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The Guardian
Work for the dole is 'modern-day slavery', Northern Territory MP says
The Guardian
There are about 35,000 CDP participants in Australia and 83% are Indigenous. As a condition of income support, remote area participants must engage in up to 25 hours of work for the dole, five days a week. According to Paech, the scheme does break down ...

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The Guardian
Work for the dole is 'modern-day slavery', Northern Territory MP says
The Guardian
There are about 35,000 CDP participants in Australia and 83% are Indigenous. As a condition of income support, remote area participants must engage in up to 25 hours of work for the dole, five days a week. According to Paech, the scheme does break down ...

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ABC News
Many Indigenous kids do not have birth certificates, but mobile offices are trying to change that
ABC News
They are among Australia's invisible children — seven-year-old twins Angelo and Patricia Gibia's births were never registered. It is a common story in Queensland's remote Indigenous communities, where 20 per cent of all births are not recorded. On ...

ABC News
Does Australia need a nuclear arsenal? And what would be the cost?
ABC News
Nestled in the native bushland of Jervis Bay on the New South Wales south coast are the concrete footings of a nuclear power station that was never built. The construction, which began during John Gorton's brief prime ministership in the late 1960s ...

NEWS.com.au
SA's breaking news blog The Pulse: Man arrested over murder near Ceduna
NEWS.com.au
A MAN has been killed and another man is in custody, expected to be charged with murder following a violent incident at an Aboriginal community in the state's Far West. Just before 6.20pm on Tuesday police were called to the Yarilena Aboriginal ...

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ESPN
Emotional Mundine lashes out at white privilege
The Australian
“I just got a bit emotional, man,” he tells The Australian after a press conference he's conducted with a quivering voice, trembling bottom lip and an inability to finish a couple of sentences on the topic of indigenous rights. “Why? Because I'm ...
'It's a white supremacist song': Aboriginal boxer threatens sit-down over Australian national anthemRT
Anthony Mundine: I won't stand for 'white supremacist song'Daily Telegraph
Anthony Mundine won't stand for anthemSBS
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The Sydney Morning Herald
'No record': Julie Bishop facing questions over Jimmy Choo shoes disclosure
The Sydney Morning Herald
... Malaysian-born designer achieved cult status when his shoes featured in the hit television show Sex and the City. Choo last year collaborated with Australian Indigenous artist Peter Farmer for a new line of couture shoes featuring striking ...

The Advertiser
Man, 56, arrested after man's death at Yarilena Aboriginal community near Ceduna
The Advertiser
Man, 56, arrested after man's death at Yarilena Aboriginal community near Ceduna ... A MAN has been killed and another man is in custody, expected to be charged with murder following a violent incident at an Aboriginal community in the state's Far West.

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ABC News
Rheumatic heart disease: Arnhem Land family with three afflicted sons take fight to Canberra
ABC News
His story reflects the dire situation facing many Indigenous communities not only in the Northern Territory, but all around Australia. The father of three and his partner, Danielle Turner, travelled more than 4,000 kilometres from Maningrida with their ...

ABC News
Rheumatic heart disease: Arnhem Land family with three afflicted sons take fight to Canberra
ABC News
His story reflects the dire situation facing many Indigenous communities not only in the Northern Territory, but all around Australia. The father of three and his partner, Danielle Turner, travelled more than 4,000 kilometres from Maningrida with their ...

Fight News Australia
Tai Tuivasa set to be first Indigenous Australian to headline a UFC fight card
Fight News Australia
At just 25 years of age, the former rugby playing larrikin of Maori and Indigenous Australian descent says that sharing the octagon with the toughest competition available is exactly where he wants to be, because it is the only way for him to reach his ...

WA Aboriginal Minister: Cultural experiences a boon for Peel's economy
Mandurah Mail
An increase of visitors seeking unique cultural experiences will have a positive effect on the local and state economy, according to West Australian Aboriginal Minister Ben Wyatt. Mr Wyatt said the Peel region was perfectly positioned to propel that ...

ABC Local
What might an Indigenous voice to parliament look like? Here's what we can learn from Scandinavia
ABC Local
Deep in the Arctic circle, not far from the top of the globe, a new generation of Indigenous Sami are learning to herd reindeer and fish for salmon. Like Australia's Indigenous people, the Sami are the custodians of an ancient culture.

The Conversation AU
The English-only NT parliament is undermining healthy democracy by excluding Aboriginal languages
The Conversation AU
The NT is the most linguistically rich state or territory in Australia, with 70% of Aboriginal residents speaking an Aboriginal language. Despite this, it is the only Australian jurisdiction where parliament has formally enacted standing orders ...

Warrnambool Standard
Johnny Lovett inducted into Aboriginal Hall of Fame
Warrnambool Standard
Mr Lovett has been actively involved in the Aboriginal community his whole life, managing the George Wright Hostel in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, which provides support, accommodation and meals for homeless Aboriginal men in and around Fitzroy.

The Guardian
Indigenous slam queen Melanie Mununggurr-Williams crowned 2018 poetry champion – video
The Guardian
Melanie Mununggurr-Williams from Darwin has been crowned champion of the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam National Final, after she dropped a stunning slam on Aboriginal identity on Sunday night at Sydney Opera House. Source: Australian Poetry Slam.

The Guardian
Indigenous slam queen Melanie Mununggurr-Williams crowned 2018 poetry champion – video
The Guardian
Melanie Mununggurr-Williams from Darwin has been crowned champion of the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam National Final, after she dropped a stunning slam on Aboriginal identity on Sunday night at Sydney Opera House. Source: Australian Poetry Slam.

ABC News
Sydney Anglicans ban same-sex marriage on thousands of church properties
ABC News
In the face of strong opposition to the proposed policy over the weekend, several amendments were made and the mover of the bill, Bishop Michael Stead, apologised to Indigenous Australians for failing to properly consult with them on smoking ceremonies ...

The Guardian
The Guardian Essential Report
The Guardian
This report summarises the results of a weekly poll conducted by Essential Research with data provided by Your Source. Some questions are repeated regularly (such as political preference and leadership approval), while others are unique to each week ...

The Conversation AU
Australian literature's legacies of cultural appropriation
The Conversation AU
Non-Indigenous Australian writers face a dilemma. On the one hand, they can risk writing about Aboriginal people and culture and getting it wrong. On the other, they can avoid writing about Aboriginal culture and characters, but by doing so, erase ...