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The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison - The Australian

Mon, 2016/11/14 - 4:00am

The Australian

The Australian 'tried to coax me to court' claims Bill Leak complainant Melissa Dinnison
The Australian
Ms Dinnison, the Aboriginal woman who lodged — and subsequently dropped — a racial discrimination complaint against The Australian's cartoonist Bill Leak today accused the newspaper of trying to coax her into taking the complaint to court.

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Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/11/14 - 2:00am

ABC Online

Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians continue to be disproportionately represented in HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates compared to the wider population, new research has found. An annual report by the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute ...
Mixed report on Australia's sexual healthYahoo7 News
HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five yearsThe Guardian
Numbers of Indigenous Men With HIV Have Doubled in Five YearsVICE
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Mixed report on Australia's sexual health - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2016/11/14 - 1:03am

Body and Soul

Mixed report on Australia's sexual health
NEWS.com.au
Chlamydia is on the rise and the HIV infection rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all-time high but remains stable for non-indigenous Australians, according to the latest report card on the country's sexual health. The ...
High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gapRadio Australia
These are the STIs on the rise in AustraliaBody and Soul
Most of 260,000 young Australians with chlamydia STI don't knowThe Sydney Morning Herald

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See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer - Broadsheet

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 11:34pm

Broadsheet

See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer
Broadsheet
When Ella Havelka was accepted into the Australian Ballet in 2012, as the company's first Indigenous dancer in its 50-year history, it attracted a huge amount of positive media nationwide. Havelka herself was thrilled to finally achieve the goal she ...

Our sexual health report card released - NEWS.com.au

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 11:14pm

NEWS.com.au

Our sexual health report card released
NEWS.com.au
“In this time period when notifications have stabilised, there's been an expansion in Australia in the delivery of key HIV services, including initiatives to make testing more accessible and easy,” she said. STI rates much higher among indigenous ...

Spending Time In the Forgotten Corners of Our Nation - Pro Bono Australia

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 11:08pm

Pro Bono Australia

Spending Time In the Forgotten Corners of Our Nation
Pro Bono Australia
While volunteering for a year in Cape York, Alla listened to the stories of elders and traditional owners and decided to help other young people to have the same opportunity to connect with Indigenous Australia. In 2011, he set up Red Earth, a not-for ...

High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gap - Radio Australia

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 10:47pm

High Indigenous cancer rates prompt new approach to close the gap
Radio Australia
Government and Politics:Indigenous Policy:ALL Health:Diseases and Disorders:Cancer Health:Healthcare Facilities:ALL Australia:WA:Perth 6000 wa, cancer, council, james, back, george, yeoh, reconciliation, action, plan, gap, death, mortality, rate ABC ...

Mixed report on Australia's sexual health - Yahoo7 News

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 9:37pm

Yahoo7 News

Mixed report on Australia's sexual health
Yahoo7 News
Other sexually transmissible infections in indigenous Australians such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis are on average 3, 10 and 6 times higher respectively, with hepatitis C 4 times higher, according to the report. Associate Professor ...
Most of 260000 young Australians with chlamydia STI don't knowThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Mixed report on Australia's sexual health - SBS

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 2:07pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Mixed report on Australia's sexual health
SBS
Chlamydia is on the rise and the HIV infection rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all-time high but remains stable for non-indigenous Australians, according to the latest report card on the country's sexual health. The ...
Most of 260000 young Australians with chlamydia STI don't knowThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Brandis blasts use of funds to fight Leak cartoon case - The Australian

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Brandis blasts use of funds to fight Leak cartoon case
The Australian
In Facebook posts, she identified as “a light-skinned indigenous person”. The ALS, which receives all of its grants through the Attorney-General's Department, has declined to answer questions from The Australian, and yesterday a representative said ...

Indigenous treaty more meaningful, says Paul Keating - The Australian

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 1:01pm

Indigenous treaty more meaningful, says Paul Keating
The Australian
@TroyBramston. Paul Keating does not support recognising indigenous Australians in the Constitution but instead backs a formal document of reconciliation or a treaty he believes would be more meaningful. “I am not a supporter of the so-called ...

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Adani Carmichael mine opponents join Indigenous climate change project - The Guardian

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 12:58am

The Guardian

Adani Carmichael mine opponents join Indigenous climate change project
The Guardian
Traditional owners fighting to stop Australia's largest proposed coalmine are at the centre of a new University of Queensland project exploring worldwide Indigenous rights movements in the era of climate upheaval. Leaders from the Wangan and Jagalingou ...

See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer - Broadsheet

Sun, 2016/11/13 - 12:38am

Broadsheet

See: A New Documentary on Australian Ballet's First Indigenous Dancer
Broadsheet
When Ella Havelka was accepted into the Australian Ballet in 2012, as the company's first Indigenous dancer in its 50-year history, it attracted a huge amount of positive media nationwide. Havelka herself was thrilled to finally achieve the goal she ...

'That's my bike you black c***' - NEWS.com.au

Sat, 2016/11/12 - 4:06pm

NEWS.com.au

'That's my bike you black c***'
NEWS.com.au
Lynch, 80, is father to six and grandfather and great-grandfather to 57 local kids (“The problem is Australia only has a two to three per cent Aboriginal population, so I thought I'd do something about it,” he says). I had planned to call Bowler but ...

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'That's my bike you black c***' - Perth Now

Sat, 2016/11/12 - 4:02pm

Perth Now

'That's my bike you black c***'
Perth Now
Lynch, 80, is father to six and grandfather and great-grandfather to 57 local kids (“The problem is Australia only has a two to three per cent Aboriginal population, so I thought I'd do something about it,” he says). I had planned to call Bowler but ...

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Groundbreaking new 'Birthing on Country' program launched - SBS

Sat, 2016/11/12 - 8:30am

SBS

Groundbreaking new 'Birthing on Country' program launched
SBS
A new maternity program designed to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies has just been launched. The culmination of a partnership between the University of Queensland, Australian College of ...

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The world game needs an Indigenous boost - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2016/11/11 - 11:43pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

The world game needs an Indigenous boost
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hopefully, they'll pick up the thread left by Football Federation Australia's decision to axe North Queensland Fury from the A-League five years ago – a knee-jerk move which took a hugely promising Indigenous program with it. Jade North was meant to be ...

Woman drops race hate claim against Bill Leak - The Australian

Fri, 2016/11/11 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Woman drops race hate claim against Bill Leak
The Australian
The cartoon's critics have described Leak's work as a racist and hateful smear of indigenous parents, but The Australian has defended the cartoon, arguing it is indisputable that serious child welfare issues in remote indigenous communities are often ...

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National Aboriginal Construction Partners wins $10m Defence contract - The Australian

Fri, 2016/11/11 - 1:01pm

The Australian

National Aboriginal Construction Partners wins $10m Defence contract
The Australian
Badge managing director Jim Whiting says the project brings together Western Australia's Marra Worra Worra and NPC National to build better communities and offer construction scholarships, traineeships and apprenticeships. “We see this as laying an ...

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98five learns more about Australia's Indigenous history at Hilton Primary School - Radioinfo (subscription)

Fri, 2016/11/11 - 5:19am

Radioinfo (subscription)

98five learns more about Australia's Indigenous history at Hilton Primary School
Radioinfo (subscription)
98five learns more about Australia's Indigenous history at Hilton Primary School. Friday 11 November, 2016. 98five's Kirste and Morro took the Brekky show to Hilton Primary School, for the station's fortnightly Free Coffee Friday, where 20 per cent of ...

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