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Meet The Aboriginal Women Who Want Australia To Take Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Seriously
BuzzFeed News
But despite years spent tipping in their own money to support Aboriginal people affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in daily life, education and employment, as well as undertaking FASD training, they have been continually knocked back ...

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More heart disease deaths in the regions
SBS
The report also finds indigenous people living in Central Australia develop heart failure on average 20 years younger than the general population. It's estimated there are 800,000 cases of people 35 years and older being admitted to hospital with ...
Isolation, low incomes and lack of services result in more deaths from heart disease in regional AustraliaABC Online

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HSC students asked to apologise to Aboriginal poet over 'online abuse'
9news.com.au
The spokesman also congratulated Ms van Neerven for having a poem chosen to be featured on an HSC exam. First Nations Australia Writers Network – a literary group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and publishers – said it “condemns” the ...

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'But where are you really from?' No, you don't have the right to ask this question
SBS
To be 'othered' as an Aboriginal woman in Australia takes it to another level. Much more than the interaction, the behavioural gestures of intrigue and disbelief, you are not only questioning me of my identity. You are questioning my family, my elders ...

SBS
'But where are you really from?' No, you don't have the right to ask this question
SBS
To be 'othered' as an Aboriginal woman in Australia takes it to another level. Much more than the interaction, the behavioural gestures of intrigue and disbelief, you are not only questioning me of my identity. You are questioning my family, my elders ...

Irish Times
Irish played part in atrocities against Aboriginal people - Australian MP
Irish Times
The first Aboriginal woman to be elected to Australia's House of Representatives has said that it must be acknowledged that the Irish were among the colonists who committed atrocities against Aboriginal people. Linda Burney MP, speaking days after ...

ArtsHub
The $1 Namatjira Copyright deal – how it happened
ArtsHub
An Arrernte man from Central Australia, Namatjira is recognised as Australia's greatest Indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback, and created about 2000 artworks ...

The RiotACT
Taking back the narrative
The RiotACT
Aboriginal culture is the oldest living culture in the world today. Buried tools and pigments recently found at Madjedbebe, a rock shelter in northern Australia, tell a history of Aboriginal occupation in Australia which began 65,000 years ago. Yet so ...

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Herald Sun
Australia Day: council ignores call to dump citizenship ceremonies
Herald Sun
Far-Right protesters stormed a Moreland council meeting recently over the Australia Day issue. Picture: Emma Hastings. “The Aboriginal community itself is divided on this issue — even within our own municipality there are varying views among ...

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NEWS.com.au
Australia Day: council ignores call to dump citizenship ceremonies
NEWS.com.au
The group was also disappointed four councillors who attended the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia in Darwin were absent from the meeting. “At least now we know that Aboriginal people and their rights are not a strategic priority ...

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ABC Online
Isolation, low incomes and lack of services result in more deaths from heart disease in regional Australia
ABC Online
The report also stated that Indigenous people in Central Australia developed heart failure on average 20 years younger than the general population. It found chronic heart disease increased nationally during 2016-17. The researchers estimated there were ...

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Courier Mail
Wearable indigenous art – not soft drinks – available from new vending machine
Courier Mail
Mr Bosen is also a talented artist and even designed the special indigenous playing jersey worn this year by the North Queensland Cowboys. The business, renamed as Kulture in 2014, markets itself as Australia's leading indigenous fashion label.

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The Cairns Post
Wearable indigenous art – not soft drinks – available from new vending machine
The Cairns Post
Mr Bosen is also a talented artist and even designed the special indigenous playing jersey worn this year by the North Queensland Cowboys. The business, renamed as Kulture in 2014, markets itself as Australia's leading indigenous fashion label.

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The West Australian
Centre to host Q&A
The West Australian
“We are proud to support the important work of our national charity partner Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health and the local work of the Lord's Taverners Australia Peel Branch. Aboriginal elder and Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health ...

The West Australian
Centre to host Q&A
The West Australian
“We are proud to support the important work of our national charity partner Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health and the local work of the Lord's Taverners Australia Peel Branch. Aboriginal elder and Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health ...

NEWS.com.au
Disease outbreak: The deadly virus killing dozens of Australian kids each year
NEWS.com.au
Last week, the 27th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed for 2017 in Central Australian indigenous communities. There were only three cases in 2016. The majority of those affected were Aboriginal kids younger than 10. The NT ...
NT baby death from meningococcal was rapidSBS

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Disease outbreak: The deadly virus killing dozens of Australian kids each year
NEWS.com.au
Last week, the 27th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed for 2017 in Central Australian indigenous communities. There were only three cases in 2016. The majority of those affected were Aboriginal kids younger than 10. The NT ...
Baby dies from meningococcal disease in DarwinThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Six WA schoolkids headed to Antarctica after winning icebreaker competition
ABC Online
They came up with the name 'Nuyina', which means 'southern lights' in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, after studying Antarctica as part of a science extension program. Ahead of next ... Tanika Van Schelven, 11, said the group ...

ABC Online
HSC students attacking Mango poem by Indigenous writer Ellen Van Neerven urged to apologise
ABC Online
"We like works from Australian writers and this one happened to be Indigenous which is a great thing." NESA is standing by van Neerven and have extended their full support. "We also want to congratulate her for being selected and having a piece in the ...
High school students abuse queer Indigenous writer after her poem was in their examGay Star News

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ABC Online
HSC students launching attacks on Indigenous poet Ellen Van Neerven urged to apologise
ABC Online
The First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) said the shocking abuse of one of their youngest members deeply hurts their community. "Some 2017 NSW HSC students read the inclusion of Ms van Neerven's poem as a red flag to target, troll and ...
Indigenous poet Ellen van Neerven abused by year 12 English studentsThe Guardian
Why every student posting abuse towards indigenous author should fail the HSCNEWS.com.au

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