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Syphilis outbreak in NT 'massive', doctors urge awareness in remote communities
ABC Online
"There has been a syphilis outbreak across the north of Australia," Professor James Ward, head of Infectious Diseases Research Program for Aboriginal Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, said. "There are lots of efforts ...

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Indigenous treaty commissioner Roger Thomas appointed in South Australia
ABC Online
South Australia's independent treaty commissioner will be senior Aboriginal community leader Roger Thomas, who will draft a proposed framework after negotiations with Indigenous communities.

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Indigenous treaty commissioner Roger Thomas appointed in South Australia
ABC Online
South Australia's independent treaty commissioner will be senior Aboriginal community leader Roger Thomas, who will draft a proposed framework after negotiations with Indigenous communities.

SBS
COMMENT: Racism stems from power, control, inequity, and greed - not our identity
SBS
As Aboriginal people we are told by everyone else who we are and how we are supposed to behave. We are told by media, mainstream Australia, government, by other Aboriginal people and by elders. Interestingly, my identity as Mithaka is not similarly ...

National Indigenous Times
Snapper captures Islamic spirit in a different light
National Indigenous Times
NITV is celebrating Race Week by collaborating with leading Australian photographer, Stuart Miller, to present a photo essay of portraits of Indigenous Australian Muslims. The concept stemmed from a thought-provoking quote from boxing legend Anthony ...

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National Indigenous Times
Snapper captures Islamic spirit in a different light
National Indigenous Times
NITV is celebrating Race Week by collaborating with leading Australian photographer, Stuart Miller, to present a photo essay of portraits of Indigenous Australian Muslims. The concept stemmed from a thought-provoking quote from boxing legend Anthony ...
Closing the gap more than a dream at Mount Lawley High SchoolEducationHQ Australia
Six gap targets aren't on trackThe Guardian (Australia)

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SBS
Is Australia racist? Here are the 10 stunning stats
SBS
31.6% of respondents claimed to have 'negative' feelings towards Muslim Australians, 22.4% claimed to have 'negative' feelings towards Middle-‐Eastern Australians while only 9% had negative feelings towards Aboriginal Australians. 36.4% believe the ...

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The West Australian
Gift aims to give more back
The West Australian
Despite being a member of one of Australia's best-known metal bands, in Leonora people would know him better if you called him “Dave's son”. His father, Dave Goddard, is well-known for his research and consulting work bridging the gapbetween Aboriginal ...

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Indigenous painter Albert Namatjira is widely regarded as one our greatest artists--his beautiful watercolour depictions of his country in central Australia stand apart in our artistic heritage. Yet you may be surprised to learn that since his premature death in 1959, none of Namatjira's descendents have earned a cent from any reproductions of his work. That's because the copyright to his estate was sold by the Northern Territory public trustee, reportedly without consultation with the Namatjira family, a deal which has been described as a major cultural injustice. A new initiative called the 'Namatjira Legacy Trust' aims to right this alleged injustice by raising funds to buy back the copyright of Albert Namatjira's images from the family who now own it. The campaign will be launched at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Friday. From ABC RN Breakfast Among those leading the initiative is art curator and Indigenous woman Hetti Perkins, the daughter of the late Charlie Perkins, who's had a long association with the Namatjira family.

The Canberra Times
Have the ear of leaders at National Youth Indigenous Parliament
The Canberra Times
Tamika Townsend dreams of an Australia where indigenous is a term paired with words beyond disadvantage, injustice and plight. The proud Yuin Nation woman is passionate about her people and traditions and jumped at the opportunity to say just that to ...

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SBS
In Pictures: Muslim, Aboriginal and outspoken
SBS
The National Census reported that 1,140 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians identify as Muslim. This figure has grown significantly in the last 15 years, almost doubling that of what was recorded in 2001. While Muslim conversion and ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led solutions key to closing the gapMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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SBS
In Pictures: Muslim, Aboriginal and outspoken
SBS
The National Census reported that 1,140 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians identify as Muslim. This figure has grown significantly in the last 15 years, almost doubling that of what was recorded in 2001. While Muslim conversion and ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led solutions key to closing the gapMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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Bilney building grub knowledge
Port Lincoln Times
La Trobe University PhD candidate Conrad Bilney began his research in 2014 to locate and identify edible grubs known to Indigenous Australians. Before the study only the witchetty grub was classified as edible. Mr Bilney, a Kokatha man, said Aboriginal ...

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Burrup Peninsula Aboriginal rock art could be given World Heritage status
WAtoday
One of Australia's most significant heritage sites – the Burrup Peninsula Aboriginal rock art in the state's north west – could soon be given World Heritage status. WA Premier Colin Barnett, who was in the Pilbara region on Monday, is calling for the ...

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SBS
Here's how every Australian can weave Indigenous culture into their identity
SBS
Indigenous people only make up just over two per cent of the population, meaning for Aboriginal material culture to be more present in the national identity of Australia, a huge number of non-Aboriginal people will need to engage with, celebrate and ...
The Power of song: Musician Jessie Lloyd has collected a treasure trove of Indigenous folk musicABC Online

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SBS
Here's how every Australian can weave Indigenous culture into their identity
SBS
The Australian national identity lacks Indigenous representation. I would like to see all Australians embrace and respect Indigenous culture. The problem is that this needs to be done in a certain way, and historically it hasn't been. Indigenous ...
Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchangedThe Young Witness
The Power of song: Musician Jessie Lloyd has collected a treasure trove of Indigenous folk musicABC Online

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Indigenous rugby teams prepare for battle on national stage at Ella Sevens
ABC Online
Two Queensland rugby union teams will be pitted against the rest of the country when they head to one of Australia's biggest Indigenous sevens tournaments. The CQ Black Magic Sevens [men's] team and women's team, the Highlanders, are the only teams ...

ABC Online
The Dutch Diaspora in Western Australia
ABC Online
... off the coast of Western Australia in the 16th and 17th centuries - with at least 100 sailors making it to shore. What happened to them? Dr Nonja Peters from Curtin University explains there's strong evidence they were looked after by local ...

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The New Daily
Racism highest for indigenous Australians
NEWS.com.au
While a significant proportion of all respondents had experienced discrimination, about two thirds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders reported being called names and being treated with a lack of trust and respect. About half of the respondents ...
Racism highest for indigenous Australians: surveyThe New Daily

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The Guardian
Racism highest for indigenous Aussies
NEWS.com.au
The findings were based on a survey of 6000 people between July and November 2015 that was commissioned by SBS for the documentary Is Australia Racist? While a significant proportion of respondents said they experienced discrimination, about two ...
Is Australia Racist? SBS documentary makes for uncomfortable viewingThe Guardian

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