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Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2015/05/13 - 1:04am

SBS

Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy
Pro Bono Australia
The Federal Government says Indigenous Australians will be the beneficiaries of fresh Budget shakeups in housing and jobs, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives have criticised the Government's approach. The 2015 Federal Budget ...
Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitmentThe Australian
Small funding boost for controversial Indigenous Advancement StrategySBS

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Alice Springs to host Indigenous Championships - cricket.com.au

Wed, 2015/05/13 - 12:32am

cricket.com.au

Alice Springs to host Indigenous Championships
cricket.com.au
Alice Springs will host the inaugural National Indigenous Cricket Championships next year while the city will also be home to the Imparja Cup until at least 2018, Cricket Australia has announced. In a revamp of the all-Indigenous cricket carnival, the ...

Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitment - The Australian

Tue, 2015/05/12 - 2:28pm

Budget 2015: Indigenous Advancement Strategy gets $4.9bn commitment
The Australian
The South Australian government will receive $15m in transition funding as the government withdraws from supporting municipal services in remote communities. A new remote indigenous housing strategy will replace the $1.1bn national partnership ...

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra - ABC Local

Tue, 2015/05/12 - 2:10am

ABC Local

Tassie Indigenous student explores her future in Canberra
ABC Local
"I made a lot of relationships with other high achieving Indigenous students around Australia, ones that were keen on university just like I am, ones that really wanted to make the most of every opportunity and learn, and really wanted to take ...
Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed reviewThe Conversation AU

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Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2015/05/11 - 8:22pm

The Conversation AU

Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review
The Conversation AU
Three years after the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People which aimed to increase university attendance for Indigenous Australians, not much has changed.

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Backgrounder: How the 2014 budget affected Indigenous affairs - SBS

Mon, 2015/05/11 - 6:28am

SBS

Backgrounder: How the 2014 budget affected Indigenous affairs
SBS
More than $160 million of the cuts were to be taken from Indigenous health programs. The health savings were to be redirected to the Medical Research Future Fund. Indigenous Australia's peak representative organisation, the National Congress of ...
WA indigenous closure a misstep: Pitt9news.com.au
Protest loses its messageHerald Sun

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Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/05/11 - 4:33am

ABC Online

Kimberley Land Council chief threatens to 'kill' Broome's tourism industry in ...
ABC Online
Anthony Watson said he would be happy to move his own community to Cable Beach and "camp for weeks and months" to ensure the Western Australian Government involved Aboriginal people in its discussions about the future of remote communities.

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Jobs Program for Indigenous People With Disability - Pro Bono Australia

Mon, 2015/05/11 - 1:17am

Jobs Program for Indigenous People With Disability
Pro Bono Australia
“The disability community in Indigenous Australia is very diverse and it's really important to recognise this when working in community. This project gives valuable insights and we hope it will also instill greater confidence in service providers and ...

First Indigenous doctor graduates from Charles Darwin University's medicine ... - ABC Online

Sun, 2015/05/10 - 1:19am

ABC Online

First Indigenous doctor graduates from Charles Darwin University's medicine ...
ABC Online
The first batch of graduates from the Territory's medicine program, run at Charles Darwin University in conjunction with Flinders University in South Australia, entered the workforce this year. Among them is Dr Kane Vellar, the first Indigenous person ...

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AOC changes constitution to recognise indigenous heritage - Australian Olympic Committee

Sat, 2015/05/09 - 12:23am

Australian Olympic Committee

AOC changes constitution to recognise indigenous heritage
Australian Olympic Committee
AOC: Members at the Australian Olympic Committee Annual General Meeting in Sydney today have unanimously voted to amend the Constitution to recognise the nation's first people. The new passage in the AOC Constitution reads: “To recognise the ...

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Remote communities offered hope by Colin Barnett's road map - The Australian

Fri, 2015/05/08 - 2:20pm

The Australian

Remote communities offered hope by Colin Barnett's road map
The Australian
Many indigenous leaders in Western Australia share Barnett's conviction that reform is imperative for these communities. Leaders such as June Oscar at Fitzroy Crossing, who has led the campaign for alcohol restrictions and attention to fetal alcohol ...
WA Indigenous groups frustrated at lack of detail in remote communities planThe Guardian
Aboriginal people to be consulted on remote community closures: WA GovernmentABC Online
WA Govt 'braves' remote indigenous planPerth Now
ABC Message Stick
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Olympic steps to recognise indigenous in constitution - The Australian

Fri, 2015/05/08 - 2:10pm

The Australian

Olympic steps to recognise indigenous in constitution
The Australian
Senator Peris, who was Australia's first Aboriginal Olympic gold medallist, as part of the 1996 Hockeyroos team in Atlanta, said the AOC's move would provide an example to follow in the lead-up to the national referendum. “This simple act includes my ...

Call to end protests over WA Aboriginal community closures - ABC Online

Fri, 2015/05/08 - 8:03am

ABC Online

Call to end protests over WA Aboriginal community closures
ABC Online
Western Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Minister has called for an end to national protests over the potential closure of some of WA's 274 remote Indigenous communities. Large rallies were staged across the country protesting against Premier Colin ...
WA Indigenous groups frustrated at lack of detail in remote communities planThe Guardian
WA Govt 'braves' remote indigenous planPerth Now
Aboriginal elders voice concern over plans to close remote communitiesABC Message Stick
NEWS.com.au
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Indigenous expert joins Australian Heritage Council - The Age

Fri, 2015/05/08 - 1:00am

ABC Online

Indigenous expert joins Australian Heritage Council
The Age
Lyndon Ormond-Parker, who was born in Darwin, is of Alyawarr descent from the Barkley Tablelands in the Northern Territory. An Indigenous cultural expert of over 15 years' standing, Mr Ormond-Parker is an Australian Research Council Fellow in the ...
Northern Land Council chief Joe Morrison calls for Indigenous involvement in ...ABC Online
Australia returns land to indigenous ownersRadio New Zealand
Infrastructure on NT budget wishlistYahoo7 News

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Northern Land Council chief Joe Morrison calls for Indigenous involvement in ... - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 10:37pm

ABC Online

Northern Land Council chief Joe Morrison calls for Indigenous involvement in ...
ABC Online
The head of one of Australia's most powerful Indigenous bodies has accused Adam Giles's Country Liberal Party (CLP) Government of "sweeping aside" Indigenous people to develop the Northern Territory. The Northern Land Council's (NLC) chief Joe ...
Australia returns land to indigenous ownersRadio New Zealand
Infrastructure on NT budget wishlistCourier Mail

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WA Indigenous groups frustrated at lack of detail in remote communities plan - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 9:58pm

The Guardian

WA Indigenous groups frustrated at lack of detail in remote communities plan
The Guardian
Its chairman, Anthony Watson, told Guardian Australia the announcement was “very disappointing.” “We were expecting that they would put out a report, not a five-page PR exercise,” he said. “There is no comfort. We don't know the details … they have ...
Aboriginal people to be consulted on remote community closures: WA GovernmentABC Online
WA Govt 'braves' remote indigenous planPerth Now
WA remote indigenous communities closure plan 'stab in the dark': Premier ...NEWS.com.au

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Some Australian Indigenous languages you should know - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 8:05pm

The Conversation AU

Some Australian Indigenous languages you should know
The Conversation AU
As an ice-breaker, I often ask my linguistics students to name an Australian Indigenous language. Some are able to name Warlpiri, Yolngu Matha or Arrente, but most cannot manage the name of a single language. That is astonishing given there are 250 to ...
Exhibition: Indigenous Australia – enduring civilisationGeographical

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Indigenous culture focus for Australia's first UN woman - The Australian

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 2:10pm

The Australian

Indigenous culture focus for Australia's first UN woman
The Australian
“It seems to have attracted huge international coverage,” Professor Davis told The Australian. “It was the subject of much concern.” The indigenous professor says there is a misconception globally that affluent developed nations such as Australia do ...

Barnett unveils remote plan - The Australian

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 2:04pm

Perth Now

Barnett unveils remote plan
The Australian
The Barnett government has unveiled a radical overhaul of services and spending in the state's 274 remote communities, declaring the $4.9 billion rolled out each year on indigenous programs in Western Australia was like a “noodle nation” of duplication ...
Lift the shackles and remote communities will thriveHerald Sun
WA Govt 'braves' remote indigenous planPerth Now
WA Govt to outline indigenous communities closure planNEWS.com.au
ABC Message Stick -Radio Australia
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Indigenous teen's 'trust experiment' makes global impact after beach video ... - Radio Australia

Thu, 2015/05/07 - 9:06am

Indigenous teen's 'trust experiment' makes global impact after beach video ...
Radio Australia
The brave teen said it was part of a larger social experiment to raise awareness about the level of distrust towards Indigenous Australians. "It was pretty confronting to learn that only 13 per cent of Australians trusted Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

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