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$30 million for indigenous ranger training
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More indigenous rangers will be protecting Australia's coastlines and bushlands with $30 million in federal funding for training to boost jobs in remote communities. Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion announced the investment while visiting ...

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$30 million for indigenous ranger training
The Australian
The federal budget committed $15 million to new Indigenous Protected Areas and ongoing funding for the program for five years. It also announced $55.7 million over five years to help improve the job prospects of indigenous Australians across the country.

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$30 million for indigenous ranger training
The Australian
The federal budget committed $15 million to new Indigenous Protected Areas and ongoing funding for the program for five years. It also announced $55.7 million over five years to help improve the job prospects of indigenous Australians across the country.

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National Indigenous Times
From surf to the sky: Torres Strait Islander artist paints education as the future
SBS
Today, up-and-coming artist Zachary Bennett-Brook - whose work has garnered international attention - says the 1967 referendum has helped develop an "overall acceptance" of Indigenous culture. “I feel over the last 50 years Australia has taken great ...
250% jump in female prison rates sounds alarm for reformNational Indigenous Times

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Indigenous kids presenting at burns units in higher numbers: study
National Indigenous Times
A smaller proportion of Indigenous children with burns were treated in a hospital with a paediatric tertiary burns unit, fitting with previous studies that show Indigenous Australians experience inequities in the delivery of medical services. One of ...

National Indigenous Times
250% jump in female prison rates sounds alarm for reform
National Indigenous Times
In a bombshell report released on Monday, the Human Rights Law Centre said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women make up about 34 percent of Australia's female prison population, despite accounting for only two percent of the nation's adult ...

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Australian Mining
Fortescue signs lifting and rigging contract with Aboriginal supplier
Australian Mining
“By facilitating strong businesses we are creating more jobs and development opportunities for Aboriginal Australians, which are in turn changing lives and helping to build stronger communities,” Power said. The Billion Opportunities program has ...

The Australian
Conservatives back 'tangible' change model for indigenous recognition
The Australian
“It is vital that the voices and opinions of indigenous Australians are heard in the processes of parliament.” This, and the declaration of recognition, he said, “would deliver tangible, positive results for indigenous Australians and allow the nation ...

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The Australian
Indigenous academics creating 'new rigour in thinking'
The Australian
In Canberra, Professor Anderson has been tasked with co-ordinating a review of the Council of Australian Governments' response to Closing the Gap targets for indigenous social and economic policy. His work will frame the national agenda for the next ...

The Australian
Indigenous academics creating 'new rigour in thinking'
The Australian
In Canberra, Professor Anderson has been tasked with co-ordinating a review of the Council of Australian Governments' response to Closing the Gap targets for indigenous social and economic policy. His work will frame the national agenda for the next ...

The West Australian
WA Police roll out new look uniforms
The West Australian
“During NAIDOC week, we're going to have about 2100 of these uniforms distributed to police officers who will wear them, and they're going to wear them in recognition of Aboriginal culture,” Mr O'Callaghan said. Officers will wear the shirts with new ...

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ABC Online
Chanel's $2000 boomerang sparks complaints and confusion from Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
The National Museum of Australia describes boomerangs as playing "an important role in Aboriginal culture as objects of work and leisure", but following the arrival of Europeans in Australia they became popular as a souvenir by the late 19th century.
Chanel's $2000 boomerang criticised for 'humiliating' Indigenous Australian cultureThe Guardian
Chanel Has Been Accused of Cultural Appropriation Over a $1500 BoomerangTIME
Chanel's £1100 boomerang branded 'a new level of ignorance' for appropriating Aboriginal cultureTelegraph.co.uk
Heat Street -SBS
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ABC Online
Chanel's $2000 boomerang sparks complaints and confusion from Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
The National Museum of Australia describes boomerangs as playing "an important role in Aboriginal culture as objects of work and leisure", but following the arrival of Europeans in Australia they became popular as a souvenir by the late 19th century.
Chanel's $2000 boomerang criticised for 'humiliating' Indigenous Australian cultureThe Guardian
Chanel regrets 'some may have felt offended' at new $1900 boomerangThe Sydney Morning Herald
Chanel's very expensive boomerang reeks of cultural insensitivityMashable
Huffington Post Australia -TIME -Daily Review
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SBS
Meet Dr Anthony Murray, who is set to become Australia's first Indigenous orthopaedic surgeon
SBS
Last year, David became Australia's first Indigenous general surgeon. Now Anthony is an orthopaedic registrar, and on his way to becoming the country's first Indigenous orthopaedic surgeon. "As much as it is a badge of honour, it's also kind of sad ...

SBS
Meet Dr Anthony Murray, who is set to become Australia's first Indigenous orthopaedic surgeon
SBS
Last year, David became Australia's first Indigenous general surgeon. Now Anthony is an orthopaedic registrar, and on his way to becoming the country's first Indigenous orthopaedic surgeon. "As much as it is a badge of honour, it's also kind of sad ...

Coffs Coast Advocate
Help protect Australia's Aboriginal languages
Coffs Coast Advocate
COFFS Harbour MP Andrew Fraser has urged the the community to help develop an Aboriginal languages legislation to help protect them in the future. Mr Fraser said NSW plans to be the first state in Australia to pass the legislation. "The NSW Government ...

Coffs Coast Advocate
Help protect Australia's Aboriginal languages
Coffs Coast Advocate
COFFS Harbour MP Andrew Fraser has urged the the community to help develop an Aboriginal languages legislation to help protect them in the future. Mr Fraser said NSW plans to be the first state in Australia to pass the legislation. "The NSW Government ...

Chinchilla News
No indigenous Australian has been here, until now
Chinchilla News
Yet more than two centuries after colonisation and 50 years since Aboriginal people won full citizenship there is still one profession that no indigenous person has ever gotten into, one job that no indigenous Australian has ever had. That is, until now.

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No indigenous Australian has been here, until now
Chinchilla News
No other indigenous man or woman has ever made it into this elite set. Dr Murray will be the first indigenous orthopedic surgeon since these guys arrived. News Corp Australia. He is one of only two fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ...

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SBS
Chansey Paech: Indigenous politician fighting for equality
SBS
As Australia's first openly gay Indigenous politician, Mr Paech is making waves in the Labor seat of Namatjira. He told SBS Viceland's The Feed he liked to think of himself "as a face of real change". "Changing the way that governments have ...