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Mick's eyesight must have got worse if he hasn't seen the growing skepticism regarding the CON-stitution recognition farce by many First Nations people. - He fronted up for the the Nulungu Reconciliation Lecture at the University of Notre Dame, Broome with a lot of hoo har on the topic 'The Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Australian Constitution as an Act of Reconciliation.' - Mick called out to his mate Tony Abbott requesting the referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the Constitution is held by the end of 2015, imploring the Prime Minister to hold a vote before the next Federal election. - He says delays are no longer acceptable and the time has come to launch a 'proper debate' ... or is he getting itchy feet over the growing skepticism by First Nations people on this issue.

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Gooda urges fast-tracking of constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
ABC Message Stick
If we got the model out, had the discussions within the Aboriginal community about whether we supported the model that the Government and the Opposition would come up with, that would give us enough time to then have a fairly lengthy campaign in most ...
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...SBS
Mick Gooda calls for 'recognise' vote next yearThe Australian
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015The Guardian

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Gooda urges fast-tracking of constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians
ABC Message Stick
If we got the model out, had the discussions within the Aboriginal community about whether we supported the model that the Government and the Opposition would come up with, that would give us enough time to then have a fairly lengthy campaign in most ...
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015The Guardian
Mick Gooda calls for 'recognise' vote next yearThe Australian
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...SBS

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The Journey to Recognition is doing a great job of raising awareness about the ...
The Australian
It is shocking to me that in 2014 we are still a country that has ties to our racist past, to the darker periods in our nation's history, such as the White Australia policy that had at its core the destruction of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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SBS
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...
SBS
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has called on the government to break ties with Australia's 'racist past' and hold a referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition by the end of 2015.
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015The Guardian

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Indigenous constitutional recognition too slow: Aboriginal justice commissioner
SBS
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has called on the government to break ties with Australia's 'racist past' and hold a referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition by the end of 2015.

The Guardian
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015
The Guardian
NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have already recognised Indigenous Australians in state constitutions but there is nothing in the federal document. “This quest goes to the heart of the nation,” Gooda said in the Nulungu Reconciliation ...
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...SBS
Mick Gooda calls for 'recognise' vote next yearThe Australian

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The Guardian
Mick Gooda pushes referendum on Indigenous recognition for 2015
The Guardian
NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have already recognised Indigenous Australians in state constitutions but there is nothing in the federal document. “This quest goes to the heart of the nation,” Gooda said in the Nulungu Reconciliation ...
Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous ...SBS

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Indigenous smoking program cuts risk widening the gap
The Conversation AU
Among Indigenous Australians, tobacco use contributes to 80% of all lung cancer deaths, 37% of heart disease, 9% of all strokes and 5% of low birth-weight babies. And in central Australia, rates of pneumonia among children are reported to be the ...

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Frustration rises over changes to the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act
The Conversation AU
In June, the Western Australian Government released draft amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. This is the legislation that determines what qualifies for heritage protection in the state – and…

Asia-born residents out-live native Australians, data shows
Sydney Morning Herald
Death rates for indigenous Australians were higher than those for non-indigenous Australians across all age groups, but the difference was most pronounced in the 35-to-44 age group, in which indigenous people died at five times the rate of their ...

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SBS (blog)
Pearson's grip on Indigenous policy is not backed by evidence
SBS (blog)
Noel Pearson is seen by many as Australia's most influential Indigenous leader. As well as being chairman of the Cape York Group, he is an outspoken commentator who shapes policy as part of the Abbott government's inner sanctum advising on Indigenous ...

Nothing for Aborigines in Scullion's manoeuvres
The Australian
... other children across Australia. Without this step in remote communities, no other development will be sustainable or meaningful. After years of skimming commonwealth funds earmarked to ameliorate Aboriginal disadvantage, the source is finally ...

Jack Charles finds his purpose — and popularity — as an artist
Herald Sun
“Performing artists are the ones telling the stories of Aboriginal Australians,” he says. “I've realised there's a greater meaning to my life. I am JC, the second coming. I have a particular role in life, to waggle the finger and stamp the foot and ...

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Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture 2014: Murphy's legacy — Vigilance against ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Today, Indigenous Australians make up only 2.5 per cent of the population, but account for 26 per cent of the adult prison population. The incarceration of Indigenous adults is 14 times higher than for non-Indigenous adults (Steering Committee for the ...
Home ownership information sessionClarence Valley Daily Examiner
Indigenous artists vie for state awardsBallarat Courier

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Australian Mining
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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International indigenous mining partnership developing
Ferret
Australian Aboriginal company Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) is working with Alaskan indigenous group NANA to develop global expertise. The two indigenous groups have been in discussions on business development and training ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Boots for kids: Reinvigorated Matildas star Kyah Simon hopes to inspire ...
Sydney Morning Herald
At 23, Kyah Simon has already had an enviable career, travelled the world and marked her name in football's history books for being the first indigenous Australian to score a goal in a World Cup. But after nine months on the sidelines following a ...

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