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A stunning part of the Kimberley is back in Aboriginal hands - ABC News


ABC News

A stunning part of the Kimberley is back in Aboriginal hands
ABC News
Unspoilt beaches, brilliant blue skies, and saltwater lagoons with glimpses of whales and dugongs. Welcome to the gateway to the Kimberley in remote Western Australia — one of Australia's best kept secrets. If this is your idea of paradise then you ...

A stunning part of the Kimberley is back in Aboriginal hands - ABC News


ABC News

A stunning part of the Kimberley is back in Aboriginal hands
ABC News
Unspoilt beaches, brilliant blue skies, and saltwater lagoons with glimpses of whales and dugongs. Welcome to the gateway to the Kimberley in remote Western Australia — one of Australia's best kept secrets. If this is your idea of paradise then you ...

What's on in Sydney: June 17-23 - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

What's on in Sydney: June 17-23
The Sydney Morning Herald
DANCE Bangarra's new work Dark Emu (until July 14) draws on Bruce Pascoe's award-winning non-fiction book of the same name, to question the "hunter-gatherer" image of pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. 7.30pm, Sydney Opera House, $91-$109, ...

Short switches tracks to make ODI debut - cricket.com.au


cricket.com.au

Short switches tracks to make ODI debut
cricket.com.au
D'Arcy Short has known for months that he'd be touring the United Kingdom this winter – he just didn't think it'd be with Australia's one-day international side. The powerful left-hander was originally named captain of men's Indigenous squad for their ...

Australia's Lost Generation: Battling Aboriginal Suicide - Aljazeera.com


Aljazeera.com

Australia's Lost Generation: Battling Aboriginal Suicide
Aljazeera.com
Young Aborigines are four times more likely to commit suicide than non-indigenous Australians. Experts and Aboriginal elders believe a variety of reasons drive Aboriginal youth to suicide, including a disconnection from traditional culture and land. In ...

Australia's Lost Generation: Battling Aboriginal Suicide - Aljazeera.com


Aljazeera.com

Australia's Lost Generation: Battling Aboriginal Suicide
Aljazeera.com
Young Aborigines are four times more likely to commit suicide than non-indigenous Australians. Experts and Aboriginal elders believe a variety of reasons drive Aboriginal youth to suicide, including a disconnection from traditional culture and land. In ...

Olympians, Indigenous runners descend on Uluru for Australia's most scenic fun run - ABC News


ABC News

Olympians, Indigenous runners descend on Uluru for Australia's most scenic fun run
ABC News
It was a frosty morning in one of Australia's most scenic landscapes, where more than 150 Indigenous runners and 10 Olympians lined up to run around an Australian icon. The runners took part in the 7th year of the Deadly Fun Run, which is part of the ...

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New programs helping to reduce number of children in out-of-home care - The Guardian


The Guardian

New programs helping to reduce number of children in out-of-home care
The Guardian
Guardian Australia has seen government estimates for 2017-18. Based on partial year data extracted on 5 June, 886 fewer children were taken into care compared with last year. But Aboriginal children are a higher percentage of the intake. For this year ...

Facelift for National Film and Sound Archive building - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Facelift for National Film and Sound Archive building
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Müller said a move to a vacant site on the Acton peninsula - near the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies - would put the archive in a precinct frequented by visitors. He said such ...

Caringbah South's Jason Ardler recognised for support of Indigenous causes - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader


St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

Caringbah South's Jason Ardler recognised for support of Indigenous causes
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
He also conceived and led the introduction of the NSW Aboriginal Languages Act 2017, the first legislation in Australia to recognise the significance of Aboriginal languages to Aboriginal culture and identity, as well as the broader cultural heritage ...

No better time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be in business - IndigenousX (press release) (blog)


IndigenousX (press release) (blog)

No better time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be in business
IndigenousX (press release) (blog)
Fast forward to 2018 and the Australian Federal Government has reported over $1 billion in spend with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses since July 2015; and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) members have reported over $2 billion in ...

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No better time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be in business - IndigenousX (press release) (blog)


IndigenousX (press release) (blog)

No better time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be in business
IndigenousX (press release) (blog)
Fast forward to 2018 and the Australian Federal Government has reported over $1 billion in spend with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses since July 2015; and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) members have reported over $2 billion in ...

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Deadly app to track runaway success of indigenous fitness - The Australian


The Australian

Deadly app to track runaway success of indigenous fitness
The Australian
A simple running app may become the first tool that measures the activity level of indigenous Australians across the nation, according to champion marathon runner Rob de Castella. With hundreds of Deadly Runners, the legendary sportsman will take part ...

Facelift for National Film and Sound Archive building - The Sydney Morning Herald


Facelift for National Film and Sound Archive building
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Müller said a move to a vacant site on the Acton peninsula - near the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies - would put the archive in a precinct frequented by visitors. He said such ...

Indigenous Australian masterworks exhibited at NGMA - Business Standard


Business Standard

Indigenous Australian masterworks exhibited at NGMA
Business Standard
"Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from National Gallery of Australia" is open for public viewing at NGMA here from June 16-August 26. --IANS. sj/vd. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.).

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D'Arcy Short following in footsteps of Australia's first Aboriginal cricket tourists - The Times


The Times

D'Arcy Short following in footsteps of Australia's first Aboriginal cricket tourists
The Times
Whether D'Arcy Short makes his one-day international debut in Cardiff tomorrow, or is made to wait a little longer, his next step up the international ladder will represent more than just another inexperienced player coming into this Australia team ...

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Up to one in five Indigenous babies 'legally invisible' - Brisbane Times


Brisbane Times

Up to one in five Indigenous babies 'legally invisible'
Brisbane Times
Queensland has the second-largest Indigenous population in Australia, making up 4 per cent of the residents. LNP Shadow Attorney-General David Janetzki called for the government to act. "Labor need to focus on getting back to basics and make sure the ...

Up to one in five Indigenous babies 'legally invisible' - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Up to one in five Indigenous babies 'legally invisible'
The Sydney Morning Herald
Queensland has the second-largest Indigenous population in Australia, making up 4 per cent of the residents. LNP Shadow Attorney-General David Janetzki called for the government to act. "Labor need to focus on getting back to basics and make sure the ...

First Indigenous entrepreneurship centre unveiled - My Business


My Business

First Indigenous entrepreneurship centre unveiled
My Business
However according to the Barayamal website, overall indigenous employment fell from 48 per cent to just 46.6 per cent over the same decade — compared to the considerably higher employment rate of 72 per cent for non-indigenous Australians.

Australian artist buries himself under busy road for three days - The Guardian


The Guardian

Australian artist buries himself under busy road for three days
The Guardian
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) CEO Heather Sculthorpe told the ABC, “If they have any interest in telling the Aboriginal story then they should have put it out there for Aboriginal people to do it. “We have a lot of great storytellers and some old ...

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