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Legal career kick-starts with research into Aboriginal imprisonment in WA - UQ News

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 12:59am

Legal career kick-starts with research into Aboriginal imprisonment in WA
UQ News
Learning about the statistics of Aboriginal imprisonment in Western Australia led University of Queensland law student Nicholas Frazer to put his legal skills into practice and investigate. The Indigenous Student Ambassador will graduate with a ...

Life lessons & the NFL - PlayersVoice

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 11:05pm

PlayersVoice

Life lessons & the NFL
PlayersVoice
There was a time when raising awareness about Australia meant reassuring Americans that there weren't snakes and spiders on every corner and that the entire continent wasn't the Outback. Seriously, the Discovery Channel over here has a lot to answer ...

Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 8:10pm

The Guardian

Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says ...
ABC Online
Appearing on Q&A, the Prime Minister says his job is to protect Australia from foreign interference and that every country is entitled to defend its national interest, while being forced to explain his position on a range of issues at the forefront of ...
'We clearly need a leader with some courage': PM confronted over indigenous recognitionThe New Daily
Malcolm Turnbull denies he is anti-China in combative Q&A appearanceThe Guardian
China News plus Updates on Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing | Daily Mail OnlineDaily Mail
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Inland rail: Aboriginal groups want job targets for track construction - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 7:02pm

ABC Online

Inland rail: Aboriginal groups want job targets for track construction
ABC Online
However, the Government-owned builder of the multi-billion-dollar project, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), has told the ABC it has no targets for Aboriginal employment. "We have not set any targets at all but we are very keen to make sure ...

Malcolm Turnbull grilled on refugees and indigenous rights - The Australian

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 1:56pm

The Australian

Malcolm Turnbull grilled on refugees and indigenous rights
The Australian
“In his dismissal of the Uluru statement, he clearly showed no respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who participated in those significant dialogues.” Mr Turnbull told Ms Reid he was disappointed that she placed “so little store ...
'Elaborately dishonest': Turnbull remarks on Indigenous voice to parliament cause angerThe Guardian
Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says Sam Dastyari leak did not come from ASIOABC Online
Malcolm Turnbull Absolutely Copped It From A Bloody Game 'Q&A' AudiencePedestrian TV
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Australia and New Zealand's indigenous experiences - TTG

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 11:26am

TTG

Australia and New Zealand's indigenous experiences
TTG
It's a popular misconception that indigenous experiences can only be found in Australia's Red Centre, requiring long journeys into Australasia's most remote corners. In fact, there's a growing list of products across the region, offering everything ...

Australians need to band together to save Australia Day, writes Mark Latham - Daily Telegraph

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 11:01am

Daily Telegraph

Australians need to band together to save Australia Day, writes Mark Latham
Daily Telegraph
There is no shame and disrespect in saying that Australia is a better country because of European settlement. Today, for every dollar of welfare spending on a non-indigenous Australian, our governments spend two dollars on Aboriginal welfare — not the ...

Indigenous body to help develop north Aust - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 7:03am

Indigenous body to help develop north Aust
NEWS.com.au
"Indigenous Australians must have a seat at the table and have the opportunity to pursue development that they want on their land if we are to realise the potential of our north," Senator Scullion said. Northern Territory appointee Dr Donna Odegaard ...

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Indigenous body to help develop north Aust - The Australian

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 7:02am

The Australian

Indigenous body to help develop north Aust
The Australian
Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan says eight senior community figures would ensure the policy benefits Aboriginal businesses and supports innovation. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said a major proportion of Northern Australia was ...

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'I definitely feel blessed': Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia at 2018 Eurovision - SBS

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 6:09am

SBS

'I definitely feel blessed': Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia at 2018 Eurovision
SBS
Mauboy, whose family are from the Indigenous tribe KuKu Yalanji, made history at the contest by becoming the first non-European solo artist to guest perform at Eurovision in Denmark back in 2014. She performed her song, Sea of Flags – the song paying ...
Australia ups the ante for EurovisionBBC News
Jessica Mauboy delighted to compete in Eurovision for Australia: 'it's unfinished business'The Guardian
'I know saying yes to this is going to start a lot of conversations': Jessica Mauboy reveals her excitement at ...Daily Mail
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Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 1:49am

The Conversation AU

Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children
The Conversation AU
In Australia, data collected from 1991-2008 in the Northern Territory revealed that 95% of cases occurred in Indigenous Australians, with 98% of affected individuals living in remote locations. The average age was seven years old, with children younger ...

OPINION: Country's indigenous culture to be valued - Gladstone Observer

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 8:41pm

Gladstone Observer

OPINION: Country's indigenous culture to be valued
Gladstone Observer
In order to understand the present, we have to understand the past. What led to the situation we are faced with today? How have indigenous Australians become second-class citizens in a country that claims to be egalitarian? What has led to the huge gap ...

Paul Keating's Redfern speech still powerful after 25 years - SBS

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 6:27am

SBS

Paul Keating's Redfern speech still powerful after 25 years
SBS
We need to see that again," the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner told AAP. "What saddens me is that we haven't really followed (Mr Keating's speech) and implemented it. "Fatigue happens. But we cannot afford to lose hope. We must ...

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Australia's first Indigenous mine opens in NT - Sky News Australia

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 5:10am

Sky News Australia

Australia's first Indigenous mine opens in NT
Sky News Australia
The colour of the dirt might have been different, but according to the Gumatj clan, the moment was no less significant. At Gulkula in Northeast Arnhem Land, Gumatj leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu poured a handful of bauxite into the hands of Rio Tinto ...

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Dead heart: the booming trade in fake Indigenous art - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2017/12/09 - 11:03pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dead heart: the booming trade in fake Indigenous art
The Sydney Morning Herald
Now, just four months out from the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, industry sources say there's so much fake stuff flooding Australia that genuine Indigenous products are being priced out of the market. Politicians have joined with ...

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The 25th anniversary of Paul Keating's Redfern address - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2017/12/09 - 10:53am

The Sydney Morning Herald

The 25th anniversary of Paul Keating's Redfern address
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating delivers the emotional speech in Redfern, Sydney, to mark the International Year of the Worlds Indigenous People, 10 December 1992. Photo: Kylie Pickett. "We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditional ...
Keating speech still powerful 25 years onNEWS.com.au

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High school for disadvantaged Indigenous students celebrates first formal - ABC Online

Fri, 2017/12/08 - 9:20pm

ABC Online

High school for disadvantaged Indigenous students celebrates first formal
ABC Online
He travels more than 30 kilometres every day to attend class. He's also the first person in his family to finish Year 11. "My parents would be proud, my siblings would be proud too of course," he said. A young man in a suit stands in front of a painted ...

The Dystopia in the Desert: Australia's Remotest Aboriginal communities - The Australian

Fri, 2017/12/08 - 1:01pm

The Australian

The Dystopia in the Desert: Australia's Remotest Aboriginal communities
The Australian
The novel element in the Australian remote indigenous community context is that the entire system is itself dependent on dependency. Locals depend on administrators and their service organisations, and service organisations depend on government. Worse ...

'Racist' heath system failing NT indigenous kidney patients, says leading Darwin specialist - NEWS.com.au

Fri, 2017/12/08 - 2:56am

NEWS.com.au

'Racist' heath system failing NT indigenous kidney patients, says leading Darwin specialist
NEWS.com.au
“The bad news is that an indigenous Territorian from the same area, from urban Darwin, or Alice Springs, will have around a 15 per cent chance, so 85 per cent less chance, of getting a kidney transplant even though they're the same age, same gender ...

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Kidney transplants: Aboriginal Australians disadvantaged | NT News - NT News

Fri, 2017/12/08 - 2:56am

NT News

Kidney transplants: Aboriginal Australians disadvantaged | NT News
NT News
A “RACIST” health system means Aboriginal Territorians are missing out on kidney transplants to non-indigenous residents who are favoured, a leading specialist says. Menzies School of Health Research senior fellow and doctor Paul Lawton said while a ...

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