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Ken Wyatt and Tony Abbott in Aboriginal authenticity rift
The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S first Aboriginal lower house MP Ken Wyatt says Tony Abbott's comments labelling him an urban Aboriginal "don't help", revealing a rift between the two. Mr Wyatt told Perth radio this morning that all indigenous people should be encouraged ...

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Stolen cricket relic returned to owner
Radio Australia
A fob watch was presented to cricketer Johnny Mullagh for his achievements during a tour of England by an indigenous Australian team in 1868. The indigenous tour is recognised as the first by an Australian national sporting team. The watch was stolen ...

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Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MP
Sydney Morning Herald
Ken Wyatt himself released a statement saying "in all indigenous Australians our culture is the essence of who we are - our geographic location is what distinguishes us". Fellow backbencher Alex Hawke on Wednesday denied Mr Abbott was suggesting Mr ...
Aboriginal MP rebukes boss AbbottBrisbane Times
Ken Wyatt and Tony Abbott in Aboriginal authenticity riftThe Australian
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says WyattNinemsn
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Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MP
Brisbane Times
Ken Wyatt himself released a statement saying "in all indigenous Australians our culture is the essence of who we are - our geographic location is what distinguishes us". Fellow backbencher Alex Hawke on Wednesday denied Mr Abbott was suggesting Mr ...

Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib says
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.

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Brisbane Times
Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MP
Brisbane Times
Ken Wyatt himself released a statement saying "in all indigenous Australians our culture is the essence of who we are - our geographic location is what distinguishes us". Fellow backbencher Alex Hawke on Wednesday denied Mr Abbott was suggesting Mr ...
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says WyattSydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal identity forum with a twist on TwitterSBS
A confected culture warThe Australian
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Diabetes among Indigenous Australians at crisis point
SBS
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 stop this disease from creating a national disaster.

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Racism link to poor mental health
The Australian
The report, on the mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal communities, will be launched today by Dr Helen Szoke, the Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner. The study looked at coping strategies and found that ...

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School leavers dropping out of workforce, education: COAG
ABC Online
According to the latest report prepared by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council, 72.5 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds were either in work, further education or training in 2011. That is a significant drop on the 2008 figures, when ...
Nation falling behind education targetsThe Australian
As Year 12s sit last exams, disadvantaged students struggling more to read at ...Herald Sun
More young adults avoiding study, workNEWS.com.au
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North Qld witnesses total eclipse
Sky News Australia
Other parts of Australia were able to see a partial eclipse. About 60,000 people have travelled to Cairns and north Queensland to watch the eclipse, hot air balloons full of astronomy lovers dotting north Queensland's skies. Indigenous astronomy expert ...
Eclipse fans follow moon shadow to OzThe Australian
Huge crowds gather in Far North Queensland to watch total solar eclipseHerald Sun
Eclipse plunges North Qld into darknessSydney Morning Herald
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Eclipse plunges North Qld into darkness
The Australian
Other parts of Australia will be able to see a partial eclipse. About 60,000 people have travelled to Cairns and north Queensland to watch the eclipse. Hot air balloons full of astronomy lovers are dotting north Queensland's skies. Indigenous astronomy ...
Total Solar Eclipse to Wow Australia, South PacificIndian Country Today Media Network.com
Thousands await solar eclipse in AustraliaKTVL

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Brisbane Times
Eyes are averted to indigenous abuse
Brisbane Times
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard's, decision to establish a royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has received overwhelmingly public support. We know, on the available evidence, that the wide-ranging and expensive inquiry ...
PM's assurance to Pell is a concernWA today
Not just the church: 'smear' angers PellSydney Morning Herald
Australia orders federal child sex abuse inquiryKTVL
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Diabetes among Indigenous Australians at crisis point
The Conversation
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 stop this disease from creating a national disaster ...

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Abbott 'blunders' into indigenous minefield
NTNews.com.au
TONY Abbott has blundered into one of Australia's most dangerous minefields - the question of who is a "real" Aborigine. The Coalition leader said he wanted Territory Indigenous Advancement Minister Alison Anderson in federal politics because she would ...

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Tony Abbott's remarks on Ken Wyatt spark row
The Australian
REMOTE indigenous leaders have backed Tony Abbott's call for traditional and cultural Aborigines to enter the federal parliament, saying only locals understand the bush properly, as a furore erupted over the Opposition Leader's attitude towards ...
Abbott criticised for 'urban Aboriginal' commentABC Online
Abbott 'blunders' into indigenous minefieldNTNews.com.au
Abbott praises NT minister AndersonHerald Sun
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Sydney Morning Herald
Eyes are averted to indigenous abuse
Sydney Morning Herald
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard's, decision to establish a royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has received overwhelmingly public support. We know, on the available evidence, that the wide-ranging and expensive inquiry ...
Australia orders federal child sex abuse inquiryKTVL
Defiant Cardinal George Pell says sex abuse royal commission will 'separate ...The Daily Telegraph
No lowly scapegoats in 'necessary' Royal CommissionEureka Street

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The Australian Financial Review
Indigenous need hard-headed approach
The Australian Financial Review
However, I believe the business community can set a different agenda in this area and show indigenous people and the rest of Australia how it should really be done. Corporations already have a deep well of the skills and experience necessary to achieve ...

Defector Mundine rules out Liberals
The Australian
Mr Mundine said his resignation from the ALP -- revealed exclusively in The Australian this month -- was aimed partly at allowing him to be bipartisan in his position as chief executive of the indigenous employment initiative Generation One. "There's ...

Liberals fall in line on 'act of recognition'
The Australian
THE Coalition has dropped its hardline opposition to the Gillard government's "act of recognition" bill acknowledging indigenous Australians and will vote with Labor to avoid a dispute. Tony Abbott wrote to Julia Gillard in September suggesting they ...

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Nation falling behind education targets
The Australian
AUSTRALIA is failing to meet crucial targets in Julia Gillard's education plan, as state governments struggle to improve their performance just as they negotiate new funding deals worth billions of dollars. Reports to be ... Indigenous students made ...
As Year 12s sit last exams, disadvantaged students struggling more to read at ...Herald Sun
More young adults avoiding study, workThe Daily Telegraph
Primary education standards improvingNEWS.com.au

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