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Abbott on authenticity
The Australian
As the transcript of my press conference clearly demonstrates, I said that Northern Territory Indigenous Advancement Minister Alison Anderson would make an authentic representative of the ancient cultures of central Australia. It is completely wrong to ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Voices of authenticity
The Australian
WHEN Tony Abbott told an audience including many party faithful at a dinner in Alice Springs on Saturday that Australia's first federal indigenous MP, Ken Wyatt, a Liberal, was "not a man of culture", he did not intend to cause offence. He meant ...
Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remarkSydney Morning Herald
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says WyattBrisbane Times
Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MPThe Age

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Jumbo and water rat fall into place
The Australian
Although this work is by a Maori artist, most of the gallery's collection consists of Australian art, she says. Since 2003 the gallery has acquired more than 4500 Australian works, of which more than 500 are by indigenous Queenslanders. "Australian ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Tomboy supermodel gets back to her roots for desert photo shoot
Sydney Morning Herald
It is a theme throughout the book, in which photography is combined with the paintbrushes of indigenous Australian, native American and Haitian artists. Heidi Klum, Hugh Jackman and the Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio are among other celebrities ...

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Indigenous struggles resurface as homesickness beats Zeph Skinner
Herald Sun
The high-flying forward is expected to return home to Nookanbah in remote Western Australia, after playing eight games at the Kennel. It is understood Skinner was positive about continuing his career when he left for his end-of-season break but changed ...

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SBS
Diabetes among Indigenous Australians at crisis point
SBS
By Neale Cohen, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute. Diabetes rates in Australia are high but its prevalence in the Indigenous population is between three and four times higher than the rest of the population. And we are fast running out of time to ...

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Sky News Australia
Beware an anti-Catholic witch hunt
Herald Sun
Brian Gleeson, the federal Co-ordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services, warned in May that rates of sexual abuse of children in one Aboriginal community in South Australia was "in excess of 50 per cent and it could be as high as 75 per cent".
PM's assurance to Pell is a concernWA today
Why the Church should thank the mediaEureka Street

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Sky News Australia
PM attacks paper over slush fund 'smear' campaign
ABC Online
"I am not going to engage myself in the kinds of things that have been said in recent days, trying to divide Indigenous Australians up into neat little columns and descriptors - people are people. "People bring with them into the Parliament all sorts ...
New claim in AWU slush fund scandalThe Australian

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SBS
Eclipse holds deeper meaning for Indigenous Aussies
SBS
A significant celestial event, not only for astronomers, but also for Indigenous Australians. Elverina Johnson travelled to Jardil beach near Yarrabah with a group of female elders to watch the total eclipse. "From the stories that my elders told me ...

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SBS
Solar eclipse with special significance for Indigneous Australians
SBS
In far north Queensland, hundreds gathered to witness the rare and beautiful total solar eclipse - a site that hasn't been visible from Australia shores for a decade. But for Indigenous Australians, there's more to this celestial site than meets the eye.

MP questions Abbott on 'urban Aboriginal' spiel
ABC Online
"I think it would be terrific if, as well as having an urban Aboriginal in our parliament, we had an Aboriginal person from central Australia, an authentic representative of the ancient cultures of central Australia in the parliament," he said. "But it ...

Homelessness group seeing more Indigenous clients
ABC Local
The president of the Gold Coast Homelessness Network, Liz Fritz, says an increasing number of Indigenous Australians are struggling to find accommodation in the region. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week reported an 8 per cent rise in the ...

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appointments to ABC and SBS boards
The Australian
Pic. Tomasz Machnik Source: The Australian. INDIGENOUS writer Dorothy West and philanthropist Simon Mordant are among new appointees to the boards of ABC and SBS made today by federal communications minister Stephen Conroy. West, who is from ...

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The Age
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says Wyatt
Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Abbott on Tuesday said it would be terrific to have an "authentic" indigenous representative of central Australia in Canberra, in response to a question about the possibility of Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson switching to federal politics.
MP questions Abbott on 'urban Aboriginal' spielABC Online
Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MPBrisbane Times
Ken Wyatt and Tony Abbott in Aboriginal authenticity riftThe Australian
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'Third World' remote community housing condemned
ABC Message Stick
Senator Nigel Scullion this week toured several Territory communities in central Australia, including Papunya, Utopia and Ampilatwatja. He says a federally funded Indigenous housing program (SIHIP) has not delivered what it promised and people are ...

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Abbott 'clunky' with Aboriginal comments: Lib backbencher
Business Spectator
Mr Abbott said it would be "terrific" to have an "authentic" indigenous representative of central Australia in Canberra in response to a question about the possibility of Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson switching to federal politics ...

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The Age
Aboriginal MP rebukes boss Abbott
The Age
TONY Abbott has drawn a sharp barb from the Coalition indigenous MP Ken Wyatt after suggesting he is not as representative of Aboriginal culture as Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson. Mr Abbott on Tuesday distinguished between the ''urban'' Mr ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal MP rebukes boss Abbott
Sydney Morning Herald
TONY Abbott has drawn a sharp barb from the Coalition indigenous MP Ken Wyatt after suggesting he is not as representative of Aboriginal culture as Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson. Mr Abbott on Tuesday distinguished between the ''urban'' Mr ...

Brisbane Times
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says Wyatt
Brisbane Times
Mr Abbott on Tuesday said it would be terrific to have an "authentic" indigenous representative of central Australia in Canberra, in response to a question about the possibility of Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson switching to federal politics.
Aboriginal identity forum with a twist on TwitterSBS
Abbott criticised for 'urban Aboriginal' commentABC Online
Aborigine backlash for Tony AbbottThe Australian
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WA today
Abbott in the hot seat over 'urban aboriginal' remark
WA today
Mr Abbott on Tuesday said it would be terrific to have an "authentic" indigenous representative of central Australia in Canberra in response to a question about the possibility of Northern Territory minister Alison Anderson switching to federal politics.