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Child Rights Taskforce in Geneva
UNICEF Australia (blog)
Indigenous children are 24 times more likely to be in juvenile detention between the ages of 10 and 17 and are 10 times more likely to be in out-of-home care. Considering Indigenous Australians make up only 2.5 of Australia's population, these are ...

ABC Local
Terrain of Lake Eyre comes to life on stage
ABC Local
Australia's leading Indigenous performing arts company returns to Wollongong as they bring the mood of Lake Eyre to the stage. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share. It's been described as a 'hymn to country', and this one goes into central ...

Biography of indigenous Anglican priest wins top literature award
Anglican Media Melbourne
​A biography of Northern Territory indigenous leader and Anglican priest, Gumbuli of Ngukurr, has been chosen as Australian Christian Book of the Year from more than 40 entrants – and given Melbourne publishing house Acorn Press, co-founded by the ...

Our Identity is not disadvantage
National Indigenous Times
I can only hope that in the lifetime of my grandchildren, Australia will see a more positive change. Having recently joined GenerationOne as the new CEO, I can confidently say that we, Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are living in a climate ...

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Racism: The Scourge of Aboriginal People
National Indigenous Times
I have written about the concepts of race and racism in my Doctorate thesis and I would like to share with you the research carried out in the late 1990s. What I had written then still remains relevant in the current climate of racial turmoil in ...

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Government launches Indigenous work program for screen and print
MuMbrella
Erica Glynn, head of Screen Australia's Indigenous department said: “This initiative will contribute to creating an Indigenous labour force that paves the way for a sustainable media industry inclusive of Indigenous Australians. We are pleased to be ...

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We Will Rock You - Next Gen Leadership
Pro Bono Australia
This year we established the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Academy to identify and develop the next generation of young indigenous leaders in Australia while they are still at school. The three founding partners in this venture are FYA and two ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Dark clouds and red dirt
Sydney Morning Herald
Monks, with her Order of Australia, is akin to royalty in remote arid Utopia, an Aboriginal homeland 260 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs where about 1200 people subsist on some 16 outstations, some of them with just one or two families. He knows ...

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Sapphires stars launch indigenous media program
The Australian
The stars of the Australian blockbuster film The Sapphires were on hand to launch Screen Australia's two-year Media RING Indigenous Employment Strategy at Parliament House in Canberra and attend a special screening with politicians. The Sapphires ...
New media jobs to be created for Indigenous AustraliansSBS

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NRL Mailbox: Introducing Indigenous council
NRL.COM
We've announced the new Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council (ARLIC) and we wanted to introduce you to its members! The announcement last week coincided with the launch of the 2013 Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars with the inaugural ...

Brisbane Times
Dark clouds and red dirt
Brisbane Times
Monks, with her Order of Australia, is akin to royalty in remote arid Utopia, an Aboriginal homeland 260 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs where about 1200 people subsist on some 16 outstations, some of them with just one or two families. He knows ...

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The Australian Financial Review
Designers dreaming
The Australian Financial Review
Australian indigenous design takes this storytelling to epic proportions. Aboriginal designers and craftspeople are delivering beautiful and functional pieces. Among them is Alison Page. The Tharawal woman is an interior and jewellery designer, and the ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Dark clouds and red dirt
Sydney Morning Herald
Monks, with her Order of Australia, is akin to royalty in remote arid Utopia, an Aboriginal homeland 260 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs where about 1200 people subsist on some 16 outstations, some of them with just one or two families. He knows ...

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New media training for indigenous youth
Ninemsn
The stars of the Australian blockbuster film The Sapphires have helped launch Screen Australia's two-year Media RING Indigenous Employment Strategy at Parliament House in Canberra and attended a special screening with politicians. The Sapphires ...

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New media jobs for Indigenous Australians
SBS
The Federal Government is providing just over a million dollars ($1.1m) to create 40 new media jobs for Indigenous Australians over the next two years. Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Minister Julie Collins say the new jobs will be ...

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New media jobs to be created for Indigenous Australians
SBS
The federal government says it's providing $1.1 million to create 40 new media jobs for Indigenous Australians over the next two years. Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Minister Julie Collins say the new jobs will be created in various ...

James Price Point: environmental significance ignored in failed impact assessment
The Conversation
The proposed Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Hub at James Price Point (known locally as Walmadany), 50km north of Broome, has created one of the most fiercely fought environmental and indigenous battles currently occurring in Australia. Despite the ...
Gas hub to smash window to past: GreensBusiness Spectator

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Indigenous Massacres
ABC Local
Among the least known episodes in Australian history is the massacre of indigenous people by the first settlers. Where did this happen, what were the causes and what has been the ramification? Why do we know so little about these events? Trevor ...

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Artists honoured with street names
Gladstone Observer
Tags: albert namatjira, artists, ella rose savage, indigenous, street names. AWARD-WINNING Torres Strait Islander artist Ella Rose Savage and Australia's most famous Aboriginal artist the late Albert Namatjira are to have Gladstone roads named after them.

Tone Deaf
Dan Sultan Announces Indigenous Rights Concert Tour
Tone Deaf
Changing the Australian Constitution to recognise Indigenous communities requires a “successful referendum”, namely – two-thirds of Australians voting on the changes. A landmark feat last achieved in 1967 to recognise Aboriginal people as part of the ...