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Teaching doctors empathy through art - ArtsHub (subscription)

Mon, 2017/01/09 - 2:28am

ArtsHub (subscription)

Teaching doctors empathy through art
ArtsHub (subscription)
Another said the experience: '…enriched my knowledge about the hardship and troubles Indigenous Australians encountered. Whilst I was aware of the discrimination, abuse, and abduction, among other things that have occurred, it was still difficult to ...

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What is saving an Australian life worth? - Brisbane Times

Mon, 2017/01/09 - 12:21am

Brisbane Times

What is saving an Australian life worth?
Brisbane Times
"If we'd invested a little of the money we spent going to war in Iraq or inflating the budget of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on programs that lowered indigenous diabetes to just twice that of non-indigenous Australians, around ...

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What is saving an Australian life worth? - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2017/01/09 - 12:21am

The Sydney Morning Herald

What is saving an Australian life worth?
The Sydney Morning Herald
"If we'd invested a little of the money we spent going to war in Iraq or inflating the budget of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on programs that lowered indigenous diabetes to just twice that of non-indigenous Australians, around ...

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Turnbull hands over Indigenous land - Blue Mountains Gazette

Sun, 2017/01/08 - 11:32pm

Turnbull hands over Indigenous land
Blue Mountains Gazette
One of Australia's longest-running native title claims has been settled after almost 40 years, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull officially handing back an area of land near Darwin to its traditional owners. Mr Turnbull broke from election ...

Family Rules: Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series - The Guardian

Sun, 2017/01/08 - 9:32pm

The Guardian

Family Rules: Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series
The Guardian
When it comes to Indigenous families in Australia, negative stereotypes abound: parents being indifferent to their children; chronic welfare dependency. But in Family Rules they're blown aside to make room for something more positive and refreshing: an ...

More work needed on human rights - Lawyers Weekly

Sun, 2017/01/08 - 7:30pm

More work needed on human rights
Lawyers Weekly
“Indeed, this year we have seen serious human rights violations in respect of the treatment of people seeking asylum, unprecedented national security measures, an ongoing crisis in protecting the rights of Indigenous Australians, a failure to realise ...

Andrea showing the way forward - NT News

Sun, 2017/01/08 - 3:15am

NT News

Andrea showing the way forward
NT News
It was in the South Australian capital where she completed high school, university and the first stage of her career. “I did a degree in Aboriginal affairs and public administration because I felt I needed to understand ... the history and the journey ...

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Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument - Illawarra Mercury

Sat, 2017/01/07 - 5:45pm

Illawarra Mercury

Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument
Illawarra Mercury
The rock is a sacred site for Indigenous Australians and one with which their non-Indigenous compatriots can also spiritually identity – even if some of the latter still persist in climbing over it – and, at the same time, Waitangi itself represents a ...

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Right wing group calls Indigenous band Dispossessed reverse racists for burning flag - Daily Mail

Sat, 2017/01/07 - 2:55pm

Daily Mail

Right wing group calls Indigenous band Dispossessed reverse racists for burning flag
Daily Mail
A right-wing political group called on 'patriots' to gather at an Indigenous band's show after the band said it would burn the Australian flag at its Melbourne gig on Saturday night. Neil Erikson spoke out on behalf of the Australian Settlers Rebellion ...

Remembering Auriel Andrew: A woman as powerful as her voice - SBS

Sat, 2017/01/07 - 3:51am

SBS

Remembering Auriel Andrew: A woman as powerful as her voice
SBS
Her name will go down in history and not just because of her talent. She was the first Aboriginal woman to perform on Australian television, she received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), she recorded 'Brown Skin Baby' with Bob Randall and sang ...

Ex-bikie Martin has indigenous claim revoked - Sky News Australia

Sat, 2017/01/07 - 1:54am

Sky News Australia

Ex-bikie Martin has indigenous claim revoked
Sky News Australia
Ex-Rebels bikie member Shane Martin, deported to New Zealand under section 501 of the immigration act, has been dealt a blow in his bid to return to australia, with an Aboriginal group revoking his claim to indigenous heritage. Shane Martin has been ...
Deported dad of AFL star Dustin Martin rejected by indigenous support groupDaily Mail

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Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument - Illawarra Mercury

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 1:39pm

Illawarra Mercury

Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument
Illawarra Mercury
The rock is a sacred site for Indigenous Australians and one with which their non-Indigenous compatriots can also spiritually identity – even if some of the latter still persist in climbing over it – and, at the same time, Waitangi itself represents a ...

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Story of Australia's People review: Geoffrey Blainey's conservative populism - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 1:15pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Story of Australia's People review: Geoffrey Blainey's conservative populism
The Sydney Morning Herald
In the first widely praised volume, The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia, Blainey updates his 1975 classic, Triumph of the Nomads, reassessing his past views of Australia's Indigenous and early British history. He has a change of heart on key aspects ...

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“Can Less Work be More Fair?” – Report from Australia's Green Institute - Basic Income News

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 6:54am

Basic Income News

“Can Less Work be More Fair?” – Report from Australia's Green Institute
Basic Income News
“Basic income makes basic sense for remote Indigenous Australia” by Jon Altman, research professor at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University in Melbourne and emeritus professor of the Australian National ...

Australians ready to decide - Shepparton News

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 1:31am

Shepparton News

Australians ready to decide
Shepparton News
And despite what your views on the change-the-date movement, it is clear that many Australians feel left in the cold, or even saddened that the day for our national celebrations is January 26. For years many indigenous Australians have used Australia ...

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Fancy a cockroach canape? Australian Museum tempts visitors with unusual menu - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 1:26am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Fancy a cockroach canape? Australian Museum tempts visitors with unusual menu
The Sydney Morning Herald
Between 400-500 people are expected to attend the Culture Up Late evenings, sampling a range of insects including the native Australian giant burrowing cockroach, otherwise known as the Macropanesthia Rhinoceros. The museum's cultural programmer ...

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National Australia Bank CFO Gary Lennon helping make every customer count - The Australian Financial Review

Fri, 2017/01/06 - 1:25am

The Australian Financial Review

National Australia Bank CFO Gary Lennon helping make every customer count
The Australian Financial Review
It was also through NAB that Lennon joined the board of the Stronger Smarter Institute, which is chaired by Chris Sarra and aims to work with school principals and teachers to help improve outcomes for Indigenous children across Australia. Both of ...

Briggs eyes top 20 - Shepparton News

Thu, 2017/01/05 - 11:17pm

Shepparton News

Briggs eyes top 20
Shepparton News
It takes aim at the date of Australia Day, which he believes is culturally insensitive to indigenous Australians. With lyrics like ''You can come and wave your flag, but it don't mean a thing to me'', the track has been a big part of the growing social ...

Black Arm Band recreates Indigenous Australian magic in 'Dirtsong' - BeatRoute Magazine

Thu, 2017/01/05 - 6:37pm

Big Island Now

Black Arm Band recreates Indigenous Australian magic in 'Dirtsong'
BeatRoute Magazine
VANCOUVER — Black Arm Band has been telling Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander stories for over a decade now. Their motto is to celebrate the past while revolutionising the future, through music and art. The band's guest artistic ...
Australia's Black Arm Band at Kahilu TheatreBig Island Now

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Wesley Enoch won't censor Sydney Festival's Australia Day activities - The Australian

Thu, 2017/01/05 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Wesley Enoch won't censor Sydney Festival's Australia Day activities
The Australian
Enoch's festival includes a range of indigenous artists and performances. Among the highlights is a concert at the Opera House, Music in the Key of Yes, to celebrate the 1967 referendum. A program of talks and classes called Bayala will teach people ...

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