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Elders, Altman call for apology, end to intervention - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2017/09/06 - 2:33am

Elders, Altman call for apology, end to intervention
National Indigenous Times
The decline of remote Aboriginal communities could leave vast tracks of Australia unpopulated and a security threat, one of Australia's leading authorities on remote communities has said. Professor Jon Altman, of Deakin University in Melbourne, said ...

Throw PNG a one-day lifeline: Gillespie - cricket.com.au

Wed, 2017/09/06 - 2:24am

cricket.com.au

Throw PNG a one-day lifeline: Gillespie
cricket.com.au
And with that in mind, he said the fledgling cricket nation would benefit from regular matches against Australia's best players. "PNG Cricket is unique in that it is 100 per cent indigenous, which is pretty special," Gillespie told cricket.com.au on ...

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Westralia, 'we're flying highhhhh' - The West Australian

Wed, 2017/09/06 - 1:41am

The West Australian

Westralia, 'we're flying highhhhh'
The West Australian
He said a new name for the State could come from indigenous languages and a new flag could incorporate the black swan with something chosen by indigenous people. Shane Wright, economics editor for The West Australian, suggested the “quokka” could ...

Indigenous scholar is London bound - EducationHQ Australia

Wed, 2017/09/06 - 12:05am

EducationHQ Australia

Indigenous scholar is London bound
EducationHQ Australia
Ruby Warber relocated to Melbourne from the country town of Collie in Western Australia at just 17, to pursue her dream of becoming a clinical psychologist; now 27 with a Masters of Psychology (Clinical) the Australian Catholic University (ACU ...

Far right protesters storm Melbourne council meeting over Australia Day decision - SBS

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 11:08pm

SBS

Far right protesters storm Melbourne council meeting over Australia Day decision
SBS
Instead a traditional smoking ceremony recognising the day as distressing for many indigenous people will be held. It has also stopped referring to January 26 as Australia Day and was stripped of its ability to host any citizenship ceremonies by the ...
Far right protesters storm Yarra City Council meeting over Australia Day banThe Border Mail

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'Business as usual' health care unsafe for Indigenous Australians - InDaily

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 10:09pm

InDaily

'Business as usual' health care unsafe for Indigenous Australians
InDaily
Research by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Flinders University shows that limited uptake of culturally safe healthcare practices is contributing to negative health outcomes for Indigenous Australians and undermining national Close the Gap ...

Mothers integral to fixing Indigenous literacy rates - EducationHQ Australia

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 8:43pm

EducationHQ Australia

Mothers integral to fixing Indigenous literacy rates
EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous communities across Australia, and the world, face health, social, and educational disadvantage with little improvement across generations. Only a quarter of Indigenous Year 5 students in remote areas are at or above the national standard ...

Indigenous walker to meet PM in Canberra - SBS

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 5:35pm

SBS

Indigenous walker to meet PM in Canberra
SBS
The demands include plotting a path to a treaty, re-establishing Aboriginal communities forcibly closed in Western Australia, and launching an investigation into family and child services. He is also calling for the disbanding of the Aboriginal ...

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Fate of indigenous kids of no interest to SJWs - dailytelegraph.com.au

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 1:13pm

dailytelegraph.com.au

Fate of indigenous kids of no interest to SJWs
dailytelegraph.com.au
Nyunggai Warren Mundine, Director of the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, points out there have been 40 inquiries and royal commissions into indigenous child abuse since 2004, all to no avail. “We already know what to do,” he says.

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Parasitic worm endangering Indigenous communities in northern Australia - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 9:50am

ABC Online

Parasitic worm endangering Indigenous communities in northern Australia
ABC Online
General practitioner Wendy Page, who has worked in east Arnhem land for two decades, said there have been fatal cases of the parasite in Australia in the past. She said an Aboriginal health worker colleague of hers died from strongyloidiasis several ...
Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of itThe Conversation AU

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Art exhibition in SA shut down over use of Kimberley sacred Indigenous figure - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 9:05am

ABC Online

Art exhibition in SA shut down over use of Kimberley sacred Indigenous figure
ABC Online
An art exhibition has been closed after complaints about the use of Aboriginal images by a non-Indigenous artist. The artist says it's censorship, but the traditional owners say the Wandjina figure is more than just an image.

Indigenous One Nation candidate Jason Quick disagrees with Pauline on cashless welfare - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 8:08am

NEWS.com.au

Indigenous One Nation candidate Jason Quick disagrees with Pauline on cashless welfare
NEWS.com.au
PAULINE Hanson's complicated relationship with Indigenous Australia has not dissuaded Jason Quick from joining her party. The Queensland tradie, who is a Kabi Kabi Aboriginal man, has been unveiled as One Nation's candidate for Redlands in the ...

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Indigenous activists meets with Bill Shorten - Sky News Australia

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 6:01am

Sky News Australia

Indigenous activists meets with Bill Shorten
Sky News Australia
Clinton Pryor has delivered Labor leader Bill Shorten a list of demands outside Parliament House in Canberra after walking across the country to promote Aboriginal rights. The 27-year-old indigenous man travelled nearly 6000km from Western Australia to ...
Indigenous man meets Bill ShortenSBS
Aboriginal walks 6000km for justiceThe Sunshine Coast Daily

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From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture - The Conversation AU

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 4:49am

The Conversation AU

From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture
The Conversation AU
However some segregation continued for women, as well as racial groups and indigenous Australians until well into the mid-century. For example the Mooree Artesian Baths in NSW was one potent site of the Freedom Rides protests in 1965, sparked by the ...

A long walk ends with list of demands - The West Australian

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 4:31am

The West Australian

A long walk ends with list of demands
The West Australian
Clinton Pryor has delivered Labor leader Bill Shorten a list of demands outside Parliament House in Canberra after walking across the country to promote Aboriginal rights. The 27-year-old indigenous man travelled nearly 6000km from Western Australia to ...
Indigenous man meets Bill ShortenSBS

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Indigenous man meets Bill Shorten - SBS

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 2:14am

Indigenous man meets Bill Shorten
SBS
Indigenous man Clinton Pryor has met with Labor leader Bill Shorten outside Parliament House in Canberra after walking across the country. The 27-year-old walked almost 6000km for Aboriginal rights, arriving in Canberra from Western Australia on Sunday ...

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Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it - The Conversation AU

Tue, 2017/09/05 - 2:08am

The Conversation AU

Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
The Conversation AU
But there's one infection by a parasitic worm that, worldwide, makes more people ill than malaria, and yet hardly anybody has ever heard of it. It's called strongyloidiasis, and estimates suggest up to 60% of Indigenous Australians in some communities ...

Opinion: Letters to the Editor, September 5 - Townsville Bulletin

Mon, 2017/09/04 - 10:21pm

Townsville Bulletin

Opinion: Letters to the Editor, September 5
Townsville Bulletin
According to Professor Glen Dawes, “As a marginalised and socially excluded group, indigenous Australians experience a different life to other people in Australia. “The effects of racial discrimination at individual and institutional levels have led to ...

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AIEF scholarship: 'I knew uni was there ... but not how I could get there' - The Australian

Mon, 2017/09/04 - 2:08pm

The Australian

AIEF scholarship: 'I knew uni was there ... but not how I could get there'
The Australian
In 2008 only one indigenous high-school student had the chance of a tertiary scholarship from the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. Nine years later the AIEF has provided scholarships and support for more than 500 children. Students last week ...

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Talk of suicide crisis as boy, 9, found dead in Emerald - The Australian

Mon, 2017/09/04 - 2:03pm

The Australian

Talk of suicide crisis as boy, 9, found dead in Emerald
The Australian
NICRS was trialled last year by the Turnbull government and is now being rolled out nationwide, with the suicide rate among indigenous Australians twice that of the rest of Australia. In Western Australia, a coroner has been investigating the suicides ...

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