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Typical Australian a married 38yo woman with two kids, census data shows - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/04/11 - 3:18am

ABC Online

Typical Australian a married 38yo woman with two kids, census data shows
ABC Online
The first data from last year's controversial census is in — and it has been used to form a profile of the typical Australian. She a 38-year-old woman who was born in Australia, has English ancestry, is married with two kids, lives in a home she owns ...
Census reveals 'typical' West Australian is a 37-year-old bloke named PaulWAtoday
Census Australia 2016: data shows what typical Aussie looks likeThe Australian

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Indigenous community celebrates record harvest from Kakadu plum plantation in WA's Kimberley - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/04/11 - 2:10am

ABC Online

Indigenous community celebrates record harvest from Kakadu plum plantation in WA's Kimberley
ABC Online
An Indigenous community in Western Australia is celebrating a record harvest from the state's only commercial plantation of gubinge, picking nearly double last year's crop of the native bush fruit. The Bidyadanga community in the remote Kimberley ...

Online course teaching Sydney's Indigenous history and culture to anyone, anywhere - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 8:49am

ABC Online

Online course teaching Sydney's Indigenous history and culture to anyone, anywhere
ABC Online
"I have pursued learning about the Indigenous culture of Australia by my own means, but as a result of the education system in Australia my knowledge was limited," he said. "I think it's important as a young white Australian to firstly acknowledge the ...
NAB program aims to get Indigenous leaders into the C-suiteThe Australian Financial Review
Indigenous Australians know removing race from constitution is ...The Guardian
Why are our Indigenous youths committing suicide?dailytelegraph.com.au

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Indigenous Australians know removing race from constitution is pretend change - The Guardian

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 7:37am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australians know removing race from constitution is pretend change
The Guardian
This weekend at Ross river, 87km from Alice Springs, Aboriginal people of central Australia gathered at the Referendum Council's regional dialogue to discuss constitutional recognition. We reflected on our history and the struggles that have brought us ...
Online course teaching Sydney's Indigenous history and culture to anyone, anywhereABC Online
Why are our Indigenous youths committing suicide?dailytelegraph.com.au
Minimal constitutional reform won't wash with First PeoplesThe Australian

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FFA cuts Indigenous football funding in Indigenous Football Week - Green Left Weekly

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 3:41am

Green Left Weekly

FFA cuts Indigenous football funding in Indigenous Football Week
Green Left Weekly
The Football Federation of Australia (FFA), which governs football (soccer) in Australia, has contributed just $10,000 to Indigenous football this year — slashing its annual funding in half from last year, the Sydney Morning Herald revealed on March 31.

Australia's Largest Social Change Conference is Back Just When We Need it Most - Pro Bono Australia

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 2:15am

Pro Bono Australia

Australia's Largest Social Change Conference is Back Just When We Need it Most
Pro Bono Australia
To help ensure a more diverse audience at the conference itself, Progress is offering free or discounted scholarship places for unwaged activists, Indigenous Australians, people with lived experience seeking asylum, and people living with a disability.

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Why are our Indigenous youths committing suicide? - dailytelegraph.com.au

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 12:33am

dailytelegraph.com.au

Why are our Indigenous youths committing suicide?
dailytelegraph.com.au
Last year in Western Australia a 10-year-old Aboriginal girl took her own life. Ten years old! Thinking about this baby girl brings tears to my eyes. In many other parts of Australia, suicide rates amongst Indigenous Australians are the highest they ...

Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2017/04/10 - 12:04am

The Conversation AU

Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common
The Conversation AU
Look up on any clear night and you can see myriad stars, planets, and the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The chances are that you know some of the constellations. The International Astronomical Union recognises 88 constellations, ranging from the ...

Canberra Now: News in 90 seconds for Monday April 10, 2017 - The Canberra Times

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 11:58pm

The Canberra Times

Canberra Now: News in 90 seconds for Monday April 10, 2017
The Canberra Times
Hundreds of the public servants could be moved from Canberra to Australia's red centre, under a plan proposed by Regional Development Australia. The organisation wants large numbers of bureaucrats from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ...

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Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs - Wellington Times

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 8:55pm

Wellington Times

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Wellington Times
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if if put more people closer ...

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs - Barossa & Light Herald

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 2:20pm

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Barossa & Light Herald
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if if put more people closer ...

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Minimal constitutional reform won't wash with First Peoples - The Australian

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 2:04pm

The Australian

Minimal constitutional reform won't wash with First Peoples
The Australian
South Australia is the state furthest down the road towards negotiating treaties with indigenous inhabitants, with treaty commissioner Roger Thomas updating the weekend's gathering on progress. Mr Wanganeen said there was a clear difference between ...

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs - The Canberra Times

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 2:00pm

The Canberra Times

Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
The Canberra Times
Hundreds of the Prime Minister's public servants could be moved from Canberra to Australia's red centre, under a plan proposed by Regional Development ...

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UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention - West Coast Sentinel

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 12:27pm

West Coast Sentinel

UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention
West Coast Sentinel
Indigenous Australians are living in "appalling" conditions and young Aborigines in detention are "essentially being punished for being poor", the United Nations has declared in a scathing report. A 15-day tour of Indigenous communities and high-level ...

In Australia, poorer means unhealthier - The Advertiser

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 9:32am

The Advertiser

In Australia, poorer means unhealthier
The Advertiser
The report notes while there have been some improvements overall in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, including falls in smoking rates and infant mortality, indigenous Australians continue to have a lower life expectancy ...

Bluethumb art marketplace boosting indigenous communities - The Australian Financial Review

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 4:09am

The Australian Financial Review

Bluethumb art marketplace boosting indigenous communities
The Australian Financial Review
Edward Hartley, formerly a senior accountant and investment analyst with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, told The Australian Financial Review Bluethumb was vital for the livelihoods of artists and art centres in remote communities. "Indigenous art ...

Local councils consider Australia Day date change - The West Australian

Sun, 2017/04/09 - 12:03am

The West Australian

Local councils consider Australia Day date change
The West Australian
Cockburn and Bassendean councils have formed working groups to review January 26 and consult with local Aboriginal communities after Fremantle sparked national debate when it decided to scrap its annual Australia Day fireworks. Elsewhere in the nation ...

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Councils talk Australia Day date change - Perth Now

Sat, 2017/04/08 - 4:02pm

Perth Now

Councils talk Australia Day date change
Perth Now
Cockburn and Bassendean councils have formed working groups to review January 26 and consult with local Aboriginal communities after Fremantle sparked national debate when it decided to scrap its annual Australia Day fireworks. A City of Fremantle ...

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Closing the gap a long way short - Bega District News

Sat, 2017/04/08 - 6:25am

Nikkei Asian Review

Closing the gap a long way short
Bega District News
Thursday marks Australia's annual “Closing the Gap” day where citizens come together to acknowledge the huge gaps in health and education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Federal Government last month released its ninth ...
One country, two laws in Australia's racialized justice systemNikkei Asian Review

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