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Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say - Radio Australia

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 11:25pm

Radio Australia

Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say
Radio Australia
After decades of debate, Australian researchers say they have finally proven a theory that all Indigenous languages descend from one common language. Experts from Western Sydney University and the University of Newcastle have spent three years ...

Australia's most advantaged area in 2018 is Ku-ring-gai, new census data shows - The Australian Financial Review

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 10:43pm

The Australian Financial Review

Australia's most advantaged area in 2018 is Ku-ring-gai, new census data shows
The Australian Financial Review
"As the vast majority of indigenous people live in urban areas, the vast majority of disadvantaged indigenous people are not in remote areas," he said. The data showed the failures of government to address the structural drivers of poverty and ...
Ku-ring-gai the most advantaged area in Australia, new census data showsDomain News
Sydney's latte line exposes a city dividedThe Sydney Morning Herald
Census 2016: Sydney's upper north shore tops list of most advantaged areasThe Australian
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Barramundi farm offers new hope for Indigenous community in WA's remote Kimberley - ABC Online

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 10:05pm

ABC Online

Barramundi farm offers new hope for Indigenous community in WA's remote Kimberley
ABC Online
A small Indigenous community in Western Australia's remote Kimberley has a big vision to revive an old fish farm on the outskirts of Kununurra. Something went wrong. The content cannot be played. Error loading player: No playable sources found ...

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Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say - ABC Online

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 7:34pm

ABC Online

Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say
ABC Online
After decades of debate, Australian researchers say they have finally proven a theory that all Indigenous languages descend from one common language. Experts from Western Sydney University and the University of Newcastle have spent three years ...

Coalition in retreat on indigenous identity - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Coalition in retreat on indigenous identity
The Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have for decades been identified for administrative purposes according to a three-part definition covering descent, self-identification and community recognition. However, a bill awaiting debate in the ...

'Clayton's consultation' sinks dream of National Aboriginal Art Gallery - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:01pm

The Australian

'Clayton's consultation' sinks dream of National Aboriginal Art Gallery
The Australian
“We are now in a fight with South Australia: Adelaide wants this gallery, but we are ahead at the moment,” Gunner said. “Around the nation, people are recognising that Alice Springs is the place where this should be; that's the head start that we have ...

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Twiggy paves the way for Aboriginal iron ore mine - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Twiggy paves the way for Aboriginal iron ore mine
The Australian
Australia's first indigenous-owned iron ore miner could be a reality by the end of this year under a landmark deal between Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group and the Australian Aboriginal Mining Corp. The AAMC has signed up Perth-based advisory ...

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Aboriginal businesses are growing across the nation - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 9:19am

The Australian

Aboriginal businesses are growing across the nation
The Australian
A new KPMG report, Igniting indigenous Entrepreneurship to be released at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Canberra today analysed census data to track the growth of indigenous businesses in Australia. Prepared by Shelley Ray, Catherine ...

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Man who killed Indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty given parole - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 4:41am

The Guardian

Man who killed Indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty given parole
The Guardian
Protesters in Melbourne rally against the verdict handed to the man who killed Elijah Doughty. Photograph: Ratnayake/REX/Shutterstock. The man sentenced to three years' jail for killing Kalgoorlie teenager Elijah Doughty has been granted parole after ...

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Revealed: Australia's most advantaged and disadvantaged places to live - Nine

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 3:30am

Nine

Revealed: Australia's most advantaged and disadvantaged places to live
Nine
The top 10 most disadvantaged areas are all low-population (under 3,000 people) communities in Queensland and the Northern Territory. The ABS collects this data to help governments pinpoint areas that need funding, education and health outcomes to be ...
Sydney and Perth home to Australia's most advantaged communities, census showsThe Mandarin
Samantha Harris will front indigenous label's collection at Commonwealth GamesPerthNow
Census 2016: Sydney's upper north shore tops list of most advantaged areasThe Australian
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'Raped' Aboriginal boy, 4, flown to hospital - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 2:52am

The Australian

'Raped' Aboriginal boy, 4, flown to hospital
The Australian
Northern Territory police have charged a male youth over the alleged rape of a four-year-old boy at a remote indigenous community. The youth, 16, is due to appear in court in Alice Springs on a charge of sexual intercourse without consent, a police ...
4-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Raped at a Remote Indigenous Community in Australia, Teen in CustodyThe Epoch Times
Four-year-old girl allegedly assaulted by a relative in troubled NT town of Tennant CreekNEWS.com.au
Boy, 16, charged with rape of four-year-old boy in remote Northern Territory communityThe Guardian

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Indigenous Australians live in most disadvantaged areas: ABS census data - ABC Local

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 2:06am

ABC Local

Indigenous Australians live in most disadvantaged areas: ABS census data
ABC Local
Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Australia's five most disadvantaged areas, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Cherbourg, 250 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, ranks as the worst while the local ...
Ku-ring-gai, Mosman and Cottlesloe among Australia's most advantaged areasDaily Telegraph

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Crackdown on art fakes zeroes in on Brisbane souvenir shops - Brisbane Times

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:45am

Brisbane Times

Crackdown on art fakes zeroes in on Brisbane souvenir shops
Brisbane Times
Under the law, Ms D'Ath said businesses must not mislead customers about the products they sold, including artwork and souvenirs. "I'd encourage anyone to question traders about claims such as 'original work' and if they can't be substantiated, take ...

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Indigenous women travel to Canberra to draw attention to family violence - Radio Australia

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 8:45pm

Radio Australia

Indigenous women travel to Canberra to draw attention to family violence
Radio Australia
Other members of the group have been victims themselves of domestic violence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are killed by their partners at twice the rate of other Australian women, according to research released by the Australian ...

Indigenous report finds PS in the dark - PS News

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 8:34am

PS News

Indigenous report finds PS in the dark
PS News
A new report from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has uncovered the reasons behind public sector inadequacies in dealing with Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander communities. According to the report, Governments will only ...

How The Gap Widened, And How To 'Refresh' The Policy Approach For Remote Indigenous Australia - New Matilda

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 8:10am

New Matilda

How The Gap Widened, And How To 'Refresh' The Policy Approach For Remote Indigenous Australia
New Matilda
Every year a report card on the government's performance in lifting Indigenous Australians out of poverty documents more and more failure, and a widening gap. Professor Jon Altman explains why. I have been visiting Aboriginal communities in remote ...

Students take review's brunt - NT News

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 8:04am

NT News

Students take review's brunt
NT News
The institute's student cohort is unlike any other mainstream education provider in the country. As explained in their 2016 annual report, 92 per cent of their VET students identified as indigenous, 62 per cent of those graduates come from remote or ...

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Indigenous groups hit back over nurses, midwives' 'white privilege' code of conduct - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 6:55am

NEWS.com.au

Indigenous groups hit back over nurses, midwives' 'white privilege' code of conduct
NEWS.com.au
But indigenous groups say they're “stunned” by commentary around the new code and that the acknowledgment of white privilege within the nursing profession is long overdue and completely necessary. “It is clear ... that Aboriginal and Torres Straight ...

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Cricket Australia, Steve Smith and David Warner could face high price for ball-tampering fiasco - ABC Local

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 5:46am

ABC Local

Cricket Australia, Steve Smith and David Warner could face high price for ball-tampering fiasco
ABC Local
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has flown to Johannesburg to meet with senior legal counsel and head of integrity Iain Roy and general manager of team performance Pat Howard, with a full announcement of their findings expected on Wednesday ...
Former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan calls for Steve Smith to quit captaincyThe Australian Financial Review
Cricket sponsors in Australia express shock at ball tamperingStuff.co.nz
Steve Smith, David Warner could lose lucrative sponsorshipsThe Australian

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Cricket Australia, Steve Smith and David Warner could face high price for ball-tampering fiasco - ABC Online

Mon, 2018/03/26 - 5:46am

ABC Online

Cricket Australia, Steve Smith and David Warner could face high price for ball-tampering fiasco
ABC Online
... sponsor of Cricket Australia and has expressed its deep concern about behaviour that amounted to outright cheating. It wants a quick resolution from Cricket Australia that involves decisive action against the players involved, and is waiting to see ...
Steve Smith, David Warner could lose lucrative sponsorshipsThe Australian
Magellan's Hamish Douglass leads outcry over Steve Smith's cheating admissionThe Australian Financial Review
Cricket sponsors in Australia express shock at ball tamperingStuff.co.nz

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