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ABC News
Meet the ABC's first-ever Top 5 humanities researchers
ABC News
In the past 30 years Indigenous Australians have recovered or had interests recognised over more than 40 per cent of Australia's land mass. Aboriginal land is the single greatest contributor to the nations' conservation system, protecting more than 26 ...

The Guardian
Plea to fix 'broken system' as NT reveals child prison population entirely Indigenous
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency says the situation is “an absolute tragedy” and has called for greater investment in community solutions instead of “building bigger and bigger prisons”. The NT families department told a parliamentary ...

The Guardian
Plea to fix 'broken system' as NT reveals child prison population entirely Indigenous
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency says the situation is “an absolute tragedy” and has called for greater investment in community solutions instead of “building bigger and bigger prisons”. The NT families department told a parliamentary ...

ABC News
APY Lands general manager Richard King launches legal action against South Australian Ombudsman
ABC News
The APY Lands Board manages more than 100,000 square kilometres of South Australia's northern outback and the lands are home to nearly a dozen Aboriginal communities. The general manager is responsible for APY's daily operations, including the use ...

WAtoday
Clock runs down on funding deal for WA's remote Aboriginal communities
WAtoday
But Mr Tinley said remote Aboriginal communities needed 1300 more houses over the next 10 years to keep up with population growth and address over-crowding. "This jurisdiction is a third of the continent of Australia with 2.6 million people," he said.

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Brisbane Times
Clock runs down on funding deal for WA's remote Aboriginal communities
Brisbane Times
But Mr Tinley said remote Aboriginal communities needed 1300 more houses over the next 10 years to keep up with population growth and address over-crowding. "This jurisdiction is a third of the continent of Australia with 2.6 million people," he said.

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The West Australian
Making a difference
The West Australian
The theme, Because of Her, We Can, recognises the active and significant roles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have played in Australian society and politics. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

The Australian
Rock art stays in shadows as traditional owners stonewall book
The Australian
That continues to feed the idea that 'whitefellas' don't wish to engage or appreciate the cultural achievements of Aboriginal Australia.” Akerman says he has often experienced similar frustrations. In one case, he wanted to use a university's archival ...

Indigenous academics missing from university ranks
The Australian
The Department of Education and Training shows that a little more than 1 per cent of university employees, which includes academic and general staff, are indigenous. Indigenous Australians are estimated to represent 3.3 per cent of the total Australian ...

National Indigenous Times
The pure appiness of running
National Indigenous Times
“We have worked closely with the IMF on developing this new app with a joint view it can help grow a culture of running and well-being of Indigenous people in remote communities,” TCS Australia and New Zealand head of marketing and communications ...

National Indigenous Times
Eye expert breaks down unseen barriers
National Indigenous Times
Kristopher Rallah-Baker has become Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist after the formally completing his training. The Queensland doctor has been based with Lions Outback Vision — the outreach arm of the Lions Eye Institute in Western ...

ABC Local
Aboriginal woman refused taxi in Perth blames racism
ABC Local
An Aboriginal woman in Western Australia has spoken out after being refused service by a taxi driver. Carol Innes, is the Co-chair of Reconciliation WA and believes the Perth taxi driver was being racist when he told her to get out of his cab. There's ...

ABC News
Aboriginal woman refused taxi in Perth blames racism
ABC News
An Aboriginal woman in Western Australia has spoken out after being refused service by a taxi driver. Carol Innes is the Co-chair of Reconciliation WA and believes the Perth taxi driver was being racist when he told her to get out of his cab. There's ...

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BuzzFeed News
Every Single Child In Detention In The Northern Territory Is Aboriginal
BuzzFeed News
A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) said that on an average day in 2016-17, 58% of young people aged 10-17 in detention were Indigenous. These kids make up about 5% of all kids aged 10-17 in Australia. Here's a state and ...
All children in detention in Australia's Northern Territory are IndigenousDaily Mail

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BuzzFeed News
Every Single Child In Detention In The Northern Territory Is Aboriginal
BuzzFeed News
A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) said that on an average day in 2016-17, 58% of young people aged 10-17 in detention were Indigenous. These kids make up about 5% of all kids aged 10-17 in Australia. Here's a state and ...
All children in detention in Australia's Northern Territory are IndigenousDaily Mail

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ABC News
Reconciliation WA chairwoman Carol Innes refused taxi in Perth because of race
ABC News
The WA Department of Transport is investigating whether appropriate disciplinary action has been taken after a taxi driver refused to accept a fare last month from Aboriginal woman and co-chair of Reconciliation WA, Carol Innes. Ms Innes lodged a ...

The West Australian
Ear program puts focus on Aboriginal kids
The West Australian
WACHS will also work alongside the Telethon Kids Institute, Rural Health West and the University of Western Australia during the program. WACHS Goldfields regional director Geraldine Ennis said early intervention and education surrounding ear disease ...

ABC News
NT Government announces first Cabinet reshuffle, Gunner passes on police, Aboriginal portfolios
ABC News
Michael Gunner — Chief Minister, Minister for Children, Minister for Treaty, Minister for Trade & Major Projects, Minister for Northern Australia, Minister for Children; Nicole Manison — Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Police, Fire ...

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The Guardian
Two men jailed for three years for hit-and-run of 14-year-old Aboriginal boy
The Guardian
Two men have been jailed for three years in Western Australia for knocking a 14-year-old Aboriginal boy off his bicycle and leaving him to crawl home with a broken leg, in a case with similarities to the death of Kalgoorlie teenager Elijah Doughty ...

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ABC News
Australia's first Indigenous ophthalmologist enjoys intricate nature of 'elegant' eye surgery
ABC News
There are few areas of medicine more specialised than eye surgery, but it is in that field — which is also highly competitive — that Kristopher Rallah-Baker has made history. Dr Rallah-Baker has become Australia's first Aboriginal ophthalmologist ...