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Football is Australia's true indigenous game
SBS
For National Reconciliation Week 2013, with indigenous Australians playing at A-League, W-League, Socceroos and Matildas level, John Moriarty's fabulous program making tremendous strides in the Northern Territory and a strong community devotion to ...

Kidney Diseases Risk Up Among Indigenous Australians
TopNews New Zealand
Kidney Diseases Risk Up Among Indigenous Australians It has generally been said people living in remote areas have to suffer many problems. But it seems to be turning true, as it has been said that aboriginal people living in remote areas seem to be ...

Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi killed in car crash
Yahoo!7 News
Alison Thatcher, the curator of Indigenous art at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, says she was one of the 50 most collected artists in the Indigenous art scene in Australia. "I think it's a great loss in terms of the Indigenous ...

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Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi killed in car crash
ABC Online
Prominent Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi was killed in a car accident near Alice Springs at the weekend. Napangardi was regarded as one of Australia's leading contemporary Aboriginal artists, and her works are contained in major collections ...

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The Guardian
Yothu Yindi singer's death highlights Indigenous kidney disease 'epidemic'
The Guardian
He was an exceptional Indigenous Australian in so many ways, but tragically typical in one. Yunupingu, the Yothu Yindi front man and former Australian of the year, has died of kidney disease aged 56. The doctor who treated him for six years told ...
Australian indigenous singer Yunupingu diesBBC News
Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56ABC Online
Prominent Aboriginal and Yothu Yindi singer diesFRANCE 24
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Film Recognises Depression in Urban Indigenous Communities
Pro Bono Australia
Depression and anxiety support organisation BeyondBlue has released a short film created to help indigenous people in urban communities raise awareness and recognise depression. Beyondblue collaborated with The Aboriginal Medical Service of ...

Indigenous employment on the Minerals Council agenda
Australian Mining
The Minerals Council of NSW and the NSW government have signed an agreement to boost jobs for Aborigines. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Victor Dominello said the government is teaming up with the council in a bid to initiate Aboriginal businesses and ...

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Yunupingu a 'giant among his people'
The Australian
"He was one of the generation of Indigenous Australians who saw a different way ahead, and what they brought to the consciousness of Australia is going to be valued forever," he said. "He himself is a giant amongst his people and a legendary figure in ...

Yothu Yindi frontman Yunupingu dies aged 56
ABC Online
The former Australian of the Year, who was 56, died at his home in Yirrkala in Eastern Arnhem Land. He had been fighting kidney disease for several years. Yunupingu brought his local people, the Yolngu people, and Indigenous issues to a national stage ...

Brisbane Times
Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56
ABC Online
"He was one of the generation of Indigenous Australians who saw a different way ahead, and what they brought to the consciousness of Australia is going to be valued forever," he said. "Mandawuy himself is a giant amongst his people and a legendary ...
Australian indigenous band Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies at 56MetroNews Canada
Yothu Yindi lead singer Yunupingu dies aged 56Adelaide Now
GALLERY: Yothu Yindi singer Yunupingu diesThe Border Mail
Mackay Daily Mercury
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Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dead at 56
ABC Message Stick
He broke records throughout his life, becoming the first Indigenous Australian from Arnhem Land to gain a university degree. In 1990 he also made history when he took over as head of the Yirrkala Community School, making him Australia's first ...

Indigenous art takes centre stage at GOMA
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) is staging the largest exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian art in its history, officially opened by Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Ian ...

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Former Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56
Radio Australia
The former Australian of the Year, who was 56 years old, died at his home in Yirrkala in Eastern Arnhem Land. Yunupingu brought his local people, the Yolngu people, and Indigenous issues to a national stage with his musical career. He co-founded Yothu ...
Yothu Yindi singer diesIllawarra Mercury
Yothu Yindi lead singer Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56Adelaide Now
GALLERY: Yothu Yindi singer Yunupingu diesLatrobe Valley Express

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Indigenous students receive UC boost
The Canberra Times
A program run though the University of Canberra to mentor indigenous high school students across Australia and support them into university study will receive a funding boost of $400,000. The federal Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Sharon ...

I am a racist and so are you
Crikey
Would that I had the evolved compassion of a Sam de Brito sufficient to see Aboriginal Australians as “an ancient, unique people”. Perhaps I could work on seeing them as Mystic and Noble as well? Fortunately, many commentators did that work for me ...

Racism will continue until the truth is told, says former Power player Che ...
Courier Mail
FORMER Essendon and Port Adelaide champion Che Cockatoo-Collins has warned racism will continue unless there is drastic change to how the history of indigenous Australia is taught. His call is for state governments to have a close look at the curricula ...

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Strong leadership will improve indigenous education results
The Australian
Three years ago the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation made a public submission on the draft action plan, saying "the plan has too much business as usual, with too much reliance on implementation by existing industry players and the ...

Let's join hands to eradicate a historical wrong
The Australian
Recognising indigenous Australians in our Constitution is one such issue. For too long, our nation's road map, the Constitution, has not acknowledged the extraordinary history, culture and contribution of the first Australians. With modern thinking ...

Aborigines repelled first white men in Qld
Yahoo!7 News
Aboriginal tribespeople peered out from behind palm trees, frightened but struck with wonder by the enormous floating creature on the horizon. The sighting, in 1606, is thought to be the first time indigenous Australians laid eyes on a European ship ...

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Aboriginal people's first ship sighting
BigPond News
Aboriginal tribespeople peered out from behind palm trees, frightened but struck with wonder by the enormous floating creature on the horizon. The sighting, in 1606, is thought to be the first time indigenous Australians laid eyes on a European ship ...

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