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Mandy Nolan's Soapbox: Australia has lost its voice
Echonetdaily
Generations of trauma have delivered the Indigenous nation of Australia with health inequities that mean they die at least ten years before non-Indigenous Australians. That's why a man who should have had access to gold-class healthcare dies at 46 of a ...

ABC Online
Indigenous community takes alcohol policy into its own hands, using elders as bouncers at club
ABC Online
Fred Ryan isn't a typical bouncer: at 76 years old, he's an amputee and is deaf in one ear. But he's also one of the most senior and respected elders of the Beswick community, near Katherine, and for four nights a week he's the community social club's ...

MuslimVillage.com (press release) (blog)
The untold story of Islam and indigenous Australia
MuslimVillage.com (press release) (blog)
From at least as early as 1650, Muslim fishermen from Makassar in Indonesia made annual trips to Australia's far north coast in search of sea cucumbers—or trepang—which are highly valued in Chinese medicine and cooking. Indigenous Australians also ...

MuslimVillage.com (press release) (blog)
The untold story of Islam and indigenous Australia
MuslimVillage.com (press release) (blog)
From at least as early as 1650, Muslim fishermen from Makassar in Indonesia made annual trips to Australia's far north coast in search of sea cucumbers—or trepang—which are highly valued in Chinese medicine and cooking. Indigenous Australians also ...

Gaffe-prone prince met his match in Abbott
SBS
The Duke of Edinburgh has been on 637 solo overseas visits, where his inappropriate comments often caused a stir in the hosting nation. Over 20 royal visits to Australia were no different, asking Aboriginal leader Ivan Brim on a 2002 visit to Australia ...

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The West Australian
Budget pressure signals cash fight for new top WA cop Chris Dawson
The Australian
... The West Australian newspaper that his officers had uncovered evidence of welfare cash being spent on sexual favours as well as drugs and alcohol during an investigation into child sex abuse in the Pilbara town of Roebourne and surrounding ...
WA Police get a new police commissionerThe West Australian

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Swinburne takes reconciliation to the next level
The Australian
Most Australian universities have indigenous education plans. But Swinburne's executive director of reconciliation strategy and leadership, Andrew Gunstone, said RAPs conferred more accountability. “The whole point of a RAP is to focus on the targets ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network pushes for more diverse TV
The Sydney Morning Herald
After Waleed Aly won the Gold Logie last year, the signs of change on Australian TV include the popularity of the indigenous drama Cleverman, the multicultural comedies Here Come The Habibs, Ronny Chieng: International Student and The Family Law and ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network pushes for more diverse TV
The Sydney Morning Herald
After Waleed Aly won the Gold Logie last year, the signs of change on Australian TV include the popularity of the indigenous drama Cleverman, the multicultural comedies Here Come The Habibs, Ronny Chieng: International Student and The Family Law and ...

The West Australian
NBA teams to host Australia's Kings, United, Bullets
The West Australian
The Indigenous Australian NBA champion recently signed a $50 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Melbourne United are to meet Westbrook and George's Oklahoma City on October 8 and the Brisbane Bullets will play the Phoenix Suns on October ...

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Red Flag
No justice in racist Australia
Red Flag
Justice has once again been denied to the Indigenous community. In August 2016, Elijah Doughty, an Indigenous teenager from Kalgoorlie, WA, was chased from the road while riding a motorbike and struck down by an unnamed pursuer in a two tonne ute.

Red Flag
No justice in racist Australia
Red Flag
Justice has once again been denied to the Indigenous community. In August 2016, Elijah Doughty, an Indigenous teenager from Kalgoorlie, WA, was chased from the road while riding a motorbike and struck down by an unnamed pursuer in a two tonne ute.

SBS
How Greek migrants and Indigenous peoples introduced barramundi to modern Australian cuisine
SBS
Thanks to a close knowledge of local resources and produce, Aboriginal people have been enjoying the best native produce that Australia has to offer for thousands of years. European colonists meanwhile showed little interest in the Indigenous cuisine ...

SBS
How Greek migrants and Indigenous peoples introduced barramundi to modern Australian cuisine
SBS
Thanks to a close knowledge of local resources and produce, Aboriginal people have been enjoying the best native produce that Australia has to offer for thousands of years. European colonists meanwhile showed little interest in the Indigenous cuisine ...

Pro Bono Australia
Digital Divide Deepens For Low Income, Disabled, Indigenous, and Ageing Australians
Pro Bono Australia
The report found that Australians with low levels of income, education and employment are less digitally included – as well as Indigenous Australians and people with a disability. Compiled by RMIT in partnership with Swinburne University's Centre for ...

Toowoomba Chronicle
Name bypass after the Aboriginal people: 'It's a no brainer'
Toowoomba Chronicle
Give the Aboriginal people something they can be proud of ... something in compensation for the use of their lands. There is hardly any visual representation of the Aboriginal people here in Australia in comparison to The First Nations People of the US ...

The Australian
Sport bounces boredom and opens indigenous eyes to education
The Australian
Much of this change is thanks to a pioneering program that uses netball to reconnect indigenous girls in regional communities with education. Shooting Stars was launched by Netball WA in 2015 in partnership with the Department of Prime Minister and ...

The Australian
Sport bounces boredom and opens indigenous eyes to education
The Australian
Much of this change is thanks to a pioneering program that uses netball to reconnect indigenous girls in regional communities with education. Shooting Stars was launched by Netball WA in 2015 in partnership with the Department of Prime Minister and ...

Herald Sun
Monash councillor says the date of Australia Day should be changed as it is symbolic of 'invasion day'
Herald Sun
Cr Fergeus said the National General Assembly of Local Government passed a resolution to consider efforts to lobby the government to change the date of Australia Day. “January 26 can bring up a lot of hurt feelings for indigenous Australians and we ...

Mining forum disappoints Aboriginal elder
The Australian
It is a sensitive time in Kalgoorlie after a 56-year-old man who ran down and killed 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty was acquitted of manslaughter in the WA Supreme Court and was instead jailed for three years for dangerous driving causing death.

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