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Indigenous constitutional recognition faces tough battle post Uluru - The Guardian

Fri, 2017/06/30 - 6:34am

The Guardian

Indigenous constitutional recognition faces tough battle post Uluru
The Guardian
The Referendum Council handed its final report to the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, on Friday afternoon but the real battle will begin weeks later when its authors must convince the Australian public, both ...
Referendum Council to give political leaders ultimatum on indigenous constitutional recognitionNEWS.com.au
Australia's Aborigines deliver PM a roadmap to constitutional recognitionReuters

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Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust acquires its sixth asset with the purchase of a Mackay shopping centre - Courier Mail

Fri, 2017/06/30 - 4:45am

Courier Mail

Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust acquires its sixth asset with the purchase of a Mackay shopping centre
Courier Mail
Canberra-based I-REIT was launched in October 2013 to provide indigenous investors the opportunity to invest in an actively managed commercial property fund in partnership with Indigenous Business Australia and other indigenous organisations.

College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds - The Guardian

Fri, 2017/06/30 - 4:08am

The Guardian

College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds
The Guardian
A vocational training college made tens of millions of dollars by tricking disadvantaged and Indigenous communities into signing up to expensive diploma courses, a court has found. Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to ...

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Adelaide uni and top chef team to research native foods and create a sustainable industry - The Advertiser

Fri, 2017/06/30 - 2:33am

The Advertiser

Adelaide uni and top chef team to research native foods and create a sustainable industry
The Advertiser
The deal is expected to turn Australian food culture into a sustainable industry. It will benefit indigenous communities and make the most of their traditional knowledge, said. Professor Andy Lowe, director of food innovation at the University of ...
Building a native food industry in AustraliaNewsMaker (press release)

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Now Even The UN Is Worried About Housing Affordability In Australia - Huffington Post Australia

Fri, 2017/06/30 - 12:50am

Huffington Post Australia

Now Even The UN Is Worried About Housing Affordability In Australia
Huffington Post Australia
The Committee urged Australia to develop "a comprehensive national housing strategy" that focuses specifically on youth, domestic violence victims, asylum seekers and Indigenous people, as well as increasing investments in affordable and social housing ...

Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognition - The Australian

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 2:03pm

Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognition
The Australian
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten have consistently said any referendum question must have the support of indigenous Australia, and Referendum Council co-chairman Mark Leibler has said he would not support recommending a course of action “unless it's got ...

It's a long walk for Indigenous justice. But I'm crossing Australia one step at a time - The Guardian

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 7:30am

The Guardian

It's a long walk for Indigenous justice. But I'm crossing Australia one step at a time
The Guardian
I started this journey walking from Perth to find the truth and find a new way for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. For the past 50 years our people have been fighting for rights, but it's like it has just gone down the drain too many ...

Indigenous photographer Mervyn Bishop marks life-and-death dash behind the lens - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 7:00am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous photographer Mervyn Bishop marks life-and-death dash behind the lens
The Sydney Morning Herald
Those intimate photographs are at the heart of the eponymous exhibition Mervyn Bishop, at the Art Gallery of NSW. The collection of more than 100 images is a tribute to Australia's first Aboriginal press photographer and an award-winning visual ...

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Census 2016: Milestone passed as Australia becomes more Asian than European - Cessnock Advertiser

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 2:42am

Cessnock Advertiser

Census 2016: Milestone passed as Australia becomes more Asian than European
Cessnock Advertiser
One point two per cent of Australians speak Vietnamese, and another 1.2 per cent Cantonese. The Census recorded 300 different languages, including indigenous languages. A record 2.8 per cent of Australians identified themselves as Aboriginal or Torres ...

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Indigenous knowledge key to climate change - The Australian

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 2:11am

Indigenous knowledge key to climate change
The Australian
In the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, indigenous farmers gather at the top of mountains the night after the winter solstice - not to enjoy the view, but to forecast the timing and quantity of rains. ... Pic Ray Strange Australian Capital Territory ...

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Census 2016: Australia hits 'tipping point' as Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney - Wingham Chronicle

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 1:52am

Wingham Chronicle

Census 2016: Australia hits 'tipping point' as Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney
Wingham Chronicle
The median indigenous age has also grown. Half-a-century after Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders were first legally counted in the census, the median age has grown by three years, from 20 to 23. For non-indigenous Australians the median age in ...

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That Low Hum of Racism - New York Times

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 1:00am

New York Times

That Low Hum of Racism
New York Times
You can see the full scope of his reporting in the 60-minute documentary we produced in partnership with “Foreign Correspondent” on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in his New York Times article profiling three young Indigenous Australians ...

Audience experience of First Nations arts has doubled - ArtsHub (subscription)

Thu, 2017/06/29 - 12:45am

ArtsHub (subscription)

Audience experience of First Nations arts has doubled
ArtsHub (subscription)
In essence to dare to change and challenge the cultural tapestry and social engineering of Australia, this too is the role of the Indigenous-led initiatives in the arts.' 'Indigenous-led is a voice that is yet to reach it's full potential, to me ...

Indigenous artwork lit up the Sydney Opera House - National ... - National Geographic Australia

Wed, 2017/06/28 - 11:19pm

National Geographic Australia

Indigenous artwork lit up the Sydney Opera House - National ...
National Geographic Australia
Last night the Sydney Opera House began its indigenous artists showcase with a stunning array of light and art animation. The sails featured animations ...
VIDEO: Sydney Opera House to light up year-round with Indigenous ...Daily Review

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Why we need context in Indigenous art - ArtsHub (subscription)

Wed, 2017/06/28 - 2:28pm

ArtsHub (subscription)

Why we need context in Indigenous art
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Symposium is part of Desert Mob, a unique gathering of artists, artworks and audiences focused around Aboriginal art centres of Central Australia. Desert Mob also includes an exhibition, a marketplace and a number of satellite events in Alice ...

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Karina Lester: Aboriginal people do not want a nuclear waste dump in South Australia - The Advertiser

Wed, 2017/06/28 - 11:33am

The Advertiser

Karina Lester: Aboriginal people do not want a nuclear waste dump in South Australia
The Advertiser
Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara, Kokatha, Adnyamathanha and other Aboriginal people of South Australia have been fighting this nuclear problem now for decades, since my father heard a British official falsely claiming that Anangu had been consulted on ...

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Ex NT minister grilled over 'anecdotal' Indigenous underage marriage claims - The Guardian

Wed, 2017/06/28 - 3:07am

The Guardian

Ex NT minister grilled over 'anecdotal' Indigenous underage marriage claims
The Guardian
Dr Peggy Dwyer, representing the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, suggested Elferink had no evidence of the practice continuing. “Beyond knowing that the practice has been present in the Northern Territory for tens of thousands of years, the ...
Indigenous kids abused for culture: Ex MPNEWS.com.au
Royal commission: John Elferink wanted certain Aboriginal cultural practices outlawed as child abuseABC Online

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Region's Indigenous community set to benefit from dramatic cash injection - The Stawell Times-News

Wed, 2017/06/28 - 2:49am

The Stawell Times-News

Region's Indigenous community set to benefit from dramatic cash injection
The Stawell Times-News
Budja Budja Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Tim Chatfield said the money would enable improved outcomes for the Indigenous community in the region. “It is definitely a big win for Aboriginal Australians and their communities in the Wimmera ...

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