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Indigenous people most at risk of cancer: report - ABC Online


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Indigenous people most at risk of cancer: report
ABC Online
A new report has found Indigenous Australians are 50 per cent more likely to die from cancer than non-Indigenous people. It also reports that survival rates for Indigenous people diagnosed with cancer are 12 per cent lower than others. The Australian ...
Cancer Risk Greater for Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia
Indigenous Australians more likely to get cancerSBS
High cancer risk for Aboriginal peopleSky News Australia
StartupSmart -ABC Message Stick -The Australian
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Australia's Navy celebrates centenary - SBS


Australia's Navy celebrates centenary
SBS
He says Indigenous Australians have played a significant role in naval history, making their presence at this weekend's centenary celebrations even more significant. "We have been in the military from a very early stage. The first recorded sailor, in ...
Australia's first Navy sailors braved trying conditions in search of adventureYahoo!7 News

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Australia: Indigenous Queenslanders against river protection law - Asian Correspondent


Asian Correspondent

Australia: Indigenous Queenslanders against river protection law
Asian Correspondent
Australia: Indigenous Queenslanders against river protection law. By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Oct 02, 2013 6:02PM UTC. Share: Share · Tweet · check. Time has changed in Cape York, Queensland. Traditional land owners have taken a step to support ...

Two Western Australian students have finished in top three of simulated ... - ABC Online


Two Western Australian students have finished in top three of simulated ...
ABC Online
Two Indigenous students from Western Australia will travel to Canberra to address senior politicians after finishing at the top of a simulated election for the nation's first Indigenous prime minister. The competition was run by the Australian ...

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Survey shows Indigenous people in remote WA communities ageing at quicker ... - ABC Online


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Survey shows Indigenous people in remote WA communities ageing at quicker ...
ABC Online
A startling survey has shown that Indigenous people living in Western Australia's Kimberley region are ageing at a much younger and quicker rate than other Australians. Ruth Crawford, who manages the Kimberley Aged and Community Service, is not ...
The Kimberley's Indigenous youth suicide rate ranked worst in AustraliaSBS

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Court rules on Indigenous disadvantage - Sky News Australia


Sky News Australia

Court rules on Indigenous disadvantage
Sky News Australia
According to a statement from the High Court, Mr Bugmy's lawyers argued that the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal 'erred in holding that the extent to which his deprived background as an Aboriginal Australian could be taken into account in sentencing ...

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The Kimberley's Indigenous youth suicide rate ranked worst in Australia - SBS


SBS

The Kimberley's Indigenous youth suicide rate ranked worst in Australia
SBS
The manager of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) in Fitzroy Crossing has called for State and National Governments to refocus on the Indigenous youth suicide rate. Wes Harris, Coordinator of KALACC, said he believed the ...

Indigenous disadvantage does not diminish over time, High Court rules - ABC Online


Sky News Australia

Indigenous disadvantage does not diminish over time, High Court rules
ABC Online
Disadvantage caused by a person's Indigenous heritage does not diminish over time and should be taken into account in sentencing of criminal offences, the High Court has found. Lawyers for William Bugmy, a 31-year-old from Wilcannia convicted of ...
High Court rules on indigenous sentencesSky News Australia
Jail sentences to heed 'disadvantage'The Australian (blog)

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Australia's first indigenous PM could be in WA - WA today


Australia's first indigenous PM could be in WA
WA today
One of two West Australian teenagers are in the running be the first indigenous 'prime minister'. While Tony Abbott was recently elected to the nation's top job, students Shannon Hart-Cole and Jayden Gerrand from Warnbro Community High School and ...
Two Western Australian students have finished in top three of simulated ...ABC Online

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High Court rules on indigenous sentences - Sky News Australia


Sky News Australia

High Court rules on indigenous sentences
Sky News Australia
The High Court has dismissed an appeal from an indigenous man who sought to have an extended jail sentence overturned on the grounds it hadn't taken into account his disadvantaged background as an Aboriginal person. West Australian man Ernest ...
Indigenous disadvantage does not diminish over time, High Court rulesABC Online

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Coles recruits celebrity food-wizard to create product range from indigenous ... - Marketing magazine Australia


Good Food

Coles recruits celebrity food-wizard to create product range from indigenous ...
Marketing magazine Australia
After partnering on a range of Christmas desserts, Coles and world-renowned chef-wizard Heston Blumenthal have formed a partnership that will see Blumenthal create a range of products for the supermarket that will “embrace Australian and indigenous ...
Blumenthal brewing up new products for AustraliaGood Food
Heston Blumenthal strikes deal with ColesFOOD Magazine - Australia

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Blumenthal brewing up new products for Australia - Good Food


Good Food

Blumenthal brewing up new products for Australia
Good Food
The creative force behind Britain's The Fat Duck restaurant says he will be using indigenous ingredients and his own brand of science-based food to create items for Coles from 2014. Blumenthal, who's also filming an ad with small appliance manufacturer ...

Indigenous rugby team say they'll 'do it for the diggers' - SBS


SBS

Indigenous rugby team say they'll 'do it for the diggers'
SBS
Australia's under-17 Indigenous rugby team is currently preparing to play their first of three matches in France. Like any sporting team, they are hungry for a win. But after exploring their heritage at Belgium's Menin Gate Memorial, the young side has ...

Two Western Australian students have finished in top three of simulated ... - ABC Local


Two Western Australian students have finished in top three of simulated ...
ABC Local
Two Indigenous students from Western Australia will travel to Canberra to address senior politicians after finishing at the top of a simulated election for the nation's first Indigenous prime minister. The competition was run by the Australian ...

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'Appalling' conditions in Indigenous schools - SBS


'Appalling' conditions in Indigenous schools
SBS
Born and raised in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands of remote South Australia, Aboriginal language worker Karina Lester spends her working days travelling across schools in remote communities in South Australia, the Northern Territory ...

The challenges of remote Indigenous education - SBS


SBS

The challenges of remote Indigenous education
SBS
Born and raised in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands of remote South Australia, Aboriginal language worker Karina Lester spends her working days travelling across schools in remote communities in South Australia, the Northern Territory ...

New Flying Art indigenous-themed aircraft to fly for Qantas in November - The Australian


New Flying Art indigenous-themed aircraft to fly for Qantas in November
The Australian
The striking design featured the spirits of Indigenous Australians in the form of kangaroos travelling through the red, desert landscape. Wunala Dreaming was joined a year later by a Boeing 747-300, Nalanji Dreaming, featuring a vivid blue symbolising ...
Qantas brings back Aboriginal-themed Dreamtime liveryAustralian Business Traveller

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Cash Up For Grabs for Indigenous Groups - Pro Bono Australia


Cash Up For Grabs for Indigenous Groups
Pro Bono Australia
Grants of up to $10,000 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and individuals are now available under an ACT Government's grants program. The $205,000 of funding is for leadership, training and development opportunities to showcase ...

Price cuts to put homes in reach - The Australian


Price cuts to put homes in reach
The Australian
He said land tenure reform was essential to drive economic development for indigenous Australians, especially in remote areas where land was subject to communal title. Ms Price strongly supported the need for reform of the land rights law in the Territory.

Ice Age struck Australia's Aboriginals hard - Australian Geographic


Ice Age struck Australia's Aboriginals hard
Australian Geographic
A NEW STUDY HAS revealed how indigenous Australians coped with the last Ice Age, roughly 20,000 years ago. Researchers say that when the climate cooled dramatically, Aboriginal groups sought refuge in well-watered areas, such as along rivers, and ...

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