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ABC Online
The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life
ABC Online
Dr Duane Hamacher is a leader in the study of Indigenous astronomy and has been working with Aboriginal elders at the site to reconstruct their knowledge of the stars and planets. "Some academics have referred to this stone arrangement here as ...

The Guardian
Aboriginal survival rests on success of royal commission – Indigenous advocate
The Guardian
Taken by counsel to a portion of her statement which said the issues raised by the 2006 report had been advocated by Aboriginal people for years prior, Anderson launched into a blistering critique on Australia's long history of investigating issues ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal survival rests on success of royal commission – Indigenous advocate
The Guardian
Taken by counsel to a portion of her statement which said the issues raised by the 2006 report had been advocated by Aboriginal people for years prior, Anderson launched into a blistering critique on Australia's long history of investigating issues ...

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Eureka Street (registration)
Funding policies silence Indigenous DV victims
Eureka Street (registration)
There is a general lack of trust among Indigenous Australians towards the Australian government. The effects of post colonisation are a primary contributor to this. To help reconcile the relationship between Indigenous communities and government, ...

SBS
How to make Australia the 'lucky country' for all children
SBS
The largest growing area of inequality is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with 19.3 per cent living in poverty compared to 12.4 per cent of non-indigenous children. Indigenous children aged 10 – 17 years are 26 times more likely to ...

SBS
How to make Australia the 'lucky country' for all children
SBS
The largest growing area of inequality is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with 19.3 per cent living in poverty compared to 12.4 per cent of non-indigenous children. Indigenous children aged 10 – 17 years are 26 times more likely to ...

ABC Online
Indigenous-led suicide prevention plan needed to fight Aboriginal death crisis: report
ABC Online
Aboriginal suicides are at record levels in remote Australia and mainstream prevention programs are failing, a major report has concluded. The ABC has obtained a copy of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project ...

ABC Online
Indigenous-led suicide prevention plan needed to fight Aboriginal death crisis: report
ABC Online
Aboriginal suicides are at record levels in remote Australia and mainstream prevention programs are failing, a major report has concluded. The ABC has obtained a copy of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project ...

SBS
Stillbirth rate in Australia is 'horrifying'
SBS
The rate of stillbirths among Indigenous mothers dropped 16 per cent. Despite this positive drop, Indigenous mothers are still 1.8 times more likely to loose a baby to stillbirth, according to the report. That's approximately 17.1 deaths per 1000 ...
ACT had second-highest rate for still births in country in 2012, new data showsThe Canberra Times

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The Australian
Indigenous hunters cruel to sealife, says Warren Entsch
The Australian
Liberal MP Warren Entsch has questioned why Australia has been so quick to oppose Japanese whaling but not paid the same attention to the plight of dugongs and sea turtles, as he called for tougher regulations against a “very small number” of ...
Coalition urged to regulate Indigenous hunting of endangered animalsThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Coalition urged to regulate Indigenous hunting of endangered animals
The Guardian
The Turnbull government is considering greater regulation of Indigenous Australians' hunting of dugongs and sea turtles. Malcolm Turnbull has asked the environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, to investigate serious complaints that vulnerable and ...

The Age
One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation'
The Age
Other taxpayer-funded media – SBS and NITV – serve immigrants and indigenous Australians. "All three broadcasters are biased against mainstream Australia. They distort Australian political culture and support aggressive political multiculturalism.".
One Nation senator blames violent crime on refugees, calls for ABC to be scrappedSBS

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The Sydney Morning Herald
One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation'
The Sydney Morning Herald
Other taxpayer-funded media – SBS and NITV – serve immigrants and indigenous Australians. "All three broadcasters are biased against mainstream Australia. They distort Australian political culture and support aggressive political multiculturalism.".
Senator blames violent crime on refugeesYahoo7 News

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Daily Mail
Shock blow for tragic teen's family
The Advertiser
The Goldfields are among many Australian regions plagued by suicides and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Tom Calma has described remote indigenous suicide as an “epidemic” and called on a bipartisan approach ...
Kalgoorlie suicide: Woman takes her life at scene where teenager Elijah Doughty diedABC Online
Relative of Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty killed in Kalgoorlie takes her own lifeDaily Mail
Elijah Doughty relative kills herself at site of 14-year-old's death in KalgoorlieThe Guardian

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Tas Aboriginal recognition on the cards
The West Australian
Opposition Aboriginal affairs spokeswoman Madeleine Ogilvie says she's proud of the initiative, which makes a "small but significant step". Tasmania is the only state in Australia not to acknowledge Aboriginal people in its constitution, according to ...

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The Guardian
Australian Senate joins push to repatriate Indigenous artefacts from British Museum
The Guardian
On Tuesday, Kelly sat in the public gallery while the Senate voted for a motion to support the repatriation of the shield and spears to Australia and the ownership of the Gweagal people. He won the support of the New South Wales parliament last month.

Tas Aboriginal recognition on the cards
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Opposition Aboriginal affairs spokeswoman Madeleine Ogilvie says she's proud of the initiative, which makes a "small but significant step". Tasmania is the only state in Australia not to acknowledge Aboriginal people in its constitution, according to ...

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SBS
Can racism ever be casual?
SBS
White people never have to deal with the follow up question 'but where are you *really* from?' in Australia, as though white people actually come from here anymore than any other non-Aboriginal group of people who have come to call Australia home in ...

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AU WA: Protesters and Riot Police Stand Off Outside Kalgoorlie Courthouse5:25
Herald Sun
The Goldfields are among many Australian regions plagued by suicides and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Tom Calma has described remote indigenous suicide as an “epidemic” and called on a bipartisan approach ...
Kalgoorlie suicide: Woman takes her life at scene where teenager Elijah Doughty diedABC Online
'Funeral, after funeral, after funeral'NEWS.com.au
Relative Of Dead Aboriginal Teen Takes Her Own Life At Memorial SiteBuzzFeed News
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The Australian
LIVE BLOG Last Updated 10.52am AEST PoliticsNow: live coverage from Canberra, Senate, House of Reps
The Australian
Chris Bowen warned the push for a plebiscite was sabotaging efforts to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution which, unlike same-sex marriage, actually requires a popular vote. “We don't have the capacity to do a marriage equality ...
Plebiscite D-Day Approaches As Barnaby Joyce Says Where's The InsultHuffington Post Australia

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