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Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities - ABC News

Thu, 2018/11/01 - 1:17am

ABC News

Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities
ABC News
Mr Abbott has visited remote Indigenous schools as part of his tour, and said allowing police into the grounds was a "very valuable" option that should be more widely considered. "There's been quite a history certainly in South Australia, certainly in ...

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally - ABC Local

Thu, 2018/11/01 - 1:16am

ABC Local

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally
ABC Local
At a time when media attention is quite rightly focused on ending family violence, Aboriginal women and girls still face unacceptably high levels of assault, homicide and intimidation. Australia needs to specifically address Indigenous women and ...

Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/11/01 - 12:40am

The Guardian

Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country
The Guardian
It has taken the Australian National University research team four and a half years, including two and a half years of consultation with dozens of Indigenous communities, to decide how to measure such long-held anecdotal beliefs in a statistically ...
Report Exposes Aboriginal Youth Health IssuesPro Bono Australia
Indigenous hearts suffer the most: new Heart Foundation health dataNew Zealand Doctor Online
Rooted in historyThe Asian Age

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Report Exposes Aboriginal Youth Health Issues - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 9:37pm

Pro Bono Australia

Report Exposes Aboriginal Youth Health Issues
Pro Bono Australia
Young Indigenous people are mostly happy and in good health, a report says, but they still face far greater challenges to their physical and mental wellbeing than their non-indigenous counterparts. The report, released by the Australian Institute of ...
Indigenous hearts suffer the most: new Heart Foundation health dataNew Zealand Doctor Online

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Indigenous voices on old-school language cards preserved in Miriwoong digitisation project - ABC News

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:10pm

Indigenous voices on old-school language cards preserved in Miriwoong digitisation project
ABC News
They were created by the Kununurra-based Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre and recently donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). AIATSIS curator Charlotte Craw said the ...

Gondwana Indigenous Children's Choir on the hunt for new voices - The Cairns Post

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:07pm

The Cairns Post

Gondwana Indigenous Children's Choir on the hunt for new voices
The Cairns Post
... the guidance of Lauren Hannay, Stephanie Grenning and Patrice Hogan. World renowned children's conductor Lyn Williams OAM, who established the Cairns based ensemble 10 years ago, says her Gondwana Indigenous Children's Choir is always welcoming ...

Video - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 1:48pm

NEWS.com.au

Video
NEWS.com.au
... a way of tackling the low attendance rates riddling Indigenous schools, which average around 65 to 75 per cent in remote communities. The former prime minister has been travelling across South Australia in his role as special envoy for Indigenous ...

More heart woes for indigenous Australians - SBS

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 1:08pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

More heart woes for indigenous Australians
SBS
Heart Foundation equity manager Jane Potter says Australia can't afford to be complacent about the health of its first peoples. "Heart disease is responsible for around one quarter of the gap in life expectancy compared to non-indigenous Australians ...
'I'm devastated': Paul Davis' disease has killed members of his familyThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Indigenous Australians dying from heart disease at far greater rate than non-Indigenous, report shows - ABC News

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:00am
Indigenous Australians dying from heart disease at far greater rate than non-Indigenous, report shows  ABC News

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are dying from heart disease at twice, and in some regions, triple the rate of non-Indigenous people in the same ...

Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:00am
Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country  The Guardian

Researchers will follow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for up to 50 years.

Indigenous Australians dying from heart disease at far greater rate than non-Indigenous, report shows - ABC News

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:00am
Indigenous Australians dying from heart disease at far greater rate than non-Indigenous, report shows  ABC News

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are dying from heart disease at twice, and in some regions, triple the rate of non-Indigenous people in the same ...

Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 7:00am
Landmark study to examine health benefits of Indigenous connection to country  The Guardian

The health benefits of connections to identity, culture and land for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are to be measured in a study, beginning on ...

Most young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people report great health - RACGP

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 5:32am

RACGP

Most young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people report great health
RACGP
The report, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent and youth health and wellbeing: In brief, was launched today at the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation ...
It's mob that build our capability in health researchIndigenousX (press release) (blog)
Podcast: Luke Scholes on curating, caring and collaboratingArt Guide Australia
Oz-some Aboriginal dance show has city spellboundBangalore Mirror

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Traditional culture may help Indigenous households manage money better - The Conversation AU

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 5:03am

The Conversation AU

Traditional culture may help Indigenous households manage money better
The Conversation AU
Few areas of public policy are as hotly debated as how to close the income gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. There are some uncontroversial goals, such as improving job opportunities and reducing the high rate of Indigenous ...

'I'll give them a year': Cautious backing for WA police advisory body - SBS

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 3:21am

SBS

'I'll give them a year': Cautious backing for WA police advisory body
SBS
“Establishing the AAD builds upon our apology to Indigenous people earlier this year and enables my strategic intent, to reduce Aboriginal offending and victimisation in Western Australia,” Mr Dawson said in a statement. Half of the team of 10 identify ...

Nominees announced for SA Australian of the Year awards - Blue Mountains Gazette

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 12:44am

Blue Mountains Gazette

Nominees announced for SA Australian of the Year awards
Blue Mountains Gazette
Vicky is a former SA representative of the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance, representing them at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She was inducted in the South Australian Women's Honour Roll in 2015, ...

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RANZCO CEO responds - Insight News

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 12:43am

RANZCO CEO responds
Insight News
Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist, Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker, contributed a Soapbox article in September commenting on racism and a lack of Indigenous representation within the profession. RANZCO CEO DR DAVID ANDREWS has submitted the ...

Indigenous advancement funding redirected to cattlemen and fishing groups - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/10/31 - 12:29am

The Guardian

Indigenous advancement funding redirected to cattlemen and fishing groups
The Guardian
The $490, 000 grants come from the IAS culture and capability division, which is supposed to fund “Indigenous cultural expression and conservation” and “participation in the social and economic life of Australia.” Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy ...

MAP: The most likely route the ancestors of Aboriginal people took to get to Australia - Business Insider Australia

Tue, 2018/10/30 - 8:51pm

Business Insider Australia

MAP: The most likely route the ancestors of Aboriginal people took to get to Australia
Business Insider Australia
Scientists have identified the most likely route Aboriginal people took to get to Australia tens of thousands of years ago. The research is the earliest, indirect evidence for sea faring by humans anywhere in the world. The findings challenge a theory ...
First humans to reach Australia likely island-hopped to New Guinea then walked – studyThe Guardian
Explained: The journey of the first AustraliansCosmos

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