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Aussie footballers writing history - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2015/06/23 - 8:04pm

NEWS.com.au

Aussie footballers writing history
NEWS.com.au
THE anniversary of a historic moment for native Australians 41 years ago has coincided with indigenous Matildas Lydia Williams and Kyah Simon creating a new chapter at the FIFA women's World Cup in Canada. On June 22, 1974 Harry Williams broke new ...
Women's World Cup: Matildas technical director Ante Juric talks up Aussie ...Courier Mail

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How Australian Indigenous people regard drunk driving - Medical Xpress

Tue, 2015/06/23 - 11:34am

How Australian Indigenous people regard drunk driving
Medical Xpress
Ms Fitts said drink driving among Indigenous communities was a serious public health issue because Indigenous Australians were three times more likely to be involved in a serious or fatal road crash compared to the rest of population. "The problem is ...

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Indigenous cattlemen complete pastoral skills course in the Kimberley - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/06/22 - 2:46am

ABC Online

Indigenous cattlemen complete pastoral skills course in the Kimberley
ABC Online
Mr Minggun said horseriding, quad biking and fencing were among the highlights. "I wanted a lifetime experience, because you don't get much of this back at home, courses like these," he said. "Luckily they've still got courses like this in Western ...

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Aboriginal man's death in custody in Northern Territory prompts scrutiny - The Guardian

Sun, 2015/06/21 - 3:10am

The Guardian

Aboriginal man's death in custody in Northern Territory prompts scrutiny
The Guardian
In May a 63-year-old man from Yuendemu, in central Australia, died in the Darwin Watch House. Kwementyaye Langdon had been arrested for drinking in public and taken to the city watchhouse. He was found dead a few hours later. The attorney-general ...

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Australia must abandon plans to ditch legal protection for Indigenous people ... - The Ecologist (blog)

Sat, 2015/06/20 - 11:08am

The Ecologist (blog)

Australia must abandon plans to ditch legal protection for Indigenous people ...
The Ecologist (blog)
A successful, low-cost scheme in New South Wales to safeguard indigenous Australians in police custody is to lose federal funding, writes Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, even though it is demonstrably saving lives. Rather than cut funding, the government ...
Cutting the Aboriginal custody helplineThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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Denise Champion becomes first Aboriginal woman ordained in South Australia - ABC Online

Sat, 2015/06/20 - 10:36am

ABC Online

Denise Champion becomes first Aboriginal woman ordained in South Australia
ABC Online
Deacon Champion, a Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges) woman, was also the first Aboriginal woman to minister a mainstream congregation in South Australia. Previously, Deacon Champion has travelled to Johannesburg as the Uniting Church's Indigenous ...

Recognise historical truth - The Australian (blog)

Sat, 2015/06/20 - 1:30am

Mackay Daily Mercury

Recognise historical truth
The Australian (blog)
The Weekend Australian supports the principle of recognising our Aboriginal citizens as the descendants of our first people. Yet a referendum could fail as supporters battle between different models for constitutional change and opponents criticise the ...
'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'Mackay Daily Mercury
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the Constitution - Business Insider Australia

Sat, 2015/06/20 - 12:14am

Business Insider Australia

Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the Constitution
Business Insider Australia
A Newspoll has found an overwhelming support for Indigenous Australia with two in three people voting in favour of constitutional recognition. The poll showed that 63% backed the change with support the strongest amongst Greens and Labor voters as well ...
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitutionThe Guardian

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Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitution - The Guardian

Sat, 2015/06/20 - 12:04am

The Guardian

Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitution
The Guardian
Nearly two out of three voters would vote in favour of recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution, a new opinion poll shows. A Newspoll of 1,722 people conducted last weekend shows 63% support constitutional recognition, while 19% oppose it ...
Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the ConstitutionBusiness Insider Australia
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian

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Two out of three back indigenous recognition - The Australian

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 2:05pm

The Australian

Two out of three back indigenous recognition
The Australian
Mr Pearson told the national native title conference in Port Douglas that Mr Abbott had lost political capital with his “captain's pick” to give a knighthood to Prince Philip on Australia Day. “The first hurdle is Tony Abbott; he has to lift his ...

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Northern Australia white paper: native title proposals met with distrust - The Guardian

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 7:26am

The Guardian

Northern Australia white paper: native title proposals met with distrust
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians should be able to use their exclusive native title to attract capital necessary for economic development,” the white paper said. “But banks do not lend against native title because native title is not transferable in the event ...
'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'Toowoomba Chronicle
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle? - Crikey (blog)

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 6:04am

Fraser Coast Chronicle

Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?
Crikey (blog)
Developing the north will need to be done in full partnership with Indigenous Australians, with a focus on creating opportunities through education, job creation and economic development. These opportunities for Indigenous Australians will contribute ...
'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'Fraser Coast Chronicle

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87% of Indigenous people do not agree on recognition. You'd know if you listened - The Guardian

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 5:46am

The Guardian

87% of Indigenous people do not agree on recognition. You'd know if you listened
The Guardian
If nothing else, the results from the IndigenousX survey on constitutional recognition should tell the Australian public that the discussion on this topic is far from over from an Indigenous perspective. There is a responsibility of the public, if they ...
Indigenous representatives call for constitutional convention ahead of final ...ABC Online
Research Fellow, Indigenous Health Equity UnitThe Conversation AU

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Don't use northern development as 'Trojan Horse' to undermine Indigenous land ... - ABC Online

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 5:28am

ABC Online

Don't use northern development as 'Trojan Horse' to undermine Indigenous land ...
ABC Online
Influential Cape York Indigenous representative Noel Pearson has warned that development of the north must not be used as a "Trojan Horse" to undermine Indigenous land rights. The Federal Government has unveiled the northern Australia white paper, ...
Northern Australia white paper: native title proposals met with distrustThe Guardian
87% of Indigenous people do not agree on recognition. You'd know if you listenedThe Guardian
Recognise historical truthThe Australian (blog)

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'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights' - Fraser Coast Chronicle

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 5:17am

Fraser Coast Chronicle

'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'
Fraser Coast Chronicle
INFLUENTIAL Cape York Indigenous representative Noel Pearson has warned that development of the north must not be used as a "Trojan Horse" to undermine Indigenous land rights. The Federal Government has unveiled the northern Australia white paper ...

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'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights' - Toowoomba Chronicle

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 5:16am

Toowoomba Chronicle

'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'
Toowoomba Chronicle
INFLUENTIAL Cape York Indigenous representative Noel Pearson has warned that development of the north must not be used as a "Trojan Horse" to undermine Indigenous land rights. The Federal Government has unveiled the northern Australia white paper ...
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights' - Mackay Daily Mercury

Fri, 2015/06/19 - 5:02am

Mackay Daily Mercury

'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'
Mackay Daily Mercury
INFLUENTIAL Cape York Indigenous representative Noel Pearson has warned that development of the north must not be used as a "Trojan Horse" to undermine Indigenous land rights. The Federal Government has unveiled the northern Australia white paper ...
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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Indigenous Australians' voices must be heard - Courier Mail

Thu, 2015/06/18 - 12:30pm

Indigenous Australians' voices must be heard
Courier Mail
FOR too many of us the enormous challenges facing many indigenous Australians are out of sight and out of mind. Aboriginal voices – those who can claim with some degree of authority to speak on behalf of the more than 500,000 people who identify as ...

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Could this experiment in Bourke be the answer to Australia's Indigenous ... - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/06/18 - 8:15am

The Guardian

Could this experiment in Bourke be the answer to Australia's Indigenous ...
The Guardian
National statistics released in November revealed the number of Indigenous Australians in prison had grown 80% in the past decade. Young Indigenous people are 26 times more likely to be behind bars than other Australians (and in Western Australia, ...

BBC's Banished: How I tried and failed to get Indigenous characters on TV - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/06/18 - 8:06am

Sydney Morning Herald

BBC's Banished: How I tried and failed to get Indigenous characters on TV
Sydney Morning Herald
I can also understand how people would find it strange that a drama about British settlement of Australia wouldn't show any Aboriginal people. But Banished is not a drama about the settlement of Australia, it is not a broad, sweeping colonial history ...

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