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Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Homeless Hit Hardest By Funding Uncertainty
Pro Bono Australia
Research from AHURI has found there are no government programs that specifically target supporting homeless Indigenous Australians or those at risk of experiencing homelessness, despite their being significantly overrepresented in the homeless ...

Courier Mail
The woman with “the best job in the world”
Courier Mail
WITH her professional responsibilities stretching across a 350,000 square kilometre sweep of central Australia, it's fair to say Andrea Mason has a very big job. But as the renowned Indigenous leader puts it, her role as Chief Executive Officer of the ...

The Advertiser
The woman with “the best job in the world”
The Advertiser
WITH her professional responsibilities stretching across a 350,000 square kilometre sweep of central Australia, it's fair to say Andrea Mason has a very big job. But as the renowned Indigenous leader puts it, her role as Chief Executive Officer of the ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
The woman with “the best job in the world”
dailytelegraph.com.au
To that end the qualified lawyer, businesswoman and former national leader of the Family First Party is working hard to integrate elements of corporate Australia into traditional Aboriginal cultural approaches to create employment, support health and ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
The woman with “the best job in the world”
dailytelegraph.com.au
WITH her professional responsibilities stretching across a 350,000 square kilometre sweep of central Australia, it's fair to say Andrea Mason has a very big job. But as the renowned Indigenous leader puts it, her role as Chief Executive Officer of the ...

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The Australian
Too many caught up in cycle of the sorry business
The Australian
Present damage caused by historical wrongs became a fashionable cause in Canadian indigenous politics in the 1990s, and Kevin Rudd's acclaimed apology to indigenous Australians unwittingly encouraged its importation to Australia. Aboriginal and Torres ...

The Australian
Stolen Generation court battle: sisters win $200k after Linda Burney appeals
The Australian
In a passionate letter addressed to the court, Ms Burney, who is the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's House of Representatives, argued that "a forced adoption" had torn the family apart more than 50 years ago, but their love for each other ...

The Australian
Too many caught up in cycle of the sorry business
The Australian
Indigenous Australians “have experienced trauma as a result of colonisation, dispossession and dislocation, as well as the trauma of ongoing racism, family violence and other events”, wrote Calma, citing as his authority a little-known emeritus ...

Courier Mail
If you love Australia, change the date
Courier Mail
In 1938, then Australian premiers gathered in Sydney to mark 150 years since the First Fleet's landing. That same day, Aboriginal leaders held a Day of Mourning and Protest to highlight the mistreatment of Aboriginal people and campaign for equal rights.

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Courier Mail
If you love Australia, change the date
Courier Mail
In 1938, then Australian premiers gathered in Sydney to mark 150 years since the First Fleet's landing. That same day, Aboriginal leaders held a Day of Mourning and Protest to highlight the mistreatment of Aboriginal people and campaign for equal rights.
Australia Day is an 'inappropriate way and day to celebrate'Northern Star

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dailytelegraph.com.au
If you love Australia, change the date
dailytelegraph.com.au
In 1938, then Australian premiers gathered in Sydney to mark 150 years since the First Fleet's landing. That same day, Aboriginal leaders held a Day of Mourning and Protest to highlight the mistreatment of Aboriginal people and campaign for equal rights.

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Warren Mundine: We must stop celebrating Australia Day on ...
dailytelegraph.com.au
This week we mark a very significant day in Australias history. January, 26, 1788 was the first time Europeans landed on this continent to stay.
Australia Day is an 'inappropriate way and day to celebrate ...Northern Star

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Perth Now
If you love Australia, change the date
Perth Now
In 1938, then Australian premiers gathered in Sydney to mark 150 years since the First Fleet's landing. That same day, Aboriginal leaders held a Day of Mourning and Protest to highlight the mistreatment of Aboriginal people and campaign for equal rights.

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9news.com.au
2017 Australian of the Year: The seniors getting recognition for their 'extraordinary contributions'
9news.com.au
A former member of Australian 60s girl group the Sapphires, Ms Peeler now serves as a principal at Worawa Aboriginal College. Through her work, Ms Peeler has served as a cultural advocate, ensuring Indigenous knowledge and values are incorporated ...

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9news.com.au
2017 Australian of the Year: The seniors getting recognition for their 'extraordinary contributions'
9news.com.au
A former member of Australian 60s girl group the Sapphires, Ms Peeler now serves as a principal at Worawa Aboriginal College. Through her work, Ms Peeler has served as a cultural advocate, ensuring Indigenous knowledge and values are incorporated ...

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New Matilda
Think The Muslim Australia Day Billboard Should Be Re-instated? Think Again
New Matilda
Islamophobia cannot be fought without undermining white supremacy, and white supremacy in Australia is contingent on the oppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – of which 'Australia Day' is a significant marker. There is no 'anti ...

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Domain News
It's time to rethink how we design our cities: Indigenous architect
Domain News
Samoan-born architect Dr Albert Refiti said Australian cities should adopt design principles that reflect Indigenous Australian identity. The State Library talk on Indigenous architecture. Photo: Jim Malo. “I think you really have to understand the ...

World News For January 23 2017
POPSUGAR Australia
Statistics show that young Indigenous people are more likely to take their own lives at five times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians. It's an unacceptable number that led to the creation of a community-based support service in West Australia that ...

ABC Online
Indigenous suicide: Struggling communities get $10 million funding boost
ABC Online
More than a third of Australia's youth suicides are Indigenous, and Indigenous children make up 80 per cent of those under 12 who take their own lives, said Indigenous suicide researcher Gerry Georgatos, who works on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Why I don't support changing the date of Amnesia DayEureka Street (registration)

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ABC Online
Indigenous suicide: Struggling communities get $10 million funding ...
ABC Online
A community-based support service to prevent Indigenous suicides is getting a $10 million boost as the Government begins to roll it out across Australia.

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