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Call for more action to close gap on Indigenous gap on eye health
ABC Online
A national program for trachoma control had reduced the prevalence of the condition in Indigenous children from 14 per cent in 2009 to 4 per cent in 2013, and 12 regions covering about 35 per cent of Indigenous Australians had begun activities required ...

Gains have been made in closing the gap on eye health between Indigenous and other Australians, but much still needs to be done, university health ...

... the 1967 referendum, which removed the words “other than the aboriginal race in any state” from section 51 (xxvi), that indigenous Australians were ...

Supporters during the rally against the forced closures of Aboriginal ... as about 600 people marched against the Western Australian government's ...

I am moved by the image on front cover as it shows an Aboriginal flag painted ... For example, the Australian Constitution 1901 was written with racially ...

The group, Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, was protesting the removal of essential services and forced closures, ...

The group, Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, is protesting the removal of essential services and forced closures, ...

Indigenous rights advocate Sam Cook is in NZ looking at social housing and health models that benefit Māori communities. The SOS Blak Australia ...

The Guardian
Developing the North: Indigenous advocates call for forum to air views
The Guardian
The request was made at a community forum in Darwin on Saturday, led by panellists including Labor senator Nova Peris, Northern Land Council (NLC) chair Joe Morrison and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Naaja) CEO Priscilla Collins.
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The Guardian
Developing the North: Indigenous advocates call for forum to air views
The Guardian
The request was made at a community forum in Darwin on Saturday, led by panellists including Labor senator Nova Peris, Northern Land Council (NLC) chair Joe Morrison and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Naaja) CEO Priscilla Collins.
Unions protest in Darwin against closure of Aboriginal communitiesABC Online
White paper has the potential to improve indigenous livesThe Australian
Call for conversation on Indigenous recognitionSBS
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The federal government will be asked to fund a forum for Aboriginal and ... North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Naaja) CEO Priscilla Collins.

It is estimated that daily a thousand Australians think about suicide. ... and suicide rates and more than likely to parity with non-Aboriginal Australia.

"I'm very proud to represent Australia with my designs," Mrs Cunningham said. "Sometimes, sadly, I don't think Australians appreciate Aboriginal art as ...

The 24-year-old is one of two Aboriginal standouts on the Australian women's soccer team and her status as indigenous idol grows every time she ...

The Australian
Liberal Party federal council meeting: call for union crackdown
The Australian
Ms Finlay said the inclusion of references to race was based upon an assumption that indigenous Australians formed a homogenous group. She also opposed a race power which only allowed for beneficial legislation for a particular group. “Racism is racism ...

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The global perception for many is that Australia's national symbol – the ... With an Aboriginal father and American mother, Williams grew up in the ...

He said it is critical to involve Aboriginal people in development. ... said North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency chief executive Priscilla Collins.

The panel will consist of NT Labor senator Nova Peris, Northern Land Council chief executive Joe Morrison, North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency ...

It is an example of why the Tasmanian Wilderness is shaping as Australia's next ... endangered species, as well as globally significant Aboriginal sites.

The Land Newspaper
Flawed report creates problems for recognition
The Australian
Australia now faces a divisive debate and protracted deadlock over the ambitious, idealistic yet deeply flawed report of the parliamentary committee on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This issue has been derailed ...
Program supports Indigenous rural doctorsStock & Land

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