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Justice system failing indigenous women
The Canberra Times
Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of ...
Canberra to Aborigines: No School? No Welfare.Voice of America

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Voice of America
No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

Voice of America
No School, No Welfare Australia's Aboriginal Parents Warned
Voice of America
SYDNEY—. Beginning next week, school attendance will be linked to welfare payments for parents in Aboriginal lands in South Australia. If parents don't send their children to school, they could lose state benefits. But the Australian prime minister's ...

King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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King Hit brings Indigenous tent boxers' struggle for equality to the stage
ABC Online
In an era when the only level playing field Indigenous people had with white Australians was the boxing ring or football field, tent troupes gave Aboriginal fighters a brief shot at glory. The boxing troupes travelled the country between the late 1800s ...

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The Victorian Government has bought another 27 shipping containers to house the growing number of prisoners in the state's jails. There will be 18 new shipping containers, or prefabricated buildings known as dongas, at Fulham Correctional Centre in Gippsland and another nine at the Marngoneet Correctional Centre near Geelong. AUDIO: More shipping containers to house Victoria's prisoners (The World Today) They will accommodate up to 80 medium security prisoners and will be installed by August.

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Dan Sultan swings though indigenous music awards
The Australian
Aside from touring Australia in the past few months, Sultan displayed his range of musical interest and versatility by joining rockers Spiderbait and hip hop outfit Hilltop Hoods on stage at the Splendour in the Grass festival three weeks ago. “One of ...
Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and hip hop artist Briggs the big winners at ...ABC Online
Mauboy shares stage with Indigenous talent at NIMAsABC Message Stick

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More Career Awareness Needed for Indigenous Youth - Report
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous youth are failing to realise their career aspirations due to a perceived lack of educational and employment opportunities, new research out of welfare Not for Profit Mission Australia has revealed. According to the 2014 Mission Australia ...

GP co-payment a 'significant barrier' for Aboriginal health
The Australian
“There are pockets across Australia that don't have a NACCHO member service so that would leave a lot of Aboriginal people using mainstream services still subject to the GP co-payment.” Mr Mohamed said he was also concerned about additional pressures ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Medicare fee jeopardises Aborigines
Sydney Morning Herald
Health leaders have warned the Abbott government's proposed $7 Medicare fee could widen the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. John Paterson, the chief executive of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance ...

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Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

Pyning for Indigenous rights in the Australian Curriculum
The Conversation AU
The soon-to-be-released review of the Australian Curriculum was outlined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne as intended to address “fair criticism” that the curriculum was overly focused on “the way we've treated Indigenous Australians” at the ...

ABC Local
Early Aboriginal drawings showcased at the National Museum
ABC Local
More than 100 early Aboriginal drawings are on display at the National Museum of Australia, as part of a new exhibition launched in Canberra. Warlpiri Drawings, Remembering the Future showcases a collection by anthropologist, Mervyn Meggett, who spent ...

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World Socialist Web Site
Forrest report the way to go
The Australian (blog)
ANDREW Forrest's report on Australia's indigenous policies is a disturbing document. The scale of our collective failure is laid bare in all its awful detail. Billions of dollars have failed to deliver anything close to acceptable levels of Aboriginal ...
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War IWorld Socialist Web Site

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Aboriginal Art Directory News
NATSIAA shows how urban trends eclipse Aboriginal art traditions
The Australian
Aboriginal art's journey from the remote settlements of the western desert to the gleaming gallery spaces of modernity has taken 40 years, but it is complete now. Indigenous art in Australia is becoming a subset of the mainstream art space: defined by ...
Tony Albert Wins $50000 Indigenous Art AwardAustralian Photography + digital
DARWIN 2014 - The Bigger PictureAboriginal Art Directory News

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Aboriginal Art Directory News
NATSIAA shows how urban trends eclipse Aboriginal art traditions
The Australian
Aboriginal art's journey from the remote settlements of the western desert to the gleaming gallery spaces of modernity has taken 40 years, but it is complete now. Indigenous art in Australia is becoming a subset of the mainstream art space: defined by ...
Tony Albert Wins $50000 Indigenous Art AwardAustralian Photography + digital
DARWIN 2014 - The Bigger PictureAboriginal Art Directory News

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World Socialist Web Site
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War I
World Socialist Web Site
In line with the Australian government's intensive efforts to condition the population to future military conflicts and boost recruitment, the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) has embraced the official centenary ...

World Socialist Web Site
Australia: NAIDOC glorifies Aboriginal involvement in World War I
World Socialist Web Site
In line with the Australian government's intensive efforts to condition the population to future military conflicts and boost recruitment, the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) has embraced the official centenary ...

Not a real Book Review, but rather an interview with the author Larissa Behrendt about the book. - How much do you know about Australia's indigenous culture? Michael Pavlich speaks to Prof Larissa Behrendt, author of "Indigenous Australia for Dummies" she's also a barrister and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney. - Recorded in July 26, 2012 - Interview by Daniel Horsley ABC Local NSW