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Indigenous leaders ask Attorney-General to protect their people in race law debate - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 8:13pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous leaders ask Attorney-General to protect their people in race law debate
Sydney Morning Herald
... safeguards to be included in its review. In a submission written to Attorney-General George Brandis (right) on Tuesday, the three co-authors, who have strong links with Australia's indigenous community, argue the act should be strengthened, not ...
Indigenous ACT MLA Chris Bourke moves to ensure protections against racial ...ABC Local

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'Australia Day in Spring' returning to city tomorrow - Daily Times

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 7:54pm

'Australia Day in Spring' returning to city tomorrow
Daily Times
... original inhabitants of the Australian land and introduce their unique culture to Pakistan. Theme for this year's celebrations is “Celebrating Australia's Indigenous Heritage” where three-person music group called Western Creation is scheduled to ...

$500000 funding for Indigenous cultural projects:: - Invest in Australia

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:10pm

$500000 funding for Indigenous cultural projects::
Invest in Australia
Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC has announced 14 Indigenous arts, culture and languages activities have received funding through the Australian Government's Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts programs. The Australian ...

$500000 funding for Indigenous cultural projects:: - Invest in Australia

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:10pm

$500000 funding for Indigenous cultural projects::
Invest in Australia
Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC has announced 14 Indigenous arts, culture and languages activities have received funding through the Australian Government's Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts programs. The Australian ...

Indigenous leaders ask Attorney-General to protect their people in race law debate - The Age

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 2:31pm

The Age

Indigenous leaders ask Attorney-General to protect their people in race law debate
The Age
... safeguards to be included in its review. In a submission written to Attorney-General George Brandis (right) on Tuesday, the three co-authors, who have strong links with Australia's indigenous community, argue the act should be strengthened, not ...
Australia debates repeal of parts of racial discrimination actIndex On Censorship

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Juvenile jails mull Forrest's indigenous jobs scheme - The Australian

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 2:08pm

Juvenile jails mull Forrest's indigenous jobs scheme
The Australian
MINING magnate Andrew Forrest's federally funded scheme training indigenous people for direct jobs is under consideration for trial in juvenile detention centres in Western Australia. The Australian has learnt that the West Australian government has ...

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SPECIAL: Unearthing indigenous fashion - Melton Weekly

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 1:02pm

SPECIAL: Unearthing indigenous fashion
Melton Weekly
When Australian Indigenous Fashion Week makes its debut in Sydney this week, it will be the first event of its kind – with a familiar face flying the flag. Samantha Harris, just the second indigenous model to grace the cover of Australian Vogue since ...

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Barriers to justice system faced by Indigenous Aussies revealed in report - SBS

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 9:02am

Barriers to justice system faced by Indigenous Aussies revealed in report
SBS
The commission says opportunities to improve access to the system and cost-effectiveness. It also highlights particular difficulties faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and recommends funding priorities and culturally ...

Secret dinosaur footprints unearthed in WA's north - ABC Message Stick

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:33am

Secret dinosaur footprints unearthed in WA's north
ABC Message Stick
For many years some of the biggest, best-preserved dinosaur footprints in the world have been shrouded in secrecy. But that is about to change with scientists conducting the first detailed study of dinosaur trackways in Western Australia's Kimberley ...

Secret dinosaur footprints unearthed in WA's north - ABC Message Stick

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:33am

Secret dinosaur footprints unearthed in WA's north
ABC Message Stick
For many years some of the biggest, best-preserved dinosaur footprints in the world have been shrouded in secrecy. But that is about to change with scientists conducting the first detailed study of dinosaur trackways in Western Australia's Kimberley ...
Time to embrace Broome's 'Cretaceous Park' dinosaur footprintsABC Local

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Govt must secure indigenous funding: Calma - The Australian

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:22am

Govt must secure indigenous funding: Calma
The Australian
Nearly 50 per cent of Australia's indigenous population is under 25, so it's crucial to intervene early on health matters such as smoking, he said. Almost half of indigenous people smoke, compared to about 16 per cent of the general population, he said ...

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Govt must secure indigenous funding: Calma - Ninemsn

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:19am

Govt must secure indigenous funding: Calma
Ninemsn
Nearly 50 per cent of Australia's indigenous population is under 25, so it's crucial to intervene early on health matters such as smoking, he said. Almost half of indigenous people smoke, compared to about 16 per cent of the general population, he said ...

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Gail Sorronda at MBFWA 2014 - The Conversation

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:13am

Gail Sorronda at MBFWA 2014
The Conversation
Or the infectious joy filling the room at Desert Designs only a few hours earlier yesterday, a collective excitement to see so many Indigenous Australian models on the catwalk, the stately counterpoint to the focused, skillful dancing of the young ...

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Call for long-term homelessness strategy - SBS

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:05am

SBS

Call for long-term homelessness strategy
SBS
"Indigenous members of Australia only make up 3 per cent of our population, but generally about 20 per cent of the homelessness community are people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. And once again, they have complex needs and ...

Spaced out in Central Australia - artsHub Australia (subscription)

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 6:00am

Spaced out in Central Australia
artsHub Australia (subscription)
Festival-goers can follow the musical journey of the Desert Divas, an ensemble of more than 20 young women formed out of a music development program for aspiring female Indigenous musicians. In 2012, they released Australia's first Indigenous female ...

Children's Book Council announces 'stronger' shortlist for awards 2014 - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2014/04/08 - 5:31am

Sydney Morning Herald

Children's Book Council announces 'stronger' shortlist for awards 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
The stories of an Aboriginal "Ned Kelly", Captain Cook and a kookaburra that falls from its nest will compete with a Japanese girl's wartime diary for the award for information books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards ...

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Support service keen to help Indigenous families buy own house - ABC Message Stick

Mon, 2014/04/07 - 11:50pm

Support service keen to help Indigenous families buy own house
ABC Message Stick
An Indigenous support service says the high cost of home loans through mainstream banks is preventing Indigenous families from buying their own house. Government organisation Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) is today visiting Charters Towers, ...

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Export billions in Japan accord - The Australian

Mon, 2014/04/07 - 10:20pm

The Age

Export billions in Japan accord
The Australian
Trade Bonanza (The Oz): EXPORTERS will add billions of dollars to Australia's economic growth under a trade deal struck with Japan last night to give the beef, dairy, sugar and other industries far bigger concessions than they expected. Benefits for ...
Japan trade deal: who will be affected?CommBank MyWealth

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The language of discontent - On Line opinion

Mon, 2014/04/07 - 9:45pm

The language of discontent
On Line opinion
Like most Australians I am vaguely aware that indigenous Australians are poorly served. However all the indigenous Australians that I know are very little different to me – well-educated living lives of apparent middleclass contentment. But if we take ...

The Health Wrap: Workplace mental health, an Indigenous health mix-bag, and ... - Crikey (blog)

Mon, 2014/04/07 - 6:54am

The Health Wrap: Workplace mental health, an Indigenous health mix-bag, and ...
Crikey (blog)
The report also says Aboriginal Community Control Health Organisations are the largest private employer industry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Australia, and provides 2.5 million episodes of care to an estimated 342,000 ...

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