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The art of seeing Aboriginal Australia's queer potential
The Conversation
Since European contact Aboriginal people, such as myself, have been constructed as “straight”. This cultural default has contributed to the difficulty of proving so-called “real accounts” of sexual and…

Action needed on Indigenous youth suicide
ABC Online
MICHAEL COGGAN: While this small community of about 500 people is making some headway steering young people away from suicide and self harm, Aboriginal elders from across the Top End of Australia have produced a report calling for urgent action to ...

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Wily Harradine delivered for Indigenous Australians
Eureka Street
I pay tribute to the great Tasmanian Catholic warrior, Brian Harradine, who died on Monday. He did some wonderful work in the Australian Senate, the chamber which Paul Keating once famously described as 'unrepresentative swill'. I was privileged to ...
Harradine a 'politician of the old school who connected with people from all ...The Australian
Harradine put own stamp on political arenaTasmania Examiner

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Eureka Street
Wily Harradine delivered for Indigenous Australians
Eureka Street
I pay tribute to the great Tasmanian Catholic warrior, Brian Harradine, who died on Monday. He did some wonderful work in the Australian Senate, the chamber which Paul Keating once famously described as 'unrepresentative swill'. I was privileged to ...
Brian Harradine, Australia's longest-serving independent senator, dies in ...Yahoo!7 News
Brian Harradine, The Independent Tasmanian Senator Who Held The Balance ...Business Insider Australia
Former senator Brian Harradine - the blueprint for the power of oneSydney Morning Herald
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Aboriginal elders lament loss of culture as Indigenous youth suicides rise
ABC Online
Aboriginal elders in northern Australia say a loss of cultural identity is one of the main reasons for rising Indigenous youth suicide rates. The elders have outlined their views on the issue in a new publication. Two years of consultation has gone ...
Indigenous suicide at 'crisis' numbers after youth lose their cultural identityThe Guardian
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicideSBS
Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders saySydney Morning Herald
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Indigenous Elders reeling from suicide deaths
ABC Online
The older people's anguish is palpable and a report out today gives voice to Aboriginal Elders across northern Australia, from the Cape to the Kimberley who have never before witnessed such an epidemic of self-harm. Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Indigenous Elders reeling from suicide deaths
ABC Online
The older people's anguish is palpable and a report out today gives voice to Aboriginal Elders across northern Australia, from the Cape to the Kimberley who have never before witnessed such an epidemic of self-harm. Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

The Guardian
Indigenous fashion week: putting the bush into boutiques
The Guardian
The traditional handicrafts of a 60,000-year-old culture found a very modern interpretation on the catwalk in the first ever Australian Indigenous fashion week. With hand-printed silks, woven fabrics and street clothes, Indigenous designers showcased ...

SBS
Indigenous suicide at 'crisis' numbers after youth lose their cultural identity
The Guardian
The report features interviews with 30 elders throughout Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland and documents their solutions to prevent self-harm, particularly among younger Indigenous Australians, as part of the Culture is Life ...
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicideSBS
As Industry Craves Authenticity, Aboriginal Fashion Week Takes FlightThe Business of Fashion
Aboriginal elders lament rise of youth suicidesABC Message Stick
Sydney Morning Herald
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SBS
Indigenous suicide at 'crisis' numbers after youth lose their cultural identity
The Guardian
The report features interviews with 30 elders throughout Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland and documents their solutions to prevent self-harm, particularly among younger Indigenous Australians, as part of the Culture is Life ...
Aboriginal elders lament loss of culture as Indigenous youth suicides riseABC Online
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicideSBS
Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders saySydney Morning Herald
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SBS
Aboriginal elders lament loss of culture as Indigenous youth suicides rise
ABC Online
Aboriginal elders in northern Australia say a loss of cultural identity is one of the main reasons for rising Indigenous youth suicide rates. The elders have outlined their views on the issue in a new publication. Two years of consultation has gone ...
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicideSBS
Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders sayWA today

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SBS
Aboriginal elders lament loss of culture as Indigenous youth suicides rise
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Aboriginal elders in northern Australia say a loss of cultural identity is one of the main reasons for rising Indigenous youth suicide rates. The elders have outlined their views on the issue in a new publication. Two years of consultation has gone ...
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicideSBS
Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders sayWA today

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SBS
Indigenous Elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicide
SBS
Aboriginal Elders from across Australia have united to tackle the alarming rate of Indigenous youth suicide. The Elders have written a report and launched a campaign to lobby Canberra for a new approach they hope could save a generation. In Western ...
Indigenous suicide at 'crisis' numbers after youth lose their cultural identityThe Guardian
As Industry Craves Authenticity, Aboriginal Fashion Week Takes FlightThe Business of Fashion
Aboriginal elders lament rise of youth suicidesABC Message Stick
Sydney Morning Herald
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SBS
Indigenous elders launch campaign to tackle youth suicide
SBS
Hoping to tackle the alarming rate of Indigenous youth suicide, the elders have launched a campaign lobbying the Federal Government for a new approach. In some of Australia's remote Indigenous communities suicide has reached epidemic proportions.
Culture is key to tackling suicide epidemic, elders sayWA today

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Savings seen in indigenous bodies' merger
The Australian
A government ordered review of Indigenous Business Australia, which currently provides discount loans to Aboriginal companies, and the Indigenous Land Corporation has identified significant savings to the organisations' combined $3bn a year budget.

Savings seen in indigenous bodies' merger
The Australian
A government ordered review of Indigenous Business Australia, which currently provides discount loans to Aboriginal companies, and the Indigenous Land Corporation has identified significant savings to the organisations' combined $3bn a year budget.

Indigenous Australian paintings put on display
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of years old indigenous art forms from Australia went on display for the first time here on Sunday. The three-day exhibition, 'Bush Medicine', has been organised at the Nomad Gallery by the Australian High Commission.

Indigenous Australian paintings put on display
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of years old indigenous art forms from Australia went on display for the first time here on Sunday. The three-day exhibition, 'Bush Medicine', has been organised at the Nomad Gallery by the Australian High Commission.