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Indigenous Townsville women taking their culture across Australia - Townsville Bulletin

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 2:03pm

Townsville Bulletin

Indigenous Townsville women taking their culture across Australia
Townsville Bulletin
She met her life and business partner Cherrie Brackenridge in 2014 and the couple have since designed indigenous singlets, polos, hoodies and T-shirts while working full-time jobs. The couple are of Australian Aboriginal & South Sea islander decent.

Indigenous women closing the health gap - Katherine Times

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 7:12am

Katherine Times

Indigenous women closing the health gap
Katherine Times
Exercise & Sports Science Australia is working to ensure that closing the health gap remains a top priority for the Australian Government. Photo: ESSA. This NAIDOC week Exercise & Sports Science Australia is celebrating Indigenous women working to ...
Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education programNewcastle Herald
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heardThe PIE News
High Needs Indigenous Patients Waiting Too Long for ServicesPro Bono Australia
National Indigenous Times -Barossa & Light Herald -The Mandarin
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Australian Olympians join Indigenous runners in IMF Fun Run - Australian Olympic Committee

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 5:39am

Australian Olympic Committee

Australian Olympians join Indigenous runners in IMF Fun Run
Australian Olympic Committee
AOC: As the Australian Olympic Committee celebrates NAIDOC Week, we would like to acknowledge the work being done by Olympian Robert de Castella, Cara Smith and the team at the Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF) as they inspire running and ...

CA explores best ways for Indigenous honours - cricket.com.au

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 5:26am

cricket.com.au

CA explores best ways for Indigenous honours
cricket.com.au
Cricket Australia is examining ways through which the contribution of Indigenous cricket can be better recognised, celebrated and nurtured, though it is unlikely to take the form of a dedicated round of T20 matches as suggested by allrounder, Dan ...

Another report paints dire health warning - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 4:12am

National Indigenous Times

Another report paints dire health warning
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous Australians are 2.6 times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have two or more chronic health conditions, according to new research. Researchers from the University of New South Wales said the difference explained the gap in life ...
Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education programNewcastle Herald
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heardThe PIE News
Bunnings Warehouse Gawler host NAIDOC WeekBarossa & Light Herald
The Mandarin -ArtsHub -Grafton Daily Examiner
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Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - ABC News

Wed, 2018/07/11 - 3:02am

ABC News

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
ABC News
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair will see 300 visual artists and over 150 performers from across Australia gather over four days for a feast of art and culture. Artistic director Janina Harding speaks to Daniel Browning about the fair's influence and impact.

The Murri Book Club & the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians - ArtsHub

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 11:26pm

ArtsHub

The Murri Book Club & the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians
ArtsHub
But, while reading is widely considered an unmitigated good and a marker of prestige, it is not a simple issue for some Indigenous Australians. I have been investigating the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians by visiting the Murri Book Club ...

NAIDOC Week: Indigenous marathon runner Nadine Hunt is a 'deadly' role model - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 9:33pm

ABC News

NAIDOC Week: Indigenous marathon runner Nadine Hunt is a 'deadly' role model
ABC News
Back in 2011, Ms Hunt and training partner Bianca Graham became the first Australian Indigenous women to compete in the New York Marathon. The experience changed Ms Hunt's life and she's spent every day since working to inspire others to love running ...

Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education program - Newcastle Herald

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 9:12pm

Newcastle Herald

Professor Gail Garvey praises University Of Newcastle's Indigenous medical education program
Newcastle Herald
“The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association conducted a survey recently, and of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and doctors in Australia, 60 per cent had reported experiencing racism or discrimination on a weekly basis ...
Calls for Indigenous spotlight heardThe PIE News
How government agencies have focused on Indigenous women for NAIDOC WeekThe Mandarin
What to do this NAIDOC weekArtsHub
Mixdown -The Guardian -Modern Ghana (press release) (blog)
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Indigenous radio station delivers authentic local voices to remote West Kimberley and beyond - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 8:19pm

ABC News

Indigenous radio station delivers authentic local voices to remote West Kimberley and beyond
ABC News
Growing up in a large Indigenous family in a remote town in north west Western Australia gave Rebekah O'Meara the inspiration she needed to pursue her dream job. Ms O'Meara landed that job as a broadcaster on radio station 6DBY Larrkardi Radio in ...

Australia on a plate: recognising Indigenous rights to bush food - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 6:01pm

The Guardian

Australia on a plate: recognising Indigenous rights to bush food
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians have been growing and preparing native foods throughout their history, and that knowledge and those customs should be recognised, says Orcher. She points to the example of early settlers who, after seeing Indigenous Australians ...

ANZ hit with allegations of misconduct toward indigenous clients - YourMortgage.com.au

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 4:24pm

YourMortgage.com.au

ANZ hit with allegations of misconduct toward indigenous clients
YourMortgage.com.au
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) saw an increased round of pressure once again last Friday as it faced The Royal Commission for inappropriate behaviour when dealing with a number of indigenous clients. “Halfway through a year of ...

Homesickness forges a career goal of helping indigenous children with schooling - The Australian

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 2:03pm

The Australian

Homesickness forges a career goal of helping indigenous children with schooling
The Australian
Now living in Wynnum, on the south side of Brisbane, with her mother and brother, she was supported in her move back to Queensland by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation charity, which also paid for her to board at Clayfield College in ...

Calls for Indigenous spotlight heard - The PIE News

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 10:25am

The PIE News

Calls for Indigenous spotlight heard
The PIE News
“Sometimes when international students come over to Australia and are participating in the Australian higher education system, there's not always that interplay between Indigenous students that perhaps the Indigenous students would like [or ...
How government agencies have focused on Indigenous women for NAIDOC WeekThe Mandarin
What to do this NAIDOC weekArtsHub
Triple J Unearthed celebrates NAIDOC Week with 24 hours of Indigenous Australian musicMixdown
The Guardian -Star Weekly -The Border Watch
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Law alumna adds volume to calls for Indigenous referendum - UNSW Newsroom

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 7:28am

UNSW Newsroom

Law alumna adds volume to calls for Indigenous referendum
UNSW Newsroom
UNSW Law alumna Teela Reid has urged both sides of government to use leadership and proceed on a referendum on the Uluru Statement of the Heart, which would give Indigenous Australians constitutional recognition. The lawyer, who was invited by the ...

Queer, Female and Aboriginal: Surviving And Thriving As A Minority - Pedestrian TV

Tue, 2018/07/10 - 7:03am

Pedestrian TV

Queer, Female and Aboriginal: Surviving And Thriving As A Minority
Pedestrian TV
All too often Australia's Indigenous queer community can feel like we are invisible. Very little research has gone into understanding or representing First Nations LGBT+ realities or struggles. So our communities often go unheard, unseen and unaided ...

Canberra Aboriginal driving program changing lives — and not just of the students - ABC News

Mon, 2018/07/09 - 10:14pm

ABC News

Canberra Aboriginal driving program changing lives — and not just of the students
ABC News
While 70 per cent of non-Indigenous Australians get their licences, fewer than half of Aboriginal people do, according to the ALS. Indigenous people are also overrepresented in prisons for serving driving offences and more likely to have their licences ...

The forgotten Aboriginal names for 10 of Melbourne's suburbs - ABC News

Mon, 2018/07/09 - 8:31pm

ABC News

The forgotten Aboriginal names for 10 of Melbourne's suburbs
ABC News
Ten previously forgotten Aboriginal names for 19th century sites and suburbs of Melbourne have been recently unearthed at the Melbourne Museum. These include the names for Fitzroy (Ngár-go), Richmond (Quo-yung), Collingwood (Yálla-birr-ang) and ...

Kurnai elder's supersized work lights up Loy Yang power station for NAIDOC week - ABC News

Mon, 2018/07/09 - 8:18pm

ABC News

Kurnai elder's supersized work lights up Loy Yang power station for NAIDOC week
ABC News
A spokesperson for power company AGL said that it chose to display the artwork on one of the cooling towers at its Loy Yang power station as a show of support and recognition of the achievements of Indigenous Australians. It's the first time Aboriginal ...

Outstanding contribution of Indigenous women in ADF acknowledged - SBS

Mon, 2018/07/09 - 3:27pm

SBS

Outstanding contribution of Indigenous women in ADF acknowledged
SBS
The contribution of Indigenous women to Australia's Defence services remains a little-known aspect of Australia's military history. Among them renowned poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, who enlisted in the Australian women's army service during WWII. Minister ...
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