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The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous enrolments at university increase but prestige institutions lag
The Sydney Morning Herald
Ms Robinson said that on the latest figures Indigenous students are 1.6 per cent of undergraduate enrolments nationally, but 2.7 per cent of Australia's working-age population. "So there's more to do, and our universities are determined to keep lifting ...

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ABC Local
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator says
ABC Local
The removal of bones from an Aboriginal baby's grave on a sacred site should be investigated by the South Australian coroner, according to the administrator covering the area involved. The director of administration in the APY Lands, Rex Tjami, said ...
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial caveThe Advertiser

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The Advertiser
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator says
ABC Local
The removal of bones from an Aboriginal baby's grave on a sacred site should be investigated by the South Australian coroner, according to the administrator covering the area involved. The director of administration in the APY Lands, Rex Tjami, said ...
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial caveThe Advertiser

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$40m for 'robust, independent evaluation' of Indigenous policy
The Mandarin (registration)
The IAS was, according to PM&C, “a major reform in the administration and delivery of services and programs to Indigenous Australians in response to widespread criticism over many years.” It consolidated 150 funded activities under 27 separate programs ...

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Cosmos
The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens
Cosmos
Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into a Kamilaroi family. But when at the age of 17 he met his biological mother, she regaled him with ...

Cosmos
The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens
Cosmos
Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into a Kamilaroi family. But when at the age of 17 he met his biological mother, she regaled him with ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Bob Katter to introduce law to protect indigenous artists from being ripped off
Gold Coast Bulletin
It has been reported that up to 80 per cent of tourist shops and markets have been selling “Aboriginal-style” souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's competition and consumer laws, it is not illegal for ...

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Blue Mountains Gazette
Barnaby Joyce launches extraordinary attack on people who want to move Australia Day
Blue Mountains Gazette
Describing himself as a "conservative, Anglo-Celtic Australian," Mr Macfarlane has said that the day was inherently divisive because it commemorated what many Indigenous Australians regard as an invasion. He likened it to the idea of a Scottish person ...
City of Yarra to debate whether to dump Australia Day celebrationsHerald Sun

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The Cairns Post
Bob Katter to introduce law to protect indigenous artists from being ripped off
The Cairns Post
It has been reported that up to 80 per cent of tourist shops and markets have been selling “Aboriginal-style” souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's competition and consumer laws, it is not illegal for ...

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The Advertiser
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial cave
The Advertiser
The State Government has agreed to fund the reburial of the skeletal remains of the child — which a respected Aboriginal elder says died following the Maralinga atomic testing more than 50 years ago. Coroner Mark Johns has ordered a comprehensive ...
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator saysABC Local

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Herald Sun
City of Yarra to debate whether to dump Australia Day celebrations
Herald Sun
AN inner city council may consider dumping Australia Day celebrations because they could offend Aborigines. City of Yarra Greens mayor Amanda Stone says January 26 marks the arrival of white settlers and the start of the dispossession of indigenous ...

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Herald Sun
City of Yarra to debate whether to dump Australia Day celebrations
Herald Sun
AN inner city council may consider dumping Australia Day celebrations because they could offend Aborigines. City of Yarra Greens mayor Amanda Stone says January 26 marks the arrival of white settlers and the start of the dispossession of indigenous ...

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Wanderlust
Searching the Songlines - discovering hiking trails, aboriginal culture and wildlife in Northern Australia
Wanderlust
The red hot dust blew around us. I'd been driving for two hours in the company of Sammy Wilson, an Aboriginal man whose clan name was Uluru. This made him one of the traditional owners of the rock of the same name, Australia's best-known landmark, ...

The Mercury
Defence says Rio Olympics sparked recruitment rush
The Mercury
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 per cent leap in indigenous Australians signing up to join the permanent military. Figures ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Australian Defence Forces recruitment: Huge spike in indigenous ...
dailytelegraph.com.au
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 ...

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Herald Sun
Australian Defence Forces recruitment: Huge spike in indigenous ...
Herald Sun
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Greg Inglis says the NRL must retain the Indigenous All Stars concept
dailytelegraph.com.au
“It does educate a lot of people about the Aboriginal culture and Australia in general.” In the lead-up to Friday's All Stars clash in Newcastle, Inglis and his teammates assembled at the Quarantine Station in Manly for their annual Indigenous camp ...

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9news.com.au
Tirade against Australia Day posted on naval officer's Facebook page
9news.com.au
And I still don't.” The post goes on to declare while soldiers, sailors and airmen are honoured on those days, the impact of Australia Day on indigenous Australians is “overlooked”. Why does Australia neglect our history and my people on this day?” it ...

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SBS
Upcoming supermodel Lala to jet off China for the 2017 World Supermodel Pageant
SBS
Everybody has a dream, and for last year's Aboriginal Model Search winner Lala Bayles, it's to represent Aboriginal Australia in the modeling industry. She's now one step closer to achieveing her goal and has recently been selected to represent ...

Western Advocate
OPINION: News from Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Western Advocate
Saltbush, which centres on two friends as they cross Australia on foot, is an interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia, celebrated through live dance, music, song and stories. Children are invited to explore, play ...

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