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Indigenous prisoner numbers to jump
Yahoo7 News
By 2025 one in two Australian prisoners will be Aboriginal unless generational disadvantage is addressed now, a prison reform expert warns. Indigenous Australians currently make up about a quarter of the national prison population despite comprising ...

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Indigenous prisoner numbers to jump
Yahoo7 News
By 2025 one in two Australian prisoners will be Aboriginal unless generational disadvantage is addressed now, a prison reform expert warns. Indigenous Australians currently make up about a quarter of the national prison population despite comprising ...

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Herald Sun
Australia Day: Whittlesea Council ignores call to dump citizenship ceremonies
Herald Sun
“What ensued on the night has left many within the group and the wider Aboriginal community shocked,” Mr Morrison said. “Whittlesea Council has historically listened to the voices of WRG and I am bitterly ... Cr Lalios instead opted to vote for a ...

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The Conversation AU (blog)
... School of Education (MGSE) is at the forefront of innovation in education, working with partners in schools, early childhood settings, communities, government and beyond, constantly seeking new and improved ways to support Australia's education system.

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Huffington Post Australia
Australia Appointed To UN Human Rights Council Despite Shaky Record
Huffington Post Australia
But just three months ago, the U.N.'s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights slammed Australia's progress on human rights for its own Indigenous population. In its July report 'Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of ...
Australia's Human Rights Council election comes with a challenge to improve its domestic recordThe Conversation AU (blog)
Australia wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite criticismSBS
Australia elected to UN human rights council as criticisms surround Congo electionThe Sydney Morning Herald
The West Australian -Yahoo7 News
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Huffington Post Australia
Australia Appointed To UN Human Rights Council Despite Shaky Record
Huffington Post Australia
But just three months ago, the U.N.'s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights slammed Australia's progress on human rights for its own Indigenous population. In its July report 'Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of ...

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SBS
NT meningococcal baby died in 12 hours
SBS
... 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 government has mounted a large-scale immunisation campaign in the affected regions ...

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ABC Online
NT baby death from meningococcal was rapid
SBS
... a current and unprecedented outbreak of meningococcal W strain in central Australia. 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 ...
Child at Darwin childcare centre dies from meningococcal diseaseABC Online

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The Guardian
Indigenous poet Ellen van Neerven abused by year 12 English students
The Guardian
An Australian poet has become the target of online abuse from high school students after one of her pieces was used in end-of-year exams. Ellen van Neerven, an Indigenous writer and poet who won the prestigious David Unaipon Award in 2013, became the ...

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Sky News Australia
Australia elected to UN Human Rights Council
Sky News Australia
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pointed to the federal government's relationship with indigenous Australians that had been 'sorely strained' in recent years. The UN is set to scrutinise Australia's human rights record on Wednesday ...
Australia elected to UN human rights council as criticisms surround Congo electionThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australia to use UN seat to push women's rightsEchonetdaily
Mass Graves Don't Keep Congolese Off UN Rights CouncilCourthouse News Service

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Teacher Magazine (blog)
Practices that support Indigenous students
Teacher Magazine (blog)
In his latest Teacher column Andreas Schleicher shares the findings of an OECD study analysing the education outcomes of Indigenous students in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. In this follow-up, we take a look at some of promising school practices ...

Sky News Australia
Meningococcal death prompts investigation
Sky News Australia
Last week the 25th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed in the central Australian indigenous communities of Barkly and Katherine. All of those affected had been Aboriginal people while 19 of the recorded were kids younger than 10.

Sky News Australia
Meningococcal death prompts investigation
Sky News Australia
Last week the 25th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed in the central Australian indigenous communities of Barkly and Katherine. All of those affected had been Aboriginal people while 19 of the recorded were kids younger than 10.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aust wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
SBS
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pointed to the federal government's relationship with indigenous Australians that had been "sorely strained" in recent years. The UN is set to scrutinise Australia's human rights record on Wednesday ...
Australia elected to UNHCR as criticisms surround Congo electionBrisbane Times

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Community Newspaper Group
Town of Victoria Park Aboriginal Engagement Strategy Group member says Town missed a chance to be a trailblazer ...
Community Newspaper Group
DYLAN Collard hopes discussions with the Town of Victoria Park about Australia Day will lead to the council being trailblazers. The Town of Victoria Park Aboriginal Engagement Strategy Group member and East Victoria Park resident said the Town missed ...

The Guardian
The artists painting their Indigenous songlines to stay healthy and strong
The Guardian
Twenty-four stallholders, representing Indigenous arts centres from around Australia, have brought their best work to Adelaide to sell in the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. The art fair is part of the Tarnanthi festival of ...

The Guardian
The artists painting their Indigenous songlines to stay healthy and strong
The Guardian
Twenty-four stallholders, representing Indigenous arts centres from around Australia, have brought their best work to Adelaide to sell in the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. The art fair is part of the Tarnanthi festival of ...

NEWS.com.au
Albert Namatjira's family recovers copyright of his work after decades-long battle
NEWS.com.au
It is a victory for his family and clan who have been denied any rights or revenue from his work for more than 30 years, The Weekend Australian reported. Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest ...

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NEWS.com.au
Albert Namatjira's family recovers copyright of his work after decades-long battle
NEWS.com.au
It is a victory for his family and clan who have been denied any rights or revenue from his work for more than 30 years, The Weekend Australian reported. Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest ...

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NT News
Albert Namatjira's family recovers copyright of his work after decades-long battle
NT News
It is a victory for his family and clan who have been denied any rights or revenue from his work for more than 30 years, The Weekend Australian reported. Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest ...

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