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The Guardian
NT's paperless arrests could lead to more Indigenous deaths in custody – Nova ...
The Guardian
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Naaja) challenged the law, with assistance from the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), on behalf of a woman who was held in custody for 12 hours. In its submission Naaja said the law was disproportionate ...
Northern Territory To Continue Paperless, Reasonless ArrestsSBS

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ABC Online
Closing the gap: 'Sizeable' difference in school results, attendance and ...
ABC Online
A "sizeable gap" remains in school outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Indigenous Australians, a study has found. The report by Flinders University noted that Indigenous students were still well behind in a range of benchmarks including academic ...

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The Guardian
Prince Charles and Camilla join Malcolm Turnbull for Remembrance Day
The Guardian
A didgeridoo also sounded, part of a campaign to highlight the contribution of Indigenous Australian troops in the country's war history. About 1,500 Indigenous people are known to have fought in the first world war, but the number is thought to be ...

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ABC Online
Remembrance Day: Australians pause to commemorate lives lost in war and conflict
ABC Online
The national ceremony included a formal wreath-laying, and students from each state and territory were present, representing the youth of Australia. This year's event focused on the sacrifice of Indigenous soldiers, with Indigenous author and historian ...
Indigenous flavour to Remembrance serviceDaily Mail

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The Guardian
Kevin Rudd calls for bipartisan support for Indigenous recognition
The Guardian
The Coalition government, led by Rudd's successor, Tony Abbott, has committed to consultation with Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians before taking a final question to the people in 2017. That coincides with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 ...
Rudd warns of ghosts of White AustraliaSBS

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Sydney Morning Herald
Taking action on Aboriginal jobs and businesses would have a positive ripple ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The economic benefits from the mining boom should have been the corner stone of profound change in the living standards and employment and business aspirations of Aboriginal people from all parts of Australia. This was our opportunity for the future.

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The Age
'Sleeping giant' of Aboriginal engagement awaits business investors
The Age
Companies and government that understand the leadership that is necessary to engage with appropriate authorised Aboriginal organisations will "wake a sleeping giant" of productivity and certainty in northern Australia. This will be the single biggest ...

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ABC Online
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canberra for Remembrance Day ceremony
ABC Online
"What every one of us needs to remember is that only four or five generations after the first fleet arrived, here were Aboriginal Australians living in a desperately unequal Australia, banned from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, and yet ...
Thousands join royals for Remembrance DaySky News Australia
Prince, Duchess to attend Remembrance Day service in CanberraSBS
Royal tour: Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive in CanberraNEWS.com.au
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ABC Online
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canberra for Remembrance Day ceremony
ABC Online
"What every one of us needs to remember is that only four or five generations after the first fleet arrived, here were Aboriginal Australians living in a desperately unequal Australia, banned from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, and yet ...
Prince, Duchess to attend Remembrance Day service in CanberraSBS

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Activ8me, nbn get active connecting remote indigenous communities
iTWire
Australian satellite broadband and registered nbn service provider, Activ8me, has been working with the Australian Government to provide and maintain remote indigenous community access to essential telecommunications services such as phone and ...

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Carriageworks celebrates forty years of contemporary Indigenous dance
ArtsHub (subscription)
Carriageworks will celebrate the fortieth birthday of Australia's premier Indigenous dance college next year, alongside an ambitious program of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artistic work. As part of its 2016 Artistic Program, Carriageworks ...

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Carriageworks celebrates forty years of contemporary Indigenous dance
ArtsHub (subscription)
Carriageworks will celebrate the fortieth birthday of Australia's premier Indigenous dance college next year, alongside an ambitious program of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artistic work. As part of its 2016 Artistic Program, Carriageworks ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal activist who refused to vote for cultural reasons has fine quashed
The Guardian
An Aboriginal man, who refuses to vote in Australian elections because of cultural beliefs, has been granted an exemption and accused the government of using “sneaky and coercive” methods to register Indigenous people to vote. Callum Clayton-Dixon, an ...
Aboriginal man doesn't have to vote in Queensland for religious reasonsABC Online (blog)

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ABC Online
Injected drug use rise linked to Hep C, HIV infections in Indigenous ...
ABC Online
New research has linked a rise in Indigenous Australians injecting drugs and concerning rate of Hepatitis C and HIV. Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) associate professor James Ward has found a higher prevalence of injected drug ...
Why saying 'Aborigine' isn't OKSBS
Injecting surge in WA Aboriginal communitiesPerth Now

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ABC Online
Injected drug use rise linked to Hep C, HIV infections in Indigenous ...
ABC Online
New research has linked a rise in Indigenous Australians injecting drugs and concerning rate of Hepatitis C and HIV. Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) associate professor James Ward has found a higher prevalence of injected drug ...
Why saying 'Aborigine' isn't OKSBS
Injecting surge in WA Aboriginal communitiesPerth Now

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SBS
Why saying 'Aborigine' isn't OK
SBS
Racial discrimination became illegal in Australia in 1975, but that hasn't protected Indigenous people from still being much worse off, including in terms of health, education and unemployment. Many end up trapped by poverty and crime. Today, Australia ...

SBS
Australians support recognition of Aboriginals in constitution: survey
SBS
Nearly 80 per cent of Australians would vote yes in a referendum to see Aboriginal people recognised in the constitution, a poll for Recognise, the group charged with raising awareness of the vote, has found. Recognise is campaigning for a refendum ...
ABA 'shocked' at Indigenous imprisonment ratesLawyers Weekly
Risk of death high after release from prisonThe Stringer

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SBS
Australians support recognition of Aboriginals in constitution: survey
SBS
Nearly 80 per cent of Australians would vote yes in a referendum to see Aboriginal people recognised in the constitution, a poll for Recognise, the group charged with raising awareness of the vote, has found. Recognise is campaigning for a refendum ...
ABA 'shocked' at Indigenous imprisonment ratesLawyers Weekly

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SBS
Public Support for Indigenous Recognition Surges
Pro Bono Australia
Almost 80 per cent of Australians are in favour of changing the country's constitution to formally recognise Indigenous Australians. Polling data commissioned and released by Recognise, the main organisation behind the push for constitutional ...
Majority of Australians support Indigenous constitutional recognition: surveySBS
Indigenous constitutional recognition: public awareness has risen, poll showsThe Guardian
ABA 'shocked' at Indigenous imprisonment ratesLawyers Weekly

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The Guardian
UN countries line up to criticise Australia's human rights record
The Guardian
But there were serious concerns raised about Indigenous health, education, housing and employment. Countries including Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Uruguay, Kenya and Paraguay flagged the overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in the ...
Australia grilled on refugees by UN9news.com.au

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