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The Guardian
Police investigate racist signs on Aboriginal land in Western Australia
The Guardian
“Hawthorn reported this matter to the Western Australian police immediately upon discovery, and is assisting them with their investigations. The company finds the posters highly offensive, and takes any allegations surrounding them seriously.” ...

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ABC News
Prime Minister's chief Indigenous adviser Chris Sarra resigns from advisory council
ABC News
Professor Sarra said by making governments engage more directly with Indigenous Australians "charlatans" could no longer come in and tell the Government they had "all the answers". "The challenge of doing things with people not to them means having to ...

ABC News
Prime Minister's chief Indigenous adviser Chris Sarra resigns from advisory council
ABC News
Professor Sarra said by making governments engage more directly with Indigenous Australians "charlatans" could no longer come in and tell the Government they had "all the answers". "The challenge of doing things with people not to them means having to ...

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Rural, Aboriginal scholarship recipients named
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 2018. Thirty seven students from across the country have been awarded the scholarship, the Guild has announced. The Rural Pharmacy Scholarships ...

The Australian
Racist signs at Aboriginal station seized
The Australian
Racist and threatening signs referring to slain Aboriginal teenager Elijah Doughty that were put up around a pastoral station in Western Australia have been seized by police in a bid to find the culprit. One Nation upper house MP Robin Scott raised the ...

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New York Times
Daisy Kadibil, 95, Whose Australia Trek Inspired a Film, Dies
New York Times
SYDNEY, Australia — Daisy Kadibil, an Aboriginal Australian, was about 8 years old and living in the vast, sparsely populated Outback in the early 1930s when her country's government forcibly separated her from her parents and sent her to a ...

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SBS
Upholding the big ideas: Heavyweights provide legal pathway for voice to parliament
SBS
Subsequently, Mr Turnbull rejected the calls for a constitutionally-enshrined Voice to Parliament because it lacked detail. Just last week, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion echoed these sentiments. "We need to have some detail, Australia ...

The Conversation AU
UN set to review Australia's record on women's rights – and may find it wanting
The Conversation AU
The committee is expected to question the government on the endemic nature of violence against women in Australia, and the disproportionate impact this has on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability (who are 40% more likely ...

The Conversation AU
UN set to review Australia's record on women's rights – and may find it wanting
The Conversation AU
Australia has a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It was elected on a bid built on five pillars, including gender equality and Indigenous people's rights. However, we're seeing little improvement on women's rights and a concerning deterioration in ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
The Sydney Morning Herald
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
The Sydney Morning Herald
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

Brisbane Times
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
Brisbane Times
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

Brisbane Times
Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices
Brisbane Times
Uphold and Recognise, an organisation committed to reconciling two imperatives: to uphold the Australian Constitution and to recognise Indigenous Australians, has joined with the Australian Catholic University to produce a policy document: Upholding ...

The Quint
Why These SE Asian Descendants Want Indigenous Australians Status
The Quint
In 1826, an English merchant, Alexander Hare, brought a group of people from Malaysia and Indonesia as well as South Africa and New Guinea to an atoll northwest of mainland Australia in the Indian Ocean. Hare took them to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as ...

The Australian
Atlassian survey reveals how Australians view diversity
The Australian
A survey of Australian technology workers by global software firm Atlassian found 57 per cent of respondents said they identified Black or African-American people were 'part of diversity', while 48 per cent said indigenous peoples were part of diversity.

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The West Australian
Transitional housing boost for Aboriginal families
The West Australian
... affordable housing contributes to social and economic outcomes, and is central to a fair and prosperous Western Australia. “Transitional housing is a great example of what the plan is all about. These homes will support the broader aspirations of ...

ABC News
Brothers Wreck: Fighting back against suicide in Indigenous communities
ABC News
The 31-year-old said Indigenous suicide rates in some parts of Australia were the highest in the world and up to twenty times the national average. "I think in general Australia has a difficulty with seeing Indigenous disadvantage and the gap that is ...

ABC Local
Because of her, we can
ABC Local
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year, we acknowledge the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
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Eternity News
Happy 100th birthday, Harold
Eternity News
'Aunty' Jean Phillips, who did missionary work with the Kleinschmidts, says Harold has done “wonderful work” with Indigenous Australians over many decades. “God's really blessed those who have worked amongst the Aboriginal people and they are ...

Insight News
History made with Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist
Insight News
Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist completed his formal training yesterday, blazing a trail that he hopes others will follow. Originally from the ACT, Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker has been based in WA with the outreach program Lions Outback ...