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Australia failing in six out of seven target areas to improve indigenous disadvantage
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Jackie Huggins, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First People's, said far more needed to be done to stem the “horrible” statistics underpinning indigenous disadvantage and it was time to draw a line in the sand. “While there have been ...
National progress on indigenous Closing the Gap programs stallingThe Australian
Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchangedThe Sydney Morning Herald
Closing the Gap: Malcolm Turnbull says Indigenous health and wealth progress 'not enough'ABC Online
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The Guardian
Apology symbol of hope
Shepparton News
Yesterday was an important anniversary for our indigenous community — a day of celebration and reflection. Nine years ago former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stood in the House of Representatives and apologised to Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Indigenous child removal rate risks 'second stolen generation', Kevin Rudd warnsThe Guardian
10 things you should know about the National ApologySBS
Rudd warns of second Stolen GenerationSky News Australia

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The Australian
PoliticsNow: Kevin Rudd - energy debate is dumb dumb dumb
The Australian
Since the 1967 referendum, Mr Turnbull said there were more indigenous Australians in “school, in universities, in employment, in business, living longer lives and in better health.” “Let's ensure we continue to celebrate the successes along the way ...
Nick Xenophon says Coalition may be 'wasting billions' on defence – politics liveThe Guardian

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The West Australian
Kevin Rudd warns of a new “stolen generation”
The West Australian
Malcolm Turnbull will today lay out an agenda for his new indigenous advisory council as a report reveals insufficient progress in improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians. The Prime Minister is due to present the ninth Closing the Gap report to ...
Apology symbol of hopeShepparton News
Indigenous child removal rate risks 'second stolen generation', Kevin Rudd warnsThe Guardian
10 things you should know about the National ApologySBS
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The West Australian
Kevin Rudd warns of a new “stolen generation”
The West Australian
Malcolm Turnbull will today lay out an agenda for his new indigenous advisory council as a report reveals insufficient progress in improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians. The Prime Minister is due to present the ninth Closing the Gap report to ...
Tony Abbott 'disappointed' with Malcolm Turnbull not spending time ...ABC Online
Indigenous report card to be handed downSBS
Day part of healing processShepparton News
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Day part of healing process
Shepparton News
Through centuries of oppression and hardship, aboriginal Australians have managed to uphold the spirit of their rich culture and survival, which was marked at an annual breakfast yesterday. The event signified a day to acknowledge and apologise for the ...

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New legislation on fake Indigenous art
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It is reported that up to 80% of tourist shops and markets sell 'Aboriginal style' souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's Competition and Consumer laws it is not illegal for 'Aboriginal Style' imports to be sold ...

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New legislation on fake Indigenous art
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It is reported that up to 80% of tourist shops and markets sell 'Aboriginal style' souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's Competition and Consumer laws it is not illegal for 'Aboriginal Style' imports to be sold ...

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The Guardian
Nick Xenophon rules out support for omnibus savings bill – politics live
The Guardian
so that a broad range of views are heard and brought to bear on improving not only what we do but the way we do it. We'll work to ensure that the Closing the Gap initiatives are community driven and recognise that Indigenous leaders are absolutely ...
PoliticsNow: Nick Xenophon blocks childcare billThe Australian

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Noel Pearson's model for recognition wins support
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians have strongly backed Noel Pearson's call for a new Indigenous body recognised by the constitution to have a voice to the national Parliament. Aborigines from the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia met last weekend ...
Closing the Gap failure a political disaster for all, says Kevin RuddThe Australian

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The Australian
Close the Gap: millions are wasted and indigenous people get scraps
The Australian
Although upwards of $30 billion is spent nationwide annually on services to indigenous people — the equivalent of about $40,000 per indigenous Australian, compared with about $20,000 per Australian generally — relatively little actually ends up in ...

The Australian
Traditional indigenous art form bears the hopes for change
The Australian
The timber vessel, traditionally used for food gathering but also functioning as a baby's cradle, will deliver the hopes of indigenous Australia to the Prime Minister's care. Shortly afterwards, he will deliver the 9th annual Closing the Gap report ...
Noel Pearson's model for recognition wins supportThe Sydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott 'disappointed' with Malcolm Turnbull not spending time ...ABC Online
Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous tripsNEWS.com.au
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ABC Online
Tony Abbott 'disappointed' with Malcolm Turnbull not spending time in Indigenous communities
ABC Online
"It is a little disappointing there is no annual governmental pilgrimage to remote Aboriginal Australia any more," Mr Abbott, the Member for Warringah, said. "I'm not trying to say somehow the whole world was transformed as a result of this. "But I ...
Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous tripsNEWS.com.au

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ABC Online
Tony Abbott 'disappointed' with Malcolm Turnbull not spending time in Indigenous communities
ABC Online
"It is a little disappointing there is no annual governmental pilgrimage to remote Aboriginal Australia any more," Mr Abbott, the Member for Warringah, said. "I'm not trying to say somehow the whole world was transformed as a result of this. "But I ...
Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous tripsThe Australian

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Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous trips
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Mr Turnbull on Tuesday will hand down the annual report card on efforts to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in health, education and employment. As prime minister, Mr Abbott took senior ministers and officials on a trip ...

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Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous trips
Perth Now
"I think it is a little disappointing there is no annual governmental pilgrimage to remote Aboriginal Australia anymore," Mr Abbott told ABC radio. Mr Abbott visited Torres Strait and the northern tip of Queensland in 2015 and Nhulunbuy in the Northern ...

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ABC Online
Abbott sad PM stopped indigenous trips
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Mr Turnbull on Tuesday will hand down the annual report card on efforts to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in health, education and employment. As prime minister, Mr Abbott took senior ministers and officials on a trip ...
Greens urge Government to address 'shameful' Indigenous - ABCABC Online

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The Guardian
Indigenous child removal rate risks 'second stolen generation', Kevin Rudd warns
The Guardian
“Then there was the Little Children Are Sacred inquiry which increased the focus on Indigenous child welfare. By the end of June 2007 it had jumped by one-and-half thousand to 7,917,” Rudd said at the Australian National University on Monday evening.

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SBS
Anniversary of sorry speech sees online call to action for Aboriginal child removals
SBS
But even during Rudd's speech, Aboriginal children were being forcibly taken from their families by welfare agencies in numbers far higher than any time in Australia's history. These numbers have increased dramatically since then, from approximately ...
Stolen Generations funding to support SA healing and community programsABC Online
Victories for Indigenous people are always short-lived. That's why we need a treaty – nowThe Guardian

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's 'most significant site' kept off UNESCO's World Heritage list
The Sydney Morning Herald
... site" and West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has said its listing on UNESCO's World Heritage list is "inevitable". Despite this, federal and state governments have failed to seek World Heritage listing for the Burrup Peninsula Aboriginal rock ...
CSIRO pulled out of Burrup Peninsula rock art studyWAtoday

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