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The Guardian
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015
The Guardian
NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have already recognised Indigenous Australians in state constitutions but there is nothing in the federal document. “This quest goes to the heart of the nation,” Gooda said in the Nulungu Reconciliation ...
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...SBS

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Indigenous smoking program cuts risk widening the gap
The Conversation AU
Among Indigenous Australians, tobacco use contributes to 80% of all lung cancer deaths, 37% of heart disease, 9% of all strokes and 5% of low birth-weight babies. And in central Australia, rates of pneumonia among children are reported to be the ...

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Frustration rises over changes to the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act
The Conversation AU
In June, the Western Australian Government released draft amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. This is the legislation that determines what qualifies for heritage protection in the state – and…

Asia-born residents out-live native Australians, data shows
Sydney Morning Herald
Death rates for indigenous Australians were higher than those for non-indigenous Australians across all age groups, but the difference was most pronounced in the 35-to-44 age group, in which indigenous people died at five times the rate of their ...

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SBS (blog)
Pearson's grip on Indigenous policy is not backed by evidence
SBS (blog)
Noel Pearson is seen by many as Australia's most influential Indigenous leader. As well as being chairman of the Cape York Group, he is an outspoken commentator who shapes policy as part of the Abbott government's inner sanctum advising on Indigenous ...

Nothing for Aborigines in Scullion's manoeuvres
The Australian
... other children across Australia. Without this step in remote communities, no other development will be sustainable or meaningful. After years of skimming commonwealth funds earmarked to ameliorate Aboriginal disadvantage, the source is finally ...

Jack Charles finds his purpose — and popularity — as an artist
Herald Sun
“Performing artists are the ones telling the stories of Aboriginal Australians,” he says. “I've realised there's a greater meaning to my life. I am JC, the second coming. I have a particular role in life, to waggle the finger and stamp the foot and ...

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Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture 2014: Murphy's legacy — Vigilance against ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Today, Indigenous Australians make up only 2.5 per cent of the population, but account for 26 per cent of the adult prison population. The incarceration of Indigenous adults is 14 times higher than for non-Indigenous adults (Steering Committee for the ...
Home ownership information sessionClarence Valley Daily Examiner
Indigenous artists vie for state awardsBallarat Courier

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Ferret
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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Forget tomatoes and carrots: why indigenous vegetables and fruits should be on ...
ABC Online
"It's not an issue of whether you should be eating Australian indigenous vegetables. "If we can find ones from Africa or central America which are also good and healthy for you, why not try them?" Dr Keatinge over-sees the world's largest public ...

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Justice system failing indigenous women
The Age
Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of ...

Voice of America
Justice system failing indigenous women
The Canberra Times
Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of ...
Canberra to Aborigines: No School? No Welfare.Voice of America

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Voice of America
No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

Voice of America
No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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