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Stillbirths down among Indigenous women
UQ News
The gap in stillbirth rates between indigenous and non-indigenous women in Queensland, Australia, is closing, however indigenous women are still at risk of stillbirth due to preventable causes, according to researchers from The University of Queensland.
Stillbirth gap closing between indigenous and non-indigenous women, shows ...EurekAlert (press release)

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Stillbirths down among Indigenous women
UQ News
The gap in stillbirth rates between indigenous and non-indigenous women in Queensland, Australia, is closing, however indigenous women are still at risk of stillbirth due to preventable causes, according to researchers from The University of Queensland.

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Josh Pyke is busking for real change
Sydney City News
Moved by the looming Indigenous literacy crisis in remote regions of Australia, Mr Pyke is working with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to close the literacy gap between Indigenous children and their non-Indigenous peers. To celebrate ...

Indigenous artists in Victoria get $1m funding boost
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Chamber Music Australia. Victoria. Performing Arts. Chamber Music Australia's goal is to foster and celebrate the potential of talented, young, classical musicians and to invite new audiences to discover this profound artform. News · grants & funding ...
Residency brings Victorian indigenous artists into focusThe Age
Helen Macpherson Smith Trust announces $1 million indigenous art residency ...NewsMaker (press release)

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Indigenous jobs gap gets bigger
The Australian
Initial job figures from the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in February showed an indigenous mainstream employment rate of 45.9 per cent, but that has been revised down to 45.6 per cent based on the full survey sample.

Indigenous jobs gap gets bigger
The Australian
Initial job figures from the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in February showed an indigenous mainstream employment rate of 45.9 per cent, but that has been revised down to 45.6 per cent based on the full survey sample.
Is this just another privileged white man writing about Indigenous affairs?Crikey (blog)
Indigenous excellence is personal, it's individual, and it's about educationThe Guardian

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Indigenous policy and funding is descending into chaos say leaders
The Australian
Representatives of the elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative body National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), National Family Violence ...
Is this just another privileged white man writing about Indigenous affairs?Crikey (blog)
Indigenous excellence is personal, it's individual, and it's about educationThe Guardian

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Indigenous policy and funding is descending into chaos say leaders
The Australian
Representatives of the elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative body National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), National Family Violence ...
Is this just another privileged white man writing about Indigenous affairs?Crikey (blog)
Indigenous excellence is personal, it's individual, and it's about educationThe Guardian

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Aboriginal Art Directory News
KLUGE GOES TO THE TORRES STRAIT
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The Kluge-Ruhe Museum – America's only permanent institution displaying Australian Aboriginal art and educating Americans about it through associations with the University of Virginia – re-opened earlier this year after refurbishment with a semi ...

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Indigenous title claim settled in South Australia after 18 years in court
The Guardian
An Indigenous land use agreement between the Kokatha people, the state government and mining giant BHP Billiton was to be executed immediately after the hearing. It will provide the Kokatha people with financial compensation, recognising the past ...
Kokatha people to finalise land agreement with BHP Billiton, SA GovtABC Message Stick

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Veteran fights over matters of the heart
Sydney Morning Herald
The Thai fiancee of an indigenous Australian war veteran has had her visa request rejected despite the backing of former senator Fred Chaney. John Schnaars, 67, from Western Australia, has been championing the cause of recognising war graves for ...

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Unweaving the web of Aboriginal welfare dependency won't be easy
The Australian
But that in no way diminishes or excuses the enduring disparity between the life chances of indigenous Australians and those of Australia's non-indigenous population. The Northern Territory intervention focused attention on the unfolding disaster in ...

Unweaving the web of Aboriginal welfare dependency won't be easy
The Australian
But that in no way diminishes or excuses the enduring disparity between the life chances of indigenous Australians and those of Australia's non-indigenous population. The Northern Territory intervention focused attention on the unfolding disaster in ...

Unweaving the web of Aboriginal welfare dependency won't be easy
The Australian (blog)
But that in no way diminishes or excuses the enduring disparity between the life chances of indigenous Australians and those of Australia's non-indigenous population. The Northern Territory intervention focused attention on the unfolding disaster in ...

Unweaving the web of Aboriginal welfare dependency won't be easy
The Australian (blog)
But that in no way diminishes or excuses the enduring disparity between the life chances of indigenous Australians and those of Australia's non-indigenous population. The Northern Territory intervention focused attention on the unfolding disaster in ...

Labor MPs demand Tony Abbott act on indigenous recognition
The Australian
It comes after The Weekend Australian revealed that a panel headed by former deputy prime minister John Anderson has warned Mr Abbott that awareness and understanding of the push to acknowledge indigenous Australians in the Constitution have not ...

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Tony Abbott names white settlement as Australia's 'defining moment', remark ...
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Indigenous figures including the chair of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council are furious that Tony Abbott has highlighted white settlement as the defining moment in Australian history. The Prime Minister made the comment while he was ...
Abbott criticised for view that First Fleet was Australia's defining momentThe Australian
Greatest of many evils swamp budget messSydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott says first fleet arrival is the defining moment in Australian historyThe Guardian
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Abbott criticised for view that First Fleet was Australia's defining moment
The Australian
Launching the Defining Moments Project yesterday Mr Abbott said although the First Fleet's arrival “dispossessed, and for a long time marginalised indigenous people”, modern Australia was “profoundly shaped” by the British settlement. “The First Fleet ...

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Abbott criticised for view that First Fleet was Australia's defining moment
The Australian
Launching the Defining Moments Project yesterday Mr Abbott said although the First Fleet's arrival “dispossessed, and for a long time marginalised indigenous people”, modern Australia was “profoundly shaped” by the British settlement. “The First Fleet ...
Tony Abbott's white settlement remarks offend Indigenous leadersThe Guardian
He's done it AGAIN: Tony Abbott says arrival of First Fleet was Australia's ...Daily Mail
First Fleet significance undeniable: Warren TrussSBS
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Tony Abbott's white settlement remarks offend Indigenous leaders
The Guardian
Abbott said British settlement provided the foundation for Australia to become one of the most prosperous societies on earth. Mundine said this might be true, but not everyone was benefiting. “Does that mean that Aboriginal people have prospered from that?
Abbott criticised for view that First Fleet was Australia's defining momentThe Australian
Greatest of many evils swamp budget messSydney Morning Herald
First Fleet significance undeniable: Warren TrussSBS
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