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Kintore community elder Irene Nangala says Tony Abbott doesn't understand the lifestyles of Aboriginal people living remotely - Ms Nangala said she moved to the remote Aboriginal community of Kintore in the 1980s. Kintore is 500 kilometres west of Alice Springs and around 50 kilometres from the Western Australian border.

ABC Online
Funding cut for remote Aboriginal domestic violence shelter will 'put lives at ...
ABC Online
phA domestic violence shelter servicing 50 Aboriginal communities in the remote north of Western Australia has emerged as the latest project to miss out on funding under the Federal Government's overhaul of Indigenous funding. The women who run the ...

"It was the first Australian film to ever be made in colour," explains ... "Jedda" tells the story of an Aboriginal girl in central Australia who's raised by a ...

A domestic violence shelter servicing 50 Aboriginal communities in the remote north of Western Australia has emerged as the latest project to miss out ...

The Stringer
Truth, not lies, on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander suicide rates
The Stringer
For non-Aboriginal Australians who have suicided the average estimated loss of life is about 30 years per person however for the First Peoples of this continent who take their lives the average loss per person in years is more than 50 years. To put ...

For non-Aboriginal Australians who have suicided the average estimated loss of life is about 30 years per person however for the First Peoples of this ...

Green Left Weekly
Four Corners' fishbowl journalism does more damage to Aboriginal people
Green Left Weekly
Particularly when it comes to responsible reporting of Aboriginal poverty. Last week, Four Corners pointed its lens into a few Aboriginal communities in Western Australia and produced a beautiful piece of promotion for the WA government and its plans ...
Coffs Harbour rallies against forced closure of remote Aboriginal communitiesABC Online
Hear A Melbourne Muso's Heartfelt Protest Song Against Aboriginal Community ...theMusic

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... about fighting racism in Australia today. The seminar began with Wendy Brabham, nationally-respected Aboriginal academic and traditional owner ...

Paddy Gibson spoke at a Stop the Intervention Collective in April on the Northern Territory Intervention and Western Australian community closures.

The Four Corners Remote Hope story doesn't look at the bigger picture when it comes to issues faced by Aboriginal Australia. Photo: Zebedee Parkes.

On April 23 2015 Ray Jackson, Aboriginal leader and socialist feminist ... non-Aboriginal father was killed in World War II, the Australian government ...

Indigenous education program to build sustainable careers
The Australian (blog)
There are many approaches to improving outcomes in indigenous education. At the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, we don't pretend to have all the answers. But we have one. And with a success rate of 92 per cent for indigenous students on ...

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The Australian
Acknowledging indigenous heritage a good beginning
The Australian
That would best be done if and when Australians decide to become a republic. The urgent need is not for a comprehensive preamble but for an acknowledgment of the assured place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our history and as part ...
Save the date: #IHMayDay15 is coming your way, soon…Crikey (blog)

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The Australian
Acknowledging indigenous heritage a good beginning
The Australian
All Australians could be surer of our distinctive national identity and place in the world if the Constitution were to acknowledge indisputable facts unique to indigenous Australians. Adapting the language used by the expert panel and adopted ...
Save the date: #IHMayDay15 is coming your way, soon…Crikey (blog)

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We, the people of Australia, recognise that the continent and the islands of Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

ABC Online
Tears of pride as Aboriginal elder Timothy Nadjowh honoured with Order of ...
ABC Online
Hundreds of people from the West Arnhem community of Gunbalanya celebrated as elder Timothy Nadjowh was appointed a member of the Order of Australia. NT Administrator John Hardy said Mr Nadjowh's courage "to do his own thing, his determination to ...

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One of the Northern Territory's true outback heroes has been honoured with a special ceremony to recognise his tireless contribution to Indigenous ...

Audio file: Ninah Kopel 'The Wire' - The Burrup peninsula is home to the world’s largest and oldest collection of rock art. It was once considered sacred by the Western Australian Government. Now only select areas are considered sacred. There are more than 2,400 registered Aboriginal sites on the Burrup Peninsula, but with ancient art covering the whole region, deregistered areas mean sights of culture could fall through the gaps. - image: 'Burrup Rock Art - Tiger' by Greens MPs on Flickr

"I could guarantee you I know more about Australia than 99 per cent of ... country and much of what has inspired me over the years is Aboriginal art.".

At a time when it was parading its relationship with Aboriginal Australia and enjoying its status as a national leader in the field, a strategically placed ...