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Australian Psychologists Issue Apology to Indigenous People
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Dudgeon, who is a professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Western Australia, has previously written that the field of psychology has been part and parcel of the “colonizing process” in Australia, which had “objectified, dehumanised and ...

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Indigenous song Twinkling Stars tells science of the seasons
Radio Australia
Dr Hamacher, who has a background in physics and used to study exoplanets, has been studying Indigenous knowledge about astronomy for nearly a decade. While some scientists may dismiss knowledge systems that include spirituality — as myth, legend ...

Reinvesting in a smarter approach to youth justice
The Australian
The outlook is particularly stark for Aboriginal young people. The imprisonment rate for Aboriginal Australians has increased by an alarming 52 per cent in a decade, and more than half (59 per cent) of the young people in jail are Aboriginal, despite ...

ABC Online
Australian Psychological Society apologises for failing Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
Many people in the audience, including Indigenous psychologists and students, cried as the address was delivered. Professor Pat Dudgeon carved a vital path as Australia's first Aboriginal psychologist when she graduated in the late eighties. She said ...
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The Guardian
West Australian laws aim to cut number of Indigenous people jailed for unpaid fines
The Guardian
The Barnett government has introduced legislation it says will reduce the number of Indigenous people jailed for failing to pay fines. Western Australia's practice of jailing people who default on court fines has received international criticism since ...
Fine options may cut Aboriginal jail ratesPerth Now

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Psychs sorry over Stolen silence
NEWS.com.au
The apology also pointed the finger at psychologists who conducted research that furthered their careers rather than improving the lives of indigenous Australians. Professor Dudgeon took aim at many of the culturally inappropriate tests psychologists ...

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SBS
Indigenous young guns look to follow in tennis great Goolagong's footsteps
SBS
Australia's Davis Cup Coach Tony Roach is confident the next Indigenous star can emerge from the camp. "Let's hope that the kids learn alot this weekend watching our great champions and before long we'll have another Evonne Goolagong come along," he ...

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Kelrick Martin appointed Head of Indigenous at ABC TV
Inside Film
He is an immense talent who brings with him an extensive working knowledge of creating compelling content with and about Indigenous Australia. He will be leading a passionate team at an important time, as the ABC strives to build on the vital and ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
Australia advances fairly: History of the plebiscite
dailytelegraph.com.au
The status of Aborigines in the Constitution was the subject of one of the more positive moments in Australia's history of referendums. Prior to the vote, the Constitution held indigenous Australians to be separate from the rest of the population and ...

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Australia advances fairly: History of the plebiscite
dailytelegraph.com.au
The status of Aborigines in the Constitution was the subject of one of the more positive moments in Australia's history of referendums. Prior to the vote, the Constitution held indigenous Australians to be separate from the rest of the population and ...

The Age
Psychologists issue official apology to Aboriginal people
The Age
They contributed to the mistreatment of Aboriginal people and the erosion of their culture and, even today, fail to properly understand how to help Aboriginal people under their care. That's the mea culpa of Australian psychologists - courtesy of their ...
Psychologists Apologise To Indigenous AustraliansHuffington Post Australia
The Custody Notification System saves Aboriginal lives. Why isn't it national?The Guardian

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Perth Now
Fine options may cut Aboriginal jail rates
Perth Now
Attorney General of Western Australia Michael Mischin said one of the key aims of the amendment is to reduce the incarceration of Aboriginal people. Picture: Supplied. “While legislation applies to everyone equally, one of the key aims of this ...

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Sky News Australia
Psychologists sorry for Stolen Generation
Sky News Australia
Australia's first Aboriginal psychologist has welcomed a formal apology from Australian psychologist for their silence on the Stolen Generation and for contributing to the mistreatment of indigenous people. Professor Pat Dudgeon was overcome with ...

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Fine options may cut Aboriginal jail rates
The West Australian
Fine defaulters in Western Australia will be given the option to work in the community to pay off the penalty, under plans aimed at reducing high indigenous incarceration rates. The state has the nation's highest proportion of indigenous people in jail ...

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WA's largest Aboriginal rock art gallery hopes to attract tourists, create jobs
ABC Message Stick
The traditional owners of Western Australia's largest gallery of Aboriginal rock paintings want to generate more employment for Aboriginal people through improved tourism information. Cast in rich red ochre, the granite walls of Walga Rock near Cue ...

Speaking Colour's exhibition, a celebration of Aboriginal culture
Goulburn Post
The idea for the exhibition came after Ms D'Ellia touched eyes on the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Studies (AIATSIS) map. The map, which represents the language and tribal groups of Aboriginal people in Australia, was ...

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'Let us care for our own kids': Aboriginal lawyer
The Advertiser
“There's that cultural connection — they are Aboriginal kids no matter where they come from — in a country like Australia we've got to teach them about their own culture and their own identity, about who they are and where they come from,” Mr ...

Huffington Post Australia
Psychologists Apologise To Indigenous Australians
Huffington Post Australia
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) will issue a formal apology for the profession's role in the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including its silence during the policy of forced removal which resulted in the Stolen ...

Huffington Post Australia
Psychologists Apologise To Indigenous Australians
Huffington Post Australia
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) will issue a formal apology for the profession's role in the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including its silence during the policy of forced removal which resulted in the Stolen ...
The Custody Notification System saves Aboriginal lives. Why isn't it national?The Guardian

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Huffington Post Australia
Psychologists Apologise To Indigenous Australians
Huffington Post Australia
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) will issue a formal apology for the profession's role in the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including its silence during the policy of forced removal which resulted in the Stolen ...
The Custody Notification System saves Aboriginal lives. Why isn't it national?The Guardian

all 3 news articles »