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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
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Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws ...

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ABC Radio National Law Report Addiction, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, loss of culture, a sense of hopelessness, mental health issues. How can we keep indigenous people with these sorts of complex needs out of prison? In our third part of a series the Law Report looks at programs that help keep people out of the criminal justice treadmill in the Kimberleys in Western Australia. Transcript http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lawreport/diversionary-programs-in-the-kimberley/5827490#transcript

Northern Rivers Echo
Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Northern Rivers Echo
On the morning of July 30th, 1908, Magankan sent Agdy, the god of thunder, to demonstrate his power. Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Northern Star
But given that Australia is home to the oldest continuing cultures on Earth, we are only just scratching the surface of the vast scientific knowledge contained in Indigenous oral traditions. We anticipate that our work with Aboriginal elders to learn ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
But given that Australia is home to the oldest continuing cultures on Earth, we are only just scratching the surface of the vast scientific knowledge contained in Indigenous oral traditions. We anticipate that our work with Aboriginal elders to learn ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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The Conversation AU
Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
The Conversation AU
Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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The Australian
Arts Nation report points to need for greater diversity
The Australian
Indigenous Australians represent 3 per cent of the population while 4.7 per cent of nominees in arts awards are indigenous, as are 4.9 per cent of internationally touring artists. The report finds that 737,000 international tourists went to exhibitions ...

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Petition launched against funding cuts to the Aboriginal Legal Service
ABC Online
He's concerned the number of children being placed in out of home care will rise if the cuts go ahead and Indigenous Australians won't have adequate access to legal representation. The group says Tony Abbott is failing in his commitment to be the Prime ...

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Petition launched against funding cuts to the Aboriginal Legal Service
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"Unfortunately on a daily basis across the nation we've got 40 kids being taken away per day across Australia," he said. He's concerned the number of children being placed in out of home care will rise if the cuts go ahead and Indigenous Australians ...

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Gerry Georgatos National Indigenous Radio 3 March 2015 The Nyungah Tent Embassy on Perth's Heirisson Island has been re-established. More than 70 Nyungahs gathered to rebuild the camp site which was demolished by police two years ago. A small delegation from the Embassy has informed police they've reclaimed the Embassy's grounds and also stated they'll use the site as a refuge for the homeless. It'll also be used a refugee camp for those displaced by the WA Government's closing down of remote communities. Guest speaker at the reopening, Gary Jagamara, warned of provocations by WA authorities opposed to the Embassy.

Public Release: 2-Mar-2015 Understanding lung disease in aboriginal Australians
EurekAlert (press release)
Uncovering the environmental and socioeconomic factors that might play a role could be useful for developing strategies to prevent chronic lung disease in Aboriginal Australians and similar populations that are subject to significant social and ...

Scullion on remote living harsh but true: critics
The Australian
Indigenous Advisory Council chairman Warren Mundine said he was taken aback by the remarks, but agreed the “dreadful” conditions in remote Australia needed attention. “I am shaking my head (at the comments),” Mr Mundine said. “We know people are ...

The Australian (blog)
Langton group loses bid for indigenous paper
The Australian (blog)
A PRO-BUSINESS syndicate led by prominent Melbourne academic Marcia Langton and West Australian Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann appears to have been outbid in the race to buy The National Indigenous Times, the country's most awarded ...

The Australian (blog)
Langton group loses bid for indigenous paper
The Australian (blog)
A PRO-BUSINESS syndicate led by prominent Melbourne academic Marcia Langton and West Australian Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann appears to have been outbid in the race to buy The National Indigenous Times, the country's most awarded ...

Junkee
Growing Up Gay In Indigenous Australia
Junkee
Not only is anti-homosexual rhetoric cruel and demeaning, it is also increasingly out of step with mainstream Australia. In the case of Mundine, it was also out of step with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) leaders and thinkers, as well as ...

Discrimination in Australia cuts both ways
Gippsland Times
THE proposal to change our constitution to recognise Indigenous Australians needs to be carefully considered by everyone. The 22-member panel charged with drafting the changes envisages creating a power for the advancement of Indigenous Australians.

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ABC Online
Austalk Australian accent research: National study aims to capture accented ...
ABC Online
Larisa Lee, an Aboriginal woman and parliamentarian, said the number of Aboriginal languages spoken every day in the NT affects the sound of spoken English. "In different regions you have different dialects," she said. "Just with creole alone, there ...

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ChronicleLive
Ashington residents to swap cultures with Aboriginal communities in Australia
ChronicleLive
But now, residents of a former North pit village and an Aboriginal community in Australia are coming together in an unusual cultural exchange. Five residents of Ashington, Northumberland, will head to Queensland in March. And then, their Aboriginal ...

– Ray Jackson (CAAMA) 26 September, 2014 Social Services and the NSW Police force have been criticised after footage was supplied to Australia’s National Indigenous TV (NITV) showing officers dressed in riot gear, raiding a home to remove multiple children from one family. The President of the Indigenous Social Justice Association, Ray Jackson, joins CAAMA Radio broadcaster Mikaela Simpson on the line to talk more about this shocking event.

SBS
Indigenous treasures to be displayed at NMA
SBS
Indigenous objects, some not seen in public for more than 200 years, will go on display at the National Museum of Australia later this year. The exhibition includes around 150 early Aboriginal art and objects from some of the first encounters between ...
Historic indigenous objects return to AustraliaThe Guardian Nigeria

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