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The Guardian
Indigenous weaver Yvonne Koolmatrie wins $50000 Red Ochre art prize
The Guardian
In 1982 Yvonne Koolmatrie read that Indigenous Australia's weaving culture was extinct. She says that motivated her to prove otherwise: “Today, it is still very much alive.” The Ngarrindjeri weaver from South Australia has been named a winner in the ...
Koolmatrie to receive top Indigenous art awardInDaily
Aboriginal artist Yvonne Koolmatrie to be recognised with Red Ochre lifetime achievement awardABC Online
KOOLMATRIE WINS THE RED OCHREAboriginal Art Directory News
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ABC Online
Indigenous entrepreneurs tackle community joblessness
ABC Online
Long-term unemployment is a major concern for Indigenous Australians, with less than half the working-age population in jobs. But a new wave of Indigenous entrepreneurs is hoping to turn that around, by employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders ...
Australia's first Indigenous Startup Weekend aims to help close the gapStartupSmart

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ABC Online
Indigenous entrepreneurs tackle community joblessness
ABC Online
Long-term unemployment is a major concern for Indigenous Australians, with less than half the working-age population in jobs. But a new wave of Indigenous entrepreneurs is hoping to turn that around, by employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders ...
Australia's first Indigenous Startup Weekend aims to help close the gapStartupSmart

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The Guardian
LiveBlogLast Updated 3.20pm AEDTFederal election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull in Qld, Bill Shorten in NT
The Australian
He said the election often focused on city-centric issues but Australia was much bigger and the voice of indigenous people needed to be heard. Mr Shorten lamented that a lot of coverage of Aboriginal affairs was negative, but the ranger program was a ...
Australian election 2016: Labor focuses on Indigenous economy as David Feeney reportedly goes 'rogue'The Guardian

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The Guardian
We need more Aboriginal superheroes, so I created Cleverman for my son
The Guardian
My son's mother and I are both light-skinned Aboriginal people who strongly embrace our Aboriginality. Why does the colour of our skin matter to this story? Because growing up, I constantly had to fight for my Aboriginality. I was presented with casual ...

ABC Online
Indigenous NSW south coast rapper wins prestigious arts award
ABC Online
A rapper who has won a prestigious national art award is emerging as a leader to Indigenous children in his country in Nowra, on the NSW south coast. Corey Webster, known as Nooky, who is also a lyricist, composer and producer has won an Australia ...

Sky News Australia
PM unveils indigenous jobs plan
Sky News Australia
'We will ensure that those entrepreneurial and innovative indigenous Australians who have ideas to start or grow businesses have clear pathways to turn those ideas into viable, sustainable businesses generating employment opportunities for indigenous ...
Federal election 2016: Turnbull to push new indigenous jobs packageThe Australian
Day 3: Malcolm Turnbull talks incentives for start-up businesses3:51Herald Sun
Turnbull announces $115M package for indigenous business sectorInternational Business Times AU

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StartupSmart
Australia's first Indigenous Startup Weekend aims to help close the gap
StartupSmart
Australia's first ever Indigenous Startup Weekend will be hosted in Brisbane this July, with hopes of increasing Indigenous entrepreneurship. The weekend also aims to develop ways to close the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ...

StartupSmart
Australia's first Indigenous Startup Weekend aims to help close the gap
StartupSmart
Australia's first ever Indigenous Startup Weekend will be hosted in Brisbane this July, with hopes of increasing Indigenous entrepreneurship. The weekend also aims to develop ways to close the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Australian election 2016: Labor focuses on Indigenous economy as David Feeney 'goes rogue' – politics live
The Guardian
As Nigel and Joe have often said, indeed as Nova Peris said yesterday, one of the biggest challenges facing Indigenous entrepreneurs is simply poverty. There is not the intergenerational wealth that many other Australians have. There is not the same ...
LiveBlogLast Updated 9.55am AEDTFederal election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull in Qld, Bill Shorten in NTThe Australian

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ABC Online
Indigenous nurses make history in Thursday Island Hospital general ward
ABC Online
Mr Ghee said the hospital's Indigenous staff often talk about taking control of their people's health, but Tuesday's history-making shift showed it was possible. "We didn't really realise what we were doing, we just turned up to another normal day for ...

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An excerpt from ABC RN 'Books and Arts' It's called Songlines, and it’s part of Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas. Songlines draws on Indigenous creation stories from across Australia and it features the work of six Indigenous artists. Michael speaks to one of those artists, Djon Mundine OAM.

The Guardian
Australian election 2016: Labor focuses on Indigenous economy as David Feeney reportedly goes 'rogue'
The Guardian
Now, according to the Australian, “Feeney is copping internal flack for 'going rogue' in his Melbourne campaign to see off the Greens in Batman and ignoring party advice”. The report says he “surprised ALP insiders by using billboards featuring a giant ...
LiveBlogLast Updated 10:31PM AEDTFederal election 2016: Turnbull in Queensland; Shorten in DarwinThe Australian

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ABC Online (blog)
It's a great time to be teaching Indigenous Australian languages!
ABC Online (blog)
Teaching First Australian languages does not diminish the importance of Indonesian, Chinese, French or other languages, because Indigenous languages aren't simply words and phrases that equip students to communicate overseas; our languages teach ...

Atlanta Black Star
Australia Offers 'National Sorry Day' to Black Aboriginal People for Brutal Eugenics and Theft of Their Children ...
Atlanta Black Star
On May 26, Australia observes National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the Stolen Generations of Black indigenous people who were kidnapped from their families in a policy of assimilationism. The title of the holiday itself screams out for more than ...

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Australia Offers 'National Sorry Day' to Black Aboriginal People for Brutal Eugenics and Theft of Their Children ...
Atlanta Black Star
On May 26, Australia observes National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the Stolen Generations of Black indigenous people who were kidnapped from their families in a policy of assimilationism. The title of the holiday itself screams out for more than ...

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Atlanta Black Star
Australia Offers 'National Sorry Day' to Black Aboriginal People for Brutal Eugenics and Theft of Their Children ...
Atlanta Black Star
On May 26, Australia observes National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the Stolen Generations of Black indigenous people who were kidnapped from their families in a policy of assimilationism. The title of the holiday itself screams out for more than ...
Sorry Day meaningless without action says death in custody victim's grandmotherABC Message Stick

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Atlanta Black Star
Australia Offers 'National Sorry Day' to Black Aboriginal People for Brutal Eugenics and Theft of Their Children ...
Atlanta Black Star
On May 26, Australia observes National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the Stolen Generations of Black indigenous people who were kidnapped from their families in a policy of assimilationism. The title of the holiday itself screams out for more than ...

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The Australian
Educate Aborigines in STEM skills to help them and the nation
The Australian
So the challenge I've put to our people at BHP Billiton (and one I think that can be put to communities and governments and other businesses in Australia) is how to make sure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are equipped to harness the ...
Indigenous Australia is open for business – but we need investment to realise our potentialThe Guardian
Anzac Square Diggers: Indigenous Australians' military memorial chosenBrisbane Times

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The Australian
Federal election 2016: Turnbull to push new indigenous jobs package
The Australian
“A re-elected Turnbull Coalition government will work with indigenous business leaders to further develop a strong, vibrant indigenous business sector to ensure that indigenous people share in our agenda for jobs and growth,” the Prime Minister said in ...
PM unveils indigenous jobs planSky News Australia
Turnbull Government pledges $115 million in grants to help go-getting indigenous AustraliansHerald Sun

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