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In Western Australia, an Aboriginal man has walked free from prison after the Appeals Court overturned his conviction for manslaughter. Gene Gibson is from a remote indigenous community and barely understands English, the language in which he was tried and convicted. His lawyers argued he didn't understand what was going on when he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 21-year-old Josh Warnecke. Featured: Michael Lundberg, Gene Gibson's lawyer

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Indigenous man Gene Gibson has manslaughter conviction over Josh Warneke's death overturned in WA court
9news.com.au
A cognitively impaired Indigenous man convicted of killing a 21-year-old man in Western Australia's north has won an appeal and walked free from jail after almost five years behind bars. Gene Gibson, from the remote desert community of Kiwirrkurra, has ...

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Aboriginal man's killing conviction dumped
The Australian
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Gene Gibson freed as conviction for Broome manslaughter of Josh Warneke quashedABC Online
Freed after four years: Illiterate Aboriginal man wins appeal against manslaughter convictionYahoo7 News
Gene Gibson's manslaughter conviction for Josh Warneke killing thrown outNEWS.com.au

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ABC Online
Gene Gibson's conviction for Broome manslaughter of Josh Warneke overturned
ABC Online
"The very agency tasked with protecting and supporting Gene, failed, and failed dismally and has taken the process of justice back 50 years for Aboriginal Australians. "There must be consequences for this as Gene and his family have borne the full ...
Aboriginal man's killing conviction dumpedThe Australian
Manslaughter charge sensationally droppedNEWS.com.au

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The Guardian
Indigenous policy a failure for decades
The Australian
"Half a century on from the historic 1967 referendum, far too many indigenous Australians live in circumstances akin to those in developing countries," Oxfam Australia chief executive Dr Helen Szoke said. In May 1967, more than 90 per cent of ...
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says ...The Guardian
Clark part of Indigenous Executive Leaders program - richmondfc ...Richmond
Stark Indigenous inequality calls for governments to reset agenda: new reportMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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The Guardian
Indigenous policy a failure for decades
NEWS.com.au
"Half a century on from the historic 1967 referendum, far too many indigenous Australians live in circumstances akin to those in developing countries," Oxfam Australia chief executive Dr Helen Szoke said. In May 1967, more than 90 per cent of ...
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says ...The Guardian
Clark part of Indigenous Executive Leaders program - richmondfc ...Richmond

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The Guardian
Indigenous policy a failure for decades
The Australian
"Half a century on from the historic 1967 referendum, far too many indigenous Australians live in circumstances akin to those in developing countries," Oxfam Australia chief executive Dr Helen Szoke said. In May 1967, more than 90 per cent of ...
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says ...The Guardian
Stark Indigenous inequality calls for governments to reset agenda: new reportMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
Clark part of Indigenous Executive Leaders program - richmondfc ...Richmond

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SBS
'Entrenched disadvantage': Indigenous policy a failure for decades, Oxfam says
SBS
Decades of failed Indigenous government policy has condemned Aboriginal Australians to stark inequality and entrenched disadvantage. That's the verdict of Oxfam Australia's latest report, which shows one in five Indigenous households fall in the ...
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says ...The Guardian

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SBS
'Entrenched disadvantage': Indigenous policy a failure for decades, Oxfam says
SBS
Decades of failed Indigenous government policy has condemned Aboriginal Australians to stark inequality and entrenched disadvantage. That's the verdict of Oxfam Australia's latest report, which shows one in five Indigenous households fall in the ...

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The Australian
Bill Shorten isolated over Adani coalmine opposition
The Australian
Mr Dreyfus said Labor wanted to “resolve this issue as soon as possible” but attacked the Prime Minister for consulting with foreign billionaires instead of indigenous Australians about the native-title changes. “Let's be clear — this is not about ...
Concerns over coal-laden water spill from Adani's Abbot Point coal terminal near the Great Barrier ReefNEWS.com.au

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The Guardian
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says Oxfam
The Guardian
Successive Australian governments have failed to achieve meaningful change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, according to a report by Oxfam that calls for a drastic overhaul of all areas of Indigenous policy and interaction with ...
Indigenous policy a failure for decadesYahoo7 News

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The Guardian
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says Oxfam
The Guardian
Successive Australian governments have failed to achieve meaningful change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, according to a report by Oxfam that calls for a drastic overhaul of all areas of Indigenous policy and interaction with ...
Indigenous policy a failure for decadesYahoo7 News

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The Advertiser
Why footy bigotry hurts all indigenous Australians
The Advertiser
For many indigenous Australians, myself included, it didn't just feel like they were booing Adam Goodes. It felt like they were booing the rest of us too, and you just pray that if you go to a game, no one starts doing it in front of you. Professional ...
Indigenous players demand end to racist abuseSBS
Racist AFL fans learn nothing from Goodes experienceThe Australian
AFL: Aboriginal football players call for end to racial abuseCNN International
Sports News -ABC Online
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The Advertiser
Why footy bigotry hurts all indigenous Australians
The Advertiser
For many indigenous Australians, myself included, it didn't just feel like they were booing Adam Goodes. It felt like they were booing the rest of us too, and you just pray that if you go to a game, no one starts doing it in front of you. Professional ...
Port bans fan in latest AFL racism rowThe West Australian
Indigenous players demand end to racist abuseSBS
Racist AFL fans learn nothing from Goodes experienceThe Australian
AFL.com.au -Port Adelaide -ABC Online
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Southern Cross
Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if if put more people closer ...

Southern Cross
Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if if put more people closer ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Census: 'Typical' Indigenous profile a 23-year-old woman
The Sydney Morning Herald
The census snapshot was able to give a far more detailed profiled of a non-Indigenous 'typical' Australian. She was a 38-year-old woman who has two kids and is married, with a three-bedroom home and two cars. She finished year 12. Both her parents were ...
Census 2016: Meet 'Claire', mother of two and 'the typical Australian'The New Daily
ABS census describes 'typical' Australian. So, are you above average?The Australian Financial Review
Census reveals the typical AustralianSky News Australia
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Census: 'Typical' Indigenous profile a 23-year-old woman
The Sydney Morning Herald
The census snapshot was able to give a far more detailed profiled of a non-Indigenous 'typical' Australian. She was a 38-year-old woman who has two kids and is married, with a three-bedroom home and two cars. She finished year 12. Both her parents were ...
Typical Australian a married 38yo woman with two kids, census data showsABC Online
Census reveals how 'average Aussie' looksThe Australian
Australian census: The 'typical' Victorian isn't who you might thinkThe Age
The Conversation AU
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Australian Census: 'Typical' Indigenous profile a 23-year-old woman
Barossa & Light Herald
The census snapshot was able to give a far more detailed profiled of a non-Indigenous 'typical' Australian. She was a 38-year-old woman who has two kids and is married, with a three-bedroom home and two cars. She finished year 12. Both her parents were ...
Meet the typical Aussie; mortgaged up mum with two kids and two carsYahoo7 News
Census data casts light on the 'typical' AustralianABC Online
Census reveals how 'average Aussie' looksThe Australian
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The West Australian
Port bans fan in latest AFL racism row
The West Australian
Port says its indigenous ruckman Paddy Ryder was also racially vilified during the game by an Adelaide supporter, who ran away before security were alerted. Another Port Adelaide supporter, Maxine Spratt, 31, was reported by South Australian police on ...
Indigenous players demand end to racist abuseSBS
'Don't come to our games': Gill slams racismAFL.com.au
Port Adelaide Power take action over Eddie Betts racist abuseABC Online
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