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Eureka Street
Best of 2017: ATSI custody needs action not just inquiry
Eureka Street
In 1991, the year of the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC), Indigenous Australians comprised 14 per cent of the Australian prison population. In 2016, it was 27 per cent. Yet Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

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Pro Bono Australia
Remote Work-for-the-Dole Program Under Fire for Excessive Penalties
Pro Bono Australia
The data also showed that 7,868 eight-week, non-payment penalties were handed out during the June quarter to CDP participants. The CDP came under heavy scrutiny at a senate inquiry, with concerns voiced around unrealistic participation expectations and ...

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Shepparton News
Hottest 100 move supported
Shepparton News
The move came after a large national discussion about Australia Day being celebrated on January 26 each year, marking the anniversary of the First Fleet's arrival in 1788 — a day the indigenous community remembers as one of terror and heartbreak ...

The West Australian
Vaccinations urged for high-risk age group
The West Australian
According to the WA Country Health Service, the three cases, all of serogroup W of the disease, indicate a much higher than usual attack rate in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder population. WA Country Health Service Goldfields public health physician Clare ...

The West Australian
Ministers in housing fund war of words
The West Australian
WA Housing Minister Peter Tinley released a statement last month saying the Coalition Government had “turned its back” on the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Housing, with WA facing a funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. He ...

The West Australian
Ministers in housing fund war of words
The West Australian
WA Housing Minister Peter Tinley released a statement last month saying the Coalition Government had “turned its back” on the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Housing, with WA facing a funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. He ...

National Geographic Australia
Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks
National Geographic Australia
Australia is no stranger to fire: The hardy landscape is adapted to blazes, enduring many thanks to humans and lightning. But Australia's Aboriginal peoples have long identified a third cause: birds. In interviews, observations, and ceremonies dating ...
If Australian animals don't poison you or eat you, they'll BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSEThe Register
Australian Birds "Intentionally" Light Their Prey on FireInverse
The only animal that can control fire witnessed in AustraliaInternational Business Times UK

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National Geographic Australia
Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks
National Geographic Australia
Australia is no stranger to fire: The hardy landscape is adapted to blazes, enduring many thanks to humans and lightning. But Australia's Aboriginal peoples have long identified a third cause: birds. In interviews, observations, and ceremonies dating ...
Australian Hawks Caught Starting Fires to Force Prey Into Wide Open SpacesNewsweek
If Australian animals don't poison you or eat you, they'll BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSEThe Register
The only animal that can control fire witnessed in AustraliaInternational Business Times UK

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Community Newspaper Group
Town of Bassendean to host 14th Australia Day fireworks event
Community Newspaper Group
Simulcast on 98five Sonshine FM, it will be the 14th fireworks event at Ashfield Reserve in Bassendean. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic from 5pm but there will also be food vans. Media personality Michelle White will host the event and there ...

Inverse
Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks
National Geographic
The black kite (pictured, an animal at Madagascar's Tsimbazaza Zoo) is one of the birds thought to spread fire in Australia. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark. By Michael Greshko. PUBLISHED January 8, 2018. Australia is no ...
Australian Birds "Intentionally" Light Their Prey on FireInverse
The only animal that can control fire witnessed in AustraliaInternational Business Times UK

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International Business Times UK
Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks
National Geographic
The black kite (pictured, an animal at Madagascar's Tsimbazaza Zoo) is one of the birds thought to spread fire in Australia. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark. By Michael Greshko. PUBLISHED January 8, 2018. Australia is no ...
The only animal that can control fire witnessed in AustraliaInternational Business Times UK

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The Guardian
Helen Kellie obituary
The Guardian
In Stockholm in 2016, Dami Im, a Chinese migrant to Australia, came second, to the consternation of many Europeans. In 2017 Australia's singer was Isaiah Firebrace, an Indigenous Australian, who came ninth. SBS and Helen were propelling Australian ...

Strewth: Latho's last stand
The Australian
Alice Springs councillor and indigenous leader Jacinta Price will be the voice of the campaign to keep January 26 as the national day in a series of radio and online video ads. “We're also looking to raise enough money to get the ads on TV in the week ...

The West Australian
Australia Day opportunity to focus on good: elder
The West Australian
In light of several local government councils opting to change the Australia Day date, Dr Isaacs believes the nation should stand by the current date, at least until an appropriate inclusive alternative is found. “Some might say that it is not a day ...

SBS
From sleeping rough to international acclaim: Celebrating the birth of a music legend
SBS
The couple had two sons, turned their lives around and went on to foster and raise an extended family of homeless children, while their musical partnership took them onto stages across Australia and the world over. He recorded his first record ...

SBS
From sleeping rough to international acclaim: Celebrating the birth of a music legend
SBS
In the 1980s Roach and Hunter formed the Altogethers band with other Indigenous Australians. The pair, who shared a deep love of music, formed a lifelong bond. The couple had two sons, turned their lives around and went on to foster and raise an ...

The Register
If Australian animals don't poison you or eat you, they'll BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSE
The Register
Already replete with sharks, crocodiles, snakes and poisonous jellyfish galore, Australia may also be home to arsonist birds that spread fire so they can feed on animals as they flee. The belief that birds like the Whistling Kite, Black Kite and Brown ...

The Canberra Times
Department of Foreign Affairs spends $100000 on junket for European journalists
The Canberra Times
The visit coincided with some criticism in Europe about the conditions in Australian-run detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea as well as the Mediterranean Sea migrant boat crisis. At the time of the visit, Australia was ...

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Indigenous startup accelerator goes virtual to reach entrepreneurs in remote communities
DynamicBusiness
A national accelerator program geared towards indigenous entrepreneurs has helped nine startups become viable commercial enterprises. Run by early stage investment group Investible, the inaugural Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) accelerator saw ...

Daily Mail
Shopping centre under fire after security guard tells kids 'Aboriginal children aren't allowed in after 6pm' before ...
Daily Mail
A shopping centre is investigating a complaint after some children were refused entry by a security guard because they were 'Murri'. A mother shared a post on social media saying her son and nephews were stopping at Vincent Market Place in Townsville ...

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