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China backing pastoral vision
The Australian
TEN of Australia's biggest Aboriginal-run pastoral stations are preparing for a Chinese-backed merger that aims to reverse their economic fortunes using world-class breeding, management and feed-crop technology. The Aboriginal Pastoral Co-op will begin ...

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Professor Tom Calma  The Conversation AU

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Way forward for Aboriginal struggle
Green Left Weekly
A forum titled “An Aboriginal Perspective on Inequality, The Intervention, Racism and Struggle” was held on May 6 in Adelaide. Hosted by the South Australia Aboriginal Coalition for Social Justice, the Socialist Alliance and SIMpla, the forum heard ...

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Cornes: After recent cases of racial vilification, it's obvious Australia is ...
The Daily Telegraph
Michael Long is a respected advocate; Andrew McLeod addressed an assembly of the United Nations; Adam Goodes was named the Australian of the Year last year. Therein lies some of the problem. For every success an indigenous footballer has, the ...

Indigenous literacy rates on the decline: report
Ninemsn
5:54pm May 23, 2014. A decline in literacy rates for non-indigenous students is behind the recent success in the "Close the Gap" campaign, according to the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) Reform Council. Qantas considering removing life rafts.

Supermarkets grow support for Indigenous bush food producers
ABC Local
When the Robins, a family from Melbourne, began a bush foods store and catering business back in 1986, they had no idea that it would grow to employ hundreds of Indigenous people across Australia. Decades later, their 'Outback Spirit' sauces and ...

Aboriginal healers working to keep traditional medicine alive
ABC Online
Aboriginal health may be high on the policy agenda, but traditional Aboriginal healers hardly rate a mention in Australia's official health policies. Annie Hastwell meets an Italian researcher who is determined to raise their profile and bring them ...

The Guardian (blog)
The stolen generations: an unending disaster for Australia
The Guardian (blog)
I've thought a lot about this conundrum as I've read about Australia's stolen generations and pondered whether removal is currently enacted unduly often with Aboriginal Australians. The rationale for the removal of the original stolen generations was ...

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Aboriginal artists celebrate connection to cattle country
ABC Local
The Indigenous men and women who worked for rations and helped to build Australia's northern cattle industry are at the heart of a special art exhibition launched in the Kimberley last night. 'In the saddle, On the wall' features the works of 13 well ...

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Indigenous Australian art exhibition opens in Bandung
ANTARA
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An exhibition of Indigenous Australian visual art opened Thursday evening at the Galeri Soemardja at Bandung Institute of Technology, according to the Australian Embassy here on its official web site on Friday. Australian ...

The Guardian (blog)
The stolen generations: an unending disaster for Australia
The Guardian (blog)
I've thought a lot about this conundrum as I've read about Australia's stolen generations and pondered whether removal is currently enacted unduly often with Aboriginal Australians. The rationale for the removal of the original stolen generations was ...

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Australia's top Indigenous surfers to gather at Bells
Echonetdaily
The event is in its third year after a 16-year hiatus and has turned into a showcase of the elite indigenous surfers in the country. Surfing Victoria Indigenous Aquatic Manager and Contest Director, Steve Parker is ecstatic to be holding the event at ...

The Guardian
education lift not matched by jobs
The Australian
... made significant gains in education, but not employment. “What's concerning, though, is these education gains aren't improving employment; we found that since 2008 employment outcomes for indigenous Australians did not improve in any state or ...
Indigenous hit hardest by dole changesDaily Mail

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The Guardian
education lift not matched by jobs
The Australian
... made significant gains in education, but not employment. “What's concerning, though, is these education gains aren't improving employment; we found that since 2008 employment outcomes for indigenous Australians did not improve in any state or ...
Indigenous hit hardest by dole changesDaily Mail

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Abbotts $7 Fee: Big medical chains could charge fees rather than bulk bill Pat McGrath reported this story on ABC RADIO 'PM' Tuesday, May 20, 2014

As Northern Territory tourist numbers double, Indigenous operators prepare
ABC Online
With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia's north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the Northern Territory have doubled over the past three years, with visitors from China and its Asian ...

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As NT tourist numbers soar, Indigenous operators prepare
ABC Message Stick
With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia's north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the Northern Territory have doubled over the past three years, with visitors from China and its Asian ...

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As Northern Territory tourist numbers double, Indigenous operators prepare
The West Australian
With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia's north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the Northern Territory have doubled over the past three years, with visitors from China and its Asian ...

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Fundraising efforts criticised in Australian indigenous community
Radio Australia
Two charities say they acted swiftly to withdraw fundraising efforts in an indigenous community, when it emerged that agents were signing people up to direct debit payment plans. The companies were raising money in Far North Queensland on behalf of Red ...
Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...ABC Message Stick

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The Australian Financial Review
Fears Tony Abbott will widen indigenous gap
The Australian
THE deputy chairman of Tony Abbott's indigenous advisory council, doctor Ngiare Brown, has denounced budget cuts to indigenous affairs and says the $7 GP co-payment will hurt indigenous people and other vulnerable Australians who desperately need ...
Budget: Indigenous Australians among hardest hitABC Local
Long-term approach needed to improve indigenous healthThe Australian Financial Review
This budget could devastate Indigenous AustraliansABC Message Stick
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