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Adding folic acid to bread leads to 68 per cent drop in serious birth defects ...
ABC Online
CAROL BOWER: Well, before fortification, in the Aboriginal population in Western Australia neural tube defects occurred in about 2.5 per 1,000 births and then after fortification it fell to just a little under one per 1,000. So a 68 per cent fall. It's ...

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The Guardian
Police filmed allegedly punching an Indigenous woman may not face action
The Guardian
Two police officers filmed allegedly punching an Indigenous woman may not face disciplinary action according to Western Australia's police commissioner. Video has emerged on social media that appears to show a male officer punching what is claimed to ...

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SBS
One man's struggle to restart his country
SBS
Her letter in response raises issues for the state of Australia, he declares. “She's recognised me as leader of an Aboriginal nation-state. That's one head of government to another, so that creates a diplomatic relationship,” he says. He is giving a t ...

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North Queensland traditional owners and WWF-Australia unite to protect marine ...
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Protecting marine wildlife and the Great Barrier Reef was at the forefront of discussion recently when traditional owners in Mackay formed a partnership with WWF-Australia. Members of the Yuibera Aboriginal Corporation gathered at Shoal Point in Mackay ...

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InDaily
Native title granted on land where Burke and Wills died
InDaily
“Today is very important – not only is it the last major native title decision in the north of South Australia, but it's a recognition for the traditional owners… it recognises that the land we're on always has been, always will be Aboriginal land ...

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AN investigation is underway after allegations a West Australian police officer punched an Aboriginal woman while she was pinned to the ground. Police have said they will “review” the incident, which has emerged on social media and appears to show a ...

National Geographic
Genographic Researchers in Australia Uncover Unique Branches of the Human ...
National Geographic
Detailed in a new paper in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Dr. Robert Mitchell, student Nano Nagle, and their team of researchers worked with 657 Aboriginal Australian men mapping and dating the genetic diversity of the Australian Y ...

9news.com.au
Western Australia police review apparent punch to woman's head
9news.com.au
The video appears to show a male officer punching what is claimed to be an Aboriginal woman in Kununurra in the early hours of December 5. Isaiah Barney, who filmed the incident, told AAP the woman was being restrained by two policemen when one ...
WA police to review allegation officer punched restrained woman on videoThe Guardian

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SBS
Canada promises full reconciliation with its Aboriginal people
SBS
Canada will implement all of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 recommendations, while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says a similar process would speed up Indigenous reconciliation in Australia.
Reconciliation means establishing, maintaining mutually respectful ...Hill Times (subscription)

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SBS
Canada promises full reconciliation with its Aboriginal people
SBS
Canada will implement all of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 recommendations, while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says a similar process would speed up Indigenous reconciliation in Australia.

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Commission would speed up Indigenous reconciliation in Australia: Gooda
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And as Kristina Kukolja reports, an Australian Indigenous leader is calling for a similar process in Australia. "The government of Canada sincerely apologises and asks the forgiveness of the Aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so ...
Reconciliation means establishing, maintaining mutually respectful ...Hill Times (subscription)

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SBS
Commission would speed up Indigenous reconciliation in Australia: Gooda
SBS
His commitment has marked the release of the final report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission into abuses within government residential schools for Indigenous children. And as Kristina Kukolja reports, an Australian Indigenous leader is ...

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ABC Online
Nuclear waste dump: Aboriginal traditional owners vow to oppose proposed ...
ABC Online
... waste and have the same or nil effect to the environment? "Everyone says why not my backyard? Well, I've volunteered my backyard, it happens to be in Central Australia, that's where I've lived for the last 35 years. And I'm willing to stay where it ...

Courier Mail
Vile racist slur that left me stunned
Courier Mail
I love Aboriginals with a passion, their artwork, their culture, their jewellery,” Mayor Ferguson said. “It's about education, isn't it. It's about people understanding that Aboriginals are our brothers and sisters, they are our culture, they are ...

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The Guardian
Token Podcast: 'The Australian media is incredibly offensive to Indigenous ...
The Guardian
Token is a podcast that explores the collision of race, culture and identity in the news. In this week's special edition Guardian Australia's new Indigenous affairs editor, Stan Grant, talks to Monica Tan. Grant says Indigenous affairs is the 'most ...

Australian Ageing Agenda
Indigenous, dementia workforce programs safe, as sector's fund merges with health
Australian Ageing Agenda
All existing indigenous aged care workforce specific activities and dementia training activities will continue, the Department of Health has confirmed to Australian Ageing Agenda, but other aged care specific workforce programs remain in doubt.

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Weekly Times Now
Dimboola's indigenous culture showcased in bush tucker tours
Weekly Times Now
“So I talk about the overall Aboriginal culture and history of Australia. I teach people when they approach Aborigines in Uluru, for instance, they consider it impolite to look people in the eye, which, of course, is impolite for non-indigenous. “I ...

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Revealing the buried history of Aboriginal country music
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It doesn't have mainstream recognition, but there's a home grown musical culture full of songs of dispossession, rebellion and heart ache - Aboriginal country music. Now a new book has been released which looks at its buried history.
Buried Country: The little-known history of Aboriginal country musicABC Online

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ABC Online
Buried Country: The little-known history of Aboriginal country music
ABC Online
American hip-hop and blues have been popular within the Australian music scene for decades but there is a little-known, homegrown musical culture that also draws on dispossession, rebellion and heartache — Aboriginal country music. It does not have ...

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Kalgoorlie Muslims welcome council decision to approve prayer room
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Mr Imroz said Kalgoorlie's Muslim community respected the Aboriginal community. "I am from Fiji where there are native people who are the traditional owners," he said. "So when I came to Australia, I understood this land belongs to them [Aboriginal ...