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FactCheck Q&A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence? - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

FactCheck Q&A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
The Conversation AU
It is difficult to measure the full extent of domestic and family violence against women as most incidents go unreported, but we know that Indigenous women are much more likely to experience domestic and family violence than non-Indigenous Australian ...

Linda Burney first Aboriginal woman in Australia's federal Parliament - Māori Television


Māori Television

Linda Burney first Aboriginal woman in Australia's federal Parliament
Māori Television
Labor candidate, Linda Burney, has made history after becoming the first female Aboriginal MP in federal Parliament. Burney defeated Liberal MP Nickolas Varvaris, winning a seat for the centre-left Labor party in Australia's parliamentary lower house.

Indigenous songlines: a beautiful way to think about the confluence of story and time - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous songlines: a beautiful way to think about the confluence of story and time
The Guardian
Given this country's pervasive general ignorance regarding Indigenous Australia, you'd have to bet not too many – despite the fact that songlines criss-cross not only the remotest parts of the continent as well as our seas, but also the cities and suburbs.

NAIDOC Week: Aboriginal groups to be given more say over South Australian policy decisions - ABC Online


ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: Aboriginal groups to be given more say over South Australian policy decisions
ABC Online
Aboriginal people in South Australia will have more say over their future under an Australian-first agreement, the State Government has said. Three Aboriginal organisations have been recognised as South Australia's first Aboriginal Regional Authorities.
Songlines: The living narrative of AustraliaPlaneta.com
Healthy NAIDOC WeekThe Maitland Mercury

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One in five Indigenous children born in Western Australia has no birth certificate: study - The Guardian


The Guardian

One in five Indigenous children born in Western Australia has no birth certificate: study
The Guardian
Nearly one in five Indigenous children born in Western Australia has no birth documents, with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, new research has found. A study published in the ...
Many Indigenous children have no birth recordSky News Australia
One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth recordDaily Mail
Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registeredThe Conversation AU

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No identity: One in five Aboriginal births unregistered in western Australia - Science Daily


The Conversation AU

No identity: One in five Aboriginal births unregistered in western Australia
Science Daily
The high number of unregistered births suggests Aboriginal families face major barriers registering the birth of newborns. In Western Australia, parents must lodge the necessary forms with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages within 60 days of ...
One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth recordDaily Mail
Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registeredThe Conversation AU
No Birth Certificate: 1 In 5 Aboriginal Babies In WA Are UnregisteredHuffington Post Australia
WAtoday -The Guardian
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Eumundi's first all-Indigenous markets open for business - ABC Local


ABC Local

Eumundi's first all-Indigenous markets open for business
ABC Local
Called the Eumundi Cultural and Creative Market, it is one of several social enterprise projects of Indigenous community development organisation SevGen. The market operates on the last Friday of the month at the Pavillion market site in the small town ...

Cleverman showcases revival of Australia's Indigenous languages - ABC Local


ABC Local

Cleverman showcases revival of Australia's Indigenous languages
ABC Local
According to Languages Australia, hundreds of Australian Indigenous languages have died out in the past 200 years. One of the languages that almost died, but has been revived, is Gumbaynggirr, based on the mid north coast of New South Wales.

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Berndt Museum curator calls for space to display collection of Aboriginal art - ABC Online


ABC Online

Berndt Museum curator calls for space to display collection of Aboriginal art
ABC Online
The Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia (UWA) has one of the most culturally significant collections of Aboriginal art and objects in the world. But right now those objects are packed away in storage boxes and containers in rooms at ...

Berndt Museum curator calls for space to display collection of Aboriginal art - ABC Online


ABC Online

Berndt Museum curator calls for space to display collection of Aboriginal art
ABC Online
The Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia (UWA) has one of the most culturally significant collections of Aboriginal art and objects in the world. But right now those objects are packed away in storage boxes and containers in rooms at ...

Australian Story: David Batty is one of the Bush Mechanics mob - ABC Online


ABC Online

Australian Story: David Batty is one of the Bush Mechanics mob
ABC Online
David joined it to make videos and train young Aboriginal filmmakers. He got a call from the Warlpiri mob asking him to come out and make a show like Sesame Street in their own language. Creating Manyu Wana, he met Francis "Jupurrula" Kelly. One of the ...

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One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record - Thomson Reuters Foundation


Thomson Reuters Foundation

One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record
Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON, July 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly one in five aboriginal children born in Western Australia has no birth documents with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, research ...

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No identity: 1 in 5 Aboriginal births unregistered in western Australia University of Sydney - EurekAlert (press release)


The Daily Star

No identity: 1 in 5 Aboriginal births unregistered in western Australia University of Sydney
EurekAlert (press release)
Nearly one in five Aboriginal children aged less than 16 years old in Western Australia had unregistered births according to new research that means thousands of Aboriginal children are likely to have no official identity. Published today in The ...
One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth recordDaily Mail
Many Aboriginal children have no identitySBS

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One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record - Thomson Reuters Foundation


Thomson Reuters Foundation

One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record
Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON, July 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly one in five aboriginal children born in Western Australia has no birth documents with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, research ...
No identity: 1 in 5 Aboriginal births unregistered in western AustraliaScience Codex
Thousands of Aboriginal children have no official identityBusiness Insider Australia

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One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record - Daily Mail


One in five aboriginal children in Western Australia has no birth record
Daily Mail
LONDON, July 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly one in five aboriginal children born in Western Australia has no birth documents with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, research ...

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Growth in aged Indigenous populations 'unprecedented' - ABC Online


ABC Online

Growth in aged Indigenous populations 'unprecedented'
ABC Online
Improvements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy is expected to deliver a surge in Indigenous seniors over the next decade. There are currently 51,303 Indigenous Australians aged over 60, and by 2026, that figure is expected to ...

Assigned birthday brings mixed emotions for Stolen Generations - ABC Online


ABC Online

Assigned birthday brings mixed emotions for Stolen Generations
ABC Online
Aboriginal people across Australia have celebrated their assigned birthday, a date that brings mixed emotions for members of the Stolen Generations. Through much of the 20th century, Aboriginal people were given the birth date of July 1 by authorities, ...

Australia's first Aboriginal ballerina has life of wonder - The West Australian


The West Australian

Australia's first Aboriginal ballerina has life of wonder
The West Australian
There were about 10 cottages with about 10 or 11 Aboriginal children in them from all over WA,” she said. “We had care of a house mother and it was very institutional. We were under assimilation, that was the idea of Sister Kate's originally — that we ...

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Australia's first Aboriginal ballerina - The West Australian - The West Australian


The West Australian

Australia's first Aboriginal ballerina - The West Australian
The West Australian
There were about 10 cottages with about 10 or 11 Aboriginal children in them from all over WA,” she said. “We had care of a house mother and it was very institutional. We were under assimilation, that was the idea of Sister Kate's originally — that we ...

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