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Comment: Apartheid meets Kafka in the Indigenous funding maze - SBS

Fri, 2015/09/18 - 1:48am

SBS

Comment: Apartheid meets Kafka in the Indigenous funding maze
SBS
There is something in the order of one organisation for every 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. The ratio of bureaucrats to Indigenous people must be similar. The government's “Indigenous Advancement Strategy”, introduced ...
4th National Indigenous Theatre ForumArtsHub (subscription)
ANU medical school training doctors to close the gap in Indigenous healthABC Online

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Indigenous leaders urge Malcolm Turnbull to show 'real leadership' - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 9:16am

The Guardian

Indigenous leaders urge Malcolm Turnbull to show 'real leadership'
The Guardian
The Abbott government was on a path to failure in its quest to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians but the new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has the opportunity to turn that around, the national representative body for Australia's first ...
Indigenous leaders seek Turnbull talksThe Australian (blog)
Indigenous leaders call on Malcolm Turnbull to reverse 'disaster' portfolio shiftABC Online
Tony Abbott makes final speech to Australia as Prime Minister9news.com.au

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Indigenous leaders call on Malcolm Turnbull to reverse 'disaster' portfolio shift - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 8:57am

ABC Online

Indigenous leaders call on Malcolm Turnbull to reverse 'disaster' portfolio shift
ABC Online
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has called for an overhaul of Indigenous services, following this week's leadership spill which forced Mr Abbott to stand down as prime minister. Co-Chair of Congress Les Malezer said Mr Abbott's ...

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Indigenous leaders seek Turnbull talks - The Australian (blog)

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 8:19am

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Indigenous leaders seek Turnbull talks
The Australian (blog)
BUT the National Congress for Australia's First Peoples believes he should be prepared to consult and participate with indigenous people and in their communities. "Given that many Australians are ignorant about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
After Abbott, What Does Malcolm Turnbull Mean For Indigenous Australia?BuzzFeed News
Indigenous leaders urge Malcolm Turnbull to show 'real leadership'The Guardian
Indigenous leaders call on Malcolm Turnbull to reverse 'disaster' portfolio shiftABC Online

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Indigenous leaders seek Turnbull talks - The Australian

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 8:01am

BuzzFeed News

Indigenous leaders seek Turnbull talks
The Australian
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull doesn't have to follow exactly in his predecessor's footsteps and spend a week in remote communities each year, indigenous leaders say. But the National Congress for Australia's First Peoples believes he should be ...
After Abbott, What Does Malcolm Turnbull Mean For Indigenous Australia?BuzzFeed News
Indigenous leaders urge Malcolm Turnbull to show 'real leadership'The Guardian
Indigenous leaders call on Malcolm Turnbull to reverse 'disaster' portfolio shiftABC Online

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Turnbull must make Indigenous recognition a priority - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 6:13am

ABC Online

Turnbull must make Indigenous recognition a priority
ABC Online
After having a "rumble" - as it was described by Cape York leader Noel Pearson - with Indigenous leaders over funding a separate process for Indigenous conferences, Mr Abbott had finally got on board with the wishes of black Australia for an autonomous ...

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Indigenous Australians accurately record sea level rises through storytelling ... - International Business Times AU

Thu, 2015/09/17 - 5:44am

Science /AAAS

Indigenous Australians accurately record sea level rises through storytelling ...
International Business Times AU
An “extraordinary” accuracy in 21 Indigenous stories in Australia about the dramatic sea level rises between 7,000 and 18,000 years ago was discovered by scientists. In a continuous oral tradition without comparison to any other stories around the ...
Indigenous Australian stories reveal sea level rise from 7000 years agoScience /AAAS
How Indigenous Australians have been recording sea level rises for over 7000 ...Daily Mail

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In Western Australia, Aboriginal Communities Face Dim Future - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 11:23pm

Wall Street Journal

In Western Australia, Aboriginal Communities Face Dim Future
Wall Street Journal
The state of Western Australia has proposed withdrawing funding for as many as half of the Aboriginal communities scattered across its territory, a vast swath roughly the size of Alaska and Texas combined. The proposal comes as sharp declines in the ...

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Indigenous Australian stories reveal sea level rise from 7000 years ago - Science /AAAS

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 8:08pm

Science /AAAS

Indigenous Australian stories reveal sea level rise from 7000 years ago
Science /AAAS
A unique storytelling method among indigenous groups in Australia may have helped preserve faithful accounts of dramatic sea level rise that occurred between 18,000 and 7000 years ago, The Guardian reports. In the study, published in Australian ...

4th National Indigenous Theatre Forum - ArtsHub (subscription)

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 6:22pm

4th National Indigenous Theatre Forum
ArtsHub (subscription)
The forums also identified a need for more producers to support the sheer volume of artists in Australia making work, which led to the successful Emerging Indigenous Producer program, spearheaded by the Australia Council. Today there are over 20 ...

Indigenous Australian storytelling records sea level rises over millennia - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 4:31am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australian storytelling records sea level rises over millennia
The Guardian
Indigenous rock art in Kakadu national park in the Northern Territory. Researchers say stories about sea level rises in Australia date back though more than 7,000 years of continuous oral tradition. Photograph: Helen Davidson for the Guardian.

Concepts of numbers in Indigenous Australian languages changed over time - ABC Online

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 1:03am

ABC Online

Concepts of numbers in Indigenous Australian languages changed over time
ABC Online
While English speakers may talk of infinite possibilities, ancient Australian Aboriginal languages very rarely stretched past number five. However, a study published today shows that far from being simple, Aboriginal numeral systems "lost and gained ...

Twenty per cent still think it's OK to discriminate against Indigenous Australians - Wellington Times

Wed, 2015/09/16 - 12:13am

Twenty per cent still think it's OK to discriminate against Indigenous Australians
Wellington Times
An advertising campaign that explores the casual racism of Australians towards Indigenous people has been viewed more than 3.75 million times, but 20 per cent of respondents to a beyondblue survey still think it is OK to discriminate against Aboriginal ...

Malcolm Turnbull's track record on Indigenous issues - SBS

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 8:19am

SBS

Malcolm Turnbull's track record on Indigenous issues
SBS
"Of course there's much that I had still wanted to do – constitutional recognition of Indigenous people; getting the kids to school, the adults to work, and communities safe." "I was the first prime minister to spend a week a year in remote, Indigenous ...

HIV, hep C and STI cases increase in Indigenous communities, remain stable in ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 6:09am

Sydney Morning Herald

HIV, hep C and STI cases increase in Indigenous communities, remain stable in ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Associate Professor Ward said the link between injecting drug use and infections was "really worrying", and Australia risked the same fate as Canada, where First Nations people accounted for 20 per cent of HIV diagnoses each year, despite being only ...

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Tony Abbott makes final speech to Australia as Prime Minister - 9news.com.au

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 3:29am

9news.com.au

Tony Abbott makes final speech to Australia as Prime Minister
9news.com.au
“Of course there's much that I had still wanted to do – constitutional recognition of Indigenous people; getting the kids to school, the adults to work, and communities safe. “I was the first prime minister to spend a week a year in remote, Indigenous ...
Tony Abbott, the prime minister for Indigenous affairs, never fully ...The Guardian
Tony Abbott's unfinished business: indigenous recognition, drugs, violenceThe Mandarin (registration)
What will life look like under Malcolm Turnbull as PM?ABC Online
NT News -The Australian
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Tony Abbott's final speech as Prime Minister of Australia - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 3:07am

Sydney Morning Herald

Tony Abbott's final speech as Prime Minister of Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
Of course, there's much that I had still wanted to do. Constitutional recognition of Indigenous people. Getting the kids to school, the adults to work and communities safe. I was the first prime minister to spend a week a year in remote Indigenous ...
LIVE STREAM: Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's 29th Prime Minister9news.com.au
Tony Abbott, the prime minister for Indigenous affairs, never fully ...The Guardian
Turnbull gets to work as prime minister5:55NEWS.com.au
ABC Online -NT News -The Australian
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Aboriginal flag to fly permanently over Victorian Parliament - Herald Sun

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 2:20am

Herald Sun

Aboriginal flag to fly permanently over Victorian Parliament
Herald Sun
Greens leader Greg Barber said ''It's a great symbol of what we've achieved together, but also a daily reminder o the work we still have to do.” The Aboriginal flag was designed in 1972 by artist Harold Thomas. It has been an official flag of Australia ...

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Tony Abbott, the prime minister for Indigenous affairs, never fully ... - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 1:56am

The Guardian

Tony Abbott, the prime minister for Indigenous affairs, never fully ...
The Guardian
Here was a man confined by his view of his country, confronted by an Australian people who looked to transform their view of this country. The self-proclaimed “prime minister for Indigenous people” leaves a legacy unfulfilled. He spoke of closing the ...
Tony Abbott makes final speech to Australia as Prime Minister9news.com.au
Tony Abbott's unfinished business: indigenous recognition, drugs, violenceThe Mandarin (registration)
What will life look like under Malcolm Turnbull as PM?ABC Online
The Australian (blog)
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ASIC helps improve financial literacy among Indigenous prison population - Professional Planner

Tue, 2015/09/15 - 1:40am

ASIC helps improve financial literacy among Indigenous prison population
Professional Planner
ASIC's Indigenous Outreach Program (IOP) is today highlighting recent work with the interned Indigenous community in Western Australia to help improve their financial literacy. In June 2015, the IOP gave a series of presentations to Indigenous people ...

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