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Getting Indigenous girls switched on to drones - EducationHQ Australia

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 6:57am

EducationHQ Australia

Getting Indigenous girls switched on to drones
EducationHQ Australia
“One of the ideal jobs that a lot of them covet, is to be an Indigenous ranger, and we see that drones are going to be a critical part of ... rangers' work in the future.” The researchers took their large industrial-style drones to the girls' college ...

Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters - ABC Local

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 6:53am

ABC Local

Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
ABC Local
Indigenous protesters wearing yellow and carrying a large Aboriginal flag block a road. Photo: The Queen's Baton relay was diverted away from Doug Jennings Park due to a protest. (ABC News: Frances Adcock). Aboriginal people from around Australia met ...

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Commonwealth Games 2018: Dylan Voller at Queen's baton relay protest - The Australian

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 6:52am

ABC Local

Commonwealth Games 2018: Dylan Voller at Queen's baton relay protest
The Australian
Dylan Voller, whose treatment at the hands of guards at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre sparked a royal commission, was among a small group of indigenous activists that held up the Queen's Baton Relay on the Gold Coast today. The protesters, who had ...
Updates from the Commonwealth Games on the Gold CoastNEWS.com.au
Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protestersABC Local
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Philanthropy's Increasing Role in Australian Civil Society - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 6:24am

Pro Bono Australia

Philanthropy's Increasing Role in Australian Civil Society
Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropy is playing an increasing role in supporting civil society in Australia, according to key stakeholders of a new philanthropic fund to support public interest journalism. Guardian Australia and the University of Melbourne (UOM) launched The ...

Stolenwealth Games indigenous protesters heading to Carrara to target Opening Ceremony - Gold Coast Bulletin

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 3:58am

Gold Coast Bulletin

Stolenwealth Games indigenous protesters heading to Carrara to target Opening Ceremony
Gold Coast Bulletin
Indigenous protesters will converge on a block of land in the top right-hand corner of this image of Carrara Stadium ahead of tonight's Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony venue. Picture: Nigel Hallett. She said this was just the beginning. Protestor ...

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Judge Jarro blazes a trail of firsts - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 2:43am

National Indigenous Times

Judge Jarro blazes a trail of firsts
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous barrister Nathan Jarro has become a judge of the District Court in Brisbane in a move that has been welcomed as an important appointment for First Nations people. Not only is Judge Jarro one of only two Indigenous judges currently presiding ...

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Health workers drive life-saving handbook - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 1:45am

National Indigenous Times

Health workers drive life-saving handbook
National Indigenous Times
A new handbook has been released in the battle to lower the rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women developing or dying from cervical and endometrial cancer. The publication by Cancer Australia was developed with Aboriginal and Torres ...

Bush footy could save remote communities - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 1:41am

National Indigenous Times

Bush footy could save remote communities
National Indigenous Times
An Australian Rules football competition in Central Australia's bush communities could boost the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, according to a Charles Darwin University researcher. Northern Institute Indigenous social researcher Professor ...

Moonee Valley councillor under fire for contentious Australia Day remarks - Herald Sun

Wed, 2018/04/04 - 1:10am

Herald Sun

Moonee Valley councillor under fire for contentious Australia Day remarks
Herald Sun
But he has come under fire from fellow councillors for his speech, which spoke of Australia's postcolonial history but made no mention of indigenous Australians. Councillor Richard Lawrence tabled a motion at the last council meeting calling for the ...

The Commonwealth Games are an opportunity to face up to the history of colonialism - The Conversation AU

Tue, 2018/04/03 - 2:18am

Particle

The Commonwealth Games are an opportunity to face up to the history of colonialism
The Conversation AU
Many do not realise they pass a boulder inscribed with the Aboriginal flag and a statement about the remains buried beneath. This site of recreation and picnicking was the centre of protests held throughout the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Sport has long ...
Preserving Aboriginal language with technology ​Particle

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Is your Indigenous souvenir the real deal? - CHOICE

Tue, 2018/04/03 - 1:43am

CHOICE

Is your Indigenous souvenir the real deal?
CHOICE
It's estimated that millions of dollars will be spent on souvenirs during the Commonwealth Games, with the Arts Law Centre of Australia saying 80% of Aboriginal-style souvenirs in tourist shops are 'fake' or 'inauthentic'. Queensland Fair Trading says ...

Preserving Aboriginal language with technology ​ - Particle

Tue, 2018/04/03 - 1:30am

Particle

Preserving Aboriginal language with technology ​
Particle
Tyson Mowarin is a 2018 Western Australia Australian of the Year nominee from Roebourne in Ngarluma country in WA's Pilbara region. He's pulling more than his weight in the fight for Indigenous languages. He has a vision to educate all Australians ...

Fear and harassment in Kalgoorlie: Indigenous youth report alarming alienation - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/04/03 - 12:01am

The Guardian

Fear and harassment in Kalgoorlie: Indigenous youth report alarming alienation
The Guardian
At an Indigenous youth summit in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on 6 October last year, a 10-year-old boy brought his expensive mountain bike on stage. He wasn't showing off. The bike was part of a story, one of dozens shared in a federally funded study about life ...

Inquiry launched into how Perth prisoner gave birth alone in jail cell - The Guardian

Mon, 2018/04/02 - 6:00pm

Inquiry launched into how Perth prisoner gave birth alone in jail cell
The Guardian
Morgan said he became aware of the incident the morning after the woman gave birth and had sent a list of 20 questions to the department. “I think it is wrong that any woman should be giving birth in a prison cell by herself,” he told Guardian ...

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Hospitals to be equipped with culturally appropriate waiting rooms for indigenous patients - Daily Telegraph

Mon, 2018/04/02 - 1:08pm

Daily Telegraph

Hospitals to be equipped with culturally appropriate waiting rooms for indigenous patients
Daily Telegraph
“I was born in a segregated hospital and a lot of Aboriginal people were up until the late 1960s. If we can make it feel more comfortable that's fine but then we need to work on the real issues of how do we integrate them into the full hospital system ...
Emergency departments are being told to build designated waiting rooms with Aboriginal art for indigenous patients.Daily Mail

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The Australian crisis we can't ignore - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2018/04/02 - 8:24am

NEWS.com.au

The Australian crisis we can't ignore
NEWS.com.au
Beyond the barbed wire fences, footpaths are littered with broken glass, unaccompanied toddlers wear days-old nappies (if any) and gangs of bored girls break into cars. The tiny town of just 2991 people - half of who are Indigenous Australians - boasts ...

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Aboriginal children need loving, safe and culturally appropriate homes - ABC Online

Sun, 2018/04/01 - 8:41pm

ABC Online

Aboriginal children need loving, safe and culturally appropriate homes
ABC Online
Recent arguments about the removal of Indigenous children from their families fail to appreciate the complexity of the issue. Reducing the debate to oversimplified understandings of the factors that contribute to the devastating disparity in outcomes ...

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Treaty with our 'first nations' will give us framework of responsibility - The Australian

Sun, 2018/04/01 - 2:12pm

Treaty with our 'first nations' will give us framework of responsibility
The Australian
Western Australia has made the most progress. Liberal premier Colin Barnett led the way in 2015 by signing the first treaty between a state government and indigenous peoples. In exchange for surrendering native title rights and interests, the Noongar ...

How did we let this happen? - The Australian

Sun, 2018/04/01 - 2:09pm

The Australian

How did we let this happen?
The Australian
There is no reason it should have happened, especially not in a first-world country like Australia, but it has: indigenous communities in the country's north are in the grip of wholly treatable sexually transmitted diseases. In the case of syphilis, it ...

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games protesters call on Prince Charles to meet with them - Gold Coast Bulletin

Sun, 2018/04/01 - 2:04pm

Gold Coast Bulletin

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games protesters call on Prince Charles to meet with them
Gold Coast Bulletin
Brisbane Aboriginal-Sovereign Embassy leader Wayne Wharton, who is helping organise the “Stolenwealth Games” protests, has called on the next king to visit the temporary base camp at Doug Jennings Park. “We want to be able to get to (Prince Charles ...

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