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SBS
More Indigenous midwives equals strong cultural connection for mothers and babies: expert
SBS
Only one per cent of Australian midwives are of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background despite six per cent of all Australian births being Indigenous. Angela Coe is a Wiradjuri woman from Cowra, Central New South Wales. She lives in Redfern ...
Bureau of Stats has NAIDOC numbersPS News

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Bega District News
EDITORIAL: Indigenous languages should have a voice in education
Bega District News
Over the years researchers have ignored or left out the Djiringanj from their work, further confusing non-Indigenous Australia's understanding of the Bega Valley's original people. People of all ages are hungry to learn and understand more of the ...

Indigenous voice key to education progress
SBS
Aboriginal educational disadvantage will only be addressed with the full participation of indigenous people, from the national level down to individual schools, a review has found. A review released by the Australian Council for Educational Research on ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous people jailed for stalking in NSW increases eightfold, report finds
The Guardian
“I was troubled by the fact that this did not look like an upsurge in offending, it looked like an upsurge in policing and court severity,” he told Guardian Australia. “If we are serious about reducing Indigenous imprisonment, it's really sad that we ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous people jailed for stalking in NSW increases eightfold, report finds
The Guardian
“I was troubled by the fact that this did not look like an upsurge in offending, it looked like an upsurge in policing and court severity,” he told Guardian Australia. “If we are serious about reducing Indigenous imprisonment, it's really sad that we ...

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Indigenous voice key to education progress
The Australian
"Indigenous Australian children carry with them the educational and trauma debts of their parents, grandparents and communities," he said. Dr Gillan, who is Executive Director of Education Partnerships in the Northern Territory Education Department ...

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Indigenous voice key to education progress - The Australian
The Australian
Aboriginal educational disadvantage will only be addressed with the full participation of indigenous people, from the national level down to individual schools, ...

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Indigenous voice key to education progress
NEWS.com.au
"Indigenous Australian children carry with them the educational and trauma debts of their parents, grandparents and communities," he said. Dr Gillan, who is Executive Director of Education Partnerships in the Northern Territory Education Department ...

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Cowra Guardian
Barnardos Australia comes to Cowra
Cowra Guardian
“Our Aboriginal program is the only one in this area and it has an Aboriginal manager, Aboriginal staff, aboriginal carers and Aboriginal children”. If you are interested in becoming a foster carer for Barnardos Australia contact the Cowra Branch on ...

The West Australian
Census shows Christianity not dead
The West Australian
Of those born in Australia, 12 per cent (3739) were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. Housing and education remain an issue for the indigenous community. Figures showed a higher proportion of indigenous people renting than in homeownership and the ...

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The North West Star
Letting the hair down at the Naidoc Gala Dinner
The North West Star
“It's highlighting the aboriginal community not just in Mount Isa, but nationally,” Mr Solomon said. “It's about all us Australians coming together, the aboriginal and non-aboriginal community, and showcasing the aboriginal community together. That's ...

ABC Online
Women's World Cup: England shake a hoodoo, and expose Australia's concealed flaws
ABC Online
At 20 years of age, she will captain Australia's Indigenous side to England next year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Australian touring team. She is, on every front, a class prospect with the bat. And in this Australian team? She has ...

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9Coach (blog)
Why Australian Ninja Warrior's Jack Wilson wants you to do every workout in budgie smugglers
9Coach (blog)
Partly because it's a memorable way to celebrate his Indigenous heritage. But mostly it's because he just really, really likes budgie smugglers. “I'm well known for my Budgy Smugglers. I always wear them,” he tells Coach. “So I thought if I'm going to ...

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The West Australian
Aboriginal footy talent 'let down by AFL inaction'
The West Australian
Once one of Australia's most exciting footballers, Michael Mitchell fears Aboriginal talent is being lost at the elite level because of AFL inaction at the game's grassroots. The 1984 Sandover medallist and dual All-Australian, who won the AFL's 1990 ...

The West Australian
Aboriginal footy talent 'let down by AFL inaction'
The West Australian
Once one of Australia's most exciting footballers, Michael Mitchell fears Aboriginal talent is being lost at the elite level because of AFL inaction at the game's grassroots. The 1984 Sandover medallist and dual All-Australian, who won the AFL's 1990 ...

The Australian
EU trade deal hopes for 2019
The Australian
President Macron told reporters it would build an Australian industry while deepening the relationship with his country. Both leaders played on the theme of “dreaming” with President Macron referring to the Aboriginal dreamtime. “We will never stop ...
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in ParisNEWS.com.au

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The West Australian
French-Australian 'common vision' praised
The West Australian
He also thanked Mr Turnbull for ratifying the Paris climate agreement that binds Australia to meeting carbon-emission reductions of 26-28 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030. Mr Macron also invoked a saying attributed to indigenous Australians that “those ...

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ABC Local
Call for tough penalties for fake Aboriginal-style souvenirs during Commonwealth Games
ABC Local
Aboriginal leaders have vowed to name and shame anyone selling fake Indigenous arts and crafts, boomerangs or didgeridoos during the Commonwealth Games on Queensland's Gold Coast. Activist Sam Watson said there were concerns souvenir and gift ...

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Voice of America
New Map Details Aboriginal Massacres in Australia
Voice of America
Researchers in Australia have created what they say is the most detailed map ever to record the massacres of Indigenous Australians by European settlers. The document, published by the University of Newcastle, took four years to produce, and followed ...

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Voice of America
New Map Details Aboriginal Massacres in Australia
Voice of America
Researchers in Australia have created what they say is the most detailed map ever to record the massacres of Indigenous Australians by European settlers. The document, published by the University of Newcastle, took four years to produce, and followed ...

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