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Family of Aboriginal man found dead at Broome Prison still searching for answers after inquest - ABC News


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Family of Aboriginal man found dead at Broome Prison still searching for answers after inquest
ABC News
The family of an Aboriginal man, who died in prison while waiting for his bail paperwork to be signed, say they are still searching for answers after a three-day inquest into his death. Mr Jackamarra, whose full name is withheld for cultural reasons ...

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure
The Conversation AU
They've locked away thousands of shipwrecks in conditions perfect for preserving the fragile, centuries-old timbers of early European and Asian explorers, and could even hold secrets of seafaring by Aboriginal Australians. Seagrass meadows accumulate ...

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure
The Conversation AU
They've locked away thousands of shipwrecks in conditions perfect for preserving the fragile, centuries-old timbers of early European and Asian explorers, and could even hold secrets of seafaring by Aboriginal Australians. Seagrass meadows accumulate ...

Across Australia, Artists are Disrupting the Colonial Mindset - frieze.com


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Across Australia, Artists are Disrupting the Colonial Mindset
frieze.com
In the Australian art world, 'decolonization' has become a buzzword in academia, galleries and museums, yet our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists have been calling for decolonization and asserting sovereignty for decades. The process of ...

Scope to expand Aboriginal tourism experiences - The West Australian


The West Australian

Scope to expand Aboriginal tourism experiences
The West Australian
Dunsborough's Yarri Restaurant and Bar also takes inspiration from the six Aboriginal seasons and incorporates native foods. Australia's South West chief executive Catrin Allsop said there was immense value in Aboriginal tourism and ASW was working ...

Scullion draws anger over legal funding - The Australian


Scullion draws anger over legal funding
The Australian
Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has been criticised by Aboriginal groups for giving nearly half a million dollars to non-indigenous lobby groups for legal funding. Northern Land Council chairman Joe Morrison says it is a "poor ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - NEWS.com.au


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Scullion draws anger over legal funding
NEWS.com.au
Dr Jackie Huggins, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, said the group had long standing concerns funds specifically to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were often siphoned off. "This money needs to be ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - NEWS.com.au


NEWS.com.au

Scullion draws anger over legal funding
NEWS.com.au
Dr Jackie Huggins, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, said the group had long standing concerns funds specifically to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were often siphoned off. "This money needs to be ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - The Australian


Scullion draws anger over legal funding
The Australian
Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has been criticised by Aboriginal groups for giving nearly half a million dollars to non-indigenous lobby groups for legal funding. Northern Land Council chairman Joe Morrison says it is a "poor ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - SBS


SBS

Scullion draws anger over legal funding
SBS
Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has been criticised by Aboriginal groups for giving nearly half a million dollars to non-indigenous lobby groups for legal funding. Northern Land Council chairman Joe Morrison says it is a "poor ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser


Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser

Scullion draws anger over legal funding
Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser
The NT Seafood Council, NT Amateur Fishermen's Association and NT Cattlemen's Association shared in $465,000 earlier this year to pay lawyers to help them demonstrate how outstanding Aboriginal land claims would cause them detriment to they can ...

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Scullion draws anger over legal funding - Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser


Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser

Scullion draws anger over legal funding
Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser
The NT Seafood Council, NT Amateur Fishermen's Association and NT Cattlemen's Association shared in $465,000 earlier this year to pay lawyers to help them demonstrate how outstanding Aboriginal land claims would cause them detriment to they can ...

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Freda Glynn - from little things, big things grow - ArtsHub


ArtsHub

Freda Glynn - from little things, big things grow
ArtsHub
She happens to be the matriarch of a family that includes filmmaking offspring Warwick Thornton and Erica Glynn (who was Head of the Indigenous Department at Screen Australia from 2010 – 2014) and filmmaking grandchildren Dylan River and Tanith ...

Indigenous health study to 'plug gaps in data' - ANU Science (blog)


ANU Science (blog)

Indigenous health study to 'plug gaps in data'
ANU Science (blog)
The Australian National University (ANU) is launching the largest health and wellbeing study of Indigenous adults in the country. Associate Professor Ray Lovett from the ANU College of Health and Medicine is leading the large-scale Mayi Kuwayu study.

Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities - ABC News


ABC News

Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities
ABC News
Mr Abbott has visited remote Indigenous schools as part of his tour, and said allowing police into the grounds was a "very valuable" option that should be more widely considered. "There's been quite a history certainly in South Australia, certainly in ...

Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities - ABC News


ABC News

Tony Abbott considering police-in-schools policy for remote Indigenous communities
ABC News
Mr Abbott has visited remote Indigenous schools as part of his tour, and said allowing police into the grounds was a "very valuable" option that should be more widely considered. "There's been quite a history certainly in South Australia, certainly in ...

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally - ABC Local


ABC Local

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally
ABC Local
At a time when media attention is quite rightly focused on ending family violence, Aboriginal women and girls still face unacceptably high levels of assault, homicide and intimidation. Australia needs to specifically address Indigenous women and ...

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally - ABC Local


ABC Local

Call for Indigenous family court to be rolled out nationally
ABC Local
At a time when media attention is quite rightly focused on ending family violence, Aboriginal women and girls still face unacceptably high levels of assault, homicide and intimidation. Australia needs to specifically address Indigenous women and ...

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