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Voyages of discovery changed the world forever - The Australian

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 2:16pm

The Australian

Voyages of discovery changed the world forever
The Australian
Cook was a man of the Enlightenment but his interactions with Aboriginal Australians, Maori and Pacific Islanders were not always enlightened. This clash of cultures should be front and centre of any account of Cook's expeditions. He did not strictly ...

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Armed with history - The Australian

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 2:02pm

The Australian

Armed with history
The Australian
For Rennie, weaponry serves as an important political and symbolic vessel for questioning the treatment of indigenous Australians, past and present. The former journalist says he sees himself as part of a new group of Australian artists using their ...

Traditional owners join with Downer in Century mine deal - The Australian

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 2:02pm

The Australian

Traditional owners join with Downer in Century mine deal
The Australian
National Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine, the independent chairman of the board governing the Downer-Waanyi joint venture, is hopeful the latest model will deliver benefits for all and become the blueprint for business in Australia's north. “This idea ...

30 years, 30 great Australians - The Australian

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 2:01pm

The Australian

30 years, 30 great Australians
The Australian
The beginning of reconciliation with our Aboriginal communities is a process that will help lead to an Australia that is equitably diverse. Cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths but it could not be said we are a truly mature country while ...

Former Socceroo in line for prestigious FIFA honour - The World Game

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 10:03am

The World Game

Former Socceroo in line for prestigious FIFA honour
The World Game
John Moriarty Football is the first Australian organisation to be recognised by FIFA for the prestigious prize, with the project named among the final three in the running for the honour. Moriarty, the first indigenous Australian to be selected by the ...

University of Newcastle's talented graduates recognised at 2018 Alumni Awards - Newcastle Herald

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 4:16am

Newcastle Herald

University of Newcastle's talented graduates recognised at 2018 Alumni Awards
Newcastle Herald
Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist, Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker, received the Indigenous Alumni Award for delivering quality eye care to Indigenous communities. Dr Rallah- Baker has undertaken work in Alice Springs and Fiji through the Fred ...

Cancer rates across Australia – search for your postcode here - SBS (blog)

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 2:07am

SBS (blog)

Cancer rates across Australia – search for your postcode here
SBS (blog)
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

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Nine-year-old Harper Nielsen got attacked by politicians for taking a stand. She's now making international headlines - Women's Agenda

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 1:09am

SBS (blog)

Nine-year-old Harper Nielsen got attacked by politicians for taking a stand. She's now making international headlines
Women's Agenda
It completely disregards the Indigenous Australians who were here before us,” Nielsen told Nine on why she didn't want to participate in singing the national anthem. “I'm not someone who obliges by the rules of older people, just because they are older.”.
Indigenous community 'sits with' anthem schoolgirlSBS (blog)
Harper is not an impudent child, she is hopeThe Sydney Morning Herald
Why doesn't Hanson's free speech extend to kids?Courier Mail
Bustle -fox6now.com -National Post
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How Indigenous women have become targets in a domestic violence system intended to protect them - The Conversation AU

Fri, 2018/09/14 - 12:08am

The Conversation AU

How Indigenous women have become targets in a domestic violence system intended to protect them
The Conversation AU
A domestic violence protection order is the most common legal response to domestic and family violence in Australia. Every year, Queensland courts issue about 25,000 orders to protect people from domestic violence. But in a system originally intended ...

Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here - Tasmania Examiner

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 10:52pm

Tasmania Examiner

Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Tasmania Examiner
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

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Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here - Illawarra Mercury

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 10:50pm

Illawarra Mercury

Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Illawarra Mercury
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here - Illawarra Mercury

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 10:48pm

Illawarra Mercury

Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Illawarra Mercury
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

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The bush magistrate - ABC News

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 9:38pm

ABC News

The bush magistrate
ABC News
It's a habit the West Australian magistrate has developed during her visits to the Ngaanyatjarra Lands — an area almost twice the size of Tasmania and the nation's single largest determination of native title. In Blackstone, a community of roughly 200 ...

INTERACTIVE: We mapped cancer rates across Australia – search for your postcode here - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 8:34pm

The Conversation AU

INTERACTIVE: We mapped cancer rates across Australia – search for your postcode here
The Conversation AU
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

Should learning an Indigenous language be compulsory at school? - ABC News

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 8:05pm

ABC News

Should learning an Indigenous language be compulsory at school?
ABC News
The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants the Maori language taught in all primary schools in the country by 2025. Is that something we should be doing here in Australia with Indigenous languages? Maori is an officially recognised language in ...

Crime scenes: Aboriginal deaths in custody continue - Red Flag

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 7:43pm

Red Flag

Crime scenes: Aboriginal deaths in custody continue
Red Flag
At less than 3 percent of the Australian population, Indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be incarcerated than non-Indigenous people; juveniles are 24 times more likely. The fastest-growing prison population is Indigenous women. The database ...

Ikea executive says he is a 'bit ashamed' of below par ranges that don't fit with Australian lifestyles - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 4:59pm

NEWS.com.au

Ikea executive says he is a 'bit ashamed' of below par ranges that don't fit with Australian lifestyles
NEWS.com.au
Mr Engman also flagged that we may soon see products featuring indigenous art with the company collaborating with the renowned Pwerle Gallery. “We're going to do a collection with Pwerle, do something with indigenous art in Australia and give that back ...

Silence is golden but not when it's permanent - The Australian

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 2:14pm

The Australian

Silence is golden but not when it's permanent
The Australian
In Australia, about 10 in every 10,000 births involves a child who will be diagnosed with a moderate or greater hearing loss in both ears. By the age of 17, another 23 children in 10,000 will acquire a hearing impairment. The indigenous are most at risk.

Black Rainbow reaches out to gay indigenous mob - The Australian

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 2:02pm

The Australian

Black Rainbow reaches out to gay indigenous mob
The Australian
Dameyon Bonson had a light bulb moment a few years ago, while working in the fraught area of indigenous suicide in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Why, he suddenly wondered while pondering the grim monotony of continuing deaths, was ...

Advance Australia to a place where ex-PMs don't re-Joyce at losing government - The Australian

Thu, 2018/09/13 - 2:00pm

The Australian

Advance Australia to a place where ex-PMs don't re-Joyce at losing government
The Australian
All adult (21 years) male British subjects were entitled to vote in South Australia from 1856, in Victoria from 1857, New South Wales from 1858, and Tasmania from 1896 including indigenous people … (In 1895) all adult women in South Australia ...

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