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Prince Charles has visited the remote Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy but will it change anything for ... - The Advertiser

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 2:30pm

Prince Charles has visited the remote Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy but will it change anything for ...
The Advertiser
Because we go to Canada, New Zealand, we go to meet lots of indigenous people all over the world,” Mr Rooke says. Just two days before the Prince and his entourage touched down at Gove Airport, they had flown from Australia for a fly-in, fly-out visit ...

Indigenous should be moved out of town camp ghettos, says report - The Australian

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 2:02pm

Indigenous should be moved out of town camp ghettos, says report
The Australian
A $2.4 million review of the Northern Territory's 43 Aboriginal town camps has found many are ghettos with poor infrastructure, social problems and few economic opportunities, and their residents should be encouraged to move to urban centres. The ...

Life lessons - The Australian

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 2:01pm

The Australian

Life lessons
The Australian
We end our journey the following morning with a healing ceremony on the beach at Nangudga Lake. Bannon-Harrison calls on the wind spirit koorah-karigh and, to my surprise, a breeze I hadn't noticed becomes stronger and my dress flies in the air. Then ...

Permanent Housing is Number One Priority - Pro Bono Australia

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 10:08am

Pro Bono Australia

Permanent Housing is Number One Priority
Pro Bono Australia
“Unlike in the USA, where the issue of veterans' homelessness receives widespread attention, there has been limited research into the issue in Australia,” he said. “Neither Census nor administrative data sources have included veterans' status. However ...

Gin at Tasting Australia festival: Awareness of local botanicals and flavours is helping drive South Australia's gin ... - The Advertiser

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 9:18am

The Advertiser

Gin at Tasting Australia festival: Awareness of local botanicals and flavours is helping drive South Australia's gin ...
The Advertiser
Then, on Thursday, Tasting Australia hosts the inaugural Spirit Awards, with more than 160 entrants — half of them gins from across Australia. SA's take on the global gin craze has gone to the next level and fits perfectly with our pioneering stance ...

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Commonwealth Games 2018 Day 9 live coverage: Guy Sebastian heads closing ceremony line-up - The Australian

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 7:52am

The Australian

Commonwealth Games 2018 Day 9 live coverage: Guy Sebastian heads closing ceremony line-up
The Australian
As he and Solomon waited for the baton, he gave the Australian a nudge. Solomon stood his ground, took the baton from Ralph, put his foot on the gas and for a moment ran Australia into the 400m relay final. The elation was short-lived. Australian ...

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Police arrest five at indigenous protest during Commonwealth Games - Wide World of Sports

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 7:50am

Wide World of Sports

Police arrest five at indigenous protest during Commonwealth Games
Wide World of Sports
Friday's protest was the latest in a string of actions by a group upset by the impact of the Commonwealth on indigenous populations in Australia including a disruption of the Queen's Baton Relay last week. The group has been camping at a site on the ...
Aboriginal communities shame colonialist Commonwealth GamesGreen Left Weekly
Aboriginal abuse victim throttles himself in Games protestYahoo7 News
'Stolenwealth Games': Aboriginal Activists Continue Anit-Commonwealth Protest in AustraliateleSUR tv HTTPS (press release) (blog)

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From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival - The Canberra Times

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 5:52am

The Canberra Times

From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival
The Canberra Times
Indigenous Marathon Foundation director Robert de Castella with 15-year-old Kakadu runners Jesse Hunter and Catherine Ralph ahead of this weekend's Australian Running Festival. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong. Mr de Castella said the app also offered an ...
Why does Indigenous success make some white Australians uncomfortable?ABC Online
In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent poolThe Conversation AU
A culturally even healthcare system starts in the waiting roomThe Big Smoke Australia

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From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 4:43am

The Sydney Morning Herald

From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running Festival
The Sydney Morning Herald
At the start of this year, Catherine Ralph couldn't run more than a few hundred metres without stopping for a breather. But just a few short months later, the 15-year-old from a remote town in Kakadu National Park can run 5km in about 35 minutes, and ...
From remote Indigenous communities to the Australian Running ...The Canberra Times
A culturally even healthcare system starts in the waiting roomThe Big Smoke Australia

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Final miracle brings Indigenous recording home - Eternity News

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 4:24am

Eternity News

Final miracle brings Indigenous recording home
Eternity News
They come with considerable life and cross-cultural experience and great skill in this multi-voice recording effort. “However, as most missionaries will testify, working with Australian Aboriginal people is a new and different experience. They have ...

In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent pool - The Conversation AU

Fri, 2018/04/13 - 3:14am

The Conversation AU

In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent pool
The Conversation AU
The year was 1979, not 1879, when Fr Eugene Perez, a Catholic priest in the Kimberleys, asserted that “his” Aborigines “correspond to the Palaeolithic age”, “primitives who remain dwarfed to the bare essentials of human existence”, “undeniably immature ...
Prince Charles has visited the remote Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy but will it change anything for ...NT News
Aboriginal communities shame colonialist Commonwealth GamesGreen Left Weekly
A culturally even healthcare system starts in the waiting roomThe Big Smoke Australia
Yahoo7 News -teleSUR tv HTTPS (press release) (blog) -Deutsche Welle
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Commonwealth Games organisers accused of shunting Indigenous artists into obscurity - ABC Online

Thu, 2018/04/12 - 7:44pm

ABC Online

Commonwealth Games organisers accused of shunting Indigenous artists into obscurity
ABC Online
... to paint some boomerang souvenirs has exclusive rights to sell Indigenous art at the Games. The owner of Jabiru Boomerangs, John Palombo, refused to be formally interviewed but told ABC News those boomerangs are not for sale as Commonwealth Games ...

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The Stella Prize: Alexis Wright wins for her collective memoir Tracker - Radio Australia

Thu, 2018/04/12 - 11:18am

Radio Australia

The Stella Prize: Alexis Wright wins for her collective memoir Tracker
Radio Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains images of people who have died. "How do you tell an impossible story, one that is almost too big to contain in a single book?" This is the opening line of ...

The Stella Prize: Alexis Wright wins for her collective memoir Tracker - ABC Online

Thu, 2018/04/12 - 10:22am

ABC Online

The Stella Prize: Alexis Wright wins for her collective memoir Tracker
ABC Online
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains images of people who have died. "How do you tell an impossible story, one that is almost too big to contain in a single book?" This is the opening line of ...
Alexis Wright wins Stella prize for 'majestic' biography of Tracker TilmouthThe Guardian
Alexis Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for Tracker, an epic feat of Aboriginal storytellingThe Conversation AU

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First Queensland Indigenous judge 'breaks the glass ceiling' - Brisbane Times

Thu, 2018/04/12 - 5:08am

Brisbane Times

First Queensland Indigenous judge 'breaks the glass ceiling'
Brisbane Times
"Indeed, I'm very grateful for the friends I've made over the years in the legal profession." Judge Jarro said the number of Indigenous law students and lawyers was growing every year. Bar Association of Queensland president Sandy Thompson said the ...

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'A 27-year-old white male who lives in Bondi': The face of Australian media - SBS

Thu, 2018/04/12 - 2:05am

Community Newspaper Group

'A 27-year-old white male who lives in Bondi': The face of Australian media
SBS
Would a media industry with more people who grew up outside of Australia's wealthiest, whitest enclaves constantly treat Sydney's west like a rolling re-enactment of Underbelly? Would we get as many headlines fretting that “Sydney is now more Asian ...
State of Homelessness in Australia's Cities report finds 'high numbers' of veterans sleeping roughCommunity Newspaper Group
'Dismal' lack of cultural diversity in key leadership positionsHuman Capital
Multiculturalism: Australia is 'dismal' on diversity - reportDeutsche Welle
ABC Online -Little India -Xinhua
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Prince commends Army surveillance group - Katherine Times

Wed, 2018/04/11 - 10:31pm

Katherine Times

Prince commends Army surveillance group
Katherine Times
“It was an honour to showcase the unique capabilities of the Regional Force Surveillance Group to The Prince,” Colonel Papalitsas said. “I'm pleased that The Prince was able to see first-hand the valuable contribution made by our people in some of the ...

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Brewarrina Mission open day connects past and present to Indigenous culture and heritage - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/04/11 - 10:30pm

ABC Online

Brewarrina Mission open day connects past and present to Indigenous culture and heritage
ABC Online
The organisers of an inaugural open day at one of Australia's largest former Aboriginal missions hope the event will become a national movement towards Indigenous reconciliation. Australian National University researcher, Bhiamie Williamson helped to ...

Why does Indigenous success make some white Australians uncomfortable? - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/04/11 - 7:35pm

ABC Online

Why does Indigenous success make some white Australians uncomfortable?
ABC Online
I hoped Hyde's ignorant assumptions — made on a 2016 Collective Potential podcast about inequality in Australia — delivered future comic material, as she wrestled with his misconceptions. While his statement hung uneasily, it was a reminder of the ...
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protest creates traffic chaos in SouthportGold Coast Bulletin
Emma Manix-Geeves picked in Australian indigenous squad which will tour the UK for first timeThe Mercury
Tenterfield Tours expands its indigenous heritage experienceTenterfield Star
Hit 107 -The Australian
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State of Homelessness in Australia's Cities report finds 'high numbers' of veterans sleeping rough - Community Newspaper Group

Wed, 2018/04/11 - 4:54pm

Community Newspaper Group

State of Homelessness in Australia's Cities report finds 'high numbers' of veterans sleeping rough
Community Newspaper Group
... cent of respondents identifying as veterans reported they had suffered a serious brain injury or head trauma, a figure “considerably higher” than those who were not veterans. Only 51.3 per cent of veteran respondents reported they had enough income ...
In a Proudly Diverse Australia, White People Still Run Almost EverythingNew York Times

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