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The Conversation AU
Here's how we can stop putting Aboriginal people with disabilities in prison
The Conversation AU
Our research shows how Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities each year because of a lack of understanding, and a dearth of community-based services and support. It also shows what can be done about ...
Opinion: Supporting, not imprisoning, Aboriginal people with disabilities ...Phys.Org

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The Australian
Rio Tinto iron ore chief Andrew Harding challenged over indigenous credentials
The Australian
Rio Tinto has long touted its credentials on indigenous issues, describing itself as one of the largest private sector employers of indigenous Australians, earlier this year joining the Recognise campaign for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal ...
Morning HeadlinesBusiness News
BHP and Banjima lock in 100-year dealMiningNews.net (subscription)
BHP Billiton: New agreement signed with Banjima peopleYour Mining News (press release)

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The Guardian
Warumpi Band's Sammy Butcher: from Indigenous rock's young gun to its elder ...
The Guardian
Warumpi Band's unique offering of Indigenous country rock meets American R&B, with songs sung in Luritja, Gumatj and English, earned them fans throughout Indigenous Australia and then more broadly across the country. A friendship with Midnight Oil ...

Indigenous Australian media collective wins €25000 Visible Award
Art Newspaper
The Karrabing Film Collective, whose members mostly live in a rural indigenous community in Australia's vast Northern Territory, was awarded the €25,000 prize. Their winning five-part work, Salt, consists of multi-layered collages of footage shot by ...

Stuff.co.nz
Australian Aborigines face 'systemic' racial discrimination: report
Stuff.co.nz
The study found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experienced entrenched institutional racism, especially in the workforce where discrimination continues to be a "persistent but hidden phenomenon". The Australian Human Rights Commission ...
Muslims not protected from race discrimination: reportWarwick Daily News

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Kalpa Vriksha: Contemporary Indigenous and Vernacular Art of India
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (QAGOMA) is known for its outstanding collection of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. For The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) 'it was important to broaden those ...

Indigenous Australian media collective wins €25000 Visible Award
Art Newspaper
The Karrabing Film Collective, whose members mostly live in a rural indigenous community in Australia's vast Northern Territory, was awarded the €25,000 prize. Their winning five-part work, Salt, consists of multi-layered collages of footage shot by ...

International Business Times AU
Aboriginal Australian tobacco plant gene can help establish colonies on Mars
International Business Times AU
Pitjuri has been around in Australia for almost 750,000 years. A number of research have been conducted on the plant in last 30 years. The plant has also been used to grow Ebola antibodies to treat two African patients earlier this year. Complete ...
When we Get to Mars, This 'Magic' Plant May Help us Grow FoodNDTV
Plant discovery could lead to growing food in spaceEconomic Times

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ABC Online
A matter of trust: What happened to $34 million from Aboriginal fund on Groote ...
ABC Online
It was high drama in the Darwin Supreme Court earlier this week when Lalara sacked her lawyer and handed in an unsigned document that claimed judges appointed in Australia after 1901 did not have valid legal powers, and therefore no judge had the ...

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SBS
Is the education gap closing? More Indigenous students finish year 12 than ...
SBS
More Indigenous Australians than ever are finishing year 12. What's more, that trend has outpaced the growth of total year 12 student numbers. Historically, Indigenous Australians have been less likely than non-Indigenous Australians to make it to the ...

ABC Online
Adelaide City Council launches Reconciliation Room celebrating Aboriginal art ...
ABC Online
Adelaide Lord Mayor Martin Haese said the Reconciliation Room was unique. "That's a first for any town hall in Australia and what this room does is it recognises the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture to Australian society ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
Indigenous All stars to take on the world
dailytelegraph.com.au
The Indigenous All Stars will tackle the Wayne Bennett-coached World All Stars for the first time at Suncorp Stadium on February 13 next year. Previously called the NRL All Stars, the World team will included four players from each of Australia, New ...
Indigenous All Stars to clash with WorldNRL.COM
NRL All Stars game to pit Indigenous team against World team in effort to ...ABC Online
NRL shakes up All Stars conceptSBS
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The Guardian
Indigenous imprisonment: money is better spent on prevention, expert says
The Guardian
Money spent on jailing Indigenous Australians should be funnelled instead into community programs to stop them offending in the first place, a leading academic has said. Australian National University professor Tom Calma made his call after a report ...

The Guardian
Crocodile eggs and 3D printing: could these be champions of the Top End's ...
The Guardian
They use their position to act as facilitators, working with community leaders to “create an autonomous sustainable future” as Notaras explained to Guardian Australia upon his appointment in June. “If we can get people involved in training and ...

ABC Local
Indigenous runner Eileen Byers completes New York Marathon
ABC Local
Eileen said the New Yorkers were a great support in helping the 2015 team complete the marathon. "We had our name on our shirts and Australia on the back so you'd get runners, running from behind us and saying 'come on Aussies' or 'come on Australia, ...

Report reveals thousands of Indigenous people with mental health issues are ...
ABC Online
A study finds that thousands of Indigenous people are being held in jails instead of receiving treatment or community support, with a failure to identify mental health issues early in life identified as a major concern.

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Report reveals thousands of Indigenous people with mental health issues are ...
ABC Online
A study finds that thousands of Indigenous people are being held in jails instead of receiving treatment or community support, with a failure to identify mental health issues early in life identified as a major concern.

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SBS
Comment: Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
SBS
Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability each year. A widespread lack of understanding – and action – underpins this shameful breach of human rights. The number of people in Australian prisons recently ...

SBS
Comment: Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
SBS
Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability each year. A widespread lack of understanding – and action – underpins this shameful breach of human rights. The number of people in Australian prisons recently ...