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The Guardian
Aboriginal man's death in custody in Northern Territory prompts scrutiny
The Guardian
In May a 63-year-old man from Yuendemu, in central Australia, died in the Darwin Watch House. Kwementyaye Langdon had been arrested for drinking in public and taken to the city watchhouse. He was found dead a few hours later. The attorney-general ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal man's death in custody in Northern Territory prompts scrutiny
The Guardian
In May a 63-year-old man from Yuendemu, in central Australia, died in the Darwin Watch House. Kwementyaye Langdon had been arrested for drinking in public and taken to the city watchhouse. He was found dead a few hours later. The attorney-general ...

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An Aboriginal man has died in the Alice Springs jail – the second ... In May a 63-year-old man from Yuendemu, in central Australia, died in the Darwin ...

"She's very interested in aboriginal things in Australia, and I'm enjoying the dancing." A group of people in Mennonite dress took in the festival after a ...

An Aboriginal activist shouts slogans during a march in Brisbane, Australia, to stop the cycle of "stolen generations" of Aboriginal children. (Photo: ...

The Ecologist (blog)
Australia must abandon plans to ditch legal protection for Indigenous people ...
The Ecologist (blog)
A successful, low-cost scheme in New South Wales to safeguard indigenous Australians in police custody is to lose federal funding, writes Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, even though it is demonstrably saving lives. Rather than cut funding, the government ...
Cutting the Aboriginal custody helplineThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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ABC Online
Denise Champion becomes first Aboriginal woman ordained in South Australia
ABC Online
Deacon Champion, a Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges) woman, was also the first Aboriginal woman to minister a mainstream congregation in South Australia. Previously, Deacon Champion has travelled to Johannesburg as the Uniting Church's Indigenous ...

ABC Online
Denise Champion becomes first Aboriginal woman ordained in South Australia
ABC Online
Deacon Champion, a Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges) woman, was also the first Aboriginal woman to minister a mainstream congregation in South Australia. Previously, Deacon Champion has travelled to Johannesburg as the Uniting Church's Indigenous ...

Deacon Champion, a Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges) woman, was also the first Aboriginal woman to minister a mainstream congregation in South ...

Amnesty report exposes Aboriginal child detention
Green Left Weekly
Australia's human rights reputation has been savaged in a new report by Amnesty International. The report is highly critical of Australia's detention of Aboriginal children for minor offences. The Amnesty report, A brighter tomorrow: Keeping Indigenous ...
Assimilation and the push to close communitiesThe Stringer

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Paddy Gibson looks at the renewed push to close remote Aboriginal communities ... drive serves an important function for the ruling class in Australia.

Western Australia has the highest rate of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander suicide in the nation, and especially so since 2005. The Kimberley's ...

Mackay Daily Mercury
Recognise historical truth
The Australian (blog)
The Weekend Australian supports the principle of recognising our Aboriginal citizens as the descendants of our first people. Yet a referendum could fail as supporters battle between different models for constitutional change and opponents criticise the ...
'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'Mackay Daily Mercury
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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Lowatt has been doing traditional dance since she was a toddler and graduated from Brisbane's Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts. She's ...

A search team and two helicopters took part in the search, with Aboriginal trackers also ... Her husband said he was "the happiest man in Australia".

Aboriginal trackers have joined the search for a 64-year-old woman who ... concerns for the woman, believed to be from Millicent in South Australia, ...

Business Insider Australia
Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the Constitution
Business Insider Australia
A Newspoll has found an overwhelming support for Indigenous Australia with two in three people voting in favour of constitutional recognition. The poll showed that 63% backed the change with support the strongest amongst Greens and Labor voters as well ...
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitutionThe Guardian

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The report is highly critical of Australia's detention of Aboriginal children for minor offences. The Amnesty report, A brighter tomorrow: Keeping ...

The Guardian
Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitution
The Guardian
Nearly two out of three voters would vote in favour of recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution, a new opinion poll shows. A Newspoll of 1,722 people conducted last weekend shows 63% support constitutional recognition, while 19% oppose it ...
Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the ConstitutionBusiness Insider Australia
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian

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The Guardian
Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitution
The Guardian
Nearly two out of three voters would vote in favour of recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution, a new opinion poll shows. A Newspoll of 1,722 people conducted last weekend shows 63% support constitutional recognition, while 19% oppose it ...
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian

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