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Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes sense
Sydney Morning Herald
The populist approach of successive WA governments in introducing tougher sentencing laws and imprisoning record numbers of convicted criminals, has resulted in overcrowding in our jails, with a majority of prison inmates being Indigenous Australians.
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian

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The Age
Australian push to get more indigenous children involved in cricket
Radio Australia
Now that Australia has reclaimed the Ashes from England, a countrywide campaign is underway to understand why indigenous cricketers are not taking up the sport. Co-funded by Cricket Australia and the Australian National University, the research team ...
Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the GapPro Bono Australia
Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visitsABC Local
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes senseThe Age
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Fears over rise in Canberra's indigenous children in care
The Canberra Times
Canberra's indigenous children risk becoming part of another ''stolen generation'', the head of Australia's peak Aboriginal childcare body says. The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care is demanding answers from the ACT government ...

Finding a job the hardest work of all for indigenous men
Warrnambool Standard
Tony Abbott was delivering the federal government's latest Closing the Gap report, speaking of his concerns over indigenous Australia's rising rates of school truancy and unemployment. Being out of work isn't an issue for Trent Clark and brothers Ty ...

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The Age
Tony Abbott credits Paul Keating for Aboriginal policy inspiration
The Age
Tony Abbott has delivered the most powerful, heartfelt and gracious speech of his short prime ministership, crediting political opponent Paul Keating with responsibility for his ''watershed moment'' on Aboriginal Australia. Committing himself to ending ...
Closing the Gap: Tony Abbott delivers mixed report card on Indigenous ...Radio Australia
Abbott Seeks to Close Indigenous Jobs, Health Gaps in AustraliaBusinessweek
Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurelyThe Guardian
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Disappointing sense of deja vu
The Australian
It is further compelling evidence that to achieve real and sustainable improvements in the lives of indigenous Australians, and to avoid the policy failures of the past, governments must invest more faith and funding in indigenous community-controlled ...

Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous students
The Australian
“The evidence of education and, as a consequence, employment outcomes achieved by indigenous children who attend boarding schools is indisputable,” he told The Australian. “There are clear benefits for children attending senior schooling away from ...

Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous students
The Australian
“The evidence of education and, as a consequence, employment outcomes achieved by indigenous children who attend boarding schools is indisputable,” he told The Australian. “There are clear benefits for children attending senior schooling away from ...

Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous students
The Australian
“The evidence of education and, as a consequence, employment outcomes achieved by indigenous children who attend boarding schools is indisputable,” he told The Australian. “There are clear benefits for children attending senior schooling away from ...

Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous students
The Australian
“The evidence of education and, as a consequence, employment outcomes achieved by indigenous children who attend boarding schools is indisputable,” he told The Australian. “There are clear benefits for children attending senior schooling away from ...

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Mundine: get kids out of jail, into jobs
The Australian
THE head of Tony Abbott's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, will present colleagues today with a proposal to take indigenous teenagers in juvenile detention into jobs and training in Western Australia, and plans to roll out the model nationally.

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Mundine: get kids out of jail, into jobs
The Australian
THE head of Tony Abbott's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, will present colleagues today with a proposal to take indigenous teenagers in juvenile detention into jobs and training in Western Australia, and plans to roll out the model nationally.

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PM says Gove Indigenous jobs 'secure'
Sky News Australia
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he will fulfil an election promise to spend a full week in an indigenous community in East Arnhem Land later this year. During question time on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten challenged Mr Abbott over an ...

Fears over rise in Canberra's indigenous children in care
The Canberra Times
Canberra's indigenous children risk becoming part of another ''stolen generation'', the head of Australia's peak Aboriginal childcare body says. The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care is demanding answers from the ACT government ...

Australia: PM Abbott to spend week in aboriginal settlement
euronews
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is to spend a week in an aboriginal settlement later this year to raise national awareness about the indigenous people's grim plight. In parliament, as he announced his trip to the outback, he admitted that ...

Cricket trying to 'close the gap' on AFL, NRL
ABC Online
It's long held a dream of finding an Indigenous 'Ricky Ponting' and now, Cricket Australia and the Australian National University are paying for a one year research project in the hope of getting more Aboriginal people playing at an elite and amateur ...

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Indigenous groups give mixed reactions to Closing the Gap report
SBS
Overall, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda, says he's confident Australia is well positioned to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage by 2030. "We're happy with the places, the areas where we're doing ...

Australian PM to spend a week on Aboriginal land
KOIN.com
7, 2014 file photo, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks at a press conference with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices in Sydney, Australia. Abbott says he will spend a week in an Outback Aboriginal ...

Australian PM to spend a week on Aboriginal land
KOIN.com
7, 2014 file photo, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks at a press conference with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices in Sydney, Australia. Abbott says he will spend a week in an Outback Aboriginal ...

Australia falls short on Aboriginal welfare targets
Yahoo!7 News
Sydney (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday admitted Australia has failed to meet important targets on Aboriginal welfare and vowed to work to ensure all indigenous children went through school. In delivering his first "Closing the Gap ...