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The Guardian
We need a national keeping place for our 'lost' Indigenous remains
The Guardian
Australia moved closer to establishing such a facility this week after the federal government's Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation met in Canberra to evaluate Indigenous community responses to the proposal for a national keeping place in ...

Support mounts for review of indigenous job training
ABC Online
The chairman of the mining company, Fortescue Metals, has just been named the richest man in Western Australia. However, Andrew Forrest says he has bigger things on his mind. Today, he's also chairing the first meeting of the Federal Government's ...
Indigenous training scheme review in Western AustraliaRadio New Zealand
Mining magnate urges new approach to Indigenous employmentABC Message Stick

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Support mounts for review of indigenous job training
ABC Online
The chairman of the mining company, Fortescue Metals, has just been named the richest man in Western Australia. However, Andrew Forrest says he has bigger things on his mind. Today, he's also chairing the first meeting of the Federal Government's ...
Mining magnate urges new approach to Indigenous employmentABC Message Stick

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SBS
Indigenous Australians have 'key role to play in fighting bushfires'
SBS
Bushfires are a fact of life, particularly in a sunburnt country like Australia, where major outbreaks occur regularly. The CEO of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance, Joe Morrison, there may be a role for Indigenous ...

NEC to create indigenous apprenticeships
iTWire
NEC Australia today announced IT Apprenticeship Hub, a new five-year education and training initiative to help young and indigenous students in the Northern Territory establish a career in the technology sector. NEC said its IT Apprenticeship Hub would ...

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UN: Canada faces crisis over indigenous issues
Yahoo!7 News
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Mark Blinch). UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Canada is facing a crisis over aboriginal issues despite years of efforts to overcome tensions and address social problems, a U.N. expert who recently visited the country said Monday.

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IT company creates indigenous apprenticeships
The Australian
Indigenous people make up almost 5 per cent of Australia's vocational students, but they are under-represented in IT. Just 1.2 per cent of IT certificate and diploma students are indigenous, according to the latest annual report on students and courses.

CSG company accused of dumping rubbish on sacred Indigenous sites
Australian Mining
A native title group have protested outside Santo's shopfront after claims contractors working on the GLNG pipeline destroyed a cultural heritage site by using it as a rubbish dump. The Port Curtis Coral Coast Native Title Group said it was notified of ...

MINING.com
BHP provides $10m for Australian Indigenous scholarships
Australian Mining
BHP Billiton has provided an additional $10 million to the Australian Indigenous Education Fund (AIEF) for secondary and tertiary scholarships for Indigenous students. It is part of the miner's wider relationship with the AIEF, which has already run ...
BHP adds $10m to Australian indigenous scholarship programMINING.com

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The case for Indigenous self-determination
ABC Message Stick
... or political) to address the imbalance between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians. Without making any presumptions, it sounds like you might be in favour of creating a separate and legally sovereign nation for Indigenous peoples within ...

The case for Indigenous self-determination
ABC Online
If we want to shift Aboriginal disadvantage, then self-determination is the only way, writes Sol Bellear. Last week, I wrote a story for The Drum about the Bugmy High Court case. It sparked a flurry of commentary, much of it, unfortunately, quite ignorant.

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Northern Territory leader Adam Giles pitches indigenous workforce to Asian ...
The Australian
"If they're interested in investing into horticultural and agricultural development, that could work in partnership with Aboriginal communities (to) grow food that can be for the benefit of the Territory, potentially Australia and also parts of Asia ...

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Ireland too strong for Indigenous Aussies
The Age
Ireland wins the first International Rules Test in Cavan, smashing the Australian tourists 57-35. 20/10/13. AFL: International Rules First Test: Australia beaten by Ireland in series opener. Roar maul Sky Blues (Video Thumbnail). Up next... Roar maul ...

Crave Online
Australia's Indigenous All Stars team fall short in International Rules game ...
NEWS.com.au
Ireland was first to score with a three-point over off a free kick within the first minute of play before Geelong's Steven Motlop, one of the Indigenous All Stars' best on Sunday morning (AEDT), opened Australia's account. The tourists clearly ...
International Rules: AFL offers look inside all-indigenous trainingCrave Online
International Rules First Test: Australia beaten by Ireland in series opener ...The Age
Ireland score easy victory in opening International Rules clashIrish Independent
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Aussie comeback falls short in Ireland
Fox Sports
Ireland was first to score with a three-point over off a free kick within the first minute of play before Geelong's Steven Motlop, one of the Indigenous All Stars' best on Sunday morning (AEDT), opened Australia's account. The tourists clearly ...

Crave Online
International Rules: AFL offers look inside all-indigenous training
Crave Online
Australia's all-indigenous team of AFL stars are just a few hours out from facing Ireland in the first of two International Rules Tests, and courtesy of some state-of-the-art camera work, the AFL has released a look inside the one of the squad's ...
All Stars set off to represent Australia even though they're not RecognisedNational Indigenous Times
All-Indigenous teams should be seen on the world stageThe Conversation
AFL flags international tri-seriesThe Age
AFL.com.au -Irish Times -Irish Independent
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Mental health gap must be addressed
The Australian (blog)
Indigenous Australians describe their physical and mental health as having a foundation of "social and emotional wellbeing" originating in strong and positive connections to family and community, traditional lands, ancestors and the spiritual dimension ...

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Forrest plan is just the job
The Australian
This service delivery mindset - the idea that "we" can build a future for indigenous Australians in the form of passive welfare housing and other programs - has been discredited by decades of failure. The best welfare policy for indigenous Australians ...

Suicide map reveals indigenous disaster
The Australian
Using several different techniques, based on coronial data from 2004-08, health statistician Derek Cheung and colleagues identified 15 suicide clusters, mainly located in the Northern Territory, the northern part of Western Australia and the northern ...

Indigenous leader backs Tony Abbott's training to jobs plan
ABC Local
Prominent Indigenous academic, Marcia Langton, has backed prime minister, Tony Abbott's, plans to spent $45million on providing jobs for up to 5,000 Aboriginal people through the GenerationOne scheme. "I completely agree with it," Professor Langton ...

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