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Indigenous have more cardiac conditions - The Australian (blog)

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 4:23pm

The Guardian

Indigenous have more cardiac conditions
The Australian (blog)
The proportion who had a procedure after presenting to a hospital with a severe heart attack ranged from 21 per cent in the Northern Territory to 62 per cent in Western Australia, and from 29 per cent in very remote areas to 64 per cent in major cities.
Indigenous mortality rate from cardiac conditions plummets by 41%The Guardian

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Indigenous mortality rate from cardiac conditions plummets by 41% - The Guardian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 3:00pm

The Guardian

Indigenous mortality rate from cardiac conditions plummets by 41%
The Guardian
Over the same time period, the proportion of Indigenous Australians who have had a procedure to open an artery after a major heart attack has risen from 25% to 46%. That is compared with 70% of non-Indigenous Australians. The data looks at how cardiac ...
Indigenous have more cardiac conditions9news.com.au

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Fortescue Metals Group behind move to oust native title leaders - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 2:11pm

The Australian

Fortescue Metals Group behind move to oust native title leaders
The Australian
Documents presented to the Federal Court, and obtained by The Australian, set out in extraordinary detail how Fortescue approved expenses and helped organise almost every detail of a meeting of the Yindjibarndi people in Roebourne in Western Australia.

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Recognition hijacked by political class: Stephen Hagan - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 2:09pm

The Australian

Recognition hijacked by political class: Stephen Hagan
The Australian
Ms Buchanan said it was critical for the government to engage both black and white Australia in the debate to change the treatment of indigenous Australians. “It is a rare occasion that Aboriginal people have an opportunity to have a say about anything ...

Recognise campaign: Dodson, Pearson unbowed by PM's snub - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 2:06pm

The Australian

Recognise campaign: Dodson, Pearson unbowed by PM's snub
The Australian
Some leaders, including West Australian Patrick Dodson, suggested corporate Australia might be asked to fund the meetings aimed at establishing an indigenous consensus view that other Australians could then debate or support. “I do think that many ...

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Recognise campaign: Tony Abbott sparks fury among Aboriginal leaders - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 9:55am

The Australian

Recognise campaign: Tony Abbott sparks fury among Aboriginal leaders
The Australian
The Australian today exclusively revealed a letter Mr Abbott had written to Yawuru leader Patrick Dodson and Mr Pearson over the weekend rebuffing their plan for indigenous conferences in the lead up to a referendum question being decided. Mr Abbott ...
Indigenous people want 'substantive changeABC Online
PM against indigenous constitution planNEWS.com.au
Tony Abbott rejects proposal to hold Indigenous conventions on recognitionThe Guardian

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Indigenous activist Murrumu detained after refusing to recognise former name - The Guardian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 7:34am

The Guardian

Indigenous activist Murrumu detained after refusing to recognise former name
The Guardian
An Indigenous man who renounced his Australian citizenship to head a self-declared sovereign nation has been remanded in custody in Queensland after refusing to acknowledge his former name. Murrumu Walubara Yidindji – formerly press gallery ...

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Garma 2015: Tony Abbott knockback to Indigenous-led consultations plan makes ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 7:08am

ABC Online

Garma 2015: Tony Abbott knockback to Indigenous-led consultations plan makes ...
ABC Online
"The question that is unanswered in his letter, how do we go to town hall style meetings without some clarity about where Indigenous Australia stands in relations to the propositions that have been aired over the last three years," Mr Pearson said ...
PM against indigenous constitution planNEWS.com.au
Recognise campaign: Tony Abbott sparks fury among Aboriginal leadersThe Australian
Tony Abbott rejects Pearson, Dodson planThe Australian Financial Review
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Senator Nova Peris tearfully shared the story at the Garma Festival. Source ... - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 5:54am

NEWS.com.au

Senator Nova Peris tearfully shared the story at the Garma Festival. Source ...
NEWS.com.au
In a rousing speech about the government's treatment of indigenous Australians, Senator Nova Peris yesterday relayed the story of a Northern Territory man who had returned to a rehabilitation facility where he was treated for alcohol abuse, even though ...
Nova Peris says government language around Indigenous people is patronisingThe Guardian
Garma Festival 2015: Adam Goodes told to 'get back in his box' by booers, Nova ...ABC Online

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change of pace at indigenous showcase - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 12:59am

The Australian

change of pace at indigenous showcase
The Australian
What do they see as the future for indigenous art in north Queensland and elsewhere in remote Australia, where large-scale production of artworks is unmatched by private demand? Increasingly, events like CIAF and the substantial state and university ...

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change of pace at indigenous showcase - The Australian

Mon, 2015/08/03 - 12:59am

The Australian

change of pace at indigenous showcase
The Australian
What do they see as the future for indigenous art in north Queensland and elsewhere in remote Australia, where large-scale production of artworks is unmatched by private demand? Increasingly, events like CIAF and the substantial state and university ...

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Rio Tinto starts construction on indigenous mining training centre - Australian Mining

Sun, 2015/08/02 - 11:48pm

Australian Mining

Rio Tinto starts construction on indigenous mining training centre
Australian Mining
“Our vision is to build a sustainable Indigenous-owned business that will reap long-term economic benefits for Yolngu people.” The first course intake is slated for March. Running over four months, the course will teach trainees all facets of mine ...

Indigenous people want 'substantive change - ABC Online

Sun, 2015/08/02 - 10:45pm

ABC Online

Indigenous people want 'substantive change
ABC Online
Indigenous leaders Noel Pearson and Patrick Dodson are yet to hear if Prime Minister Tony Abbott supports their proposed roadmap for a referendum on recognising Aboriginal Australians in the constitution. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has declared his ...
Elders reject race 'embroidery'The Australian
Garma discusses recognition, discriminationSky News Australia

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Elders reject 'embroidery' - The Australian

Sun, 2015/08/02 - 2:06pm

The Australian

Elders reject 'embroidery'
The Australian
Indigenous leaders Noel Pearson and Patrick Dodson have united behind calls for substantive change to the main body of Australia's Constitution, with Mr Pearson warning that most indigenous Australians would reject mere “preambular embroidery”.
Galarrwuy Yunupingu presented with honorary doctorate at Garma festivalThe Guardian
Garma Festival 2015: Galarrwuy Yunupingu awarded honorary doctorate by ...ABC Online

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Nova Peris says government language around Indigenous people is patronising - The Guardian

Sun, 2015/08/02 - 7:22am

The Guardian

Nova Peris says government language around Indigenous people is patronising
The Guardian
Federal senator Nova Peris has excoriated white Australia's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, saying the government just gives “hope and aspiration on three-year funding cycles” and won't allow Indigenous people to drive ...
Andrew Bolt's claim Stolen Generations a 'myth' spurs Press Council complaintSydney Morning Herald

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Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles vows to boost Indigenous jobs - The Guardian

Sat, 2015/08/01 - 11:36pm

The Guardian

Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles vows to boost Indigenous jobs
The Guardian
Adam Giles used the iIndigenous Garma Festival being held in Arnhem Land on Saturday to announce a series of new policies intended to create “at least” 3,800 new Aboriginal jobs by 2020. “I support Aboriginal Territorians living on country, and we ...
Indigenous people want role in NT plansSky News Australia
Arnhem Land agreement 'an important step'NT News

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Recognise: Dodson in push to ban racial discrimination in constitution - The Australian

Sat, 2015/08/01 - 9:33pm

The Australian

Recognise: Dodson in push to ban racial discrimination in constitution
The Australian
Outsiders visiting sacred Yolngu country in Arnhem Land “may as well be going to Hawaii” if they're not prepared to get behind a push to ban racial discrimination in the constitution, Western Australian indigenous leader Patrick Dodson has told Garma ...
Garma Festival 2015: Galarrwuy Yunupingu awarded honorary doctorate by ...ABC Online

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Indigenous people want role in NT plans - Sky News Australia

Sat, 2015/08/01 - 5:58am

Sky News Australia

Indigenous people want role in NT plans
Sky News Australia
Aboriginal people need to have a bigger say on how the north of Australia is developed, an indigenous leader says. Speaking at the Garma indigenous festival in Arnhem Land on Saturday, Northern Land Council CEO Joe Morrison said Aboriginal people ...
Arnhem Land agreement 'an important step'NT News

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Northern Territory statehood push is 'a distraction', Indigenous leader says - The Guardian

Sat, 2015/08/01 - 4:59am

The Guardian

Northern Territory statehood push is 'a distraction', Indigenous leader says
The Guardian
“Much more important is the consideration by the Northern Territory's Aboriginal people – one third of the total population – of how they will be recognised in the Australian constitution,” Morrison told Garma festival in Gulkula, Arnhem Land on Saturday.
NT govt announces indigenous jobs targetThe Australian (blog)
Indigenous people want role in NT plansThe West Australian
Arnhem Land agreement 'an important step'NT News

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Drum special: Indigenous leaders speak out on Adam Goodes and Australian racism - ABC Online

Sat, 2015/08/01 - 2:51am

ABC Online

Drum special: Indigenous leaders speak out on Adam Goodes and Australian racism
ABC Online
That's the message from the Indigenous community in the wake of the Adam Goodes booing controversy. The co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Kirstie Parker; the head of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren ...
I can tell you how Adam Goodes feels. Every Indigenous person has felt itThe Guardian
Adam Goodes: James Packer slams booing, joins three cheers for footballerSydney Morning Herald
Time to listen to what Indigenous people are sayingThe Age
The Australian
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