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The Guardian
Indigenous Australians in NT who need surgery die 12 years younger – report
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory who require surgery die an average of 12 years younger than the general population, an audit has found, because they suffer from higher rates of illnesses which make surgical procedures riskier or ...

The Guardian
Indigenous Australians in NT who need surgery die 12 years younger – report
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory who require surgery die an average of 12 years younger than the general population, an audit has found, because they suffer from higher rates of illnesses which make surgical procedures riskier or ...

WA today
We won't close the gap, we'll smash it
WA today
Ten years ago, as 19-year-old university student, I got frustrated with the complaining, the negativity, the hopelessness that washed through our discourse when it came to Indigenous Australia. I entered a small school in Redfern to start working with ...

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Brisbane Times
We won't close the gap, we'll smash it
Brisbane Times
Ten years ago, as 19-year-old university student, I got frustrated with the complaining, the negativity, the hopelessness that washed through our discourse when it came to Indigenous Australia. I entered a small school in Redfern to start working with ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
We shouldn't forget the sacrifice of our Aboriginal warriors
Sydney Morning Herald
When Kevin Rudd apologised to Indigenous Australians on behalf of the nation seven years ago on Friday, he talked of righting the wrongs of the past. But in this centenary year of Gallipoli and the creation of the Anzac legend, an important wrong ...

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Sky News Australia
Rudd urging action on indigenous jail rates
Sky News Australia
Kevin Rudd says Australia is experiencing an indigenous incarceration epidemic and is urging politicians to do more to revive the spirit of reconciliation. He made the comments at an event marking the seventh anniversary of his apology to the Stolen ...
Indigenous counsellor reflects on Sorry DayABC Online
Indigenous reflect on healing and apologySBS
Aust facing indigenous jail epidemic: RuddYahoo!7 News
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Sky News Australia
Indigenous counsellor reflects on Sorry Day
ABC Online
The local Relationships Australia counsellor says Sorry Day is part of a healing process which is still needed to address past wrongs. Mr O'Neill, who is also a dot artist, says his art has always given him great joy and it has also been a healer as ...
Indigenous reflect on healing and apologySBS

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Indigenous reflect on healing and apology
SBS
It sounds like a centuries-old practice but in Australia that was the reality for many indigenous children just decades ago. "Some of them talk about not knowing how to love," Healing Foundation CEO Richard Weston told AAP. "They grew up disconnected ...

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The Australian
Push for National Indigenous Times
The Australian
But in a battle that highlights the ideological divide in indigenous Australia, the syndicate is facing off against a rival group of “grassroots” indigenous activists believed to have links to the current management of the failed newspaper. The ...

The Australian
Push for National Indigenous Times
The Australian
The NIT has enraged some Aboriginal leaders with its hardline approach to covering indigenous affairs, with some claiming this does not reflect the views of indigenous Australia. Professor Langton, a leading Aboriginal scholar who has also had business ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Chern'ee Sutton's Indigenous All Stars painting honours brothers playing side ...
Sydney Morning Herald
And at the centre of it all, a sun, blazing bright and a flag that unites all of Australia's nations. "It is the future we are all working towards," Sutton said. But we are not there yet. "Much more work is indeed needed because this seventh Closing ...
Why you should watch the All Stars gameFox Sports
Bennett gives blessing to changeNRL.COM
Wayne Bennett tells NRL to look at big picture so All Stars match can help ...Brisbane Times
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Brisbane Times
We shouldn't forget the sacrifice of our Aboriginal warriors
Brisbane Times
When Kevin Rudd apologised to Indigenous Australians on behalf of the nation seven years ago on Friday, he talked of righting the wrongs of the past. But in this centenary year of Gallipoli and the creation of the Anzac legend, an important wrong ...

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Australia May Stop Providing Water and Power to Remote Aboriginal Communities
Center for Research on Globalization
Up to 200 indigenous communities in Australia could lose access to power and water because the government says it can no longer afford to deliver the basic services. The remote communities are mainly located across the northern tip of Australia and the ...

Australia May Stop Providing Water and Power to Remote Aboriginal Communities
Center for Research on Globalization
Up to 200 indigenous communities in Australia could lose access to power and water because the government says it can no longer afford to deliver the basic services. The remote communities are mainly located across the northern tip of Australia and the ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Coalition MPs stage walkout after Bill Shorten raises budget in Closing the ...
Sydney Morning Herald
"When having a lawyer can determine whether a first-time offender gets a second chance or a prison sentence, these cuts will rob Indigenous Australians of legal aid." Victorian Liberal MP Russell Broadbent was first to show his anger by leaving the ...

Indigenous leaders not found in the boardroom
The Australian (blog)
The continuing health, education and employment gaps between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is tragic, but is also evidence that punitive measures such as compulsory welfare-payment management and harsh anti-truancy campaigns aren't ...

The Australian
Former Bangarra dancer on a mission to revive indigenous stories
The Australian
“It's so enriching for our company to be present in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around our country, bringing participants together in a process of reawakening their culture,'' Page says. He says the program fosters a sense of ...

Sydney Morning Herald
View from the Street: Classy MPs walk out on discussion of indigenous health
Sydney Morning Herald
The gap in question is between indigenous folks and all other Australians with regard to things like life expectancy, child mortality, educational attainment, incarceration rates, and other things that might look to the untrained eye like the result of ...

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The Australian
Forrest wants 'seismic change'
The Australian
A target to ensure that 95 per cent of indigenous four-year-olds in remote Australia had access to early childhood education by 2013 has already failed, with only 85 per cent enrolled. Measures that have shown signs of improvement include halving the ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Racism 'just rolls off the tongue': The gaping gap for indigenous Australians ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Thorne Smith has an escape plan - a suitcase packed and a cab-charge from Child Protection Service ready to rush his two girls to a cousins' house. He fears his neighbours and racist taunts, accusations he has bludged off Centrelink payments to buy ...
Nation failing to close the indigenous gapThe Australian
Australia falling down on progress to close the gap for Indigenous peopleThe Conversation AU
Australia failing to end indigenous disadvantage: PMYahoo!7 News
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