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The Guardian
Death in custody prompts push to change Victoria's public drunkenness laws
The Guardian
... regularly recommended in legal reviews dating back to the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody in 1991. In a statement, Hennessy told Guardian Australia that it would be inappropriate to comment on a matter that was still before the ...
Court urged to investigate role of 'systemic racism' in Aboriginal woman Tanya Day's death-in-custody caseABC News
Death after custody prompts Vic law reformNEWS.com.au
Coroner urges Victoria to abolish public drunkenness after death in custodyThe New Daily

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The Guardian
Death in custody prompts push to change Victoria's public drunkenness laws
The Guardian
... regularly recommended in legal reviews dating back to the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody in 1991. In a statement, Hennessy told Guardian Australia that it would be inappropriate to comment on a matter that was still before the ...
Court urged to investigate role of 'systemic racism' in Aboriginal woman Tanya Day's death-in-custody caseABC News

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ABC News
Bonita Mabo 'one of the greatest matriarchs of all time' farewelled at state funeral in Townsville
ABC News
Dr Mabo, a Malanbarra woman and descendant of Vanuatuan workers brought to Queensland, was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2013 for "distinguished service to the Indigenous community and to human rights". She was born near Ingham ...
Hundreds farewell Bonita Mabo, indigenous activist, icon at state funeral at Townsville StadiumTownsville Bulletin

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ABC News
Sweet Country success at AACTAs helps cap off stellar year for Northern Territory cinema
ABC News
Film industry veterans are hailing 2018 as an outstanding year for Northern Territory cinema, underlined by its success at this week's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards. Sweet Country, shot around Alice Springs by local ...

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New South Wales Rugby League
Crichton preparing to launch 'First People Project'
New South Wales Rugby League
"I'm actually in the middle of making a charity [called First People Project] which will educate white Australians about our Indigenous history," Crichton told Hello Sport Podcast. "My background is in film and media, [I want to] make short films to ...

Cost of a lifetime of service on display
Daily Mail
Despite the fact that he lived in a "desperately unequal" society, Australian Aboriginal Warrant Officer James Geedrick put his hand up to defend his country six times. Now his story, and those of others who have served their country in multiple ...

ABC News
Court urged to investigate role of 'systemic racism' in Aboriginal woman Tanya Day's death-in-custody case
ABC News
A Coroners Court of Victoria hearing into the death of an Indigenous woman who was arrested for public drunkenness has heard the mother of four suffered a traumatic head injury while in custody that likely led to her death. In an unusual move, Coroner ...
Death in custody prompts push to change Victoria's public drunkenness lawsThe Guardian

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ABC News
Court urged to investigate role of 'systemic racism' in Aboriginal woman Tanya Day's death-in-custody case
ABC News
A Coroners Court of Victoria hearing into the death of an Indigenous woman who was arrested for public drunkenness has heard the mother of four suffered a traumatic head injury while in custody that likely led to her death. In an unusual move, Coroner ...
Death in custody prompts push to change Victoria's public drunkenness lawsThe Guardian

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra Capitals launch indigenous round
The Sydney Morning Herald
"In my household, we had kangaroo skins up on the wall, and we had turtle shells and some Aboriginal paintings as well," Mitchell said. "My mum was always proud of her roots and always spoke about Australia. Some of my family from Australia would come ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra Capitals launch indigenous round
The Sydney Morning Herald
"In my household, we had kangaroo skins up on the wall, and we had turtle shells and some Aboriginal paintings as well," Mitchell said. "My mum was always proud of her roots and always spoke about Australia. Some of my family from Australia would come ...

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NT News
Abbott calls for remote teacher pay hike
NEWS.com.au
Mr Abbott said amidst the "generally depressing" indicators on indigenous Australia, one factor stood out. "Indigenous people who finish school and who do complete a degree have much the same employment outcomes and life expectancies as other ...
Tony Abbott wants to scrap HECS-HELP debts for remote Australian teachersNT News

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NEWS.com.au
Abbott calls for remote teacher pay hike
NEWS.com.au
Mr Abbott said amidst the "generally depressing" indicators on indigenous Australia, one factor stood out. "Indigenous people who finish school and who do complete a degree have much the same employment outcomes and life expectancies as other ...

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New South Wales Rugby League
Crichton launching charity to educate Australians on Indigenous culture
New South Wales Rugby League
But having observed cousins Delwyn and Leon Wunungmurra struggle to fit in themselves, it opened his eyes to the little knowledge he had of Australia's indigenous community. The pair had ventured from Arnham Land on a scholarship program of their own, ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Oldest European map of Southern Cross acquired by State Library providing explorers with a navigational guide south
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Southern Cross was never lost to Indigenous Australians, but it was to Europeans when its five bright stars disappeared from sight in Roman times. So when adventurer Andrea Corsali saw its "marveylous crosse" after he passed the Cape of Good Hope ...

EducationHQ Australia
Abbott: pay Indigenous area teachers more
EducationHQ Australia
"Indigenous people who finish school and who do complete a degree have much the same employment outcomes and life expectancies as other comparable Australians," he told parliament. "It stands to reason that to have a decent life you've got to have a ...
Tony Abbott wants to scrap HECS-HELP debts for remote Australian teachersNT News

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EducationHQ Australia
Abbott: pay Indigenous area teachers more
EducationHQ Australia
The former prime minister also suggests deducting fines imposed on parents for breaking truancy rules from other government payments, rather using the "often ineffective" threat of jail time for refusing to pay. The proposals are contained in his first ...

ABC News
Lack of HIV prevention education cause of increase in Indigenous Australian infection rates
ABC News
Australia has made huge strides in the battle against HIV — recent data from the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute revealed HIV diagnoses in Australia hit a seven-year low last year. But it's a different story when it comes to HIV ...

ABC News
Lack of HIV prevention education cause of increase in Indigenous Australian infection rates
ABC News
Australia has made huge strides in the battle against HIV — recent data from the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute revealed HIV diagnoses in Australia hit a seven-year low last year. But it's a different story when it comes to HIV ...

NT News
Tony Abbott wants to scrap HECS-HELP debts for remote Australian teachers
NT News
TEACHERS will receive extra pay to work in remote indigenous communities and have their HECS-HELP debts abolished if they agree to stay for four years under former prime minister Tony Abbott's plan to improve education outcomes for Aboriginal children.

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Echonetdaily
Culture for the Byron Shire and Beyond from December 6-12, 2018
Echonetdaily
Interspersed with multimedia, this retrospective and autobiographical show is a marvel of timing, comedy, and clowning, and offers a rare and insightful view into Aboriginal Australia, leaving the audience feeling genuinely happy! The show's creative ...