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The man who connects Indigenous Australia and Nazi Germany
ABC Online (blog)
Hitler's Final Solution to the Jewish Question was carried out with very few instances of public protest... Well someone did take action... It was Indigenous Australian and Indigenous rights activist William Cooper. In November 1938... William, along ...

ABC Online
Health funding for aged care, chronic pain and Indigenous diabetes testing in federal budget
ABC Online
Rates of chronic disease are much higher in regional and rural Australia, with one in three Australians have at least one chronic condition and one in five having two or more. The Health Care Homes trial will allow patients a 'home base' for their care ...

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SBS
Budget 2016 – What it means for Indigenous people
SBS
The Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies will get $10 million a year for the next four years to preserve and protect Indigenous artefacts. AIATSIS was given a funding bump in the last Budget and endorsed by the Prime ...

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SBS
Budget 2016 – What it means for Indigenous people
SBS
The Indigenous Student Success Program is the latest brainchild from the government to get more Indigenous people completing tertiary education. It will see nearly $10 million redirected to the Education Department but will see the ITAS – Tertiary ...

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To hear the complete recording of Bruce Pascoe and David Holmgren refer to the past to augment the future - Daylesford Town Hall, April 7 2016. https://soundcloud.com/hrn-522934863/land-cultures-bruce-pascoe-david-holmgren

The Canberra Times
Nicholas Schofield jailed for stealing from Indigenous Business Australia
The Canberra Times
A finance manager will spend at least three years behind bars for stealing $1.4 million from vulnerable Indigenous Australians and using it to fund a lavish lifestyle of luxury cars, designer fashion, and overseas holidays. Nicholas Schofield, 46 ...
Man who stole $1 million from Indigenous authority for sports car, wedding jailedABC Online

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ABC Message Stick
Geraldton photo exhibition explores Aboriginal identity and place
ABC Message Stick
A photographic exhibition has just been launched in Geraldton, Western Australia to give a voice to young Aboriginal people on their identity and place. In partnership with WA arts organisation Disability and Disadvantage in the Arts (DADAA), UK artist ...

The Guardian
Indigenous heritage and development: the fight over Darwin's Kulaluk lease
The Guardian
“And Aboriginal people and Aboriginal organisations, we've got land that we can use.” She said the decision gave the community a say in what would happen to its land, and would create jobs and opportunities for their kids. However the Larrakia Nation ...

The Guardian
Indigenous heritage and development: the fight over Darwin's Kulaluk lease
The Guardian
“And Aboriginal people and Aboriginal organisations, we've got land that we can use.” She said the decision gave the community a say in what would happen to its land, and would create jobs and opportunities for their kids. However the Larrakia Nation ...

ABC Online
Australian Story: Dr Mark Wenitong, reggae musician and Indigenous health leader
ABC Online
He certainly plays a mean guitar in his reggae band. But he is also the father of multi-award winning musicians who have played to packed stadiums — Shakaya, Local Knowledge and The Last Kinection. At the same time, Mark is a leader in Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Indigenous health: ad campaign aims to reduce smoking rate
The Guardian
The government is committed to halving the 2008 smoking rate for Indigenous people aged 18 or older, of 47%, by 2018. “It is important that we reduce tobacco smoking among all Australians,” Nash said. “But the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Australia Post worker allegedly told 'black people should be shot'Sydney Morning Herald
Campaign targets Indigenous smokersSky News Australia

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The Guardian
Indigenous health: ad campaign aims to reduce smoking rate
The Guardian
The government is committed to halving the 2008 smoking rate for Indigenous people aged 18 or older, of 47%, by 2018. “It is important that we reduce tobacco smoking among all Australians,” Nash said. “But the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Campaign targets Indigenous smokersSky News Australia

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ABC Online
NT Indigenous housing crisis continues despite national improvements, justice agency says
ABC Online
The Northern Territory is the only jurisdiction where most Indigenous people, almost 80 per cent, live in remote areas, according the ABS. North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) chief executive officer Priscilla Collins said service ...

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ABC Online
A community's journey to find an answer to suicide
ABC Online
About 20 residents from the town have set off on a one-week 3,600-kilometre road trip through the desert to attend Australia's first-ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference in Alice Springs on May 5 and 6. The ...

ABC Online
A community's journey to find an answer to suicide
ABC Online
About 20 residents from the town have set off on a one-week 3,600-kilometre road trip through the desert to attend Australia's first-ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference in Alice Springs on May 5 and 6. The ...

Newcastle Herald
Australia Post worker allegedly told 'black people should be shot'
Newcastle Herald
Australia Post boasts it has a tolerant and diverse workplace and is "committed to continuing our legacy of providing real employment and careers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders". But the federal government-owned business has allegedly taken ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Post worker allegedly told 'black people should be shot'
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Post boasts it has a tolerant and diverse workplace and is "committed to continuing our legacy of providing real employment and careers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders". But the federal government-owned business has allegedly taken ...

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The West Australian
Aboriginal elder demands Abetz apology
The West Australian
Here is the highest honour, for an Aboriginal man to be a Senator and represent Western Australia,” Dr Isaacs said. “This was Pat's day and the community's day, for everyone, black and white. It's a great achievement. “The Premier shouldn't apologise.
WA MP Peter Abetz defends 'bad taste' same sex marriage speechNEWS.com.au

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The West Australian
Aboriginal elder calls for Abetz apology
The West Australian
He said Mr Abetz should humbly apologise to Professor Dodson in writing for the “slur on Pat Dodson and slur on Aboriginal people”. He also for called for MPs to have to complete a cultural awareness program after being elected to Parliament. “It was ...
WA MP Peter Abetz defends 'bad taste' same sex marriage speechNEWS.com.au

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The Guardian
Indigenous owners outraged at site earmarked for Australia's first nuclear waste dump
The Guardian
But the local Indigenous community do not support the proposal. Adnyamathanha traditional owners asked the federal government to reject the nomination of the site in November, saying that the proposed dump site was near significant cultural sites, ...