SBS Indigenous MP Linda Burney slams 'joke' Tony Abbott envoy appointment SBS The Indigenous MP is scathing about the former prime minister's new role as details emerge about what the job entails. "This is just a joke. They are making it up as they go along with Tony Abbott as the special envoy for Indigenous Australians," Ms ...
The Australian PoliticsNow: Liberals still have a good fighting chance: Tony Abbott The Australian The indigenous MP is scathing about the former prime minister's new role as details emerge about what the job entails. “This is just a joke. They are making it up as they go along with Tony Abbott as the special envoy for indigenous Australians,” Ms ...
A federal system could deliver on three of the four key elements of the Uluru Statement. Plus, all the elements already exist or are in the works in Australia.
ABC News Indigenous parents homeschooling children in face of literacy and numeracy gap ABC News Life expectancy: Close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation; Employment: Halve the gap in employment by 2018; Reading and writing: Halve the gap in reading and numeracy for Indigenous ...
The Australian Eternal treasures The Australian From its contested custodianship of Greece's Elgin Marbles to Australian indigenous artefacts collected through acts of exploitation or violence, the museum is often accused of being a repository of treasures obtained in questionable circumstances. But ...
SBS Indigenous modelling agency launches at Melbourne Fashion Week SBS Jira Models' debut at Melbourne Fashion Week on Friday features Indigenous designers and models discovered during Perina's travels across Australia - from desert country Junjuwa in the Kimberley to Gapuwiyak in East Arnhem Land. The show will see ...
EducationHQ Australia Bush settings boost wellbeing in Aboriginal students EducationHQ Australia “Presently, schooling in Australia tends towards separating Aboriginal children's academic learning from their identity as Aboriginal children. The curriculum operates in a way that fundamentally overlooks the Aboriginal child's identity. We seek to ...
The Australian Noel Pearson wary of 'progressives' The Australian Cape York lawyer Noel Pearson has warned against blindly adopting progressive ideology in indigenous affairs, questioned the value of state-based treaty discussions and unveiled a form of words for a formal “Declaration of Australia” that would tie ...
The Australian Andrew Forrest's jobs program goes directly to jail The Australian So far, 9000 indigenous Australians have been helped to find work through the federally funded VTEC program, based on the employment model of Mr Forrest's GenerationOne, an initiative of his charitable organisation, the Minderoo Foundation. Of those ...
Armidale Express Goolagong opens indigenous tennis event Armidale Express In the same week John Millman gave Australian tennis a boost by defeating Roger Federer, former world No.1 Evonne Goolagong Cawley has opened the inaugural National Indigenous Tennis Carnival in Darwin. Goolagong Cawley welcomed some of the ...
Indigenous group bids to halt coal project NEWS.com.au "We are outraged that this dangerous technology has been given the go ahead in South Australia." Linc Energy - now in liquidation - was earlier this year found guilty of serious environmental harm over at its UCG plant on Queensland's western Darling ...
Indigenous group bids to halt coal project The Australian A South Australian indigenous group says it was not properly consulted on plans for a controversial mining trial and has launched Supreme Court action to halt the project. Leigh Creek Energy announced this week it had received approval from the state's ...
Katherine Times Tax support for Indigenous people Katherine Times Throughout 2018 we have continued to work across government and with the community to better understand the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The ATO is continuing to tailor its existing range of free products and services including:.
Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne reflects on reconciliation at RAP halfway mark Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne was the first university in Australia to achieve Elevate RAP status, awarded by Reconciliation Australia. This recognises the university's commitment to drive engagement and visibility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues, culture ...
SBS These sweet Australian ants are "the best honey you've ever tasted" SBS In Australia, they're mainly found in desert areas of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and Indigenous people were eating them long before they received any famous chef's attention. The community of Papunya, in the Northern Territory, is ...