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Researcher preserves stories of Indigenous stockmen
ABC Online
Around 200 stories from Indigenous stockmen and women across the country have been collected for a heritage project in Queensland's west. The Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach has been working for about 18 months on a project, to collect stories ...

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New Rugby League Indigenous Council unveiled
North Queensland Cowboys
Foundation North Queensland Cowboys squad member Stephen Tillett has been included on the new Rugby League Indigenous Council announced by the Australian Rugby League Commission. The 2012-14 Council was unveiled at the launch of the 2013 ...

SBS
Racism laws fail in the world wild web
SBS
In cyberspace, it seems Australian government agencies are sheriffs outgunned - the fallout from the “Aboriginal Memes” Facebook pages revealed confusion over issues of online jurisdiction and enforcement. But amid violent threats to anti-racism ...

Campaign to curb phone bullying in Australian indigenous communities
Radio Australia
Campaign to curb phone bullying in Australian indigenous communities. Updated 17 August 2012, 10:27 AEST. When the mobile phone came into being, its creators probably didn't imagine it would be used for cyber-bullying or used by traditional ...

Australia fair? Doing well but room for improvement
On Line opinion
The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians remains shamefully large with just over half of Indigenous students in Year 9 meeting national minimum writing standards compared to 86 per cent of non-Indigenous students. How Australia is ...

North Queensland Cowboys
Sam Thaiday to captain Indigenous team in annual All Stars clash
Courier Mail
Thaiday was confirmed as captain today, while Melbourne, Queensland and Australian captain Cameron Smith will skipper the NRL All Stars. Johnathan Thurston captained the Indigenous team last year. The Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed ...
New Rugby League Indigenous Council unveiledNorth Queensland Cowboys
All Stars game moved to BrisbaneABC Online
All Stars help Campbell dream bigNinemsn

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Sovereign state risk
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View Popular Related Articles on Government, Public Sector and Indigenous from Australia. 'Moral Exemplars': The model litigant's duty to tell the full story (Norton Rose Australia). A recent decision illustrates the supremacy of the model litigant ...

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Sovereign immunity risk
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View Popular Related Articles on Government, Public Sector and Indigenous from Australia. 'Moral Exemplars': The model litigant's duty to tell the full story (Norton Rose Australia). A recent decision illustrates the supremacy of the model litigant ...

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Thaiday to captain Indigenous team
NEWS.com.au
Thaiday was confirmed as captain today, while Melbourne, Queensland and Australian captain Cameron Smith will skipper the NRL All Stars. Johnathan Thurston captained the Indigenous team last year. The Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed ...

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Sam Thaiday to captain Indigenous team in annual All Stars clash
Herald Sun
Thaiday was confirmed as captain today, while Melbourne, Queensland and Australian captain Cameron Smith will skipper the NRL All Stars. Johnathan Thurston captained the Indigenous team last year. The Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed ...
All Stars game moved to BrisbaneABC Online

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Indigenous protesters urge sovereignty treaty
ABC Message Stick
About 20 activists sat in Port Augusta's Gladstone Square yesterday, to protest against the inclusion of Aboriginal people in the Australian Constitution. Sandra Dingamen Taylor from the Gugada Original Sovereign Tribal Federation organised the gathering.

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Sydney Film Festival—Part 5: Dead Europe and Mabo, two Australian features
World Socialist Web Site
The story dramatises Mabo's determination to secure basic democratic rights and better social conditions for indigenous Australia. Much of the film centres on the long and loving relationship between Mabo (Jimi Bani) and his wife Bonita (Debra Mailman).

Airservices sets out new four year vision
National Indigenous Times
As part of a commitment to acknowledging Indigenous Australians, their heritage and culture, Airservices today launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan 2012-2016. The plan sets out a four year vision for actions and targets that will be ...

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Jerseys raise $5000 for Indigenous programs
World of Rugby League
The 'I CAN' program funded by the Australia Pacific LNG Project, a joint venture between Origin, ConocoPhillips and Sinopec and developed by Titans 4 Tomorrow, the not-for-profit arm of Titans Rugby League Club, empowers Indigenous students through ...

Men's groups mooted to tackle suicide prevention
ABC Message Stick
The school's Gary Robinson says forums are being held around the country to help develop Australia's first national Indigenous suicide prevention strategy. "Men in the prime of their lives - in their late 20s and in their 30s - they're particularly ...

Indigenous body not happy about Gonski
The Australian
In his review, businessman David Gonski recommends a new funding model that applies additional loadings for indigenous students on top of the base resource payment per student. While the review notes further consultation is required and it is not ...

Squalor in APY area must wait: Lib leader
The Australian
SOUTH Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond admits she has no policies to address indigenous disadvantage, despite saying she cannot comprehend the filth and squalor up to 800 children are subjected to in the state's remote Aboriginal lands.

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The West Australian
First Aboriginal Opera – Pecan Summer
WA today
This powerful piece shines a spotlight on a dramatic but largely unknown piece of Australian history that saw 200 Aboriginal men, women and children cross the Dhungala (Murray River) in defiance of their persecutors. The opera tells of the consequences ...
Music from the heartThe West Australian

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Former Origin Greats promote jobs in Rockhampton
Invest in Australia
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Julie Collins said Indigenous Employment and Career Expos are a great chance for young Indigenous Australians to connect with employers and training providers and consider their career ...

Petrol sniffing program being compromised
Herald Sun
A SMALL minority of petrol stations refusing to sell non-sniffable fuel are setting back efforts to combat sniffing in Aboriginal communities, the Central Land Council says. A Senate committee is considering a private members bill from the Australian ...
No new funding for petrol sniffing programABC Online

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