The Sydney Morning Herald Trend for Australians to live longer reshapes economy The Sydney Morning Herald Although there is one factor that tempers this national achievement – the life expectancy of indigenous Australians is about 10 years lower than for the non-Indigenous population. Australian women outlive men, on average, but blokes are closing the gap.
Macquarie Sports Radio Robert De Castella's vision for future Indigenous athletes Macquarie Sports Radio “One day we will see superstars come out of Indigenous Australia just like Cathy Freeman.” Despite winning the City to Surf event in his prime in 1977, these days his focus is on promoting a healthy lifestyle and mind. “There is a saying – If you want ...
cricket.com.au Doggett dares to dream of Test debut cricket.com.au While Brendan Doggett remains coy about his chances of a Test berth, the speedster admits it would be a source of immense pride to become the third Indigenous Australian to pull on the Baggy Green. This week's confirmation that star quicks Pat Cummins ...
The Sydney Morning Herald At last, the work of Australia's Indigenous filmmakers is paying off The Sydney Morning Herald A revolution was taking place in Australia in 2002. Indigenous filmmaking was beginning to find its voice – and the results were up on the screen for the world to see. That year Ivan Sen's Beneath the Clouds won two awards at the Berlin International ...
Aboriginal call for justice at Garma NEWS.com.au One vows Aboriginal Australians will never give up fighting for the constitutional voice Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has denied them. He then attacks the Greens for wanting to lock up Aboriginal land and stop it being developed, and bloated ...
The Australian Aboriginal call for justice at Garma The Australian With the Garma Festival dominated by talk of indigenous Australians being given a "voice to parliament" it is tempting to wonder how relevant it is to Aboriginal people living in poverty around the country. But it does matter and it's the personal ...
The Sydney Morning Herald Crystal-clear vision on Indigenous legacy The Sydney Morning Herald Never before has anyone with such crystal-clear vision made a case that Australia should finally become home to the 65,000-year legacy of our Indigenous Australians as does Catherine McGregor ("Turnbull must pursue treaty with Indigenous Australians", ...
The Australian Brisbane dreaming The Australian “I think people are finally realising there's a massive gap in their knowledge when it comes to Australia's indigenous heritage,” says Shannon Ruska, Spirits of the Red Sand's co-founder and a pivotal performer. “Most people know more about the ...
Movers & shakers: Home Affairs, Indigenous Affairs, Industry portfolios and more The Mandarin New Senior Executive Services promotions in the Australian government, including a new Director-General and 6 new First Assistant Secretaries, plus a large cohort of new senior executives in Home Affairs. Also, what John Fraser did next.
Aljazeera.com What's behind high Aboriginal youth suicide rates? Aljazeera.com Young Aboriginal Australians are four times more likely to commit suicide than non-indigenous Australians and in one remote community in the country's Kimberley region, the Aboriginal suicide rate is estimated to be seven times the national average.
The Guardian The vision splendid? A24 and its grassroots push for a new Australia The Guardian That was the question civil society groups, unions, welfare groups and Indigenous representatives asked themselves nearly three years ago. Faced with competing world views of the US president, Donald Trump, One Nation, the Business Council of Australia...