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Dan Sultan swings though indigenous music awards
The Australian
Aside from touring Australia in the past few months, Sultan displayed his range of musical interest and versatility by joining rockers Spiderbait and hip hop outfit Hilltop Hoods on stage at the Splendour in the Grass festival three weeks ago. “One of ...
Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and hip hop artist Briggs the big winners at ...ABC Online
Mauboy shares stage with Indigenous talent at NIMAsABC Message Stick

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More Career Awareness Needed for Indigenous Youth - Report
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous youth are failing to realise their career aspirations due to a perceived lack of educational and employment opportunities, new research out of welfare Not for Profit Mission Australia has revealed. According to the 2014 Mission Australia ...

GP co-payment a 'significant barrier' for Aboriginal health
The Australian
“There are pockets across Australia that don't have a NACCHO member service so that would leave a lot of Aboriginal people using mainstream services still subject to the GP co-payment.” Mr Mohamed said he was also concerned about additional pressures ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Medicare fee jeopardises Aborigines
Sydney Morning Herald
Health leaders have warned the Abbott government's proposed $7 Medicare fee could widen the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. John Paterson, the chief executive of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance ...

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Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

ABC Local
Early Aboriginal drawings showcased at the National Museum
ABC Local
More than 100 early Aboriginal drawings are on display at the National Museum of Australia, as part of a new exhibition launched in Canberra. Warlpiri Drawings, Remembering the Future showcases a collection by anthropologist, Mervyn Meggett, who spent ...

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World Socialist Web Site
Forrest report the way to go
The Australian (blog)
ANDREW Forrest's report on Australia's indigenous policies is a disturbing document. The scale of our collective failure is laid bare in all its awful detail. Billions of dollars have failed to deliver anything close to acceptable levels of Aboriginal ...
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War IWorld Socialist Web Site

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NATSIAA shows how urban trends eclipse Aboriginal art traditions
The Australian
Aboriginal art's journey from the remote settlements of the western desert to the gleaming gallery spaces of modernity has taken 40 years, but it is complete now. Indigenous art in Australia is becoming a subset of the mainstream art space: defined by ...
Tony Albert Wins $50000 Indigenous Art AwardAustralian Photography + digital
DARWIN 2014 - The Bigger PictureAboriginal Art Directory News

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Aboriginal Art Directory News
NATSIAA shows how urban trends eclipse Aboriginal art traditions
The Australian
Aboriginal art's journey from the remote settlements of the western desert to the gleaming gallery spaces of modernity has taken 40 years, but it is complete now. Indigenous art in Australia is becoming a subset of the mainstream art space: defined by ...
Tony Albert Wins $50000 Indigenous Art AwardAustralian Photography + digital
DARWIN 2014 - The Bigger PictureAboriginal Art Directory News

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World Socialist Web Site
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War I
World Socialist Web Site
In line with the Australian government's intensive efforts to condition the population to future military conflicts and boost recruitment, the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) has embraced the official centenary ...

World Socialist Web Site
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War I
World Socialist Web Site
In line with the Australian government's intensive efforts to condition the population to future military conflicts and boost recruitment, the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) has embraced the official centenary ...

NRL.COM
NRL Indigenous leaders launch Close The Gap Round
NRL.COM
Aboriginal babies are up to three times more likely to die before the age of one than other babies in Australia and Aboriginal people face much higher risks of heart disease, cancer and kidney failure. Greg Inglis said it was important that Indigenous ...
Learning about home ownershipIllawarra Mercury

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Port Adelaide
Power Community Ltd secures $300000 in Federal funding for Aboriginal ...
Port Adelaide
"Led by our outstanding Aboriginal Programs Manager Paul Vandenbergh, our unique new program will involve both regular on-the-ground experience for the children and remote high-tech education from our community classroom at Alberton.

Indigenous players working on Aboriginal war cry before All Stars game
Sydney Morning Herald
The All Stars game was conceived by former Gold Coast star Preston Campbell and chief executive Michael Searle to raise awareness of shorter life expectancy for Aboriginal Australians and the NRL will use this weekend's round of matches to promote the ...

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NRL.COM
NRL Indigenous leaders launch Close The Gap Round
NRL.COM
Aboriginal babies are up to three times more likely to die before the age of one than other babies in Australia and Aboriginal people face much higher risks of heart disease, cancer and kidney failure. Greg Inglis said it was important that Indigenous ...

New York Times
Measuring the Apology of Australia's Ex-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
New York Times
This time, we will look at the apology of Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia, to Australia's indigenous community in 2008. With the benefit of six years of hindsight, we are in a much better position to judge the apology's authenticity.

Indigenous recruiting group Karlka secures work for 1000 people at major food ...
ABC Online
A Western Australian Aboriginal Corporation, Karlka Nyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (Karlka), has joined forces with the Australian Recruiting Group to form a national indigenous employment business. The Karlka Recruiting Group (KRG) will partner with ...

Indigenous recruiting group Karlka secures work for 1000 people at major food ...
ABC Online
A Western Australian Aboriginal Corporation, Karlka Nyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (Karlka), has joined forces with the Australian Recruiting Group to form a national indigenous employment business. The Karlka Recruiting Group (KRG) will partner with ...