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Suicide-prevention groups accused of not doing enough for indigenous
The Australian
The Weekend Australian revealed on Saturday that the indigenous suicide rate in the Kimberley is the highest in the world, when referenced against World Health Organisation figures, at 70 deaths per 100,000. The latest analysis by researchers indicates ...
Deconstructing schizophrenia among Australia's First PeopleThe Stringer
Calls to boost numbers of Aboriginal teachers to be role models in SA schoolsHerald Sun
Indigenous queer history – call for submissionsGay News Network

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The Canberra Times
Indigenous World War I digger's grandson to be guest of honour in France town
The Canberra Times
The grandson of an indigenous Australian who fought in France during the First World War will be the guest of Villers Bretonneux's mayor at Remembrance Day proceedings. Joe Flick, from the small town of Collarenebri in western NSW, became emotional ...

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Deconstructing schizophrenia in Australian Aborigines
The Stringer
In my sojourn as a locum psychiatrist in rural and remote Australia, I was astonished at the rate of diagnosis of schizophrenia in indigenous populations. That condition is characterised by, “abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognize what is ...
Calls to boost numbers of Aboriginal teachers to be role models in SA schoolsHerald Sun
Indigenous queer history – call for submissionsGay News Network

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The West Australian
New window on Aboriginal culture
The West Australian
Paulus has led a big creative team from New York to join James and Aboriginal cultural leaders in the Kimberley this week as preparations gather pace for the show, touted as a global entertainment showcase for indigenous Australia. "We wanted to get ...

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The West Australian
New window on Aboriginal culture
The West Australian
Paulus has led a big creative team from New York to join James and Aboriginal cultural leaders in the Kimberley this week as preparations gather pace for the show, touted as a global entertainment showcase for indigenous Australia. "We wanted to get ...

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The West Australian
New window on Aboriginal culture
The West Australian
Paulus has led a big creative team from New York to join James and Aboriginal cultural leaders in the Kimberley this week as preparations gather pace for the show, touted as a global entertainment showcase for indigenous Australia. "We wanted to get ...

The West Australian
New window on Aboriginal culture
The West Australian
Paulus has led a big creative team from New York to join James and Aboriginal cultural leaders in the Kimberley this week as preparations gather pace for the show, touted as a global entertainment showcase for indigenous Australia. "We wanted to get ...

Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal communities resist government attacks
Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal activists in Western Australia are gearing up for a rally on November 12 to protect remote communities in the face of federal government attacks. It will follow a September 16 rally against state government threats to Aboriginal heritage and ...

Brisbane Times
Poche gives $10m to Qld uni for indigenous health
Brisbane Times
Flinders University and the universities of Sydney, Melbourne and Western Australia have already received $10 million for indigenous health centres from Mr Poche and his wife Kay van Norton Poche, whose philanthropic giving now totals more than $100 ...

Sydney Morning Herald
In First Contact, Ray Martin explores his Aboriginal ancestry and passion for ...
Sydney Morning Herald
After nearly 50 years of broadcasting, during which time he has become one of the most familiar faces on Australian television, Ray Martin says he could happily pull the pin now, as long as he was able to keep his beloved camera. "As much as I love it ...

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The Canberra Times
Noel Pearson is a great orator but he's essentially a leader without followers ...
The Canberra Times
But it is important to remember that Noel Pearson, and a number of other good speech givers, are deeply controversial figures in their own communities, and, for that matter, in the hundreds of other communities of Aboriginal Australia. By week's end ...

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The Age
Whitlam gave Aborigines a place of honour
The Australian
Australia is again being confronted by the same tendencies to enslave those who are of a different race, religion or culture. While Whitlam's reforms meant that the country would change forever, Muslims, refugees and other besieged minorities all ...
Noel Pearson is a great orator but he's essentially a leader without followers ...Brisbane Times
It's time - for Australia's political leaders to be brave againThe Age
Noel Pearson for PM? Not so fastThe Canberra Times
The Conversation AU
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A nation shamed when child sees suicide as the solution
The Australian
The West Australian government has been accused of gross complacency on indigenous suicide despite the rising number of deaths and the heavy focus on the issue that sprang from the inquiries of coroner Alistair Hope, who delivered a major report in ...
Mental health services for Aboriginal Australians 'inadequate, inappropriate'ABC Message Stick
Neglect in early years may have led to foster teen taking own life: coronerABC Online
Program review highlights strategies for improving Aboriginal mental healthHealthCanal.com
The Stringer -Phys.Org
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ABC Message Stick
A nation shamed when child sees suicide as the solution
The Australian
The West Australian government has been accused of gross complacency on indigenous suicide despite the rising number of deaths and the heavy focus on the issue that sprang from the inquiries of coroner Alistair Hope, who delivered a major report in ...
Mental health services for Aboriginal Australians 'inadequate, inappropriate'ABC Message Stick
Neglect in early years may have led to foster teen taking own life: coronerABC Online
“What do these Blacks want?”The Stringer
HealthCanal.com
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The Age
Noel Pearson is a great orator but he's essentially a leader without followers ...
Brisbane Times
But it is important to remember that Noel Pearson, and a number of other good speech givers, are deeply controversial figures in their own communities, and, for that matter, in the hundreds of other communities of Aboriginal Australia. By week's end ...
Whitlam gave Aborigines a place of honourThe Australian
It's time - for Australia's political leaders to be brave againThe Age
Miranda Devine: Noel Pearson has given better speeches than his tribute to ...The Daily Telegraph

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The Age
Noel Pearson is a great orator but he's essentially a leader without followers ...
Sydney Morning Herald
But it is important to remember that Noel Pearson, and a number of other good speech givers, are deeply controversial figures in their own communities, and, for that matter, in the hundreds of other communities of Aboriginal Australia. By week's end ...
Whitlam gave Aborigines a place of honourThe Australian
It's time – for Australia's political leaders to be brave againThe Age
Noel Pearson for PM? Not so fastBrisbane Times
The Conversation AU
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Aboriginal Parole Officer
Pro Bono Australia
As an Aboriginal Parole Officer with the Department of Justice, you will work autonomously to deliver quality case management to a complex caseload of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal prisoners on parole, including the highest priority parolees, Serious ...

Promise check: Spend a week every year in an Indigenous community
ABC Online
And this: "Why shouldn't the prime minister of our country, and why shouldn't the senior officials of our country, be prepared to devote a week a year - just one week - to an overwhelming focus on the issues of Indigenous Australia? Surely that is not ...

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Leading philanthropist gives $10m for Indigenous health centre at UQ
UQ News
Professor Shannon said South East Queensland had Australia's largest Indigenous population, currently at 65,000 and expected to reach 130,000 by 2030, and the Centre's focus on the health of urban Indigenous populations was a strong fit with the region.

Australian Geographic (blog)
Aboriginal art aims for sky
Australian Geographic (blog)
The John Curtin Gallery in Perth, WA, recently hosted Shared Sky, an exhibition of indigenous art inspired by the stars and other celestial bodies. The project brought both Western Australian and South African artists together with scientists working ...