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Indigenous child abuse reports 'tip of the iceberg'
ABC Online
Reports of sexual abuse of Australian Indigenous children have increased, but many cases are still going unreported, according to a leading advocate of Indigenous rights. Dr Kylie Cripps, acting director of the Indigenous Law Centre at the University ...
Most Indigenous child sex abuse cases 'unreported'ABC Message Stick

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Increase in Indigenous child abuse reports 'tip of the iceberg', advocate says
Yahoo!7 News
Reports of sexual abuse of Australian Indigenous children have increased, but many cases are still going unreported, according to a leading advocate of Indigenous rights. Dr Kylie Cripps, acting director of the Indigenous Law Centre at the University ...
Most Indigenous child sex abuse cases 'unreported'ABC Message Stick

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Most Indigenous child sex abuse cases 'unreported'
ABC Online
Since the 'Little Children are Sacred' report and the Northern Territory Intervention, the reports of sexual abuse of indigenous children have gone up, with 935 cases in the last year alone. Dr Kylie Cripps is the Acting Director of the Indigenous Law ...

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Most Indigenous child sex abuse cases 'unreported'
ABC Message Stick
KYLIE CRIPPS: In 2011/2012 there were 935 substantiated reports of sexual abuse involving Indigenous children. This means that Indigenous children represented 19.48 per cent of the child sexual abuse substantiated reports in Australia whilst only ...
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Forrest targets indigenous' jobs
The West Australian
... link indigenous job seekers with GenerationOne's employment opportunities. GenerationOne is a movement founded by Mr Forrest about three years ago to end indigenous disadvantage in Australia through employment. Follow thewest.com.au on Twitter ...

The Guardian
Indigenous incomes still not keeping up with Australian average
The Guardian
Adjusting for inflation, Indigenous Australians' average disposable income was $400 per week in 2006. In 2011, this jumped to $488, a 22% increase. Despite this rapid increase, the income for non-Indigenous Australians increased by 25.6% over the same ...

Forrest targets indigenous' jobs
The Australian
... link indigenous job seekers with GenerationOne's employment opportunities. GenerationOne is a movement founded by Mr Forrest about three years ago to end indigenous disadvantage in Australia through employment. Digital Pass $1 for first 28 Days.

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The West Australian
Forrest targets indigenous' jobs
The West Australian
... link indigenous job seekers with GenerationOne's employment opportunities. GenerationOne is a movement founded by Mr Forrest about three years ago to end indigenous disadvantage in Australia through employment. Follow thewest.com.au on Twitter ...

Endangered Indigenous language back from the brink
ABC Online
When it comes to Indigenous languages in Australia the situation is grim, according to a leading linguistics professor. It's one of the topics being discussed at an international conference in Adelaide starting today, focussing on loss and the revival ...

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New Health Plan to Help Close the Gap
Invest in Australia
The Australian Government has released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan – an evidence-based policy framework to guide policies and programs to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health over the next decade.

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Indigenous jobs forum
ABC Online
Aboriginal engagement has been on the agenda in the Pilbara for the last couple of days, with Aboriginal groups, employers and training organisations meeting to discuss how they can work together. The forum was held on Peedamulla station, just near the ...

SBS
Excitement over 'new' Indigenous language
SBS
"It's so widely believed among many people in Australia that humans are fundamentally monolingual and that we have to choose and that Indigenous kids have to choose. Are they going to maintain their traditional language or are they going to speak ...

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SBS
'New' Indigenous language discovered
SBS
"It's so widely believed among many people in Australia that humans are fundamentally monolingual and that we have to choose and that Indigenous kids have to choose. Are they going to maintain their traditional language or are they going to speak ...

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Linking you into the new National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health ...
Crikey (blog)
On Tuesday 23 July, whilst the Australian media gave saturation coverage to the birth of a royal baby, they virtually ignored the launch in Brisbane of NATSIHP (National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-23) – a plan that includes the ...
NAIDOC celebration held at Bellingen HospitalBellingen Courier Sun
DisabilityCare is warned remote communities will be a challengeNational Indigenous Times

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Sky News Australia
Indigenous cultural focus in health plan
Sky News Australia
It will call for housing, education and employment prospects to be improved to help eliminate causes of health inequality. The life expectancy gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is 11.5 years for men and 9.7 years for women. This ...
Top NT magistrate says placement policy neglects human rights of Indigenous ...ABC Online
Government pushes ahead with 10-year Indigenous health planThe Guardian
Asylum solution is building bridges, not putting up wallsSydney Morning Herald

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Federal Government announces 10-year policy framework for Indigenous health
ABC Online
The Federal Government says its new 10-year policy framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health will make a real difference to people's lives. The blueprint builds on the Federal Government's 2008 Closing the Gap health objectives and ...

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New federal indigenous health plan launched
Sky News Australia
The federal government has released a 10-year plan to close the health gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The life expectancy gap is 11.5 years for men and 9.7 years for women. The Labor government wants to close the gap by 2031.

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Indigenous exercise trends
inmycommunity
“The peer-reviewed literature suggests that some of the indigenous communities in Australia believe that taking time out to exercise alone was seen as selfish and therefore they didn't make the effort,” he said. “Other reasons, such as the expensive ...

Top NT magistrate says placement policy neglects human rights of Indigenous ...
ABC Online
The Northern Territory's chief magistrate says the pendulum has swung too far towards protecting Indigenous culture, at the expense of the basic human rights of Indigenous children. Hilary Hannam will soon leave the territory to take a seat on the ...

Indigenous education program for Port Stephens
ABC Online
Port Stephens is one of 25 sites across Australia chosen to be part of an education program that is designed to help parents become their children's first teacher. The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters is designed to develop and ...