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The dangerous ancient virus that is 'off the charts' in Australia - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2018/05/08 - 2:29am

NEWS.com.au

The dangerous ancient virus that is 'off the charts' in Australia
NEWS.com.au
On the other hand, why the HTLV-1 virus has been neglected in certain regions — especially Australia's indigenous communities — appears to be not as mysterious. Many regions around the world impacted by HTLV-1 are poorer communities, often overlooked ...
Dangerous ancient virus spreading in AustraliaQ13 FOX
Doctors raise alarm about ancient HTLV-1 virus: 'Prevalence is off the charts' in AustraliaSTLtoday.com
How A Virus Called HTLV-1 From 1500-Year-Old Mummies Infected 40 Percent of Adults In Rural AustraliaTech Times

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Teenager arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old boy - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2018/05/08 - 2:15am

Daily Mail

Teenager arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old boy
NEWS.com.au
Associate Professor Leah Bromfield, who works as the Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia, said the incidents like the one in Halls Creek were not uncommon. “When I hear a case like this I ...
Teenager is charged with 'raping a four-year-old Aboriginal boy in dense bushland' in a remote Outback town plagued ...Daily Mail

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Lance Franklin takes step closer to return, eyes old friends on Friday night - Daily Telegraph

Mon, 2018/05/07 - 11:30pm

Daily Telegraph

Lance Franklin takes step closer to return, eyes old friends on Friday night
Daily Telegraph
Lance Franklin with Swans Academy Indigenous kids Josh Arnolda, Jordan Endemann and Brodi Williams at Bare Island. Picture: Phil Hillyard. “To see Lance and all the fellas run out with my design on their guernsey's will be such an honour for me and all ...

First 1000 Days Australia highlights Indigenous Dads - ABC Online

Mon, 2018/05/07 - 8:44am

ABC Online

First 1000 Days Australia highlights Indigenous Dads
ABC Online
The patterns set in the first two years of a child's life are crucial in shaping their physical and psychological development. This knowledge has given rise to the global 1,000 days movement, which promotes health and nutrition from pregnancy to age ...

Australia's first 'national survey' of Indigenous design - Architecture AU

Mon, 2018/05/07 - 6:36am

Architecture AU

Australia's first 'national survey' of Indigenous design
Architecture AU
A “national survey” of Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander design will feature in an exhibition that will take place at the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne's Federation Square from July. Blak Design Matters is curated by Jefa Greenaway ...

Knights star Pearce hails Indigenous Round - NRL.COM

Mon, 2018/05/07 - 4:45am

NRL.COM

Knights star Pearce hails Indigenous Round
NRL.COM
Injured Newcastle Knights halfback Mitchell Pearce has lauded the contribution Indigenous players have made to rugby league at Monday's launch of the Indigenous Round. Players from all 16 clubs will this weekend wear jerseys with Indigenous-inspired ...

Fascinating French depictions of colonial Australia - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2018/05/07 - 2:47am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Fascinating French depictions of colonial Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
While making one's way around the exhibition, it is sobering to see, time and again, species that existed in Australia for thousands of years but first recorded by Europeans only 200 years ago, now declared extinct because of the impact of these same ...

Indigenous elders urge expanded Koori courts after juvenile detention time cut - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/05/06 - 5:59pm

The Guardian

Indigenous elders urge expanded Koori courts after juvenile detention time cut
The Guardian
Elders who worked on the project told Guardian Australia that it had been successful in reaching children who had little family support and had disconnected from the community. Kamilaroi elder Uncle Rex Sorby said the Koori court model, which allowed ...

From the APY Lands to Alice Springs, hundreds descend on Hermannsburg for sports weekend - ABC Online

Sun, 2018/05/06 - 6:06am

ABC Online

From the APY Lands to Alice Springs, hundreds descend on Hermannsburg for sports weekend
ABC Online
With community groups from across the Northern Territory and South Australia taking part, the competition is seen as a way to unite different language groups and bring people together. But once the sirens sound, things can get fierce. "You've got to ...

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The Saltwater People – a picture essay - The Guardian

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 10:28pm

The Guardian

The Saltwater People – a picture essay
The Guardian
Reading this four years ago, I realised I knew nothing of the Indigenous history of my home on the Gold Coast – the land of the Saltwater people. I felt a responsibility to my young son to learn the story of the place we live, so that when he grew up I ...

Australia's top eight Indigenous travel destinations - The Guardian

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 10:00pm

The Guardian

Australia's top eight Indigenous travel destinations
The Guardian
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Stretching for more than 2,300km along the Queensland coast and covering 35m hectares, it features brilliantly coloured corals living beneath aquamarine waters, a profusion of ...

Australia Investigates Fake Aboriginal Art - Voice of America

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 2:05pm

Voice of America

Australia Investigates Fake Aboriginal Art
Voice of America
A parliamentary inquiry in Australia is investigating fake Aboriginal art and craft. The committee has heard from campaigners in Western Australia that up to 90 per cent of Indigenous art sold in souvenir shops was fake and imported from overseas ...

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High antioxidants, vitamins: The Australian bush tucker diet you should try - The New Daily

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 11:46am

The New Daily

High antioxidants, vitamins: The Australian bush tucker diet you should try
The New Daily
She also says these ingredients are too often absent from chefs' menus and could enrich Australia's restaurant scene. In a demonstration at the beach at Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Ms Nihot unveiled a tasting platter with a selection of her favourite ...

Unaipon became a man of note when it was tough being born Aboriginal - Courier Mail

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 11:04am

Unaipon became a man of note when it was tough being born Aboriginal
Courier Mail
Unaipon would not live to see that, but it was men and women like him who did so much to advance the cause of indigenous Australians through stormy times. He was born in a bark hut as one of the Ngarrindjeri people on the banks of Lake Alexandrina in ...

NT camp water still contaminated two weeks after alert - The Guardian

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 5:29am

The Guardian

NT camp water still contaminated two weeks after alert
The Guardian
The use of lead pipes ended around the 1930s, but lead solder was used on some pipes and fittings in Australia until about 1989. The department of housing and community and community development told Guardian Australia that “generally” the reticulation ...

Google News

A DNA test says you've got Indigenous Australian ancestry. Now what? - SBS

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 3:11am

SBS

A DNA test says you've got Indigenous Australian ancestry. Now what?
SBS
The uptake of direct-to-consumer genetic testing has been slower in Australia, and complicated by debates both beyond and within the Indigenous community – with some leaders calling on greater scrutiny to prevent “fakes” or “wannabes” calling ...

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Visits to Indigenous inmates from elders could change lives, advocates say - ABC Local

Sat, 2018/05/05 - 12:57am

ABC Local

Visits to Indigenous inmates from elders could change lives, advocates say
ABC Local
Aboriginal elders are hoping the rest of the country will soon take note of the benefits that come from their visits to Indigenous prison inmates. Marius (Pirrawayingi) Puruntatameri, from the Tiwi Islands, and Mildred Inkamala co-founded the Elders ...

'They call us Australians': Vanuatu descendants of Indigenous Australians search for long lost family - ABC Online

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 10:06pm

ABC Online

'They call us Australians': Vanuatu descendants of Indigenous Australians search for long lost family
ABC Online
David Abel, a former Vanuatu MP and a descendent of a Pacific Islander blackbirded to Australia, has long been an advocate for better recognition of that dark chapter in Australia's history. He and his brother, Chief Richard David Fandanumata, a member ...

Refugees who fled conflict find solace in Victorian Indigenous cultural ceremony - Radio Australia

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 8:31pm

Radio Australia

Refugees who fled conflict find solace in Victorian Indigenous cultural ceremony
Radio Australia
Dozens of refugees in Victoria's south-west have discovered parallels between Aboriginal culture and their own, after taking part in an ancient Indigenous ceremony. Refugees from South Sudan, Burma and Iran climbed up to the top of Wurdi Yawang or Big ...

Refugees who fled conflict find solace in Victorian Indigenous cultural ceremony - ABC Online

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 8:07pm

ABC Online

Refugees who fled conflict find solace in Victorian Indigenous cultural ceremony
ABC Online
Dozens of refugees in Victoria's south-west have discovered parallels between Aboriginal culture and their own, after taking part in an ancient Indigenous ceremony. Refugees from South Sudan, Burma and Iran climbed up to the top of Wurdi Yawang or Big ...

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