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States urged to back 'life-saving' policy to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
ABC Online
The program was first recommended more than 26 years ago by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, but is currently only used in New South Wales and the ACT. The family of Ms Dhu, who died in a Western Australian watch house, ...

ABC Online
States urged to back 'life-saving' policy to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
ABC Online
The program was first recommended more than 26 years ago by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, but is currently only used in New South Wales and the ACT. The family of Ms Dhu, who died in a Western Australian watch house, ...

ABC Online
Fears of racial profiling as number of Indigenous arrests rise in the ACT
ABC Online
In the same period, non-Indigenous apprehensions declined by 5 per cent. Australian National University researcher Tamar Hopkins, lead author of the report now before the Law Reform Commission inquiry, said Australia is a quarter of a century behind ...

NT News
Forum's key updates on major NT projects
NT News
Northern Land Council chief executive officer Joe Morrison will discuss how best to ensure that northern development is sustainable and inclusive, with more than 40 per cent of Northern Australia subject to indigenous land rights under native title ...

Indigenous recognition campaign risked guideline breach
The Australian
However, documents indicate alarm from within the Recognise leadership that the Referendum Council would form a new part of its direct reporting chain, previously restricted to Reconciliation Australia through a $25.73m funding stream beginning in 2012.

SBS
Calls for federal government to change laws to prosecute inciters of racial violence
SBS
Barrister David D. Knoll spoke to delegates at Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia's (FECCA) biannual conference in Darwin about what he believed was a necessary regulation that should be implemented by all Australian states to crack ...

Central Australia battles an 'unprecedented' Meningococcal outbreak
ABC Online
Aboriginal communities in Central Australia are in the grip of a Meningococcal outbreak on an unprecedented scale. The Centre for Disease control today confirmed the 25th case of the disease, and 19 of those cases are children under 10. One doctor said ...

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Central Australia battles an 'unprecedented' Meningococcal outbreak
ABC Online
Aboriginal communities in Central Australia are in the grip of a Meningococcal outbreak on an unprecedented scale. The Centre for Disease control today confirmed the 25th case of the disease, and 19 of those cases are children under 10. One doctor said ...

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Mandurah Mail
Mandurah aboriginal students collaborate for Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation milestone
Mandurah Mail
Established in Karratha in 1997, the foundation sponsors programs for Aboriginal students across the state, with aim of graduates moving into university courses, apprenticeships, traineeships or other meaningful employment. Local students involved in ...

The distance between us
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Males born in Australia in 2013–2015 can expect to live to the age of 80.4 years on average. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males born in 2010–2012, life expectancy was estimated to be 10.6 years lower than that of non-Indigenous males.

Bega District News
Painkillers and meth drive surge in Australian drug deaths
Bega District News
The ABS also released data about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, showing it increased by 19 per cent - or 128,500 people - in the five years to June 2016. That's more than double the 8 per cent increase for the non ...
The distance between usAustralian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)

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NT meningococcal outbreak worsens
SBS
More meningococcal diagnoses have been recorded amid an unprecedented outbreak in Central Australia that has so far affected mainly indigenous children. There have been 25 confirmed cases of the W strain of the deadly disease so far this year, with one ...

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NT meningococcal outbreak worsens
SBS
More meningococcal diagnoses have been recorded amid an unprecedented outbreak in Central Australia that has so far affected mainly indigenous children. There have been 25 confirmed cases of the W strain of the deadly disease so far this year, with one ...

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'What kind of Aboriginal is right for you?'
The Mandarin
The “Indigenous Affairs and Public Administration: Can't we do better?” conference continues today, bring together public servants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and academics from across Australia. Follow along on Twitter with ...

'What kind of Aboriginal is right for you?'
The Mandarin
The “Indigenous Affairs and Public Administration: Can't we do better?” conference continues today, bring together public servants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and academics from across Australia. Follow along on Twitter with ...

cricket.com.au
Australia reveal squads for Women's Ashes
cricket.com.au
Gardner, 20, became only the second Indigenous woman to play for Australia earlier this year when she made her T20I debut against New Zealand and has since cemented her spot in Australia's one-day XI, while Wellington took a wicket with her first ...

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Blue Mountains Gazette
New Varuna fellowship
Blue Mountains Gazette
Indigenous writers will be able to apply for new fellowships under a program developed by the National Writers' House Varuna at Katoomba, Magabala Books, Sydney University and the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund. “Australian Indigenous writing ...

Regional Implementation Manager, First 1000 Days (Moreton Bay)
The Conversation AU
Guided by a Council of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander thought leaders and Elders and Local Implementation Hubs, First 1000 Days Australia will provide critical support to Indigenous Australian families to allow them the same opportunities as ...

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Regional Implementation Manager, First 1000 Days (Moreton Bay)
The Conversation AU
Guided by a Council of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander thought leaders and Elders and Local Implementation Hubs, First 1000 Days Australia will provide critical support to Indigenous Australian families to allow them the same opportunities as ...

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Art and song forge closer bonds between Australia and New Guinea
ArtsHub
Now one of the world's foremost producers of Melanesian music, Bridie went on to co-establish a not-for-profit music label, the Wantok Musik Foundation, which aims to preserve language through music and cultural exchanges between Indigenous Australia ...