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Brisbane Times
The path to empower Aboriginal Australia
Brisbane Times
The path to empower Aboriginal Australia (03:39). Michael Gordon examines the policy idea that could transform debate on Indigenous policy. Credits Justin McManus. Close 27/03/15. Malcolm Fraser's favourite movie was The Bodyguard (Video Thumbnail).
Fraser, a giant in every respectHerald Sun
Malcolm Fraser, former prime minister, farewelled at state funeralRadio Australia
Malcolm Fraser farewelled at state funeral – rolling coverageThe Guardian
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ABC Online
Indigenous Marathon Project trials come to Canberra
ABC Online
"We've had about 150 applicants from all around Australia from very remote communities through to regional towns and major cities," Mr de Castella told 666 ABC Canberra. Young Indigenous men and women who are prepared to commit themselves to a ...

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International Business Times AU
Aboriginal Groups In Australia Fight To Stop $16B Carmichael Mine In Galilee ...
International Business Times AU
Aboriginal groups in Australia, particularly the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) people, have vowed to fight the construction of the $16 billion Carmichael coal mine to be built in central Queensland. The traditional owners claimed the mine that is owned ...
Aboriginal group fights to stop $16bn Carmichael coalmine, Australia's largestThe Guardian
Australia's $16B Carmichael Mine Blocked By Aboriginal GroupsInternational Business Times
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with Mines Minister Anthony ...The Australian
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Story of Patty Mills: Spur, Aussie, Bala
SI.com
Patty Mills knew, but the Australian point guard couldn't bring himself to speak—not after the portrait of a black man in his 40s, with a beard and freckles, flashed up on the screen. The intimacy of the photograph, Mills's familiarity with the man ...

The Guardian
73% of Australians want Indigenous recognition in constitution – study
The Guardian
A protester sits with the Aboriginal flag outside South Australia parliament in Adelaide. The vast majority of voters believe Indigenous Australians should be recognised in the constitution, a study has found. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Demotix/Corbis.

The Guardian
73% of Australians want Indigenous recognition in constitution – study
The Guardian
A protester sits with the Aboriginal flag outside South Australia parliament in Adelaide. The vast majority of voters believe Indigenous Australians should be recognised in the constitution, a study has found. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Demotix/Corbis.

ABC Online
Residents of remote Central Australian Aboriginal communities are worried ...
NEWS.com.au
“He should hand it over to someone who can understand indigenous affairs,” he said. “I think he's got too many things on his mind to talk about Aboriginal Australians.” At this stage, neither the Federal nor NT Governments have said remote communities ...
WA constitution: Indigenous recognition recommended by parliamentary ...ABC Online
WA says report won't influence closures of remote Aboriginal communitiesThe Guardian
'PM for Aboriginal Affairs' slashes millions from indigenous programsCrikey
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Fox Sports
Cat says PM 'divides' Australians
Fox Sports
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, published on the Geelong club website on Friday, Stokes says comments on the “lifestyle choices” of Indigenous Australians “empower the ugly side of our society”. “For what it's worth, I don't think Mr Abbott ...
Jail rates expose education, work needs: Warren MundineThe Australian
Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...Radio Australia

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Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...
Radio Australia
The vast majority of Australians support changing the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while a significant number also support full "assimilation" into broader Australia, according to a new poll. The Federal ...

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SBS
Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...
Yahoo7 News
"The past policies of assimilation that were abandoned in the '60s and early '70s were much more recent [when the first survey was conducted] so there was that stronger connotation that assimilation meant the disappearance of Indigenous culture ...
Jail rates expose education, work needs: Warren MundineThe Australian
Poll backs constitutional recognitionSBS
AFL star Matthew Stokes slams Tony Abbott for his 'lifestyle choices' commentDaily Mail

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Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...
Yahoo7 News
"The past policies of assimilation that were abandoned in the '60s and early '70s were much more recent [when the first survey was conducted] so there was that stronger connotation that assimilation meant the disappearance of Indigenous culture ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...
ABC Online
The vast majority of Australians support changing the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while a significant number also support full "assimilation" into broader Australia, according to a new poll. The Federal ...
AFL star Matthew Stokes slams Tony Abbott for his 'lifestyle choices' commentDaily Mail
Jail rates expose education, work needs: Warren MundineThe Australian

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ABC Online
Indigenous recognition in the constitution overwhelmingly supported in new ...
ABC Online
The vast majority of Australians support changing the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while a significant number also support full "assimilation" into broader Australia, according to a new poll. The Federal ...
'PM for Aboriginal Affairs' slashes millions from indigenous programsCrikey
Remote homes more likely to go hungry, finds ABS surveyThe Australian
APS opens doors to close the gapPS News
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The Guardian
Adani says it is negotiating with Indigenous people over coalmine
The Guardian
... every year if it goes ahead. W&J spokesman Adrian Burragubba called on the new premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, to rule out compulsorily acquiring his people's land. He said the W&J people had rejected an Indigenous land use agreement with Adani.
Indigenous traditional land owners reject Gautam Adani's land deal in AustraliaEconomic Times
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with Mines Minister Anthony ...The Australian
Native title battle shaping up over Adani coal mineSydney Morning Herald
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ABC Online
Federal Government backs down on planned cuts to community and Indigenous ...
ABC Online
"It's not just affecting the most disadvantaged people, it's actually affecting middle-income Australians as well," Greens senator Penny Wright said. "The commission recommended $200 million more is needed just to address urgent need. "The Government ...
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Aboriginal legal services call on Federal Government to reverse funding cutsThe Age
Legal Aid Funding RestoredPro Bono Australia
Sydney Morning Herald -Lawyers Weekly
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ABC Online
Remote community residents frightened they will be forced off their land ...
ABC Online
People in remote Indigenous communities are panicking about their future, say an Aboriginal elder and MP, as the Western Australian Government maintains no community will close without consultation. Pintupi elder Bobby West said life was good in the ...
Residents of remote Central Australian Aboriginal communities are worried ...NEWS.com.au
WA says report won't influence closures of remote Aboriginal communitiesThe Guardian
'PM for Aboriginal Affairs' slashes millions from indigenous programsCrikey
ABC Message Stick -Perth Now -The Australian
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ABC Online
WA constitution: Indigenous recognition recommended by parliamentary ...
ABC Online
The amended preamble would read, in part, "the Parliament resolves to acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples as the first Peoples of Western Australia and traditional custodians of the land, the said Parliament seeks to effect a reconciliation with the ...
'PM for Aboriginal Affairs' slashes millions from indigenous programsCrikey
Leaked document reveals 192 WA Aboriginal communities deemed ...SBS
WA constitution 'demeaning' to AboriginalsPerth Now
The Canberra Times -Independent Australia -Honi Soit
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ABC Online
WA constitution: Indigenous recognition recommended by parliamentary ...
ABC Online
The amended preamble would read, in part, "the Parliament resolves to acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples as the first Peoples of Western Australia and traditional custodians of the land, the said Parliament seeks to effect a reconciliation with the ...
Indigenous sector outrage at funding for government departments and sportThe Guardian
'PM for Aboriginal Affairs' slashes millions from indigenous programsCrikey
Indigenous students encouraged to consider public service careersThe Canberra Times
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Central Queensland news
Aboriginal legal service fears mooted Federal funding cuts will hurt local ...
Herald Sun
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, 1400 indigenous people live in the City of Casey, making it one of the largest Aboriginal populations in Victoria. The data also shows Australia's prison population climbed to a ten year high of 33,791 ...
Legal Aid Funding RestoredPro Bono Australia
Another barnacle removed: Abbott government's planned cuts to legal aid ...Sydney Morning Herald
Legal cuts come during 'crisis' for indigenousCentral Queensland news

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The Age
Aboriginal legal service fears mooted Federal funding cuts will hurt local ...
Herald Sun
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, 1400 indigenous people live in the City of Casey, making it one of the largest Aboriginal populations in Victoria. The data also shows Australia's prison population climbed to a ten year high of 33,791 ...
Aboriginal legal services call on Federal Government to reverse funding cutsThe Age
Legal cuts come during 'crisis' for indigenousNoosa News

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