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Aim broader: indigenous report
The Australian
“The moment you do that you relegate (indigenous people) in Australia's mindset – that (they are) only capable of being involved in indigenous affairs,” Western Australian Liberal Ken Wyatt told a conference in Perth earlier this month. Mr Wyatt told ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition given more timeHerald Sun
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedRadio Australia

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Oakeshott will stick by Gillard
The Australian
Source: The Australian. ROB Oakeshott will not withdraw his support for Julia Gillard despite her government's decision to delay a referendum to recognise indigenous Australians, the latest commitment to the crossbench to be shelved by Labor. Mr ...

Langton thwarted 'but optimistic'
The Australian
ABORIGINAL leader Marcia Langton has backed a new parliamentary "act of recognition" to acknowledge "the unique and special place" of indigenous Australians as a necessary first step before a referendum vote is held but has expressed disappointment ...

Indigenous women 'invisible' to justice
Phys.Org
"This is especially the case in relation to access to justice," said Davis, who is an elected member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the first Indigenous woman nominated by the Australian government to a UN body. Speaking about her ...

AFP
Australia shelves Aboriginal referendum
AFP
Gillard had said the vote, which would have followed a historic 2008 government apology to Aboriginal Australians for wrongs committed since white settlement in 1788, could be held before or in conjunction with next year's national elections. But ...

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Scholarships help indigenous pharmacy students
Pharmacy News
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is pleased to announce the recipients of scholarships under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme (ATSIPSS). Five students from across the country were awarded the prestigious ...
Public quizzed about Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Local
Report: Bilingual education in Aboriginal communities is crucialGreen Left Weekly
Far north Qld health workers plan strikeCourier Mail

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Brisbane Times
PM plan for indigenous recognition
Brisbane Times
A preliminary report prepared by Reconciliation Australia found that while there was strong awareness among indigenous Australians, only 39 per cent of the non-indigenous community had heard about the proposed referendum. Ms Macklin said she had ...
Greens blame Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for indigenous referendum delayThe Australian
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedRadio Australia
Indigenous recognition given more timeSydney Morning Herald

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2 out of 30: How Queensland MPs voted on gay marriage
Brisbane Times
"When we look at the Aboriginal Australians who were removed from their parents, possibly with the best of intentions of the governments involved at the time, we can see the deep and lasting psychological scars that many Indigenous people still have to ...

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Brisbane Times
Greens blame Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for indigenous referendum delay
The Australian
GREENS leader Christine Milne has blamed Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for failing to build support for a referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians in the Constitution. Senator Milne has sought to politicise Labor's decision to delay ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition referendum shelvedSydney Morning Herald
Abbott backs delay to indigenous voteNinemsn
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Indigenous culinary students begin training under new program
Australian Hospitality Magazine
The first students taking part in the new National Indigenous Culinary Institute started their training this week with a meeting with their "culinary guardian", Catalina restaurateur, Michael McMahon. The students, Taryn Stewart, Josh Peisley, Shaun ...

Abbott backs delay to indigenous vote
Ninemsn
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the federal coalition remains committed to recognising indigenous people in the Australian constitution, but agrees a referendum on the matter should be delayed until after the 2013 election. The Labor government on ...

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Crows to mentor APY students
Adelaide Now
"We've committed to work towards closing the gap to make positive changes to the lives of our indigenous Australians and programs like this help to get real educational and social outcomes that can carry on throughout an individual's lifetime ...

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Mentoring program launched
Adelaide Crows
“The Beach Energy Aboriginal Youth Leadership and Governance Program will create a healthy and secure environment where young people can develop, be nurtured, learn and grow as individuals in a program that is unrivalled in Australia.” The program is ...

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Referendum to recognise Aborigines shelved
The Australian
THE federal government has decided to shelve for two or three years a referendum to constitutionally acknowledge indigenous Australians. "We have to do it when we get the support," Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin told ABC Television on ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionSydney Morning Herald
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedABC Local
Govt Moves on Indigenous Constitutional RecognitionPro Bono Australia
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Indigenous recognition given more time
SBS
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples said a referendum could only be held when it had met the expectations of indigenous peoples and had the best chance of success. "This proposal appears to be one way to keep this issue on any future ...

Abbott's warning to Coalition team
The Australian
On ice: The referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians has been shelved for at least three years amid fears the failure to build community support before the deadline of the next election would see it defeated. The government instead will embrace ...

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PM plan for indigenous recognition
Sydney Morning Herald
THE Gillard government has embraced a new strategy to recognise the ''unique and special place'' of indigenous Australians after conceding that a referendum proposing constitutional change could fail if it is put at or before next year's election. It ...
Govt shelves indigenous referendumBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition poll 'on hold'SBS

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Julia Gillard switch on first peoples
The Australian
Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Australian. THE referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians has been shelved for at least three years amid fears the failure to build community support before the deadline of the next election would see it defeated.
PM plan for indigenous recognitionWA today
Gov to put constitution referendum on holdSydney Morning Herald

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Crows to mentor APY students
Herald Sun
"We've committed to work towards closing the gap to make positive changes to the lives of our indigenous Australians and programs like this help to get real educational and social outcomes that can carry on throughout an individual's lifetime ...

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Bilingual education for Indigenous Australians
ABC Online (blog)
The 'Our Land, Our Languages' report was released this week, it looked at the role of Indigenous languages in Australia and how they could help strengthen the Aboriginal identify and culture. Dr Felicity Meakins, a Research Fellow in Linguistics at the ...

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