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Pregnant smoker rate high
Latrobe Valley Express
The report cited nearly one in five mothers who smoked during pregnancy identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and said the high smoking rates in some areas could be partly explained by the high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

InDaily
Adelaide parents more likely to have low birthweight babies
InDaily
He did not provide any explanation for Adelaide's relatively high rate of low-birthweight births, but said that overall, “South Australia performs well both nationally and internationally on key indicators of child and maternal health”. President-elect ...

Community Newspaper Group
Finalists announced for 2018 Western Australian of the Year Awards
Community Newspaper Group
THE finalists for the 2018 Western Australian of the Year Awards have been announced. The awards celebrate exceptional West Australians who have made an extraordinary impact in the community and demonstrated excellence in their field. Thirty-two ...

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Research Officer
The Conversation AU
La Trobe University's success is driven by people who are committed to making a difference. They are creative and highly motivated, pursue new ideas and create knowledge. La Trobe is one of Australia's research leaders, and the largest provider of ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Gurrumul's posthumous album first to top charts in Indigenous language
The Sydney Morning Herald
His death sent shockwaves through the Australian music industry, with many remembering him as the voice of a generation. Advertisement. Yunupingu sang about traditional Yolngu life and in 2012 was made an honorary Doctor of Music by the University of ...
Gurrumul makes chart history with an ARIA #1 debutThe Music Network
Gurrumul's Posthumous Album 'Djarimirri' Makes Australian Chart HistoryBillboard
An emotional musical and cultural journey of the heartThe RiotACT

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ABC Local
At-risk Aboriginal girls learn about culture and leadership on camp at World Heritage-listed Shark Bay
ABC Local
At-risk Aboriginal girls have been the focus of a unique camp involving police and community leaders in Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Shark Bay area. The program took eight Yamatji girls aged between 12 and 16 from Geraldton, in WA's mid ...

ABC Online
'Growing up Aboriginal in Australia'
ABC Online
For ten years now, the government's Closing the Gap report has provided a snapshot of the inequalities in health, education and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Earlier this year, the report revealed only three of its seven ...

ABC Online
'Growing up Aboriginal in Australia'
ABC Online
For ten years now, the government's Closing the Gap report has provided a snapshot of the inequalities in health, education and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Earlier this year, the report revealed only three of its seven ...

The Guardian
'We thought that's not right': Indigenous artefacts return home
The Guardian
The organisation has 24 Aboriginal partnerships and manages or assists the management of 8.86m hectares. “Part of our role with Bush Heritage is to develop a relationship with the traditional owners in the area and that was still in its infancy when we ...

The Guardian
'We thought that's not right': Indigenous artefacts return home
The Guardian
The organisation has 24 Aboriginal partnerships and manages or assists the management of 8.86m hectares. “Part of our role with Bush Heritage is to develop a relationship with the traditional owners in the area and that was still in its infancy when we ...

Herald Sun
Kevin Rudd: 2020 Summit had lasting impact on our nation
Herald Sun
Bolt also happily writes off the National Organ and Tissue Authority, which has reduced the waiting lists for the thousands waiting for transplants to survive. Perhaps, he also has no interest on what we then did to bring down the trachoma rates for ...

ABC Online
Traditional Aboriginal sign language from Central Australia highlighted in Hobart Language Day
ABC Online
Indigenous women have travelled more than 3,000 kilometres to share their language and traditional hand signing at Hobart Language Day. Anmatyerr woman April Campbell and senior Anmatyerr elder Clarrie Nagamara travelled from Ti Tree to the Tasmanian ...

ABC Online
Traditional Aboriginal sign language from Central Australia highlighted in Hobart Language Day
ABC Online
Indigenous women have travelled more than 3,000 kilometres to share their language and traditional hand signing at Hobart Language Day. Anmatyerr woman April Campbell and senior Anmatyerr elder Clarrie Nagamara travelled from Ti Tree to the Tasmanian ...

Radio Australia
Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
Radio Australia
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

Radio Australia
Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
Radio Australia
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
ABC Online
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
ABC Online
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

ABC Online
We're starting to give up on the ideal of Australia as a nation of equals
ABC Online
One of the most significant findings to emerge from the work of behavioural economists is that human beings would rather go without than be treated unfairly. This was discovered in a series of experiments involving two people — one of whom had $100 ...

'Spirit road' leads indigenous Diggers home
The Mercury
A war memorial to indigenous Tasmanians has been built at Anzac Memorial Park, Lindisfarne. It honours the Tasmanian Aborigines who have served in every conflict and peace-keeping effort that Australia has been involved in. “They served because they ...

'Spirit road' leads indigenous Diggers home
The Mercury
A war memorial to indigenous Tasmanians has been built at Anzac Memorial Park, Lindisfarne. It honours the Tasmanian Aborigines who have served in every conflict and peace-keeping effort that Australia has been involved in. “They served because they ...