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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians will not be closed without "radical" action. Mr Trust, who is seeking State and Federal government support for a potentially groundbreaking ...

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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage The West Australian WA Indigenous Person of the Year (2013) Ian Trust. Picture: Steve Ferrier/The West Australian. WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and ...

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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage The West Australian WA Indigenous Person of the Year (2013) Ian Trust. Picture: Steve Ferrier/The West Australian. WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and ...

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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians will not be closed without "radical" action. Mr Trust, who is seeking State and Federal government support for a potentially groundbreaking ...

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It's well known that Indigenous Australians have much lower life expectancy than other Australians, and have disproportionately high rates of diseases and other health problems. - The Social Determinants of Health Alliance is a group of Australian health, social services and public policy organisations. - It lobbies for action to reduce inequalities in the outcomes from health service delivery. - Chair of the Alliance, Martin Laverty, has no doubt racism sometimes comes into play when Indigenous Australians seek medical attention. - "When an Indigenous person is admitted to hospital, they face twice the risk of death through a coronary event than a non-Indigenous person and concerningly, Indigenous people when having a coronary event in hospital are 40 percent less likely to receive a stent* or a coronary angiplasty. The reason for this is that good intentions, institutional racism is resulting in Indigenous people not always receiving the care that they need from Australia's hospital system." - Romlie Mokak is the chief executive of the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association. - Mr Mokak says the burden of ill health is already greater amongst Indigenous people - but this isn't recognised when they go to access health services.

'Empower parents to close the gap'
The Australian
At present most funding was going to regional and remote regions, which represented “a minor percentage of the Aboriginal population of Australia”. “If that same mob lived in Bourke rather than western Sydney they'd be getting funding but ... if you ...

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Richard Bell: 'Asylum-seeker policy is a manifestation of Australian racism'
The Guardian (blog)
The piece that dominates the exhibition is a recreation of the Aboriginal tent embassy, which itself has sat on the grounds of Old Parliament House in Canberra since 1974 as a direct visual protest to the white colonial occupation of Australia and the ...

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On a mother of a day, bureaucrats dither, native languages wither
Crikey
International Mother Language Day has been around since 2000 and is aimed at promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism — and it is especially important in Australia, where our indigenous languages are under threat. My home is in ...

Is racism affecting Australians' health?
SBS
It's well known that Indigenous Australians have much lower life expectancy than other Australians, and have disproportionately high rates of diseases and other health problems. Could that in part be due to racism? The Social Determinants of Health ...

Is racism affecting Australians' health?
SBS
It's well known that Indigenous Australians have much lower life expectancy than other Australians, and have disproportionately high rates of diseases and other health problems. Could that in part be due to racism? The Social Determinants of Health ...

Calls to amend WA constitution
ABC Message Stick
Labor M-P Josie Farrer has called for bipartisan support for changes to the West Australian constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as the traditional land owners. The Premier Colin Barnett has already indicated his support for a bill that ...

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Theme park attraction to teach Indigenous culture
ABC Message Stick
"I find a lot of mainstream children don't know anything about Aboriginal culture, they don't know that we were the first Australians, the descendants of the first Australians, they don't understand there's all different clans and tribes and we've all ...

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Call for WA to amend constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as ...
ABC Online
Labor MP Josie Farrer has called for bipartisan support for changes to the West Australian constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as the traditional land owners. The Premier Colin Barnett has already indicated his support for a Bill that ...

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On a mother of a day, bureaucrats dither, native languages wither
Crikey
Today is the UN's official International Mother Language Day, a day to recognise the importance of indigenous languages. But writer and linguist Greg Dickson says that for Australia's indigenous communities, those languages are being erode — and will ...

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The Guardian
Five questions to Glen Brennan: on banking and Indigenous finance
The Guardian
Working in corporate Australia also has its opportunity and challenges. However, at least now corporate Australia has a seat at the closing the gap table. For government and Indigenous Australians it's a welcome addition and it is important we ...

Australia lags behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics
The Australian
But Dr Calma said Australia still lagged behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics, noting Canada and New Zealand had trained indigenous doctors in 1866 and 1899 respectively. "But it was not until 1983 that Helen Milroy graduated ...

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Australia lags behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics
The Australian
But Dr Calma said Australia still lagged behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics, noting Canada and New Zealand had trained indigenous doctors in 1866 and 1899 respectively. "But it was not until 1983 that Helen Milroy graduated ...
Scope required on Aboriginal educationSky News Australia
Big picture needed on Aboriginal educationGeelong Advertiser
Aboriginal genocide and "closing the gap"MuslimVillage.com
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Big picture needed on Aboriginal education
Australian Teacher Magazine
Dr Calma said attendance was just one measure of success as he addressed the National Press Club on Thursday, the same day he became University of Canberra chancellor and the first Indigenous man to hold such a position in Australia. Prime Minister ...
Aboriginal genocide and "closing the gap"MuslimVillage.com
Tony Abbott's cuts directly hurt Aboriginal childrenThe Guardian

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Theme Park Insider
Dreamworld's Corroboree illustrates Australia's Indigenous history and culture
Theme Park Insider
According to a statement from Earthstory, the attraction illustrates Australia's "human history with an immersive walk-through experience celebrating 50,000 years of historical and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Fascinating ...

National Corporate Programs Coordinator (Indigenous Programs)
Pro Bono Australia
We deliver the Australian Government's Indigenous Employment Program and Indigenous Youth Careers Pathways Program, and work with corporate partners including banks. This role coordinates our programs with key corporate and government partners.