia, including Elcho Island, Brisbane, Darwin, Broome, Melbourne and Perth. headspace said the campaign was created to improve mental ...
Do opponents even know what the changes are?Fraser Coast Chronicle

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“Speaking with one voice” – WA's changes to Aboriginal Heritage law rejected ...
Crikey (blog)
in some ways the worst in mainland Australia. (although a bill has recently been introduced into Tasmanian Parliament's to revamp the State's current outdated heritage legislation) Victoria and Queensland upgraded their Aboriginal cultural heritage ...